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Cocktail Dry(1930)
Jean Patou · Henri Almeras · Chypre
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The dry variant in Jean Patou's Cocktail series, sharing the base aldehydic-floral structure but finished with an oakmoss-musk-woods base rather than the sweeter amber-vanilla found in other editions, giving it a crisper, less overtly sweet character.
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This scent's aldehydes carry a famous origin myth — the "accidental overdose" story behind Chanel No. 5 — that historians say probably isn't true.
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Cocktail Dry is a fragrance from Jean Patou, released in 1930 and composed by Henri Almeras. It sits in the Chypre family. It opens with Bergamot and Aldehydes, moves into a heart of Mixed Florals, and settles into a base of Oakmoss, Musk, and Woods.
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