The plate: bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain)
Planche XV · BigaradierBitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) · Citrus × aurantium (C. aurantium L.; sour, Seville or bigarade orange)

Ingredients · Florals · heart note

Orange blossom absolute

Honeyed, heady orange blossom with indolic, grape-like and waxy richness.

What it is
Natural absolute from solvent-extracted bitter-orange flowers.
Where it comes from
Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt
When you smell it
Heart: the first hours.
What perfumers do with it
Warm, sensual white-floral heart; richer and sweeter than neroli, for florals and orientals.
Worth knowing
It comes from the same blossoms as neroli; solvents capture heavier, sweeter molecules that steam leaves behind.
Also called
Orange flower absolute; fleur d'oranger; Citrus aurantium flower absolute