It turned out to be a custom scent. Mr. Guerrivil began with a base of Jean Naté After Bath Splash, then mixed in various scented oils bought on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. He pulled several vials out of a bag and started naming them: amber, bergamot …

— Reporter Kate Taylor, sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier and perfumer Céline Barel find out what summer smells like in New York City, and encounter everything from cabbage to the custom fragrance Jean Guerrivil uses to scent his cab. Read more at The Smells of Summer at The New York Times. Hat tip to Tara!