Jo Malone pairs vanilla with Scotch for Holiday 2026 — alongside tangerine and honey

Holiday 2026 will introduce two limited-edition colognes: Tangerine & Honey and Vanilla Scotch. They will arrive alongside the return of Orange Bitters and Whiskey & Cedarwood — rather than gathering familiar winter motifs into one formula, the brand separates them into different moods.

Tangerine & Honey centres on tangerine and honey, with clove and tobacco supporting the stated accord. This is not an carefree fruity idea: the spice and tobacco facet should steer the sweetness away from a candy-like effect and towards something drier and more evening-ready.

Vanilla Scotch brings together vanilla, a Scotch accord, tonka bean and golden amber. Here, the festive feeling reads differently — not as a citrus flash, but as a warm, rounded composition with the suggestion of an aged drink.

The contrast between the two launches is the point. Tangerine & Honey looks like a choice for those who want sparkle and spicy bitterness in a December fragrance; Vanilla Scotch may suit lovers of soft vanilla who are looking for something beyond dessert, with a deeper amber backdrop. Their final character, of course, will only become clear on skin.

The return of Orange Bitters and Whiskey & Cedarwood makes the collection feel less disposable: alongside the new gourmand pairings sit familiar citrus-bitter and woody-boozy directions. Jo Malone London’s Holiday 2026 collection is not a single ‘festive scent’, but a small menu — from spiced tangerine to warm vanilla with a whisky accord.