ALGHABRA
KALININGRAD MYSTERY

2021

Laotian Oud
Bulgarian Rose
Pepper
Patchouli
Cypress
Jasmine
Sandalwood
Cedarwood
Amber
Incense

Kaliningrad Mystery is a thick, oily rose-patchouli scent to my nose.

It’s been most compared to Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady on Fragrantica, but I found it to be a tad less sweet and a bit thicker or ‘oilier’, akin to the incense rose-patchouli scents like Amouage Epic 56. It’s probably closest to Yellow Rose Incense from Bohoboco from what I’ve tried so far.

Kaliningrad Mystery is probably the one from this third collection, Wonders Of Russia, that I’d wear the most, although the more feminine-leaning sweet Bolshoi Opera Finale remains my favorite.