Tom, lovely collection mate but that looks like a well stocked barNow that I have compiled all the ingredients and commenced blending, I will regularly be posting Bootlegger's Aftershave reviews on this thread.
First cab off the rank will be the Original Bay Rum.
Mate, The Green Freeze is a staple in my den too. Love it to bits.Great reviews @TomG!
So I don’t know a lot about the climate in Australia, is it always hot in Australia, or is there a Winter season or colder months?
When I created the Bootlegger’s Series of aftershaves, The idea was to not only create better, more expensive feeling and smelling aftershaves from cheaper aftershaves, but also, my intentions was to design specific aftershaves that would coincide quite nicely with different seasons of the year.
Bootlegger’s Green Freeze and Bootlegger’s Artic Lime Blast is loaded with menthol goodness which will take a bite out of the hottest Australian Summer Days.
While Bootlegger’s Lime Bay Rum and Bootlegger’s Perfecto Virginia, are perfect for warm and balmy summer nights or cool Fall Days.
Bootlegger’s Perfecto Virginia’s Authentic bay rum foundation, with it’s hints of green tobacco flower and orange citrus, will have you imagining a humid night in Cuba, sitting on a veranda while sipping a bourbon and smoking a Cuban cigar, while wearing a straw hat and guayabera shirt.
Bootlegger’s Original Bay Rum smells like Thanksgiving and Christmas with it’s wonderful warm scent of clove, cinnamon and spice. Images of a snow covered log cabin with a crackling fireplace comes to mind.
Bootlegger’s Perfecto Maduro and Bootlegger’s El Dorado are very masculine and rugged yet also are refined and sophisticated all at the same time.
Both designed to attract the fairer sex. Which simply means, they are perfect for anytime of year, in any kind of weather or climate.
My fav one Tom. Master class mate from a fine AS Barman. Awaiting the Artic Lime Blast recipe, love that too.Review - Bootlegger's Green Freeze
Bootlegger's Aftershaves are a product of the good members of the Badger and Blade Forum community, with the initiative spearheaded by @OkieStubble, who I am delighted to see has joined our Aussie Forum.
The Bootlegger's concept is to blend together a combination of drug-store aftershaves to produce a derivative product, hopefully with synergy such that the blend results in a final product that is superior to the sum of its parts.
Recipe
- 1 part Jeris Osage Rub
- 1 part Mennen Skin Bracer Original
Scent and Performance
I have been using this aftershave daily for a little over a week now. The blend is more linear than the other Bootlegger's blends I have tried. It opens with a medicinal blast of menthol and eucalyptus from the Osage Rub. Comparing the Osage rub to, say, Proraso Green, it is more medicinal and has a much stronger menthol effect. What is very enjoyable after this opening is, as the menthol takes hold and invigorates your face, the scent mellows as the Skin Bracer comes to the fore. The sharp notes of the Osage Rub slowly merge into a warm welcoming vanilla scent.
The face feel and performance is very good. It is very refreshing and cooling, without too much sting upon application. Good all year round, but great in hot weather.
Summary
This is a blend that I was initially not sure on, but it has grown on me with use, and I now really enjoy it. Very refreshing, with a lovely vanilla dry down.
