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Cocktail Sweet(1930)

Jean Patou · Henri Almeras · Floral

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Part of Henri Almeras's Cocktail series for Jean Patou, this sweet variant opens on bergamot and aldehydes before a mixed-floral heart, closing on amber, vanilla, and musk. The Cocktail series, releasing several variations around the same structural template, mirrored the fashionable drinking culture of the late 1920s, treating fragrance blending as an analogue to mixology. This sweet edition leans toward vanilla-amber warmth relative to its siblings.

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 →
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Launched
1930
Family
Floral

Cocktail Sweet 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, Vanilla, and Musk.

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Top notes
BergamotAldehydes
Heart notes
Mixed Florals
Base notes
AmberVanillaMusk
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16