Bortnikoff Cuir de Cerise Extrait

Cuir de Cerise ("cherry leather"), created by Dmitry Bortnikoff, is one of Bortnikoff's most recent releases, an ode to fruited leather that opens with tart sour cherry and saffron before a leather-osmanthus heart unfolds over apricot and olive. The base settles into a deep, textured accord where genuine agarwood meets smoky nagarmotha, leaving a refined, slightly earthy woody trail.

Scent Character

Oriental-woody with a fruited-leather signature: tart cherry against smoky, animalic leather, softened by apricot and osmanthus, then grounded in real agarwood and nagarmotha in the base.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Sour Cherry and Saffron

Heart: Leather, Osmanthus, Apricot and Olive

Base: Nagarmotha and Agarwood

Performance

• Longevity, strong, in line with Bortnikoff's other agarwood-based extraits.
• Sillage, moderate and skin-close.
• Projection, a tart, smoky halo early on, narrowing to a warm leather-oud skin scent.

Best Occasions & Season

• Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter
• Occasions: Leisure, Evening
• Gender: Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Concentration: Extrait de Parfum
Perfumer: Dmitry Bortnikoff
House: Bortnikoff. Russian-founded, Thailand-based niche natural perfumery, founded 2018
Launched: 2026 (one of the house's newest releases)

Try Before You Commit

• 1mL sample available at $9.99, try the cherry-leather opening before sizing up to the 50mL bottle.

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FAQ

Is the oud real?
Yes, agarwood anchors the base alongside nagarmotha.

Is it unisex?
Yes.

Does it smell like cherry candy?
No, the cherry is tart and sour rather than sweet, and it's quickly balanced by leather and saffron, so it reads more sophisticated than gourmand.

How new is this fragrance?
It's one of Bortnikoff's newest releases, launched in 2026.