Fragrance comparison

Pipe vs Tabac Grande

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 222 ratings analysed

Pipe

TSVGA Parfums

4.1746 votes

Rank #33,857 AnimalicWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

57%scent match

Closely related

7 wins

Tabac Grande

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.48176 votes

Rank #892 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac Grande takes 7 of 7 categories.

Pipe
Choose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Tabac Grande
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Pipe0/7

Tabac Grande7/7

Ratings & consensus: Tabac Grande
Community sentiment: Tabac Grande
Longevity: Tabac Grande
Sillage & projection: Tabac Grande
Value for money: Tabac Grande
Versatility: Tabac Grande
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tabac Grande

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

PipeTSVGA Parfums

Tabac GrandeSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.17/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%

4.48/ 5 · 176 votes

Have 29%Had 5%Want 65%

Category winnerTabac GrandeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

59%Love

24%Like

4%Ok

2%Dislike

11%Hate

46 votes

78%Love

15%Like

1%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

101 votes

Category winnerTabac GrandeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityTabac Grande

SillageTabac Grande

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value62

Category winnerTabac GrandeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

animalic100%

warm spicy92%

musky84%

woody77%

amber69%

sweet61%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

tobacco84%

amber77%

musky69%

woody61%

Scent match57%Closely related · both warm spicy, sweet and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee

Heart

LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose

Base

CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax

Top

TobaccoCognacCoffeeSaffronHawthorn

Heart

CacaoTonka BeanJasmineOsmanthusHeliotropeDamask Rose

Base

HayAgarwood (Oud)CivetHyraxAmberImmortelleVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer5

Fall76

Winter100

Day76

Night100

Spring50

Summer19

Fall97

Winter100

Day71

Night100

Category winnerTabac GrandeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men69

Unisex31

Women0

Men79

Unisex21

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#33,857

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#892

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews59

Category winnerTabac GrandeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…

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Tabac Grande is a potent, concentrated attar built around a core of sweet, boozy tobacco. It captures the atmosphere of fine leaf tobacco cured in cognac and spices. Perfect for autumn or winter evenings, this composition offers intense performance that suits those who want their fragrance to be the defining element o…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Pipe or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande takes 7 of 7 categories. Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes; Tabac Grande is rated 4.48/5 from 176 votes. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Tabac Grande for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Pipe or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande lasts longest (Tabac Grande 90/100, Pipe 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Pipe or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande projects furthest (Tabac Grande 80/100, Pipe 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Pipe and Tabac Grande smell similar?

Closely related: a 57% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, sweet and musky accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus.

Is Pipe or Tabac Grande better for summer or winter?

For summer, Tabac Grande is the stronger pick. For winter, Pipe is the stronger pick. Pipe suits evening wear; Tabac Grande suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Pipe and Tabac Grande?

Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet. Tabac Grande has top notes of Tobacco, Cognac, Coffee and Saffron, heart notes of Cacao, Tonka Bean, Jasmine and Osmanthus, a base of Hay, Agarwood (Oud), Civet and Hyrax.