CONGRATS!!... For my den, rose seemed like the best scent that they offer, so I got one. I have only ever tried rose before when it was mixed with other things...
It was the same for me, as I have / had a bunch of vetiver-fwd or vetiver dominant, fougere, barbershop, citrusy, etc but never a rose. Let alone, straight, linear, rose-only scent. The scent is present, but it is mild, it's nothing like - say - SV soaps (which I also like a lot). You open the jar of SV Opuntia and it's like spraying a cologne, it's "overpowering". This MdC rose for me is somewhere around 4-5 on a 1-10 scale, for the scent strength. You definitely can smell it throughout the shave, but you can literally apply ANY aftershave and it won't be conflicting. So, it's a winner.
Let us know how you like it, once you get yours!