One legend, six challengers, seven vials. Creed Aventus is the most imitated fragrance of the century. This set puts the original right next to four interpretations built on the same fruity, smoky, pineapple-and-birch DNA, plus two takes on Nishane Hacivat. Your nose gets to settle the debate.

The set (7 × 2 ml):

• Creed Aventus: the original reference
• Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man
• Montblanc Explorer
• Maison Asrar Vanguard
• Lattafa Qaed Al Fursan
• Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense: technically a Nishane Hacivat twist, but it lives in the same smoky-fruity chypre neighbourhood
• Rasasi Hawas Black: the Nishane Hacivat clone in the set

How to taste a set: don’t rush all seven in one sitting. A nose fatigues after three or four. Spread it over two or three evenings of side-by-side wear, keep notes, and by the end you’ll know exactly which one deserves a spot on your shelf before committing to a full decant or bottle.

Ingredients: full INCI lists for each fragrance are on their individual product pages.