Bitter orange

The sour orange of Seville marmalade, grown for its peel, leaves and blossom rather than its juice. Its peel oil is sharper and greener than sweet orange, with a bitter edge.

Bitter orange is a citrus note. It appears in 1 fragrance here, most often in the opening.

Also listed as bigarade and Seville orange.

It is most often paired with amber, datura and orange blossom.