Castro by The Virtue bottle
The Virtue

Castro

5.0/5 · 6 votes Unisex 2025
Main accords
Where to buy
Love Castro?
Save it to your favourites and discover similar scents in the Nardinum app.
Get the app

Fragrance notes

Top notes
Cuban Cigar
Heart notes
Base notes

Character

Longevity3.5/5
Sillage2.9/5
Day0
Night33
Spring100
Fall67
Winter67
Summer0
Our take

The opening carries the scent of a lit Cuban cigar, dry and ashen, paired with pale violet that softens the smoke. Dry wood sits beside it, rough and splintered rather than polished. Rum enters the heart with a warm, fermented sweetness that feels thick and syrupy against the cedar. Iris adds a powdery, root-like texture that leans into the makeup table more than the forest floor. Peru balsam rests in the base with a resinous, almost medicinal heat, while musk keeps the finish close and skin-like.

The room is dim, the windows fogged by a cold evening outside, and a glass of dark spirit rests on a table near an open wooden box. Smoke curls upward past a hand wearing a wool coat, and the air feels heavy with resin and old powder. It is a fragrance for a quiet street after sunset, where the air is crisp and the only warmth comes from the drink in your hand and the scent clinging to your sleeves.

Smells similar

Built from the same materials — ranked by how unusual the shared notes are, not by how many.

More from The Virtue

All The Virtue →