The Asad line is Lattafa’s most successful masculine range, and it now runs to five bottles that each target a different designer scent and a different time of year. They share a name and a bottle shape; they do not smell alike.

Asad (£18.99) is the original and the reason the line exists — a Dior Sauvage Elixir alternative built on cinnamon, nutmeg, blackcurrant and amber. Community blind tests put it at 80–85% of the Dior for the first two to three hours. Our side-by-side comparison goes through where it holds and where it drifts.

Asad Bourbon (£22.99) is the winter gourmand of the group — cocoa, bourbon vanilla and nutmeg, in Azzaro The Most Wanted Parfum territory. It is the one that needs patience: a fresh bottle is noticeably sharper than a rested one.

Asad Elixir (£21.99) is tobacco and saffron, tracking Hugo Boss Bottled Absolu. The strongest performer of the five, and the most formal.

Asad Zanzibar (£16.99) and Asad Zanzibar Limited Edition (£18.99) go somewhere else entirely — salty coconut, marine air and incense. These are the summer bottles in a line otherwise built for cold weather.

Which Asad should you buy? The original if you want the crowd-pleaser and the closest designer match. Bourbon for winter evenings. Elixir if you want the longest performance and the most polish. Zanzibar if everything else you own is warm. Our full collection comparison ranks them properly.

Every bottle is 100% authentic Lattafa with the official authentication seal, dispatched from the UK within 24 hours, with free tracked delivery and 30-day returns.

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