Chocolate perfumes: 16 to try, from dark cocoa to milky and floral

Every perfume below lists chocolate or cacao in some form among its notes, and each comes in 3ml and 10ml. Start with the group that matches your taste, then try two as 3ml decants before you choose a bottle.

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#	Parfume	Udmærkelse	Hovednoter	Varighed	Duftspor	Årstid	3 ml	10 ml	pr. ml
1	Chocolate GreedyMontale	Bedst samlet	Tonkabønne, Vanilje	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter	6,57 €	21,51 €	2,15 €
2	Dolce PassionePantheon Roma		Mørk chokolade, Honning, Jordbær	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter	10,26 €	27,18 €	2,72 €
3	Tobacco ChocolatTom Ford		Kakao, Mørk chokolade	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter, Efterår	18,18 €	50,40 €	5,04 €
4	Midnight EspressoBy Kilian		Chokolade, Ristet hasselnød	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter, Efterår	21,51 €	56,61 €	5,66 €
5	Fève GourmandeGuerlain		Rose, Krydderier	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Efterår	17,64 €	50,31 €	5,03 €
6	AngelMugler	Stærkeste duftspor	Abrikos, Brombær, Kommen	Evig	Enorm	Vinter	8,37 €	25,74 €	2,57 €
7	Black Orchid ReserveTom Ford		Bergamot, Trøffel	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter, Efterår	15,93 €	50,31 €	5,03 €
8	Attrape-RêvesLouis Vuitton	Bedste friske	Kakao, Pæon, Tyrkisk rose	Moderat	Moderat	Forår	19,08 €	50,31 €	5,03 €
9	Tabac RoseBDK Parfums	Bedst til vinter	Chokolade, Kanel, Tyrkisk rose	Langtidsholdende	Kraftig	Vinter	11,34 €	31,59 €	3,16 €
10	TethysGiardino Benessere	Bedst til sommer	Amber, Damaskusrose	Moderat	Moderat	Sommer	9,90 €	24,75 €	2,48 €
11	Love DelightAmouage		Heliotrop, Jasmin, Rose	Langtidsholdende	Moderat	Forår	13,77 €	39,33 €	3,93 €
12	VelorumTiziana Terenzi		Mandel, Kanel, Nelliker	Evig	Moderat	Vinter	30,78 €	89,64 €	8,96 €
13	Blanche BêteLiquides Imaginaires		Røgelse, Jasmin, Mahonial	Langtidsholdende	Moderat	Efterår	17,10 €	45,27 €	4,53 €
14	Valentino UomoValentino		Chokolade, Hasselnød, Ristede kaffebønner	Moderat	Moderat	Efterår, Vinter	7,65 €	22,05 €	2,21 €
15	Gentleman Eau de Parfum BoiséeGivenchy	Bedst i forhold til prisen	Kakaofrugt, Cedertræ, Iris	Moderat	Moderat	Efterår	7,29 €	19,98 €	2,00 €
16	Bad BoyCarolina Herrera		Cedertræ, Salvie	Langtidsholdende	Moderat	Efterår, Vinter	7,83 €	22,05 €	2,21 €

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What chocolate smells like in perfume

Chocolate begins with the cocoa bean, the seed of the cacao tree. The tree's Latin name, Theobroma, means "food of the gods" in Greek. Before the beans become chocolate, they are fermented, dried and roasted.

Chocolate was a drink long before it was a bar. In Mesoamerica it was drunk bitter, flavoured with vanilla and chilli, and it reached Europe in the 16th century.

Guerlain describes the cocoa in one of its perfumes as an accord its perfumer composed, with notes that are sweet and bitter at once. Read the perfumes below the same way: the partners around the chocolate decide whether it comes across as dark, milky, floral or woody.

Chocolate is one corner of the wider sweet family. For that bigger picture, from caramel and praline to coffee, read our guide to gourmand perfumes. This page stays with chocolate alone and sorts it by its partner.

Chocolate at the centre

These five build around chocolate or cocoa, with coffee, vanilla, tobacco, rum or tonka bean beside it.

