歷史上第一瓶香水 – 匈牙利皇后水
匈牙利皇后水(the Queen of Hungary’s Water)又稱匈牙利之水(Hungary Water)，是歷史上第一瓶以酒精為基底的香水，也是現代香水的始祖。
至於這位匈牙利皇后是誰，其實眾說紛紜。由於最早的配方出現較明確的記載時間是14世紀末，因此目前大多推論是生長在14世紀的伊莉莎白皇后Elizabeth of Poland(1305–1380)。
匈牙利皇后水的製作者已經不可考，但主要說法為兩種說法：
1. 由僧侶製作後送給伊莉莎白皇后
2. 由鍊金術師製作送給伊莉莎白皇后
(其實鍊金術士也有可能同時是僧侶身份)
最原始的配方是用烈酒白蘭地加入蒸餾的新鮮迷迭香。
資料來源：
https://www.floraswater.com/%E5%8C%88%E7%89%99%E5%88%A9%E7%9A%87%E5%90%8E%E6%B0%B4%E7%9A%84%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2%E5%9C%B0%E4%BD%8D%E6%9C%89%E5%A4%9A%E5%8E%B2%E5%AE%B3/
15世紀至19世紀末，義大利人也開始廣泛使用香水。16世紀出現了香味濃烈的動物脂香，隨後很快流行到法國、英國和其他歐洲國家。
在14世紀的伊莉莎白皇后之後，商品化，出現古龍水這個名詞，古龍Cologne即是科隆Köln的英文寫法。世界最早的古龍水是1709年由一位義大利人Giovanni Maria Farina（Johann Maria Farina）在科隆製造推出，並將其命名為「科隆之水─Kölnisch Wasser」（Farina Eau de Cologne），因廣受歡迎，其他品牌的科隆香水也相繼推出。較知名者有以其店鋪招牌命名的4711科隆香水，於1803年出產了4711 Kölnisch Wasser。
上市時間（西元）：1792
香 調： 柑苔調
前 味： 檸檬、柑橘、佛手柑
中 味： 薰衣草、迷迭香
後 味： 橙花醇
下表為香水的歷史
The origin and evolution of perfume
The first bottle of perfume in history – Queen of Hungary
The Queen of Hungary’s Water, also known as Hungary Water, is the first bottle of alcohol-based perfume in history and the ancestor of modern perfumes.
As for who the Hungarian queen is, there are different opinions. Since the earliest formula appears to be more clearly recorded at the end of the 14th century, most of the current inferences are that the Queen Elizabeth of Poland (1305–1380) grew in the 14th century.
The maker of the Hungarian Queen's Water has not been traced for a long time, but there are two main theories:
1. Made by monks and given to Queen Elizabeth
2. Made by an Alchemist for Queen Elizabeth
(In fact, the alchemist may also be a monk at the same time)
The original recipe uses spirit brandy with fresh distilled rosemary.
From the 15th century to the end of the 19th century, Italians also began to use perfume widely. Strongly scented tallow incense appeared in the 16th century and soon spread to France, England and other European countries.
After Queen Elizabeth in the 14th century, it was commercialized and the term cologne appeared. Cologne is the English writing of Cologne Köln. The world's earliest cologne was made in Cologne in 1709 by an Italian, Giovanni Maria Farina (Johann Maria Farina), who named it "Cologne Water-Kölnisch Wasser" (Farina Eau de Cologne), because it was popular with the public. Favorite, other brands of cologne have also been launched. The better-known ones are the 4711 Cologne, named after its shop sign, which produced 4711 Kölnisch Wasser in 1803.
資料來源：
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E6%B0%B4
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