Bay rum is such a universally loved scent among wet shave aficionados that I've never understood why none of 'the major' cream manufacturers (3T's, Harris, etc etc) make a BR cream.
I just bought some Barclay Crocker Bay Rum cream. I'll let you know how it works out. I may have to try to the Shave Den stuff. I am a cream guy only and I am like Flutewhistler in that I am in a constant search mode for a BR cream.
I used the Barclay Crocker Bay Rum cream this morning and it's a great performer! As for smell, it has a lot more bay leaf than clove. In fact, I couldn't smell any clove. Good lather and good cushion as well. I'm glad I bought this. I'm a cream guy and have been looking for a good BR cream!
Here's a link: http://barclaycrocker.com/merchant....roduct_Code=BCbayshave&Category_Code=BayShave