1Bedst samlet

Chocolate Greedy by Montale

Topnoter

Bitter appelsin, Kakao

Hjertenoter

Tonkabønne, Vanilje

Basisnoter

Kaffe, Tørret frugt

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 6,57 €10 ml 21,51 €

Chocolate Greedy by Montale is a niche perfume for women, launched in 2007. Bitter orange and cacao open it, tonka bean and vanilla form the heart, and coffee and dried fruits close it. Montale frames it as a search for childhood comfort. For the rest of the house, our guide to Montale perfumes sorts ten of them into oud, wood and tobacco, sweet, and spring and summer scents, and names Black Aoud as the one to try first.

On longevity, community votes lean long lasting, then eternal. Strong, then moderate, is how voters rate its sillage. Voters pick it for winter and autumn, for the evening, the day or the night.

2

Dolce Passione by Pantheon Roma

Topnoter

Mørk chokolade, Honning, Jordbær, Trøffel

Basisnoter

Blomme, Safran, Tonkabønne, Hvid moskus

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 10,26 €10 ml 27,18 €

Dolce Passione by Pantheon Roma is a niche perfume for women from 2016. Dark chocolate, truffle, vanilla, honey and strawberry open it, over a base of tonka bean, plum, saffron and white musk.

Its longevity votes lean long lasting, then eternal. Votes on its sillage are split between strong and moderate. Winter is the season voters pick, for night or evening wear.

3

Tobacco Chocolat by Tom Ford

Topnoter

Appelsin

Hjertenoter

Kakao, Mørk chokolade

Basisnoter

Ambrofix, Patchouli, Perubalsam, Tobak

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 18,18 €10 ml 50,40 €

Tobacco Chocolat by Tom Ford is a unisex perfume from 2026. Tom Ford describes a co-distilled accord that joins fine chocolate with smoky tobacco, set against bright orange. Akigalawood and orange open it, cacao and dark chocolate form the heart, and tobacco, patchouli, Peru balsam and ambrofix close it. Our guide to tobacco perfumes explores that side further.

Longevity votes for Tobacco Chocolat lean long lasting, then eternal. Sillage votes lean strong, then enormous. Voters link it with winter and autumn, and with evening and night.

4

Midnight Espresso by By Kilian

Topnoter

Kaffe, Rom

Hjertenoter

Chokolade, Ristet hasselnød

Basisnoter

Benzoe, Vanilje

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 21,51 €10 ml 56,61 €

Midnight Espresso by By Kilian is a niche, unisex perfume composed by Mathieu Nardin. Coffee and rum open it, chocolate and toasted hazelnut form the heart, and benzoin and vanilla settle at the base.

Voters lean long lasting, then eternal, when they rate its longevity. Their sillage votes favour strong, then moderate. Winter and autumn lead the season votes, with evening and night the occasions.

5

Fève Gourmande by Guerlain

Topnoter

Kakao, Rom

Hjertenoter

Rose, Krydderier

Basisnoter

Patchouli, Te

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 17,64 €10 ml 50,31 €

Fève Gourmande by Guerlain is an Eau de Parfum for women from 2023, and the perfume whose cocoa accord Guerlain describes as sweet and bitter. The house also says it is the new name for Gourmand Coquin. Cocoa and rum open it, rose and spices follow, and patchouli and tea finish it.

Most community voters call its longevity long lasting. Its sillage draws strong votes first, moderate second. Autumn and winter evenings are when voters pick it.

Chocolate and patchouli

Earthy patchouli meets the chocolate in these three. Two set chocolate and patchouli together in the base; the third keeps cocoa in a floral heart above it.

6Stærkeste duftspor

Angel by Mugler

Topnoter

Bergamot, Cassis, Kokos, Candyfloss

Hjertenoter

Abrikos, Brombær, Kommen, Honning

Basisnoter

Amber, Karamel, Chokolade, Moskus

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 8,37 €10 ml 25,74 €

Angel by Mugler launched in 1992, and Mugler presents it as the perfume that opened the gourmand genre. Its top is a crowd of cotton candy, bergamot, pineapple, coconut, cassis, melon, jasmine and mandarin orange, with honey, red berries, plum, orchid and rose in the heart. The chocolate waits in the base, beside patchouli, caramel, vanilla and amber.

