In the last year, one of my favorite pastry shops has become addicted to almond extract. They put it in short bread, pound cakes, croissants, brioche, pear tarts, financiers, you name it! Almond extract tastes cheap, and cheapens all it touches (one man’s opinion). It also makes the above listed breads and desserts taste the same. Someone at BeauFort London loves “smoke” as much as my old bakery loves almond extract. And smoke, or at least the powerful smoke note BeauFort London apparently adores and craves, dominates BeauFort’s perfume compositions and makes them all smell alike…

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