Sfumato Fragrances

Great experience! Turns into a bar at night. Bartenders were so nice. Would recommend.

Nice spot still! Visited here years ago! Somehow my review doesn't exist any longer 🙃 so here's another one with updated pics

I really love this place! It's an experience. The fragrance shop in the evening transforms into a fragrances and cocktails. Painstaking selected ingredients that matches the note with your drink. In mild weather they have an adorable outside courtyard.

Surprised I had not wrote a review on this place already since it's pretty amazing. The fragrances they sell during the day are great. This has been my go to place for scents for about 2 years now. Also the cocktails they make here are great and unique. While the scent pairing with the cocktails is different for everyone, it still makes for a unique experience. The bartenders are always super friendly as well. Will continue to go her whenever friend want chill fun night.

Took a Zero-Proof Cocktail Making class here! It was informative and delicious. There is so much detail and thought behind the cocktail, fragrances, and location aesthetics. Absolutely would recommend for anyone looking for an intimate, inclusive evening. Cheers!

This is my second time here, first time they were so rush, and Mr. Peterson contact me directly to try them again, is surprise me they treatment and professionalism. This staff truly care about customer service and quality. Something that any customer needs to seek at the time to pick a place to have a good time and experience. I truly recommend this place not only for the quality of their cocktails and their customer service, also for the search of be a better version. 100% im coming back, great place for a date, happy hour or just enjoy the experience between the cocktails and the fragrance.

Awesome space, terrific fragrances. Sad to report they’ll be closing at years end. Visit while you still can!

With an engineer’s approach to scent and cocktails, Kevin Peterson has created something truly special here. Additionally, they have one of the best NA cocktail programs I’ve ever encountered. I also highly recommend his book “Cocktail Theory” for the cocktail enthusiast in your family.

A very cool concept! I found it interesting how they blended the fragrances for a unique sensory experience with the cocktails. This was very special for me because I don't drink alcohol and it elevated the cocktail experience. The flavors were bold, original and sophisticated. Staff was very knowledgeable and the atmosphere was like being in the apothecary of an alchemist. Highly recommend getting a reservation! We went early at opening and put our names on the list. Fortunately we were able to get in, but it is very exclusive with limited seating.

What a cool place I would like to come back here at least every month. I recently quit drinking cold turkey and they had a great selection of mocktails so I could enjoy the flavors and scents . The staff goes above and beyond to make sure that you know what kind of drinks you are getting, and they even gave me a special birthday sample. They offer a charcuterie board, but I was not hungry. We did get the nuts and they were satisfying. It's been such a cool location with some seating outside and it's really a one of a kind unique gem in Detroit. The drinks were so beautiful and it was quite an experience to try the different scents that accompany them.

Ive never imagined that paring a scent with a drink would be so amazing. This is the perfect chill spot in midtown perfect for a quick date or a friends night out. I ordered a mocktail and it was just as tasty as the real thing . The staff was funny and super personable.

By day, this space is Sfumato, a fragrance shop, and by night it turns into Castalia, a cocktail bar. A short 3 minute walk from Cass Corridor, Sfumato is this quaint little below-ground space that speaks to my soul. They are located in this little Victorian-era house & also have a patio area filled with seating as well during the nice weather months. The inside space is tiny, just enough room for the bar, a few cocktail standing tables, with a selection of books & fragrances lining the walls. Their fragrances are so delicious & come in all kinds of sizes. From a full bottle down to a collection of small samples. They also sell incense & incense holders that are so cute & so well scented. The employees are knowledgeable about fragrances and are more than willing to help pair you with the perfect scent for you. Perhaps my favorite thing about Sfumato is their Scented Cinema. This is what "smell-o-vision" always wished it could be & what Sfumato has cracked. They created a scent bundle filled with individual scents paired to moments in classic movies for you to spray as you watch the movie to add a smell element at appropriate & poignant points in the movie. I bought the one they made for Wizard of Oz and it really elevated the experience of this classic! A great gift idea if you have fragrance lovers & cinephiles in your life! :)

We had a wonderful experience!! The atmosphere is fabulous and so is the waitstaff. Really enjoyed their knowledge of their craft and their passion. Really unique cocktails No wine or beer. Perfumes for sale there are awesome. Definitely will go back!!

