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Ginger Biscuit Cologne.

Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne
Fragrance

About this product

A unisex cologne from Jo Malone designed to smell like a warm ginger biscuit, with sweet and spicy ginger notes intended as a seasonal fragrance.

Guru Score

85%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
3Gurus
3Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Subtle skin scent, not overpowering
  • Works well layered with other fragrances
  • Limited edition, sells out quickly

What they flagged

  • Bottle lasts a very long time, slow to finish

What the gurus are saying

This scent pulls off a delicious ginger-biscuit aroma that lands somewhere between cosy and gourmand, with reviewers drawn to its balance of sweet spice and grounding warmth. The fragrance runs light and close to skin rather than projecting strongly, which those who love intimate scents appreciate. It tends to sell out quickly around the holidays, and layering it with vanilla is a trick some have tried to build more presence.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take December 2025

What the gurus are saying.

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"I've been wearing Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit. [...] It is fantastic. It is my favorite holiday scent. I finally got my hands on a full-size bottle this year because they have sold out the past two years that I've tried to get it, and it is divine. So I smell like the holidays. This just smells like Christmas, but in the best way, the most sophisticated, luxurious way. It's so good."
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"Emma talked about the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne. I bought the small bottle to try and it smells absolutely divine, so I'm receiving the big bottle for Christmas. How fun is that?"
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"I picked up the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne in a tiny little size, in a [...] kit with an orange bitters fragrance as well, [...] because that's all I could get my hands on. I finally wanted to smell this perfume that everyone had been talking about last year, [...] and I cannot believe how delicious it smells. The name at first, I thought I wouldn't like it because sometimes I don't like to smell like a baked good. I love a good vanilla, I love a good spice in my perfume, but I didn't want to smell too baked. This perfume smells so fresh and sophisticated and luxurious, and I love it so much. [...] I'm going to enjoy my tiny little bottle through the holidays while I can, but I understand the hype, it really is that good."
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"I love this Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne. I've been trying to get my hands on the full bottle for literally two years now. They finally restocked it and it's literally Christmas in a bottle. I see a lot of reviews saying that this doesn't last very long or it's not strong enough. I like that about this. I personally don't like something that's so overpowering to where it's like all you think about all day is like your perfume. I like that this is more of like a close to your skin type of a scent. It's really nice for me being a new mom again, like having a newborn. This is one of the perfumes that I've been wearing on basically a daily basis. It brings back really good memories. I wore this all throughout Christmas last year. I wore it to Disneyland during Christmas last year. So, that's where my mind takes me. It makes me so happy when I smell this and it really puts me in a good mood even when I've had sleepless nights or whatever. It's one of my favorite favorite favorite perfumes. It smells like a cookie but a ginger cookie. So you do have to like that type of a scent."
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"I've been waiting for years, two years to be exact, to be able to pick up the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit full bottle perfume. This is Christmas in a bottle. I snagged the mini size last year and rationed that and it was my favorite fragrance throughout the entire holiday season, even into January. This smells like a cookie. It is so good. A lot of the reviews say it doesn't last long, but I actually like the level of fragrance in here. It's not too overpowering, which I prefer, especially as a mom. I'm not trying to smoke out the whole house. I just want to feel pretty and nice. I like when fragrances have a close to skin scent, meaning you don't smell it as I walk by necessarily, but if you're close to me, that's when you can smell it. I personally love the scent level in this, the fragrance intensity in this. Some people might not, but I feel like it's perfectly strong enough for me and it lasts on me. The packaging this year is really cute too. They changed it to a little red cap, which is so festive and darling and makes you think of Christmas. It smells like Christmas. I love it so much."
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"I've been wearing Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit. [...] It is fantastic. It is my favorite holiday scent. I finally got my hands on a full-size bottle this year because they have sold out the past two years that I've tried to get it, and it is divine. So I smell like the holidays. This just smells like Christmas, but in the best way, the most sophisticated, luxurious way. It's so good."
