Windsor

Windsor by Creed is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. Windsor was launched in 2009. The nose behind this fragrance is Olivier Creed. Top notes are Pine, Gin and Lime; middle note is Rose; base notes are Eucalyptus, Cedar and Orange. The CREED royal fragrance house of Paris offers the public for the first time Windsor, created in 1936 for King Edward VIII of England from ingredients grown in the British Empire. Only 320 bottles and 70 flacons will be offered in the U.S., arriving in December at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores, CREED at 794 Madison Avenue in New York and www.creedcollection.com.Windsor is part of the daring life of Edward VIII. Created for His Majesty in January 1936, Windsor was delivered in December, when the king quit the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. WINDSOR’s ingredients are a tour of the British Empire Edward once ruled. Its top note is British gin, with Jamaican lime and a touch of Scottish highland pine. “Duke of Windsor" roses—the fragrant Nuits de Young variety he preferred in his garden—provide the middle note. The base note is Bahamian orange, cedar from Canada plus a dab of Australian eucalyptus.