Black Bear

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Clary sage, rosemary and tarragon open it sharp and green, like a handful of herbs crushed in your palm. Then the beeswax comes through, soft and a little honeyed, warmed with wood and spice. Labdanum, benzoin and patchouli give it a dark, resinous base. Moss Breches was one of the original Tom Ford Private Blends in 2007, and Tom Ford described it as a dark, mystical chypre built on beeswax absolute. It's old-school and grown-up, and there isn't much else like it.

We named it for the black bear and the beehive he can't leave alone. The old mountain hive was the bee gum. Folks cut a two- or three-foot section of hollow black gum trunk, set it on a board, put a plank on top and let the bees move in. Black gum was the wood of choice because, as one old account puts it, it "would not split." After a while mountain people called any beehive a gum, whatever it was made of. Up into the early 1900s, it was a rare mountain family that didn't keep bees. A black bear will tear a hive apart for what's inside: some honey, but mostly the brood, the bee larvae packed in the comb. And once a bear finds a hive, he tends to come back.

Inspired By Tom Ford Moss Breches — Black Bear is our impression of Moss Breches, hand-blended at extrait strength.

Fragrance Family Chypre • Woody • Aromatic

Fragrance Notes Clary Sage • Rosemary • Tarragon • Beeswax • Woods • Spices • Labdanum • Benzoin • Patchouli

Longevity: Moderate

Projection: High

Sillage: Moderate

Size 30 mL Extrait de Parfum

Maison Appalachia is an independent fragrance house. This product is inspired by Tom Ford Moss Breches and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by Tom Ford.