Tabac (perfume)
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Tabac is a brand of fragrance that was created by Mäurer & Wirtz
in 1959. It is said to have a floral fragrance and contains a blend of bergamot
, neroli
, lavender
and is accented with tobacco
, oakmoss
and vanilla
. It is available as l'eau de toilette, cologne and aftershave, although the fragrance reportedly differs a little between them- being more floral in the eau de toilette.
In addition to cologne, Tabac is also offered as a high quality shaving soap much favored by wetshavers. The soap is Tallow based and has the same fragrance as the aftershave.
Mäurer & Wirtz
Mäurer & Wirtz is a manufacturer of products in the fragrance and care sector and since 1990 an independent subsidiary of Dalli Group.The company is managed by the fifth generation of the Wirtz family...
in 1959. It is said to have a floral fragrance and contains a blend of bergamot
Bergamot
Bergamot may refer to:*The Bergamot orange*Monarda, genus of herbs of similar odor to the Bergamot orange; in particular**Monarda didyma, called Bergamot, Scarlet Beebalm, Scarlet Monarda, Oswego Tea, or Crimson Beebalm...
, neroli
Neroli
Neroli oil is a plant oil produced from the blossom of the bitter orange tree . Its scent is sweet, honeyed and somewhat metallic, whereas bergamot, being rich in linalool , has more of an aromatic, soft, floralcy.- Production :The blossoms are gathered, usually by hand, in late April to...
, lavender
Lavender
The lavenders are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. An Old World genus, distributed from Macaronesia across Africa, the Mediterranean, South-West Asia, Arabia, Western Iran and South-East India...
and is accented with tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, oakmoss
Oakmoss
Evernia prunastri, also known as Oakmoss, is a species of lichen. It can be found in many mountainous temperate forests throughout the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of France, Portugal, Spain, North America, and much of Central Europe...
and vanilla
Vanilla
Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, Flat-leaved Vanilla . The word vanilla derives from the Spanish word "", little pod...
. It is available as l'eau de toilette, cologne and aftershave, although the fragrance reportedly differs a little between them- being more floral in the eau de toilette.
In addition to cologne, Tabac is also offered as a high quality shaving soap much favored by wetshavers. The soap is Tallow based and has the same fragrance as the aftershave.