John varvatos oud is a oriental woody fragrance for men john varvatos oud was launched in 2014 the nose behind this fragrance is rodrigo flores roux top notes are tobacco juniper berries nutmeg sage and cypress middle notes are saffron cinnamon pepper cardamom cloves turkish rose egyptian jasmine and osmanthus base notes are agarwood oud cedar labdanum opoponax incense myrhh leather and amber