Mitsouko is a classic scent from guerlain concocted originally in 1919 mitsouko contains notes of rose bergamot and jasmine to begin the perfume a heart of ylang ylang jasmine peach and lilac and vetiver amber cinnamon and oakmoss to round out the sultry scent mitsouko is a homage to the heroine of la bataille the novel by claude farrare it is the story of an impossible passion mitsouko a beautiful japanese woman and the wife of admiral togo is secretly loved by a british officer