Smoke Jumping II is a nod to the fire seasons which overlapped with Napa and Sonoma’s harvests in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Mother Nature is powerful. This fragrance builds on the success of the original…the only differences stem from upgrading the charred oak accord to charred Amburana and incorporating agarwood resins. These changes make for a more true-to-life alpine smoke experience. With notes of charred Amburana, mulled Concord grapes, purple oud resins, Alpine smoke, vanilla and deer musk. Smoke Jumping II is an extrait de parfum made at 50% concentration.
FOLKWINDS SMOKE JUMPING II REVIEWS
Fragrantica: "Recently got a sample of this and wow its good. This is my first sample of Folkwinds and as of now I really like them. On paper this scent is more Grape/Wine but when I tried it on skin it definitely got Smokey. As it dries down this really nice grape comes out almost like some sort of candy grape but not cheap candy grape. As well as a nice dark woody note as the smokiness fades away. Overall I really like this scent and I think it’s a good introduction to Folkwinds for me. I'm excited to try more of their scents if I can find samples lol."
Parfumo: "Jono Bornstein immortalizes his memories of the wildfires during the grape harvest in Napa and Sonoma (California), which he could smell in the cellars. Fortunately, the biting smoke of the fires is completely countered by the sweetness of the Concord grape. In addition to wine, this grape variety is also used to make a jelly, which is applied here like a glaze on the smoldering wood. Resin, musk, and tobacco submissively blend together in the background, giving the fragrance at least some complexity. The quote: "50% Cask Strength" Is, besides clever marketing, a reference to the origins of wine and spirits production. Whether 50% or not, this fragrance is among the strongest I have ever tested. The spray turns my skin brown and fills even large spaces with its sillage. Conclusion: A distinctly American interpretation of scent and wine. For my nose, it’s a bit too sweet and too loud. Nevertheless, you can feel the moment in these wine cellars, and with very little application, I will definitely wear this fragrance outside in winter."
Fragrantica: "I think the overall rating on this one is a tad low. Wondering if there might have been some folks who saw the price and gave it a hate score reflexively. I kinda get it if so-- these are crazy expensive. But this is good, though. Not amazing in my opinion, pretty masculine, but if you tend to be a fan of the genre that this brand gets lumped into, this'll probably be up your alley. It doesn't come across as super complicated: wine accord, smoke, wood, tobacco. But it's pleasant for what it is. On my skin, the smoke reads as charcoal smoke rather than wood, and the wine aspect kinda leans a bit cough syrupy at first, but it does smooth out into a much more balanced wine note as it settles. I don't really have many negative notes here other than the price. At $500, this is among the most affordable offerings from the brand, and in this case, I'm not really interested in parting with that much money to smell like this. I'd be interested to sample one of the brands really prohibitively expensive scents to see if there's some sort of massive leap in quality if you're willing to shell out $1900, but in this particular case, it's a like not a love. Definitely worth sampling, though. 3.9/5"
Parfumo: "Medicinal amber open, followed by a structure built around smoky-woody oud resin and animalic deer musk. Linear wearing experience; elite longevity."
Parfumo: "Carnal Berry. Smoky aromas and dry wine. One of the most edgy Folkwinds. Gloomy and unconventional. Yet still true to its signature."
Parfumo: "The Folkwinds coverage continues with Smoke Jumping II. Some have offered their opinions on this product, pointing to the wine and grape notes with sweet-fruity also receiving several votes. Somehow, my experience with this product is completely different. Smoke Jumping II opens very medicinal in the top with woody tones behind it, implying a spicy-woody-oriental accord structure. There's a prominent feel of cough syrup and I'm not really getting a lot of depth, even if it's better than the various medicinal amber fragrances like Lubin's Akkad and Carner Barcelona's Botafumeiro. When I smell the scent up-close, the first thing that flies at me is a barnyardy-smelling oud with both smoky and animalic nuances. The animalic feel featured here is the same one I recently experienced in Royal Crown's Lady Macbeth (which retails for €1,740/100ml). Once I saw the notes and accords as well as the statements and reviews, I became a bit puzzled. The fragrance doesn't have any grape nor wine to my nose. I predominantly smell oud resin and deer musk with the smoke and/or tobacco amplifying the oud resin. The fragrance is not sweet at all as accord wise I get something that is oriental-woody-animalic-smoky-spicy. Compared to Sleepy Hollow, the listed amburana cearensis appears to be lower in concentration as the scent doesn't have any sweet-resinous spices (i.e. no nuances of cinnamon nor clove). Since I'm writing this review approx. an hour into the wear, there is a chance that there's more to the product in the deep dry-down, but for the moment being, I largely view Smoke Jumping II as an animalic oud & musk fragrance with fairly prominent smokiness and rather tame spice. I find the sillage slightly weaker than on Sleepy Hollow, but I am guessing the longevity here is certain to make 16h+, worthy of a 10/10 rating. Much like with Sleepy Hollow, I don't know if this sold for $400 or $500 (per 50ml), but relative to the retail price tag of Lady Macbeth, you're getting much of the same for quite a bit less and that's even if Smoke Jumping II basically painted my skin brown. A solid scent that I'd recommend to those who are exploring indie for more complex and challenging product."
