Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector Beyond The Pashtun Summit Extrait

Description

Beyond The Pashtun Summit is, by the house's own description, the most geographically remote entry in the travel-diary series — set in the mountain borderlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the Pashtun people have lived for millennia. Perfumer Harry Sherwood frames the summit as a threshold rather than just a place: what lies beyond it is unknown. The fragrance opens with hashish accord, pomegranate, and davana, moves through labdanum, cistus absolute, poppy flower, and naswar, and closes on agarwood oud, deer musk, leather, and sandalwood. It's the most explicitly oud-and-wood-driven fragrance in the collection after New York, and the name choices (naswar, hashish accord) mark it as one of the house's more unconventional, adventurous releases.

Scent Character

• Woody — 44%
• Oud — 25%
• Floral — 25%
• Sweet — 6%

Agarwood oud is a named base note alongside deer musk and leather, so the accord is genuine.

Translation: A dense, smoky woody-oud fragrance with an unexpected floral lift — dark and resinous rather than sweet or bright.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Hashish Accord, Pomegranate, Davana

Heart: Labdanum, Cistus Absolute, Poppy Flower, Naswar

Base: Agarwood Oud, Deer Musk, Leather, Sandalwood

Performance

• Longevity: Long-lasting — roughly 7-9 hours on skin.
• Sillage: Moderate-to-strong for the first hour or two, then settles to an arm's-length trail.

Best Occasions & Season

• Season: Spring, Winter, Fall
• Occasions: Evening, Special Occasion
• Gender: Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: Harry Sherwood
House: British niche house Memoirs Of A Perfume Collector, London
Year: 2022

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FAQ

What's the concept behind the name?
The house frames the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mountain pass as much a philosophical threshold as a geographic one — the fragrance is meant to evoke reaching for something unknown and unreachable, rather than depicting a specific scene.

Is there real oud in it?
Yes — agarwood oud is a named base note alongside deer musk and leather, making this one of the more concentrated oud accords in the collection.

How long does it last?
Long — roughly 7-9 hours, with moderate-to-strong projection early on before it settles closer to the skin.

Is it unisex?
Yes — the leather, sandalwood, and oud base keep it gender-neutral despite the floral facet.