Bergamot beauty: Acqua di Parma’s new scent takes you to Calabria

A fragrance that unlocks the irresistible essence of a magical fruit

Acqua di Parma’s limited edition Bergamotto Di Calabria La Spugnatura

Bergamot is a fruit of mystical qualities. Best known for its spicy and floral tang that gives Earl Grey tea its distinctive flavour, it is full of aromatic twists. While the fruit is grown in various countries, it only really flourishes in Calabria on Italy’s south coast. In fact, only Calabrian bergamot yields the precious essential oil which is produced through cold pressing its peel.

Some have suggested that bergamot is an ingredient in the love potion Oberon uses to trick Titania into falling in love with Bottom in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, others say it was introduced to Europe by Christopher Columbus in the 15th century.

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