bitter orange
noun
: sour orange
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Eleven different botanicals are macerated in the spirit for flavor: juniper, angelica root, cardamon, cassia bark, clove, coriander, hyssop, licorice root, lemon verbena, sweet orange peel and bitter orange extract. 
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 China-China lends a bitter orange element to the cocktail, while fresh blackberries add both beautiful color and a fruit note. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 The distillery also uses orris root, cinnamon, goldenrod, licorice, Persian lime, angelica, coriander, bitter orange peel, and lemon peel in its botanical blend. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2022 In place of the bitter orange Italian liqueur, bartenders use an intense digestivo from the Italian Alps made from mountain herbs, Marsala wine and Sicilian tree sap, which gets blended with orange bitters and charged with carbon dioxide. Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 July 2022 This is an eau de toilette that features notes of bitter orange, red apple, pink peppercorn, cypress, clary sage, sandalwood, cedarwood, and Akigalawood. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Top notes of green mandarin, bitter orange and mint mingle with a heart of neroli and rosemary, with a dry down of cedarwood, cashmeran and a sap accord of green vegetal notes. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The artisanal blend opens with refreshing notes of bitter orange, black pepper, and basil. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 Meanwhile, the Distillery of Monaco produces bitter orange liqueur and gin, flavored with citrus from trees in Monaco and nearby villages. New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021 See More
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 China-China lends a bitter orange element to the cocktail, while fresh blackberries add both beautiful color and a fruit note. Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2022 The distillery also uses orris root, cinnamon, goldenrod, licorice, Persian lime, angelica, coriander, bitter orange peel, and lemon peel in its botanical blend. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2022 In place of the bitter orange Italian liqueur, bartenders use an intense digestivo from the Italian Alps made from mountain herbs, Marsala wine and Sicilian tree sap, which gets blended with orange bitters and charged with carbon dioxide. Jordan Michelman, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 July 2022 This is an eau de toilette that features notes of bitter orange, red apple, pink peppercorn, cypress, clary sage, sandalwood, cedarwood, and Akigalawood. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022 Top notes of green mandarin, bitter orange and mint mingle with a heart of neroli and rosemary, with a dry down of cedarwood, cashmeran and a sap accord of green vegetal notes. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 13 May 2022 The artisanal blend opens with refreshing notes of bitter orange, black pepper, and basil. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022 Meanwhile, the Distillery of Monaco produces bitter orange liqueur and gin, flavored with citrus from trees in Monaco and nearby villages. New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above