About Excelsis

Excelsis was founded in 2005 by. Frederick J.  Hass, M.D. for the purpose of producing and marketing a cologne made from the original formula of Pope Pius IX (1792-1878). He called it The Pope’s Cologne.

The historical background of The Pope’s Cologne caught the immediate attention of the news media, with major stories appearing in The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Telegraph,  and even was featured on the national television show “CBS Sunday Morning” with Bill Geist.

Soon people from around the world were purchasing and enjoying this fresh, new fragrance from the past.

In his research on The Pope’s Cologne, Dr. Hass became fascinated with the history and art of perfumery and the wondrous fragrances of real essential oils. He began to make fragrances of his own. “I began to dream in fragrances.” This led to his creation of new and unique fragrances of his own.

His research led him to sampling perfumes at the counters of Nordstrom, Macy’s and Sephora.  “What I came to realize very quickly is that all of these expensive, famous brand perfumes smelled the same because they all share the same synthetic bases. At the same time I found that my own new fragrances, using real essential oils, were better, more pleasing, more complex, more interesting and clearly distinct from one another.”

Thus was born the new Excelsis Collection of ten premium and engaging colognes. Each original, each different, each a tribute to the mysterious art of perfumery... And at the center of each, real essential oils.