These 6 boozy perfumes ooze luxury and will help you sparkle this party season

Bottling the signature, warming notes of your favourite tipples, these scents are strictly for grown-ups...

A selection of boozy perfumes from MALIN + GOETZ, Jo Malone, Maison Margiela and Vilhelm Parfumerie/ in a beige to grey sunset-style template
(Image credit: (L to R) MALIN + GOETZ, Jo Malone, Maison Margiela and Vilhelm Parfumerie)

From smoky rum to zingy orange bitters, these boozy perfumes offer warmth and elegance with every spritz - while evoking a sense of nostalgia for your signature tipple...

While the classic olfactory families will always claim spots among the best long-lasting perfumes, we're seeing a rise in demand for unusual scents that boast a cocktail of niche notes, like fig or strawberry. Speaking of cocktails, one genre of fragrance we're seeing grow - both demand and availability - are scents of the boozy persuasion, with blends centring around ingredients from your favourite drinks. Be it an espresso martini or a glass of champagne, there's a plethora of alcohol-scented perfume, all of which offer familiarity, warmth and sophistication to their wearer.

So, if you want to smell as if you're sitting in a jazz club, dressed to the nines and sipping an old-fashioned, or perhaps like you're curled up by the fire, a glass of red in hand, these are the boozy and cocktail-inspired perfumes to invest in...

6 sophisticated boozy perfumes to try

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While musky perfumes and wood blends are often the go-to for autumn/winter spritzing, this boozy genre of scents offers just as much warmth and character - but with a slightly more vintage and matured feel...(see what we did there?)

What are boozy perfume notes?

A 'boozy' perfume by its very definition is a scent that smells slightly alcoholic, either because it features notes like champagne, cognac or whiskey accord, or boasts a blend of citrusy, spicy and smokey aromas that, when combined, smell reminiscent of, say, an old-fashioned cocktail.

When looking at a fragrance's olfactory notes, if you see rum or gin featured amongst its heart and base, it's safe to assume that it has a boozy quality to it. Intentionally so, as opposed to that overly alcohol-y smell some fragrances can have, either because of the low quality of their ingredients or having not yet been given time to settle into the skin.

Naomi Jamieson
Digital Beauty Writer

Naomi is a Digital Beauty Writer from woman&home, where she covers everything from skincare to fragrance but specialises, particularly, in makeup and nail trends. Through her work, Naomi gets to share her trend expertise and share her own shopping recommendations and product reviews. Previously, she worked as a Lifestyle News Writer for My Imperfect Life magazine, where she used her savvy for TikTok to bring readers the latest beauty buzzwords, fashion movements and must-have products. 

Before that, Naomi split her time between both GoodTo and My Imperfect Life, whilst training for her Gold Standard diploma in Journalism with the NCTJ, for which she earned a Distinction. Interestingly though, Naomi actually has a background in design, having studied illustration at Plymouth University but leapt into the media world in 2020, after always having a passion for writing. Now, when she isn’t reporting on the best perfumes and latest beauty releases, you can find her drinking copious cups of coffee, drawing and probably online shopping...