Calvin Klein Encounter, released in 2012, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Calvin Klein Encounter: warm spicy, woody and rum, about 4h on skin, projection 5/10, sillage 3/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Calvin Klein Encounter we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Brings a comparable blend of warm spices and woods that recalls the mood of Calvin Klein Encounter.
It shares its citrus, fresh spicy and aromatic accords with Calvin Klein Encounter, lasts about 4h against 4h and carries 140 community ratings.
Evokes the aromatic, spicy depth of Calvin Klein Encounter with a similarly robust woody footprint.
It shares its citrus, woody and aromatic accords with Calvin Klein Encounter, lasts about 5h against 4h and carries 30 community ratings.
Presents a similar masculine profile to Calvin Klein Encounter, leaning heavily into warm spicy accords.
It shares its fresh spicy, woody and citrus accords with Calvin Klein Encounter, lasts about 3h against 4h and carries 25 community ratings.
Explores a similar warm, spicy, and woody territory found in the dry-down of Calvin Klein Encounter.
It shares its citrus, fresh spicy and woody accords with Calvin Klein Encounter, lasts about 6h against 4h and carries 40 community ratings.
Shares a warm, spiced woody character reminiscent of Calvin Klein Encounter, resting on a comforting amber base.
It shares its warm spicy, woody and rum accords with Calvin Klein Encounter, opens on Rum and Cardamom too, lasts about 6h against 4h and carries 189 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
New Brand Parfums Unic, at about $15 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 55% less than Calvin Klein Encounter.
Liz Claiborne Spark for Men, at about 6h on skin, against about 4h for Calvin Klein Encounter.
Liz Claiborne Spark for Men, at 83% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Cafe Parfums Cafe-Cafe pour Homme saves you about $20 a year against Calvin Klein Encounter. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Liz Claiborne Spark for Men comes closest at 5.9h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Calvin Klein Encounter notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-18.