I purchased this last year and have just now made time to make a soap batch to test it out.
Out of the bottle the scent of coffee was not really there. I figured that maybe in the soap it would smell better. But after making the soap yesterday, the scent is just not pleasant at all. It doesn't smell anything like coffee or caramel.
I made another batch with leftover coffee FO from another company and when I smell that it smells amazing with a clear coffee scent. But the batch with the Caramel Coffee scent just smells unpleasant. I can't even properly describe the scent. Almost has some sort of plastic like scent to it which is nauseating to me. I hope it will change after the cure, otherwise I just have to dump the soap.
I have a whole bottle left of this FO because I purchased a bigger bottle because of the good reviews. But, I think I will have to throw it out unfortunately.
Lesson learned. Not going to go by good reviews anymore but will always buy sample sizes first.