not as strong as i hoped [SEP] i am relatively new to solid colognes i own this sampler set oak city beards sandalwood bourbon and a sample set from another company the other companys set was my first venture into solid colognes i liked the variety it offered and their colognes usually lasted most of the dayi expected the same from this seti will admit i liked variety that this offered which is why i ordered it now that i have had time to try out each one here are my thoughts please note cologne can smell different on each person so what did not work for me may work for you barista i do not drink coffee so the thought of smelling like coffee all day was not a selling point for me i figured this would be my least favorite of the four when i opened the tin it smelled like a year old motel lobby a powerful scent of cheap black coffee with a hint of musty cigarettes and pleather couches i was not impressed still i put it on and the smell changed to more of a coffee shop fortunately the cocoa smell came forward more once it was on me and the coffee was not as strong i do not hate it as much as i thought i would in fact i kind of like how it smells on mewoodland ranger my favorite out of the bunch while you may think it would make you smell like a christmas tree it is more of a clean outdoors scentsnow leopard i love me some sandalwood so this was the one i really bought the set for it says there is peppermint in it but i cannot smell it also i feel like the vanilla overpowers the sandalwood not as good as i had hoped not bad at all just not what i expected this one also seems to dissipate quicker than the others uncle jack i smell the bourbon and a trace of tobacco but once again the vanilla is the stronger scent here it is definitely not a bad smell probably my second favorite of the packas i mentioned in the headline the colognes are just not as strong as i hoped for i mean i do not want to overpower everyone in my general vicinity but i do like to smell the cologne throughout the day and none of these do that perhaps i am not putting enough on like i said i am new to this whole solid cologne thing