Il PadrinoAmber Woody Eau de Parfum

Il Padrino by Sospiro is a liquorice amber woody eau de parfum, unisex, co-signed by Nathalie Templer and Salah Alzarooni. The house describes it as a quiet force made of confidence and restraint, which moves forward with a calm authority.

An Italian house, a Dubai chapter

Sospiro was founded in Italy in 2011 and opened a new chapter from Dubai in 2022. Il Padrino, from the Classica Collection, is the clearest illustration of this dual culture: Salah Alzarooni, whom the house presents as the creative engine of its current chapter, co-signs it with perfumer Nathalie Templer.

An opening of dark rum, amaretto, blackcurrant and bergamot

The start is a bar counter: dark rum, amaretto — the Italian almond liqueur —, blackcurrant and bergamot. An alcoholic and fleshy opening, immediately recognizable.

A heart of patchouli flowers, dry amber and sandalwood

The heart combines patchouli flowers — greener and less earthy than the leaf —, a dry amber without sugar and creamy sandalwood. It is the transition that brings the perfume down from fruit to wood.

A base of labdanum, vanilla wood and Siam benzoin

The base closes on bitter labdanum, a vanilla wood and Siam benzoin, the secular resin of Laos, sweeter and more milky than that of Sumatra. The sillage becomes warm, dense and very persistent.

The house's gesture

It is one of the few references from the house whose complete INCI list is published by its European distributors: forty-three entries, named essential oils — bergamot, patchouli, rose, sandalwood, cinnamon, bay leaf. It appears on this sheet.

For whom, for what occasions?

Amber, woody and liquorice, Il Padrino is for those who love alcohol and wood fragrances. A unisex eau de parfum for evenings, winter and special occasions.