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"I wanted to give a little honorable mention to the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne. This perfume took the internet by storm last year -- I didn't get my hands on it, and so I saw it came back in stock this year. I still didn't get my hands on it -- well, that's a lie, I did get my hands on the little mini size, which is in my purse right now, and I've been wearing that. It is such an incredible fragrance. I am going to be hunting that fragrance down for the rest of my life. Hopefully they restock it next year and I won't miss out, [...] because it truly is so, so good."
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"I've been loving the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit perfume, especially around the holidays. I've loved it for years and [...] it smells like a Christmas cookie in the best way. It's fabulous."
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"Jo Malone's Ginger Biscuit could be a fun holiday gift. It literally smells like a Christmas cookie. It's not a very strong scent, but that's what I like about it, since it's more of an up-close skin scent, and it's one of my favorites."
Yay
"The top notes are ginger, spicy and fresh, with a zingy lemon quality. It opens the fragrance with lively brightness. Heart note is roasted hazelnut, an unexpected crunchy note that intrigues with its green woody character. Base note is tonka bean, with warm accents of vanilla and almond and a hint of tobacco, adding tangible richness to the fragrance. I freaking love this. It's not a scent I'd normally wear to the gym, but [...] I love it. It also came with this cute little bow, like [...] a little bow tie. This year's Ginger Biscuit comes in a different package, which also looks kind of cute. I think they change the packaging each year to get everyone who loves Ginger Biscuit to buy it again, but [...] I still have so much of this perfume left and I highly doubt I'll ever finish the bottle, because although it's a really nice scent, I feel like it's very much a [...] fall winter kind of scent to me, even though I might wear fragrances whenever I want. This one strongly feels like it needs to be in the fall and winter."
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"The top notes are ginger, spicy and fresh, with a zingy lemon quality. It opens the fragrance with lively brightness. Heart note is roasted hazelnut, an unexpected crunchy note that intrigues with its green woody character. Base note is tonka bean, with warm accents of vanilla and almond and a hint of tobacco, adding tangible richness to the fragrance. I freaking love this. It's not a scent I'd normally wear to the gym, but [...] I love it. It also came with this cute little bow, like [...] a little bow tie. This year's Ginger Biscuit comes in a different package, which also looks kind of cute. I think they change the packaging each year to get everyone who loves Ginger Biscuit to buy it again, but [...] I still have so much of this perfume left and I highly doubt I'll ever finish the bottle, because although it's a really nice scent, I feel like it's very much a [...] fall winter kind of scent to me, even though I might wear fragrances whenever I want. This one strongly feels like it needs to be in the fall and winter."
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"So what's in my cart, I have the Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit, that is a limited edition. I knew nothing about this until a couple of months ago and I got a small size as a gift from a YouTube event, and it smells so good, especially when I mix it with a vanilla scent."
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"Ginger Biscuit from Jo Malone, oh my god, [...] not for summer but oh my god I freaking love this scent. And it was limited edition. I think I wound up having to buy this from a UK retailer and have it sent over here because I missed it on Sephora and I was like, oh my god, I have to have it. Or maybe, no, you know what happened, I missed it on Sephora, I bought it from a UK retailer but it was like ginger something else, it wasn't Ginger Biscuit, I was like, ah, this is not what I wanted. And then it came back on Sephora, and I think when it came back I was able to get it at Sephora."
Yay
"I got this little sample at a YouTube event where Jo Malone was part of it. It is so delicious, it smells exactly like a ginger biscuit. [...] I love it so much. [...] With this one, Jo Malone is giving Maison Margiela a run for their money, because they really nailed the replica. This should be a replica, because it smells exactly like a ginger biscuit, 100%. It's got that sweet, it's got that ginger, which I love. I love a gingery, spicy scent: slightly sweet, slightly spicy, a little bit of grounding, which it needs so that it's not too much. It's perfect for layering."
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Frequently asked.

What is Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne?

A unisex cologne from Jo Malone designed to smell like a warm ginger biscuit, with sweet and spicy ginger notes intended as a seasonal fragrance.

Is Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

What is Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne's Guru Score?

Jo Malone Ginger Biscuit Cologne holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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