Promising opening, but hoping future batches lean closer to the vintage DNA.
I recently picked up a bottle of EM5 Aqua to compare with my older, vintage bottles of the original formulation from 2009–2010. The opening of Aqua is quite pleasant; feels a bit punchier and more citrus-forward than the original bottles.
However, as it dries down, I notice a subtle, slightly sweaty or skanky undertone that isn't present in the older formulations (which stay clean, fresh and aquatic throughout). I do ...