Our view
Ernesto is a Havana hotel under the sun of the revolution: leather, tobacco, waxed wood and cigar smoke. A warm, masculine candle that turns a living room into an elegant smoking lounge. It is one of Trudon’s most iconic creations.
The mood
Perfect for a living room or study on autumn and winter evenings. Its scent is rich and enveloping: it easily fills a large room.
The notes
Main notes: leather, tobacco, oak wood, labdanum, patchouli, amber
Surprise touch: rum, in the opening
Olfactory family: leather, tobacco
If you love Ernesto…
Discover Abd El Kader, Trudon’s mint tea, or Diptyque’s Feu de Bois for another winter-evening mood.
The House of Trudon
Founded in 1643, the Manufacture Royale de Cire Trudon supplied the court of Versailles and the greatest households for centuries. Its candles are made in France.
Sizes: small candle 70 g (about 20 h) – €40 · classic candle 270 g (about 60 h) – €95
On first lighting, let the whole surface melt (about 2 hours), trim the wick to 3–5 mm before each use and never leave a candle unattended.
Exclusively in Nantes at Passage 31.