Fragrance comparison

The Apartment vs Flying Dutch

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 61 ratings analysed

The Apartment

Abel

3.9354 votes

Rank #11,102 Warm SpicySweet

Full profile Similar & dupes

12%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Flying Dutch

Royal Crown

4.147 votes

Rank #44,626 MarineAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Flying Dutch takes 2 of 3 categories.

The Apartment
Choose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Flying Dutch
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

The Apartment1/3

Flying Dutch2/3

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Flying Dutch
Sillage & projection: Flying Dutch
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: The Apartment

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

The ApartmentAbel

Flying DutchRoyal Crown

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.93/ 5 · 54 votes

Have 30%Had 1%Want 69%

4.14/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

37%Love

31%Like

19%Ok

13%Dislike

0%Hate

54 votes

43%Love

43%Like

0%Ok

14%Dislike

0%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity54

〰 Sillage35

♥ Love / hate73

⏱ Longevity55

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityFlying Dutch

SillageFlying Dutch

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

sweet92%

amber84%

rum77%

cherry69%

cacao61%

marine100%

aromatic83%

aquatic65%

woody48%

rum30%

Scent match12%Clearly different · both rum

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

RumCherry

Heart

CacaoTuberoseJasmine

Base

Tolu BalsamMyrrh

Top20-30 mins

SeaweedGeraniumCumin

Heart3-4 hrs

Sea NotesRumTobaccoTuberose

Base7-9+ hrs

ebony treeMyrrhTonka BeanMexican Vanilla

InformationalShared notesRum, Tuberose and Myrrh. Durations are only published for Flying Dutch, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring30

Summer9

Fall100

Winter96

Day75

Night100

Spring100

Summer50

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex43

Women57

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#11,102

PerfumerIsaac Sinclair

Launched—

Reviews61

Overall rank#44,626

PerfumerAntonio Visconti

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerThe ApartmentHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Abel The Apartment is a dark-leaning gourmand that wears like a cherry rum cocktail dusted with cacao, then softens into powdery florals and warm resins. Reviewers often describe it as cosy and intimate, more “whisper” than shout, with a natural cherry that avoids cough-syrup vibes. If you love boozy cherry and chocol…

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Flying Dutch by Royal Crown brings the smell of a rugged seaside tavern directly to your skin. It opens with salty seaweed, crisp green geranium, and a faint prickle of warm cumin. As the salty breeze settles, dark aged rum and sweet pipe tobacco take center stage, giving the fresh marine air an unexpected boozy richn…

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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, The Apartment or Flying Dutch?

Flying Dutch takes 2 of 3 categories. The Apartment is rated 3.93/5 from 54 votes; Flying Dutch is rated 4.14/5 from 7 votes. Choose The Apartment for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Flying Dutch for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, The Apartment or Flying Dutch?

They last about the same: Flying Dutch 55/100, The Apartment 54/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, The Apartment or Flying Dutch?

Flying Dutch projects furthest (Flying Dutch 65/100, The Apartment 35/100), based on community performance votes.

Do The Apartment and Flying Dutch smell similar?

Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rum accords. Common notes include Rum, Tuberose and Myrrh.

Is The Apartment or Flying Dutch better for summer or winter?

The Apartment suits evening wear; Flying Dutch suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in The Apartment and Flying Dutch?

The Apartment has top notes of Rum and Cherry, heart notes of Cacao, Tuberose and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam and Myrrh. Flying Dutch has top notes of Seaweed, Geranium and Cumin, heart notes of Sea Notes, Rum, Tobacco and Tuberose, a base of ebony tree, Myrrh, Tonka Bean and Mexican Vanilla.