Orientica Qahwah
Brand: Orientica
Unisex · EDP · £60
Inspired by Original Creation.
Description
Qahwah is a coffee and amaretto led gourmand built on ice cream and roasted coffee before moving into a caramel and tonka bean heart and settling into vanilla, musk and ambergris. Product Overview An eau de parfum priced at around £60 for a 90ml bottle, Qahwah, the Arabic word for coffee, is sold under the Nayaat name, a closely related line within the wider Orientica stable, rather than under plain Orientica branding on official retail listings. It shares a strikingly similar coffee gourmand DNA with Orientica's own Cafe Arabica, suggesting a deliberate shared composition across the two closely linked brands. Scent Profile The opening combines amaretto, ice cream and coffee for a rich, immediately dessert like accord, the amaretto's almond sweetness pairing with the coffee's roasted depth. The heart brings caramel, tonka bean and dry amber together, deepening the gourmand character with warm, nutty sweetness. The base closes on vanilla, musk and ambergris, a smooth, comforting finish that Orientica describes as evoking the atmosphere of a late night cafe. Technical Structure and Development The amaretto, ice cream and coffee top accord is rich and immediate, holding for around thirty to forty five minutes before the caramel, tonka bean and dry amber heart takes over, deepening the sweetness with warm, nutty spice. By the two hour mark, the vanilla, musk and ambergris base has fully emerged, giving a smooth, comforting finish that carries the gourmand character through to the fragrance's later hours. Performance Longevity sits in the moderate to good range, typically 6 to 8 hours on skin, with the musk and ambergris base providing steady support for good longevity. Projection opens rich and noticeable during the amaretto and coffee stages before settling into a warm trail that stays close to the skin through the vanilla drydown. Wear Scenarios - Autumn and winter, when the warm coffee and caramel character feels most seasonally fitting - Casual and evening wear for anyone who loves dessert style gourmand fragrances - Coffee lovers looking for a fragrance built specifically around that roasted, sweet character - Fragrance wearers who enjoy amaretto, tonka bean and vanilla combinations Scent Family Positioning Qahwah sits firmly in the gourmand family, specifically the coffee dessert subgenre, sharing its core DNA closely with Orientica's own Cafe Arabica under the Nayaat name. Inspired By and Style Comparisons No designer or niche original, including any comparison to Kerosene's Followed, is named on Nayaat's own product page for Qahwah, which instead frames the fragrance around the atmosphere of a late night cafe rather than referencing a competing fragrance. Given the thorough search carried out this is treated as an original composition within the coffee gourmand genre rather than an interpretation of a named fragrance. Flankers and Variations Qahwah shares its note structure closely with Orientica's own Cafe Arabica, effectively functioning as the Nayaat branded counterpart to that composition within the wider Orientica family of brands. Market and Community Reception As a coffee gourmand released under the Nayaat name, Qahwah appeals to the same audience drawn to Cafe Arabica, and its shared DNA across both brands suggests Orientica is deliberately offering the same successful dessert coffee concept to buyers browsing either the Orientica or Nayaat side of its catalogue.
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Orientica Cafe Arabica
Shared notes: Amaretto, Ice Cream
From This Brand
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Same DNA Style
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Where to Buy
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Orientica owned by another major Middle Eastern fragrance house?
Yes - Orientica is an ultra-premium luxury sub-brand proudly owned, manufactured, and distributed globally by the famous Dubai-based master house of Al Haramain Perfumes.
What are the best-selling lines from the house of Orientica?
Orientica is internationally famous for its flagship Luxury Collection, which includes the viral blockbusters Amber Rouge, Royal Amber, Velvet Gold, Oud Saffron, and their premium Exclusive Extrait lineup.
What bottle sizes do Orientica fragrances come in and how do they perform?
Orientica primarily focuses on full-sized 75ml to 150ml ornate presentations and massive 200ml spray options, all engineered at heavy Eau de Parfum strengths that project massively for over 9+ hours.
What is Orientica Qahwah a dupe of?
Orientica Qahwah is an original composition by Orientica, not an interpretation of an existing fragrance.
What does Orientica Qahwah smell like?
Orientica Qahwah opens with Amaretto, Ice Cream, Coffee, moves into Caramel, Tonka Bean, Dry Amber, and settles on a base of Vanilla, Musk, Ambergris.
Is Orientica Qahwah long lasting?
Orientica Qahwah is EDP, formulated for strong performance as a budget friendly alternative to the original.
What does EDP mean?
EDP stands for Eau de Parfum. It typically contains 15 to 20 percent fragrance concentration, giving stronger performance and longer longevity than EDT. Most Middle Eastern clone brands release their fragrances as EDP, which is a significant reason they tend to outperform designer equivalents in longevity and projection at a lower price point.
What is an extrait de parfum?
Extrait de parfum, also called pure parfum, contains the highest fragrance concentration, typically 20 to 40 percent. It lasts the longest, projects most richly, and develops the most complex dry-down. Bujairami releases all its fragrances as extraits, which is a significant part of why the brand has developed such a strong reputation for performance.
What is maceration and should I let my new fragrance macerate?
Maceration is the process of fragrance molecules fully integrating and settling after production. A newly bottled fragrance can smell sharp, synthetic, or unbalanced because the individual ingredients have not yet harmonised. Leaving a bottle to settle for two to four weeks is standard practice in the fragrance community. Remove the cap and let the bottle breathe overnight to accelerate the process. Most heavy Middle Eastern releases benefit significantly from maceration.
What is a blind buy in the fragrance community?
A blind buy is purchasing a fragrance without having smelled it first, based on notes, reviews, community consensus, and comparisons to fragrances you already know. The Atlas compare tool, scent accuracy scores, and community reviews are specifically designed to reduce the risk of a disappointing blind buy by giving you data before you spend money.