The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Mont Suisse 67 comes straight from a specific memory. Somewhere between glass windows, watching peaks roll past bathed in sunshine and dusted in snow, the idea took shape. Edelweiss became the quiet centerpiece of the composition, a rare and delicate botanical that anchors the entire aromatic concept. Launched in 2021, the fragrance tries to bottle something most people only get on vacation: the shock of cold air after stepping off a heated train, the brightness of high-altitude sun, the hush of snow that hasn't been disturbed yet. Italian lemon and Spanish mandarin open the composition, their sharp brightness capturing that crystalline quality of thin mountain air meeting citrus groves in the valley below.
What makes this aromatic composition unusual isn't any single note. It's the arrangement. Wormwood, that bitter almost-medicinal herb associated with absinthe, sits in the middle of the pyramid alongside clary sage and lavender, which gives the heart a dry, herbal intensity you don't find in most citrus-forward fragrances. This one leans herbal and slightly bitter, with the wormwood doing the heavy lifting in the composition.
The evolution
The first ten minutes are sharp, almost bracing. Italian lemon and Spanish mandarin hit together with grapefruit, cold and bright and slightly bitter, like sucking on a piece of citrus peel in mountain wind. Pink pepper flickers underneath, adding a dry warmth that keeps the opening from feeling sterile. After about thirty minutes the citrus recedes and the herbal heart takes over. Clary sage and lavender arrive together, creating that clean herbal density you find in classic fougère structures, but wormwood tips everything slightly bitter, slightly green, slightly wild. This middle phase stays remarkably consistent, the wormwood maintaining its presence without overwhelming the softer aromatics around it. The iris is subtle here, more of a texture than a statement, adding a powdery coolness that reinforces the alpine feeling.
Cultural impact
Mont Suisse 67 sits in an interesting space within Krigler's catalog, a citrus-aromatic composition that distinguishes itself through its unusual herbal heart. The wormwood bitterness combined with the edelweiss accord creates a profile that feels distinct from typical offerings in this genre. The fragrance shares a certain kinship with WienerBlut's Nord du Nord, another composition that draws on alpine imagery and bitter herbal notes to evoke cold, high-altitude landscapes.
