I have NO IDEA, but it sounds like it would be 'heavenly'!

Maybe, contact a shop that handles aroma products or makes scents.

Sorry I couldn't be of help...

Let us know if you're happy with it, when it's done :)

Orange Blossom Water
True orange blossom water is a hydrosol and the by-product of the steam distillation process used to make Orange Blossom essential oil from blossoms of the Seville orange. This is not to be confused with Sweet Orange essential oil, which is made from the peel of the orange.

Although the terms are used interchangeably, flower or floral water is different from a hydrosol. Flower waters are made by mixing essential oil and distilled water. True orange blossom water has a more delicate scent than flower water does. Orange blossom water is used for therapeutic purposes such as aromatherapy and skin care; however, aromatherapy purists feel that flower waters do not have the same beneficial therapeutic properties that hydrosols do.

Orange blossom water is also used in Persian and Arabic cooking and gourmet food preparation, especially desserts. Orange blossom water may be difficult to find but is usually available at Middle Eastern or gourmet and specialty food shops.

Or, of course you can have a go at making your own orange blossom water using the recipe below-especially if you are so lucky as to have Seville oranges growing in your backyard!

This recipe works well for rose petal water also. It's not a true hydrosol in the sense that it is not distilled, but it will produce an orange blossom water that is fragrant enough for cooking.


Recipe for Orange Blossom or Rose Petal Water
Note: You may need to experiment with the quantities of petals and water, as this is an imprecise recipe at best.

1. Use flowers that have not been sprayed with herbicides, pesticides, or insecticides.

2. Flowers should not be hybrid varieties as the smell and essence may have been bred out of them in favor of "showiness".

3. Pick blossoms early in the morning before the sun gets too hot, about 2 to 3 hours after sunrise.

4. Wash the blossoms and petals in cool water and rinse thoroughly to remove insects and dirt.

5. Macerate petals using a stone or porcelain mortar and pestle and let sit for several hours.

6. Place petals in a large glass jar with lid and cover with distilled water. Less is more. You can always add more later.

7. Let stand in the full sun for a couple of weeks. Check the scent. If it is too weak leave it in the sun for another week.

8. Strain the blossom water into several smaller sterilized jars with lids.

9. Store in a cool dark location such as the refrigerator.

While good answers have been provided here, I would like to add.

In my studies I have found several references to "Orange Blossum Water" being essential to several gardening procedures, specifically the ancient Myrrh gardens of early Eastern Africa, and later, Syria. Myrrh is notoriously difficult to grow, and it is true that the entire time these gardens were in operation, they were in a constant and slow decline in the number of plants maintained, although the one in Syria lasted for several hundred years before it was discontinued altogether. (circa 700-1200A.D. - I am positive many other gardens have existed)

In their manuscr*ipts, the caretakers denoted that the Myrrh gardens absolutely *required* the water of a natural spring around which an orchard of oranges grew. The roots of the orange blossum trees infused the spring water with the essence of orange, and this was sustaining to the Myrrh.

Just something I read while studying Medicines of the Old World in college. Thought it would add to the discussion as it is an entirely different term from the accurate recipe posted above.

To build your own still is no problem, even with kitchen staff you can get a good result. A laboratory flask is not a good idea because the flask is too narrow, parts of the steam will condense on the inside wall, resulting in losses of quality and amount. Distilling app. 500 g lavender you get 10 ml essential oil.

The best book for distilling essential oils at home:
The Essential Oil Maker's Handbook, Spikehorn Press.

I'am an Austrian engineer, offering know-how and all the staff like water steam copper stills to make your own essential oils at home. Since 12 years we offer workshops for distilling essential oils, we also have a book about distilling the oil.
This is all in German, but since three weeks, the book is also available in english.

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Bettina Malle + Helge Schmickl