When it comes to our list of the best winter perfumes and colognes money can buy, it goes without saying, that expertise is key. While Man of Many has had the chance to test every fragrance on this list (often thanks to our friends in the industry), they’ve also turned to the wider public for their overall ratings. Man of Many’s lists takes into account three major perspectives to determine the overall rating. In addition to their own opinions, they take into account reviews via perfume forum Fragrantica and the Australian retailers Myer and Chemist Warehouse. They then collate the information together and measure the best winter men’s perfumes via overall scent profile, reader ratings and commercial availability.

Warm and woody, Burberry Classic for Men is just that, classic. It’s been seducing minds and nostrils since 1995 and if you look in the cupboard of any fashionable man’s bathroom, there’s a good chance you’ll find a bottle inside. This particular winter fragrance joins those heavier notes of sandalwood, musk and vanilla are lighter elements like jasmine, lavender and mint. You’ll struggle to find a better companion for a cold winter day, except maybe a hot coffee.

Blackpepper is a unisex stunner that employs patchouli, oud, black pepper and tonka bean to deliver a nose strikingly similar to its spicy namesake. Like most winter fragrances, expect a woody accord that serves as the perfect accompaniment to those chestnuts roasting on the open fire. Comme des Garcons serves up some of the best fragrances in the industry and Blackpepper follows the lineage accordingly.

While you might be used to seeing the ‘MK’ logo hanging off the side of your partner’s handbag, Michael Kors achieves brilliant distinction by expertly bridging citrus and patchouli fragrances with this legendary winter cologne. Top notes of bergamot segue into a heart of incense while a musky foundation emanates with masculine allure. We absolutely love the honeyed colour liquid and the bottle is enough to seduce us alone.

Inspired by the clear blue sky and rocky mountains, Christian Dior’s Sauvage will certainly serve you well in the winter, but the versatile fragrance also gets the job done no matter what the season. Fresh is the word thanks to raw notes of bergamot and pepper while a mild woody base provides some redolent heat.

Launched only a few years ago Gucci Guilty Absolute is so hot it’s guaranteed to warm up your winter. Like the Michael Kors addition, we absolutely love the bottle design and warmly coloured fragrance, but it’s the scent that will instantly draw you in. Gucci Guilty features a leather accord bolstered by exotic, woody notes while the inclusion of vetiver gives it a grassy touch. A winner in any handsome man’s eyes, and nostrils.

Perry Ellis Cobalt flaunts refreshing notes of mandarin and ginger with a musky heart of fig, rosemary and sandalwood. This top winter fragrance is creamy in texture and brimming with masculine appeal. While by no means an expensive fragrance this is a great one to throw on when you have errands to run, choose something more up-market for date night.

Fashion brand Issey Miyake took cues from the deepest of the night when crafting Nuit d’Issey. Inside the sleek, black bottle is a spicy cologne of considerable magnitude. At the top are notes of bergamot and grapefruit while the heart is pure leather. A base of wood, patchouli and tonka bean rounds out the warm, mysterious glow on this top winter fragrance for men.

Inside the sleekest of bottles is one of the most popular and best winter colognes that money can buy. Armani Code touts a spicy, oriental fragrance that’s rife with citrus, wood, leather and tobacco. May it fulfil your desires all winter long, as it has done to so many before you.

Smoky, woody, citrusy and classic, Bleu De Chanel blends notes of nutmeg, ginger, sandalwood, grapefruit, pink pepper, jasmine and cedar to aromatic perfection. Give it a winter blast.

Feuilles de Tabac debuted in 2000 and has been enchanting libidos ever since. Running underneath balanced waves of sage and grassy pine are addictive base notes of tobacco and warm patchouli.