So CaptainQuint posted a while ago that he'd started his own artisanal shaving company, The Holy Black. After a few SNAFUs trying to order through the main website, I eventually placed an order through his Etsy site for the aftershave sampler, which gives you a sample of all 4 of his scents, Gunpowder Spice, Sandalwood Smoke, Mountain Man, and Bay Whiskey Lime. I have now used all 4 and decided to share my thoughts.

Firstly, the overall package. For $7.95 you get good sized samples of all 4 offerings. It's a great price. They come packed in small, dram glass tubes, with a cork and sealed with wax. While the packaging looks very nice and masculine, it's a bit of a pain to open. The wax is messy, and one of the corks broke in the bottle of my Bay Whiskey Lime.

Gunpowder Spice - My wife's favorite of the bunch. Just incredibly masculine. Very rich and deep. Richer than Old Spice, with a hint of the gunpowder. I put it on in the morning before I went to work, and I smelled it all day under my surgical mask. Awesome way to operate

Mountain Man - Smell like a god damn lumberjack. Ladies love lumberjacks.

Bay Whiskey Lime - A refreshing take on Bay Rum. The whiskey smells lighter than the rum; the lime is a nice touch. The shortest lasting scent of the four, but still pretty durable.

Sandalwood Smoke - I'm wearing it today. Smells like you started a bonfire with sandalwood. It's fantastic.

Overall: I can't speak highly enough of these aftershaves. Incredibly masculine scents. They all leave my skin feeling great after a shave, not dry, nice and soft. In the end, I will certainly be placing an order for all 4 in full bottles. They will go into rotation with my regular aftershaves, like my Alt Innsbruck.