100ml
100ml
100ml
MAISON TAHITÉ
CAFÉ GOURMAND
Eau De Parfum
Unisex
Sizes
Starting
$129.06
€110
Description
Café Gourmand by Maison Tahité is a sweet, comforting coffee-gourmand that wraps creamy coffee in velvety dessert notes and soft florals for an addictive café-latte aura. The fragrance feels like stepping into an elegant pastry shop, where lightly powdered flowers mingle with milky coffee foam and warm, vanillic amber. Its composition balances generous sweetness with a refined, perfumey softness, making it cozy yet polished rather than sticky or overly sugary. This is a modern gourmand built around the house’s signature edible warmth and powdery sophistication. Created by an undisclosed Maison Tahité perfumer for unisex wearers.
Scent Profile
Gourmand
Sweet
Coffee
Creamy
Amber
Vanillic
Powdery
Floral
Warm
Notes
Top Notes
Coffee
Milk
Caramel
VanillaMiddle Notes
CoffeePastry Accord
White Florals
Powdery NotesBase Notes
Vanilla
Amber
MuskSoft Woods
About MAISON TAHITÉ
Maison Tahité is an Italian niche fragrance house founded in 2020 by Roberto Drago as a creative lab dedicated to reinterpreting iconic gourmand raw materials like vanilla, cacao, coffee, and tonka bean in original, contemporary compositions using top perfumers and sustainable practices. Named after Vanilla Tahitensis, the brand's philosophy blends luxury with environmental respect through eco-friendly packaging and high-quality ingredients, offering warm, comforting scents that evoke security and exotic escapes for gourmand enthusiasts. Its signature style focuses on collections centered around single ingredients, creating addictive, modern luxury fragrances that harmonize sustainability and indulgence.
Perfumer
Stephanie Bakouche
Stéphanie Bakouche, born in Paris, France, discovered her passion for perfumery at age five and began her career at 18 with LT Piver before training at ISIPCA, where she worked with Takasago and Givaudan. She honed her skills under Bertrand Duchaufour for seven years and has created notable fragrances including the cult hit Invasion Barbare for MDCI (2005), Bataille de Fleurs for Cloon Keen Atelier (2010), Rose Privée for L’Artisan Parfumeur (2015), and Mon Seul Désir and Fugit Amor for Jul et Mad. Now based in Grasse, she runs her independent studio Sensaba, serves as an active member of the Osmothèque, and teaches at the Ecole Supérieure du Parfum, sharing her eclectic expertise across creation, development, and education.
Reviews
1.0
Very Poor1 reviews
Ministry of Scent
1.0/5 • 1 reviews
Community Insights
Reviewers describe Café Gourmand as a cozy, edible coffee fragrance that leans more toward creamy latte and pastry than harsh espresso, with a soft, perfumey floral veil. Many appreciate that, like other Maison Tahité gourmands, it offers ample sweetness and comfort while remaining relatively refined and wearable rather than cloying.
Pros
Performance excellence: Reviewers generally report good longevity and moderate projection, with the creamy coffee-amber base lingering for hours and creating a gentle yet noticeable scent cloud.
Versatile appeal: Fans find it ideal for casual days, relaxed evenings, and cool-weather wear, especially for situations where a comforting coffee-dessert aura feels appropriate, from café meetups to cozy nights in.
Quality composition: Community feedback often highlights the smooth blend of coffee, creaminess, and soft florals as well-executed, in line with Maison Tahité’s reputation for polished gourmand materials.
Cons
Specific limitation: Those who prefer very dark, bitter, or roasted espresso fragrances may find the creamy, sweet treatment of coffee too soft and dessert-like.
Situational drawback: In hot weather or very formal settings, the pronounced gourmand sweetness can feel overly indulgent and better suited to cooler temperatures and relaxed contexts.
Comparisons
Similar to coffee-dessert gourmands: Reviewers loosely compare its style to other creamy latte and pastry-style coffee fragrances, noting the shared emphasis on sweet, milky coffee over harsh roast.
Reminds reviewers of other Maison Tahité gourmands: Some mention that it carries the same vanillic-amber, slightly cosmetic signature as the brand’s vanilla and cacao creations, but with coffee as the star note.
Vibe & Emotions
Cozy indulgence: Worn on cool days or evenings at home, it evokes the feeling of sipping a sweet latte in a warm café.
Comforting nostalgia: Reviewers describe a sense of childhood desserts and bakery memories when the pastry-like accord and vanilla emerge.
Soft sophistication: In social settings, the powdery floral facet adds a subtle, perfumey polish that keeps the sweetness feeling more refined than playful.
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