bergamot

Note

top

Family

citrus

Type

essential oil

Origin

Italy

Perfumer's Notes

Bergamot, a small citrus fruit grown primarily in Italy, is a cross between pear lemon and Seville orange or grapefruit. Bergamot is named after the Italian city Bergamo where its oil was first sold. The essential oil is used extensively in fragrance for its sweet freshness. Tea drinkers may recognize bergamot as a flavor in Earl Grey.

Blends Well With

geranium, lavender, lemon, ylang ylang, neroli

Prominent In

Bergamot is used in most fragrance groups mainly as a top note. It is of particular importance for the cologne, chypre, and fougere types of fragrance.