Curacao Oranges Which Are Now Primarily Grown In Haiti Were Once Lovely Valencia Oranges Grown In The Fertile Soil Of Spain. These Orange Plants Were Brought To The Caribbean By Spanish Explorers And Planted On A Few Islands South Of Florida. The Climate Was Not Suitable For Valencia Oranges So All That Would Grow Were Stunted Trees That Yielded Small Greenish Oranges That Were Horribly Bitter. Eventually An Enterprising Spanish Family Turned This Botanical Failure Into The Joy Of Every Bartender By Using The Peel Of These Oranges To Add Aroma To Their Distilled Liqueurs Discarding The Flesh Of The Orange As A Useless Food Stock. Bergamot Is Grown Primarily On The Coast Of Calabria Italy (The Toe Of Italy’S Boot). It Is Similar In Color To Lemons And Like The Curacao Orange It Has Notoriously Bitter Flesh. Its Peel Has Been Used For Centuries In The Perfume Industry But Its Primary Use Is In Earl Grey Tea Lending The Tea A Complex And Refreshingly Bright Citrus Aroma. We …
