Tosca

Tosca is a German fragrance heritage brand created in 1921 under the Mäurer & Wirtz umbrella, the Stolberg-based house that also produced 4711 Kölnisch Wasser and other German fragrance classics. Named in reference to the Puccini opera, Tosca was designed as a feminine floral of its era—powdery, rose-centered, and characteristic of the early twentieth-century German parfumerie tradition. The fragrance became a long-running staple in the German domestic market, beloved by several generations of German women for its reliable, soft, and approachable floral character. Over the decades, Tosca has represented the affordable accessible end of the German heritage fragrance spectrum—a household name rather than a luxury statement. The brand saw revival interest among vintage fragrance enthusiasts and collectors of mid-century European classics. Mäurer & Wirtz continues to maintain the brand alongside its other heritage properties, though Tosca's distribution is primarily German and European.