You are right phrank. Very similar scents. Did a comparison side by side as I still have some Nomad on hand. Close enough I can live with the Nomad being phased out. Soap is still made in the U.K. and still has nice slickness and lather for my needs.
Top tier? neither in price, or performance. But a good soap with, to me, a very enjoyable scent. Put it in tier 2 personally, like tabac in many ways. Will have a home in my shave cave.
YMMV.
Cheers.