Zoologist Bee Deluxe Bottle Aromatic The Portuguese man o’ war

The Portuguese man o’ war drifts

In the branches of a sprawling thorn tree

fragrant blooms offering up their tempting delights

heady notes of sweet rum and whiskey collide with mellow coffee before the scent settles into its lingering journey

Zoologist Bee Deluxe Bottle Aromatic The Portuguese man o’ warThe Art & Olfaction Awards 2020, Independent Category Finalist The spring day seems still and peaceful. Yet beneath the wildly splattered canvas of a blossom strewn meadow, thousands engage in a desperate race for survival. Worker bees toil at a frantic pace, ferrying a precious cargo of nectar and pollen to deposit it within cramped honeycomb cells, where it will nurture drones and larvae under the eye of a regal queen. In the claustrophobic hive, a