Nougat

What it brings

A round, comforting gourmand touch.

Origins and uses

Nougat is a confection made of honey, sugar and almonds, often completed with pistachios and, for white nougat, beaten egg whites. The oldest known white nougat recipes appear in a tenth-century Arabic cookbook from Baghdad; they then travelled through Andalusia, Catalonia and Italy. In France, Montélimar nougat is attested from 1701, and both black and white nougat are among the thirteen desserts of a Provençal Christmas.

In perfumery, nougat is not a material but a recreated accord, combining notes of honey, toasted almond and vanilla to evoke confectionery, sweet and slightly powdery. It brings a soft gourmand quality to florals and ambers.

In our catalogue, nougat opens Khôl de Bahreïn by Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777, with violet, before a heart of orris, sandalwood and amber.