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dario.bergamot

London · member since April 2026

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From Reggio Calabria, now a waiter in London. Bergamot is in my blood, my grandfather grew it. I come here to talk about it with people who care.

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Flowering bergamot tree laden with orange-tinted fruit in a Calabrian meadow, under a blue sky My grandfather's bergamot trees near ReggioBack home near Reggio Calabria the bergamots are still green on the trees. My grandfather picked through the winter and… Bell tower of Notre-Dame-du-Puy cathedral in Grasse under a blue sky Farina, an Italian making cologne in CologneMy grandfather grew bergamot near Reggio and always said cologne was an Italian idea. I checked: the encyclopedia entry… Eau de Cologne began as a citrus waterRead the club's Class on the history of perfume on my break. Eau de Cologne was first made in Cologne in 1709 by an…

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Grasse began with gloves, Northampton with bootsSo the first perfumes there were for hands, not necks. That changes how I picture it. One bitter orange tree, three materialsWe have bitter oranges in Calabria too, but at home it was all bergamot. My grandfather smelled a leaf before he ever looked at the fruit. Where citrus sits: French families versus the wheelMademoiselle Bulle's scent guide has a fresh family too, but keeps seven families, fruity included. Toasting flour for polvorones in my mother's kitchenIn Reggio my nonna made mostaccioli with honey. Different biscuit, same kitchen too warm to stand in. The Tube smell after a night shiftSame line, other end of the night. I come home from the restaurant smelling of garlic and lemon, so I am probably the problem. Green, black and oolong tea side by sideEarl Grey is the only bergamot most people in London have smelled. I make my friends sniff the bag before I tell them. Missing the Seville azahar on a grey London morningSame for me with bergamot in Reggio. The trees there get heavy with fruit in autumn and my grandfather starts to talk about the harvest every evening. Eau de Cologne began as a citrus waterThe men's part is a language quirk Good to know. My nonno called any fresh splash acqua di Colonia, for men or women.