BeauFort London · 2017

Iron Duke

BeauFort London Iron Duke
Longevity 8–12 h60% of 12 people
Projection Strongabout 4 in 5 of 98 people
Worn by Everyonemost often worn by
woody smoky grounded

Smoky leather, liquor-soaked tobacco, gunpowder haze

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What the community says

Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 100+ describe how long it lasts, 98 how far it projects and 26 how it smells. Most other posts only name Iron Duke.

Try it on skin before a full bottle if you prefer scents that stay close to the skin.

How long it lasts100+ people

8–12 h
for 60% of people

60% of people get 8–12 hours. From 12 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (10 h).

Long-lasting for most people

In words

The clear majority, about 9 in 10, say it lasts a long time.

How far it projects98 people

Projects strongly for most people
In words

The clear majority, about 4 in 5, say it projects strongly.

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Compliments
4%
4% of people get compliments when they wear it (51).

Typical perfume we track: 8%.

Summary in words

BeauFort London Iron Duke: what people say about it.

Worn by everyone.

60% of people get 8–12 hours of wear (12 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 10 hours).

Long-lasting for most people (100+ people): The clear majority, about 9 in 10, say it lasts a long time.

Projects strongly for most people (98 people): The clear majority, about 4 in 5, say it projects strongly.

4% of people get compliments when they wear it (51).

Try it on skin before a full bottle if you prefer scents that stay close to the skin.

Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.

Community data through .

How we count
  • It sums up what 180+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
  • Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
  • These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
  • Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
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About This Perfume

BeauFort London Iron Duke smells like Smoky leather, liquor-soaked tobacco, gunpowder haze. It opens with liquor, tobacco and metallic notes, moves into leather, soap and animalic notes and settles on Bourbon whiskey, gunpowder and hay. It reads unisex.

This fragrance is best in fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits nights out. Released in 2017.

In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something woody and smoky for nights out.
  • Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
  • Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.

Around $150.

Explore more: Woody perfumes · Tobacco perfumes · Cambodian oud perfumes · Star anise perfumes

Occasion
Night out
Projection
Gender lean
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Night out
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The Brand

BeauFort London

The BeauFort London range on Scendira runs to 15 perfumes, from about $105 to $254. For BeauFort London, the perfumes people mention most online are Fathom V, Iron Duke and Terror & Magnificence, and two of them are smoke-and-leather scents.

Inside the BeauFort London picks

Fathom V (2016) is ocean breeze with green leaves and peppery jasmine; aquatic notes, green leaves, blackcurrant and juniper lead into black moss, vetiver, Atlas cedar and salt.

Iron Duke (2017) smells like smoky leather and liquor-soaked tobacco with a gunpowder haze, with Cambodian oud and star anise up top and Bourbon whiskey, gunpowder, hay and musk below.

Smoky leather, resin incense and peppery birch tar make up Terror & Magnificence (2019), opening on birch tar, black pepper and saffron and drying to Haitian vetiver, myrrh, benzoin and labdanum.

The note pages include Fathom V in vetiver perfumes. Houses beyond this one are gathered on the brands page.

Browse more in woody perfumes and fresh perfumes, the families these picks belong to.

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FAQ

Common questions.

It smells like Smoky leather, liquor-soaked tobacco, gunpowder haze. It opens with liquor, tobacco and metallic notes, moves into leather, soap and animalic notes and settles on Bourbon whiskey, gunpowder and hay.

In the community's experience it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.

It is best in fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits nights out.

It reads unisex.

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