Reminiscence is one of those smaller brands that I don’t think about as often as I should, but when I do think about it, I remember how much I like it. It’s primarily a Paris-based jewelry company dating back to the 1970s, with a line of cheerful bohemian-chic fragrances that fits its design aesthetic. Tonka is a recent release (2013), developed by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin. It belongs to Reminiscence’s “Les Classiques” fragrance collection (joining Vanille, Ambre, Patchouli and Musc), and it is an oriental gourmand with notes of bergamot, anise, clove, jasmine, honey, cistus, bitter almond, tonka bean, vanilla and musk.
I’d never heard of tonka until I started reading fragrance message boards in the early 2000s…