On Angel, community votes on longevity lean eternal, then long lasting. Votes on its sillage lean enormous, then strong. Voters pick it for winter and autumn, for night wear.

7

Black Orchid Reserve by Tom Ford

Topnoter

Bergamot, Trøffel

Basisnoter

Mørk chokolade, Patchouli, Tonka, Vanilje

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 15,93 €10 ml 50,31 €

Black Orchid Reserve by Tom Ford is a unisex perfume from 2025. Bergamot and truffle open it, and dark chocolate, patchouli, tonka and vanilla form the base.

Its longevity votes lean long lasting, then eternal. Most community voters rate its sillage strong. Winter and autumn are the seasons voters pick, for night or evening.

8Bedste friske

Attrape-Rêves by Louis Vuitton

Topnoter

Bergamot, Ingefær, Litchi

Hjertenoter

Kakao, Pæon, Tyrkisk rose

Basisnoter

Patchouli

Tidspunkt på dagen

Dagtimer

Prøv den: 3 ml 19,08 €10 ml 50,31 €

Attrape-Rêves by Louis Vuitton is a perfume for women from 2020. Bergamot, ginger and lychee open it. Peony, Turkish rose and cocoa form the heart, with patchouli beneath.

Most community voters rate its longevity moderate. Most voters call its sillage moderate too. Voters pick it for spring and autumn, by day or in the evening.

Chocolate with rose and flowers

Rose meets the chocolate in all three of these, and two of them add jasmine.

9Bedst til vinter

Tabac Rose by BDK Parfums

Topnoter

Citron, Lyserød peber, Blomme

Hjertenoter

Chokolade, Kanel, Tyrkisk rose

Basisnoter

Labdanum, Patchouli, Tobak

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 11,34 €10 ml 31,59 €

Tabac Rose by BDK Parfums is a niche, unisex perfume from 2021. Pink pepper, plum and lemon open it. Turkish rose, cinnamon and chocolate form the heart, and tobacco, patchouli and labdanum finish it.

Most community voters rate its longevity long lasting. Most voters call its sillage strong. Voters pick it for winter and autumn nights.

10Bedst til sommer

Tethys by Giardino Benessere

Topnoter

Chokolade, Kaffe, Jasmin, Vanilje

Hjertenoter

Amber, Damaskusrose

Basisnoter

Cedertræ, Moskus, Patchouli, Vaniljeblomst

Tidspunkt på dagen

Dagtimer

Prøv den: 3 ml 9,90 €10 ml 24,75 €

Tethys by Giardino Benessere is a niche, unisex perfume from 2018. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee and jasmine open it. Damask rose and amber sit in the heart, with vanilla flower, musk, patchouli and cedar below.

Longevity votes for Tethys lean moderate, then long lasting. Sillage votes lean moderate, then strong. Unusually for this guide, voters pick it for summer and spring, for the day, the office or the evening.

11

Love Delight by Amouage

Topnoter

Kanel, Ingefær, Mandarin, Rosenvand

Hjertenoter

Heliotrop, Jasmin, Rose

Basisnoter

Kakao, Cypriololie eller nagarmotha, Rom, Vanilje

Tidspunkt på dagen

Dagtimer

Prøv den: 3 ml 13,77 €10 ml 39,33 €

Love Delight by Amouage is a perfume for women from 2024. Ginger, mandarin orange, cinnamon and rose water open it. A heart of heliotrope, jasmine and rose sits above vanilla, cacao, rum and cypriol oil.

Voters lean towards long lasting when they rate Love Delight's longevity, with moderate second. On sillage, votes favour moderate, with strong behind it. Voters pick it for spring, for the day or the evening.

Milky and white chocolate

Here the chocolate is white, or it sits beside milk, with vanilla, musk and tonka bean underneath in both.

12

Velorum by Tiziana Terenzi

Topnoter

Sort peber, Kardemomme, Ingefær, Mandarin

Hjertenoter

Mandel, Kanel, Nelliker, Lotus

Basisnoter

Amber, Guajaktræ, Moskus, Sandeltræ

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 30,78 €10 ml 89,64 €

Velorum by Tiziana Terenzi is a niche perfume for women from 2017. Mandarin orange, rose, ginger, saffron, black pepper and cardamom open it. Passionfruit, almond, tea, cloves, cinnamon, lotus and nutmeg follow. White chocolate sits in the base with vanilla, musk, amber, sandalwood, tonka bean and guaiac wood.

