My father died when I was 10. There was always a smell that I associated with my memories of him. Now I know what it was; Bay Rum. I ordered a bottle of old fashioned bay rum aftershave and it arrived tonight. As soon as I splashed some on I was slammed with memories of my father. It was exactly the same scent that he wore.
I already love this stuff. It has a heady, spicy, masculine scent that pales the sissy stuff they try to pass off as male scents these days. There is no mistaking this stuff for a women's perfume.
It's hardly modern or high tech, but it smells great to me. I just can't imagine why every store that sells aftershaves doesn't carry this stuff. I wish I had found it 20 years ago.