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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
File:Bergamot essential oil.jpg|thumb|200px|Bergamot essential oil.


* [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (nonfiction)]]
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[The Adulteration of Bergamot]] - a lost erotic novel by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (nonfiction)]]
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File:Young woman curtseying.jpg|Young woman thought to be the [[The Adulteration of Bergamot|Earl of Grey's unrequited muse]].
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* [[The Adulteration of Bergamot]] - a lost erotic novel by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 08:08, 5 June 2016

Bergamot essential oil.

Bergamot essential oil is a cold-pressed essential oil produced by cells inside the rind of a bergamot orange fruit. It is a common top note in perfumes.

Description

Bergamot essential oil is a major component of the original Eau de Cologne composed by Farina at the beginning of the 18th-century.

The first record of bergamot oil as a fragrance ingredient is from 1714, found in the Farina Archive in Cologne.

One hundred bergamot oranges will yield about three ounces (85 grams) of bergamot oil.

The scent of bergamot essential oil is similar to a sweet light orange peel oil with a floral note.

Earl Grey tea

Earl Grey tea is a type of black tea flavored with bergamot essential oil as a flavoring, named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.

Nonfiction cross-reference

File:Bergamot essential oil.jpg|thumb|200px|Bergamot essential oil.

Fiction cross-reference

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