Velorum's longevity votes lean eternal, then long lasting. Its sillage votes lean moderate, then enormous. Voters link it with winter and autumn, and with night and evening.

13

Blanche Bête by Liquides Imaginaires

Topnoter

Ambrette (moskusokra), Mælk, Mystikal

Hjertenoter

Røgelse, Jasmin, Mahonial, Tuberose

Basisnoter

Kakao, Moskus, Tonkabønne, Vanilje

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 17,10 €10 ml 45,27 €

Blanche Bête by Liquides Imaginaires is a niche, unisex perfume from 2021. Ambrette, milk and a note listed as Mystikal open it. Incense, jasmine, mahonial and tuberose form the heart. Cacao, musk, tonka bean and vanilla close it.

Most community voters rate its longevity long lasting. On sillage, the majority vote is moderate. Autumn and winter are the seasons voters pick, for the evening or the day.

Chocolate perfume for men

We list these three as men's perfumes, and here the chocolate sits beside wood and spice. The unisex picks above, such as Tobacco Chocolat, Black Orchid Reserve and Tabac Rose, are worth a try too.

14

Valentino Uomo by Valentino

Topnoter

Bergamot, Myrte

Hjertenoter

Chokolade, Hasselnød, Ristede kaffebønner

Basisnoter

Cedertræ, Læder

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 7,65 €10 ml 22,05 €

Valentino Uomo by Valentino launched in 2014. Myrtle and bergamot open it, hazelnut, chocolate and roasted coffee beans form the heart, and leather and cedar close it.

Longevity votes lean moderate, then long lasting. On sillage, most voters say moderate. Autumn and winter lead the season votes, for night or day.

15Bedst i forhold til prisen

Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée by Givenchy

Topnoter

Sort peber, Koriander, Geranium

Hjertenoter

Kakaofrugt, Cedertræ, Iris

Basisnoter

Patchouli, Sandeltræ, Træagtige noter

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften

Prøv den: 3 ml 7,29 €10 ml 19,98 €

Gentleman Eau de Parfum Boisée by Givenchy launched in 2020. Geranium, coriander and black pepper open it. Iris, cacao pod and cedar form the heart, and woody notes, patchouli and sandalwood close it.

Most community voters rate its longevity moderate. For sillage, the majority vote is moderate as well. Voters choose it for autumn and winter, for the evening or the office.

16

Bad Boy by Carolina Herrera

Topnoter

Bergamot, Sort peber, Hvid peber

Hjertenoter

Cedertræ, Salvie

Basisnoter

Amberwood, Kakao, Tonkabønne

Tidspunkt på dagen

Aften i byen

Prøv den: 3 ml 7,83 €10 ml 22,05 €

Bad Boy by Carolina Herrera is an Eau de Toilette from 2019 by Louise Turner and Quentin Bisch. Bergamot, black pepper and white pepper open it, cedarwood and sage form the heart, and amberwood, cacao and tonka bean finish it. Our guide to tonka perfumes covers that base note in more depth.

Votes on Bad Boy lean long lasting, then moderate, for longevity. Sillage votes lean moderate, then strong. Voters link it with autumn and winter, and with night and evening.

The chocolate map at a glance

Try a dark and a milky chocolate in 3ml

Choose one dark chocolate and one milky one, and start with a 3ml decant of each. At around 60 sprays apiece, there is enough for several days of wear with both. If you are unsure how a decant is filled, read what a perfume decant is.

For the dark side, Chocolate Greedy in 3ml is 6,57 €. For the milky side, Velorum in 3ml is 30,78 €. When one wins you over, the 10ml size holds around 200 sprays, enough for weeks of wear.

Not sure how to choose without smelling first? Our guide on choosing a perfume without smelling it walks through it, and fragrance families explained shows where the gourmand family sits among the others. Voters pick almost every perfume here for winter or autumn, so our winter perfumes page is a natural next stop.