I wasn't even sure which to review, but it looks like Castalia has their carry-outs cocktails available at the Sfumato Fragrances location, since that is definitely downstairs. I would totally give five stars for both the charming location and the delicious cocktail and fragrance pairing! This fragrance store that converts to a cocktail bar after hours looks so cozy! And smells amazing. Once the world starts turning again, it's definitely on my bucket list to wander the amazing Midtown area and enjoy cocktails here. I also loved browsing their unique book selections - lots of intriguing titles about history and such of liquors and cocktails. I love reading and these never occurred to me - there goes my to-be-read list, growing again. So happy that Castalia and Sfumato participated in a local Yelp event so I could learn that they're there! Can't wait to go back :)

Sfumato, besides being fun to say, is directing the cocktail in a logical direction. An underappreciated proportion of the experience of consumption comes through scent, and the pairing of fragrances with cocktails makes sense if done right. (Who among us hasn't had their enjoyment of a meal tempered by the smell of nearby teenage date-rape body spray?) Sfumato isn't really offering anything that different than the barbecue restaurant down the street or that bowl-shaped wine glass -- each is providing a specific olfactory experience. It's just that Sfumato is taking the control of that experience to a different place. I have yet to set foot in the building, but I recently treated myself to one of their highly curated experiences. We ordered a "scented cinema" kit, which came with 7 custom scents to pair with particular scenes in the Wizard of Oz. We had to forego the popcorn for this viewing, but we agreed that it was great fun. I won't spoil the review with specifics, but I will say that while some of the scents were obvious, others we never could quite figure out. And it only added to the fun that we found our attention disrupted from the flow of the film to focus on the scents. I can see how it might seem, at first glance, that a scented movie experience is a prime example of human excess. But when you think about it, humankind hasn't been all that kind to our noses. We've moved away from farms and into cities. We live in climate-controlled boxes and breathe our own stink. Why shouldn't we treat ourselves to a better olfactory existence? Fight the good fight, Sfumato.

This place is honestly pure magic. My friends and I were completely mesmerized by the enchanting fragrances, the expertly crafted drinks that perfectly matched those scents, and the overall vibe as we made our way to the bar. The two bartenders were incredibly welcoming, even though we were in a goofy mood when we arrived. Their skills in crafting drinks with aromatic spices and botanicals, not to mention creating these incredible long-lasting oil-based perfumes, left us in awe. Trust me, this spot is a haven for both the classiest and nerdiest of folks. I can't recommend it enough - gather your friends and TREAT Y'ALLSELVES TO THIS!!

Bringing two senses together so magically...an experience I can't wait to have again!

When you want a fragrance that makes someone want to eat you up like candied bacon or add you to their cocktail drink- that's when you get a Sfumato fragrance. Seriously guys, please ditch the axe spray from hell and go all natural with these tasty spices to increase your pheromone attracting potential. Mmmmmm... is that pumpkin pie latte I smell, or just your Sfumato fragrance making me want to put you into a grande cup with whip cream on top?

This place is sooooooooo cute and intimate. My boyfriend and I went for date night. The drinks are based off unique fragrances made special by the employees. The ambience was relaxing and calm. I highly recommend this place if you're looking for someplace to wind down alone or with a partner. It smells amazing, the drinks are tasty, and they have books! The only thing I didn't like was the amount of space. There's about three tables in total and there is seating at the bar. Otherwise, you'll probably have to go outside and sit at the patio. This is nice during the summer but may be a problem in the colder months. Very unique experience in Detroit. KYLE IS AMAZING!!!!!!

Interesting restaurant and Fragrance Shoppe! Food is excellent, drinks, very inventive and tasty! Excellent service, friendly too!

Sfumato is a harmony of the senses. It is an evocation of scent, sight, taste, and memory.

Nice place, we went for the the fragrance class. It was interesting. I thought it was in poor taste to end the class with telling guest if you want to go home and watch GOT. It was good overall, but maybe have a nice closing statement.

What an amazing unique place. It sells fragrances during the day and then cocktails at night. Amazing concept. Not sure words can describe. Service was so amazing. Must go. Very very unique.

We stopped in on our way out of a restaurant. We were so glad we did! Kyle and Maryann (I think thrat was her name. Forgive me, I'm terrible with names) we're so friendly and pleasant. They were knowledgeable about the products and drinks we had. Kyle made me a paper plane drink, and I hate bourbon, with rosemary in it, and it was EXCELLENT. No hint of bourbon, just delicious and refreshing. We will definitely be back. Loved it.

Amazing store! One of my fav places in all of Detroit. Fragrance store by day and experiential cocktail bar by night. Everyone done here is executed with craft and care.

The concept at this bar is innovative, the location is a newly dug basement to an old Detroit house. The owner is there to guide you through the process, which is not obvious.

What a cool place and the owner was so kind and made our drinks for us. Very interesting concept!!! Highly recommend this place!