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Tabac Grande vs Tabac

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

Updated 190 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac Grande takes 4 of 5 categories.

  • Tabac Grande

    Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear.

  • Tabac

    Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Tabac Grande4/5
Tabac1/5
Ratings & consensus
Tabac Grande
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Tabac Grande
Sillage & projection
Tabac Grande
Value for money
Tabac
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Tabac Grande

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Tabac GrandeSultan Pasha Attars
TabacHeadspace
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.48/ 5 · 176 votes
Have 29%Had 5%Want 65%
4.29/ 5 · 14 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
Category winnerTabac GrandeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
78%Love
15%Like
1%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate

101 votes

50%Love
29%Like
21%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

14 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity90
〰 Sillage80
♥ Love / hate89
⏱ Longevity80
〰 Sillage59
♥ Love / hate82
Category winners

LongevityTabac Grande

SillageTabac Grande

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value62
¤ Price value75
Category winnerTabacBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
sweet100%
warm spicy92%
tobacco84%
amber77%
musky69%
woody61%
warm spicy100%
coffee92%
tobacco84%
vanilla77%
sweet69%
green61%
Scent match43%Some overlap · both warm spicy, sweet and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
TobaccoCognacCoffeeSaffronHawthorn
Heart
CacaoTonka BeanJasmineOsmanthusHeliotropeDamask Rose
Base
HayAgarwood (Oud)CivetHyraxAmberImmortelleVanillaMusk
Top
EspressoGinger
Heart
CoffeeHayCloves
Base
TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus
InformationalShared notesTobacco, Coffee, Osmanthus and Hay. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring50
Summer19
Fall97
Winter100
Day71
Night100
Spring38
Summer13
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men79
Unisex21
Women0
Men38
Unisex63
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#891

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews59

Overall rank#34,598

PerfumerJulien Rasquinet

Launched—

Reviews3

Category winnerTabac GrandeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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Tabac Headspace by Headspace puts a modern spin on rich tobacco and dark roast coffee. Right from the first spray, you get a punchy blast of bitter espresso sweetened by fresh ginger, quickly softening into warm pipe tobacco, dry golden hay, and spicy cloves. As it warms on skin, smooth vanilla, creamy tonka bean, and…

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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.

Recent comparisons

Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Tabac Grande or Tabac?

Tabac Grande takes 4 of 5 categories. Tabac Grande is rated 4.48/5 from 176 votes; Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes. Choose Tabac Grande for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Tabac Grande or Tabac?

Tabac Grande lasts longest (Tabac Grande 90/100, Tabac 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tabac Grande or Tabac?

Tabac Grande projects furthest (Tabac Grande 80/100, Tabac 59/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tabac Grande and Tabac smell similar?

Some overlap: a 43% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, sweet and tobacco accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Coffee, Osmanthus and Hay.

Is Tabac Grande or Tabac better for summer or winter?

Tabac Grande suits evening wear; Tabac suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tabac Grande and Tabac?

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. Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather.

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