Khamrah is the Lattafa release that brought the brand to most people, and it has since grown into a four-bottle family that goes in genuinely different directions. The original is a spiced date-and-vanilla gourmand, Qahwa turns it toward coffee, Dukhan pushes into incense and tobacco, and Waha abandons the warmth entirely for a salty summer freshie. This guide compares every Khamrah we stock at Sara Sakina, with the note pyramid recorded against each bottle.
Khamrah — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: cinnamon, nutmeg and bergamot over dates, praline, tuberose and mahonial, drying to vanilla, tonka bean, amberwood, myrrh, benzoin and akigalawood. Amber. Listed unisex, for fall and winter, date nights and evenings.
Verdict: the original and still the one to start with. Spice up top, dates and praline in the middle, and a long resinous base that keeps it from reading purely as dessert. It is also the one we hold most of. Lattafa Khamrah →
Khamrah Qahwa — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: cinnamon, cardamom and ginger over praline, candied fruits and white flowers, on vanilla, coffee, tonka bean, benzoin and musk. Amber. Listed unisex, for fall and winter, evenings.
Verdict: the coffee one, and the closest flanker to the original — same spiced opening, but the dates give way to candied fruit and the base swaps myrrh and amberwood for coffee and musk. Sweeter and rounder than Khamrah. Same price as the original. Lattafa Khamrah Qahwa →
Khamrah Dukhan — Eau de Parfum
Profile: spices, pimento and mandarin over incense, labdanum, orange blossom and patchouli, on tobacco, praline, amber, tonka bean and benzoin. Amber Spicy. Listed unisex, all seasons, for evenings.
Verdict: the smoky one. Incense and labdanum in the heart and tobacco in the base take this well away from the gourmand original — praline is the only real link left. The darkest bottle in the family. Currently out of stock. Lattafa Khamrah Dukhan →
Khamrah Waha — Eau de Parfum 100 ml
Profile: bergamot, yuzu, juniper and ginger over iris, cucumber, sage and a sea salt accord, on vanilla, tonka bean, musk, akigalawood and ambrofix. Musk. Listed unisex, for summer and daily wear.
Verdict: the outlier by a distance. Cucumber, sea salt and yuzu make this a summer fragrance that happens to carry the Khamrah name — only the vanilla-tonka-akigalawood base connects it to the rest. It is also the most expensive of the four. Do not buy it expecting the original. Lattafa Khamrah Waha →
Khamrah for the home
The scent is also made as a 300 ml air freshener, which we currently stock. It is the least expensive way to try the profile before committing to a bottle. Khamrah Air Freshener 300 ml →
Which Khamrah should you buy?
First bottle from the family: Khamrah. Sweeter, with coffee: Qahwa. Smoky, with incense and tobacco: Dukhan. Summer and daytime: Waha. Testing the profile at home first: the air freshener. Khamrah and Qahwa sit at the same price; Dukhan and Waha are both higher.
A note on performance figures
We have no verified longevity or sillage figures logged against these bottles, so none are printed above. All four are eau de parfum, so concentration does not separate them — the difference here is direction, not strength.
Every note pyramid above is taken from the product record for the exact bottle we sell, along with its concentration, size and stated season. Test any of them in person at Sara Sakina, Oakville Place (Unit 242), Oakville, or browse the full Lattafa collection with live CAD pricing and Ontario shipping.