Nerolium

Since 1904, this agricultural cooperative in southern France has dedicated itself to processing bitter orange trees (leaves, flowers, and fruit). Named Nerolium, a term derived from  “neroli,” the term used to describe the essential oil obtained by distilling orange blossoms, the cooperative grew over time and opened a second distillery in Vallauris in 1920.

Orange blossoms are harvested in April, May, and November. Nerolium stands out in France as the only cooperative that processes bitter orange products by extracting orange blossom essential oil as well as the fruit of bitter orange trees to make jams.