Where the famous Neroli essential oil came from
Zagara, here in Sicily, is the name for flowers of any tree. Zagara is also the name of the Citrus flower.
The Wild Orange flower is one of the most important blossoms, used like rootstock for all types of Citrus, the wild/sevilla/bitter orange produce the most intense flower aroma.
An old Sicilian Tradition close to disappear
The idea of picking flowers and having a flower harvest born some years ago. Old Farmers, the real patrimony of Agriculture, were the only ones who remember the way how to make it. Listening to them and their old stories we finally found the way and the knowledge to make it like it was made in the past.
Yes of course, harvesting several kilos of flowers to give you enough quantity to have essential oil is not so simple, however, here we have prepared several trees over the years to do this.
A Beautiful experience indeed – and the smell….No, this is not possible to put in writing,