Gold Knight is inspired by the flamboyant knight in golden armor represented by Klimt in 1902 on Beethoven's Frieze. Gold Knight contrasts the power of patchouli with the sweetness of bergamot and anise, enhanced by the warm, golden glow of vanilla and honey. As perfumer Pascal Gaurin explains, Gold Knight is "molten gold that marries a dark armor".
Heir to one of the major French cognac houses, Kilian Hennessy wanted to take over the project of his family. The smells of his childhood spent near the family cellars in Cognac inspired him when he chose to work on the semantics of smells. In search of the "share of angels", a language common to gods and humans, he then met the world of perfumes: the sugar of alcohol and the wood of wine cellars can then be found in many fragrances by Kilian.