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Cocktail(1930)

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The base composition in Henri Almeras's Cocktail series for Jean Patou, opening on bergamot and aldehydes before a mixed-floral heart, closing on amber, musk, and woods. Patou released this alongside Sweet, Dry, and Bitter Sweet variants, treating the underlying formula as a base to be adjusted in different directions much as a bartender varies a cocktail recipe, an unusually playful and modern conceptual framework for fragrance marketing in this period.

Did you know? This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true. Read the full story →

Brand

Jean Patou

Perfumer

Henri Almeras

Launched

1930

Family

Floral

Cocktail is a fragrance from Jean Patou, released in 1930 and composed by Henri Almeras. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Amber, Musk, and Woods.

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