Top notes: bergamot, blackcurrant, apple, lemon, pink pepper. Heart notes: pineapple, patchouli, Moroccan jasmine. Base notes: birch, musk, oakmoss, cedar, ambroxan. Perfumer: Jean-Christophe Héro, Erwin Creed. Year of release: 2010. Aventus, created for the 250th anniversary of the house of Creed, is dedicated to the image of an emperor-conqueror — strength, vision and success that have withstood the trials of war and peace. Its famous fruity opening — pineapple, blackcurrant and apple against a bergamot background — has become one of the most copied accords in modern men's perfumery, but the original still stands out for the quality of its raw materials. As it unfolds, the fruity sweetness gives way to dry, slightly smoky birch and earthy patchouli, while oakmoss and musk in the base give the composition a classic chypre bearing. This is a winner's fragrance: bright at the start, noble in the trail, equally appropriate both in the office and on an evening out.