Thunderhead Mountain

Saffron and cinnamon bark open it hot and dry, with a thread of immortelle that smells faintly of sun-dried hay. Then the plum arrives, dark and ripe, wrapped around camellia and a vein of oud. Benzoin, vanilla, fir balsam, and amber carry it the rest of the way. It's a storm cloud of a fragrance: heavy, sweet at the center, never quite settling down.

Thunderhead Mountain rises 5,527 feet on the Tennessee–North Carolina line in the Great Smoky Mountains, and the Appalachian Trail runs right across the top. The name comes from its weather. In the 1930s a Smokies guide named Sam Cook put it this way: "It'll be thunderin' and lightnin' on Thunderhead when it's clear on every other peak on top o' Smoky." One of the knobs on its summit ridge is called Rocky Top.

Inspired By Tom Ford Plum Japonais — Thunderhead Mountain is our impression of Plum Japonais, hand-blended at extrait strength.

Fragrance Family Woody • Spicy • Fruity

Fragrance Notes Saffron • Cinnamon Bark • Immortelle • Plum • Camellia • Oud • Benzoin • Vanilla • Fir Balsam • Amber

Longevity: High

Projection: High

Sillage: High

Size 30 mL Extrait de Parfum

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