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Sarah Baker Tartan Cask
Peat smoke, hops and worn leather
Tartan Cask is a smoky Highland scent, an Extrait de Parfum from 2024 created with perfumer Sarah McCartney and listed as unisex. Peaty whisky, fresh bread, hops and heather open it, cedar, tobacco and worn leather form the heart, and smoke, moss, Buddha wood and labdanum hold the base. The brand's tagline is a wink at Highland dress.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
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How it unfolds
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Whisky, bread and hops
The opening smells of a distillery and a bakery at once: peaty whisky, fresh bread and hops, with heather adding a dry, green, open-air touch. It is savoury and a little yeasty rather than sweet, a cask-room opening rather than a fruity one.
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Cedar, tobacco, leather
The heart turns dry and woody. Cedar gives a clean, pencil-like backbone, tobacco a dry, leafy warmth, and leather a worn, lived-in texture. It feels like the inside of an old wooden room: warm, dim, slightly smoky and calm.
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Smoke, moss, labdanum
The base is smoke and moss, with Buddha wood and labdanum adding a resinous, slightly sweet depth. The smoke stays in front, damp moss gives an earthy, forest-floor shade, and as an extrait it settles close to the skin and lingers quietly.
Wearing it
When, who and why
Cold days, quiet rooms
Tartan Cask is made for autumn and winter, for walks, wool and evenings by a fire. One or two sprays are enough, as smoke and leather carry far in an extrait. It also suits low-key occasions where a dry, woody scent is welcome. In heat it will feel heavy.
Who it is for
It is listed as unisex and suits anyone who likes smoky, woody and leathery scents: fans of tobacco and cedar, people who find sweet fragrances tiring, and wearers who enjoy an unusual idea such as whisky and bread in a perfume. If you like fresh florals, look elsewhere.
Why choose Sarah Baker Tartan Cask
Tartan Cask has a clear, slightly humorous Highland concept, yet the composition stays serious: dry and woody, with smoke, moss, cedar and leather. Sarah McCartney, the independent perfumer credited on the label, built it around an unusual set of notes: whisky, bread and hops above smoke and moss.
At a glance
- House
- Sarah Baker
- Perfumer
- Sarah McCartney
- Year
- 2024
- Size
- 50 ml
- For
- Unisex
Questions
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Is Tartan Cask unisex?
Yes, it is listed as unisex. Its character is smoky, woody and leathery rather than sweet or floral, which suits anyone who enjoys those tones.
Which notes make it smoky?
Smoke itself in the base, together with peaty whisky in the opening and tobacco and leather in the heart. Moss and Buddha wood keep the smoke earthy and woody rather than sharp.
What does Extrait de Parfum mean?
Extrait de Parfum is a strength with a lot of perfume oil. In Tartan Cask that makes the smoke and wood dense and slow to leave the skin, so one or two sprays go a long way.
The house
About Sarah Baker
Sarah Baker Perfumes is a small studio in East London, started by the American-born artist Sarah Baker as an art project. Every perfume is a collaboration with a different independent perfumer, credited on the bottle, and each is presented as a character in an ongoing fantasy world.
- A small studio in East London, started by the artist Sarah Baker as an art project
- Co-owned by Sarah Baker and Andy Hsu and run as a family business
- Every perfume is made with a different independent perfumer, credited on the bottle
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