Nerolium

Since 1904, this agricultural cooperative in southern France has focused on processing bitter orange trees (leaves, flowers, and fruit). Named Nerolium—derived from “neroli,” the term for the essential oil obtained through the distillation of 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 processesthe products of bitter orange trees—not only by extracting essential oil from orange blossoms but also the fruit of bitter orange trees to make jams.