Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Johanna, I like you loved the Red Mandarin then I ordered samples of the green and yellow. My new favorite is Yellow Mandarin. It to me is a bit more floral citrus and is very flirty and yet naughty. Sandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 There has been quite a bit of confusion around mandarin oil and tangerine as it can be tricky to know exactly what you've got. Several countries in South America produce both and they can get blended and/or mislabelled. A French company that has imported drum quantities found the oils to be inconsistant. It seems that if there is more demand for tangerine or firmer prices then mandarin gets blended or labelled as such and vice versa. I buy all our mandarin from Sicilly where they do not grow any tangerines so I can be confident that it is what it says on tin. The mandarins are harvested three times at various degrees of ripeness to produce green, yellow or red mandarin oil. My personal favourite is green but it is oh so delicate and flys away to citrus smell heaven very quickly. It blends well with bergamot and I use yellow grapefruit and a very tiny bit of lime as a citrus structure to hang it on. Best Wishes, Alec Alec Lawless Essentially Me +44(0)1453 882525 www.essentially-me.co.uk aleclawless.blogspot.com ______________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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