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Rose otto (rose oil; Bulgarsko rozovo maslo, PGI)

Rose otto is the distilled rose. In the Valley of Roses it is picked from May, for 20 to 30 days, from 5 or 6 in the morning until about noon, and its oil is a protected name.

In the damask-rose oils that have been profiled, citronellol and geraniol are the largest components; β-damascenone is present in traces. No percentage is shown: the figures in the sources belong to single studies and single samples.

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In your room

A model you can turn here or place in your room with a phone. Nothing is fetched until you ask; nothing is stored or sent. Everything you can place in a room.

An engraved still of the model: a red rose, drawn in hatched lines on parchment.

fragrance material

A red rose

A 3D model of a garden red rose by Lassi Kaukonen (CC BY 4.0), not a botanical specimen of Rosa × damascena; simplified and scaled to about life size here.

To place it in your room, open this page on an iPhone or iPad (AR Quick Look) or an Android phone (Google Scene Viewer). The files below open in any 3D viewer.

A single red rose on its stem, a 3D model by Lassi Kaukonen ("Red rose", CC BY 4.0) - the same model the site’s rose renders use. It is a garden rose, not a specimen of the Damask rose (Rosa × damascena) grown for rose oil; it shows the flower whose petals are distilled for rose otto and extracted for rose absolute. Simplified for the web and scaled to about life size (45 cm): the size is a choice, not a measurement.

In the room
45 cm tall, 27.8 cm across. No measurement: scaled to 45 cm, about life size (a choice)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 · credit: "Red rose" by Lassi Kaukonen, CC BY 4.0, simplified and rescaled (changes made)
Model
13,222 triangles (simplified from 214,660)

The files GLB 696 KB · USDZ 1.3 MB

The record

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Name
rose otto (rose oil; Bulgarsko rozovo maslo, PGI)
documented · 2014

(Bulgarsko rozovo maslo)

HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’… · read 2026-09-27

confidence A

Kind
natural
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

a distilled oil of the flower

confidence B

Botanical
Rosa damascena Mill.
documented

The Damask rose is traditionally grown in the Valley of Roses (Rozovata Dolina) in Central Bulgaria

HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’… · read 2026-09-27

the PGI is the oil of the Damask rose of the Valley of Roses

confidence A

Part
the flowers (rose blossom), picked with the sepals
documented

only blossoms with at least one open petal are picked with the sepals

HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’… · read 2026-09-27

confidence A

Extraction
steam distillation
perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

rose otto is the distilled oil by definition; HV-1’s production-method section was not quoted by the house’s review, so no sentence of it is cited here

confidence B

Grade
not on record
not on record

no grade on record

Descriptors
honeyed, spicy, floral
house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own wording on the /materials rose card; a descriptor vocabulary with a convention source is later work

where the site says it: /materials, “The Precious Materials”

confidence C

Regulation
documented

EU-2023-1545: each record above quotes its entry.

Price band
not on record
not on record

nothing on the site is for sale; the per-kilogram price was removed (the claims register)

Wikidata
Q83054
documented

essential oil

WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation) · read 2026-09-30

the Wikidata item’s English description; a label match: the item is “rose oil”, described as “essential oil”; chosen from a name search (2026-09-30)

confidence B

Harvest and processing
  • picking of the rose blossom (harvest): by hand: only blossoms with at least one open petal are picked, with the sepals, without damaging the stem or the branches
    documented

    The harvest takes place over a 20 to 30-day period and requires special skills: between several hours before daybreak and the early morning only blossoms with at least one open petal are picked with the sepals, without damaging the stem or the branches.

    HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’… · read 2026-09-27

    the EU register’s single document for the PGI “Bulgarsko rozovo maslo”

    confidence A

    ; when: from 5–6 a.m. until 11–12 noon
    documented

    The picking of rose blossom begins at 5-6 a.m. and continues until 11-12 noon.

    HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’… · read 2026-09-27

    the season (May, 20–30 days) is on the Origin record kazanlak-bg (its harvest windows)

    confidence A

    record
Constituents
  • citronellol · rank 1 · share not on record
    identity: measured

    Acyclic monoterpene alcohols citronellol (20.35-44.75%) and geraniol (15.63-27.76%) were highest

    S6 · Kumar et al. (2023). Phenotyping floral traits and essential oil profiling revealed considerable variations in clonal selections of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) · read 2026-09-27
    S4 · Xiao et al. (2017). Verification of key odorants in rose oil by gas chromatography-olfactometry/aroma extract dilution analysis, odour activity value and aroma recombination · read 2026-09-27
    GC-2 · Ulusoy et al. (2009). Tocopherol, carotene, phenolic contents and antibacterial properties of rose essential oil, hydrosol and absolute · read 2026-09-27

    confidence A

    share: not on record

    S6’s 20.35–44.75 % is one study’s clonal selections and is not shown (S6 caution); GC-2’s ">55 %" is citronellol and geraniol together in one sample

  • geraniol · rank 2 · share not on record
    identity: measured

    geraniol (15.63-27.76%)

    S6 · Kumar et al. (2023). Phenotyping floral traits and essential oil profiling revealed considerable variations in clonal selections of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) · read 2026-09-27
    GC-2 · Ulusoy et al. (2009). Tocopherol, carotene, phenolic contents and antibacterial properties of rose essential oil, hydrosol and absolute · read 2026-09-27

    confidence A

    share: not on record

    as citronellol: not shown

  • 2-phenylethyl alcohol (phenylethyl alcohol, PEA) · share not on record
    identity: documented

    phenyl ethyl alcohol

    S4 · Xiao et al. (2017). Verification of key odorants in rose oil by gas chromatography-olfactometry/aroma extract dilution analysis, odour activity value and aroma recombination · read 2026-09-27

    S4 lists it among the important rose-oil odorants (abstract; species not stated)

    confidence A

    share: not on record

    no measured share filed

  • β-damascenone · share not on record
    identity: documented

    Several of the key flavor compounds in rose essential oil are C(13)-norisoprenoids, such as beta-damascenone

    S5 · Huang et al. (2009). Substrate promiscuity of RdCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage oxygenase from Rosa damascena · read 2026-09-27

    confidence A

    share: not on record

    a trace by the sources’ wording (the facts strip: "present in rose oil in traces"); no figure

Films and plates

  • S1 · the opening film: distillation · film
    the rose (its bloom only): Lassi Kaukonen, "Red rose", CC BY 4.0, credited on /credits; the copper still (its pot and helm, tinted): District Museum in Tarnów, "Vodka distillation set" (MT-E/3446), published by the Virtual Museums of Małopolska, CC0 1.0; a historic copper still, not a perfume alembic
  • MAT-1 · the rose field: the /materials masthead film · film
    the rose (its bloom only): Lassi Kaukonen, "Red rose", CC BY 4.0, credited on /credits

Claims register

Every sentence and number the site states about this record, with its status after the 2026-09-27 review.

  • removed · (removed) (was: Yield 4 tons → 1 kg oil)
    unsourced · the claims register

    removed by the house’s review (row 2308): a number stated as fact with no source

  • removed · (removed) (was: Yield 4 tons → 1 kg oil (the "1 kg"))
    unsourced · the claims register

    as row 1313

  • softened · hundreds of identified compounds (was: over 300 identified compounds)
    unsourced · the claims register

    softened by the house’s review: a number stated as fact with no source; "hundreds" is still unsourced

    where the site says it: /materials, “Madagascar Vanilla”

  • removed · (removed) (was: Yield: 4 tons → 1 kg oil)
    unsourced · the claims register

    removed by the house’s review: a number stated as fact with no source

  • removed · (removed) (was: Price per kg: $6,000–$12,000)
    unsourced · the claims register

    removed by the house’s review: a price with no source; nothing is for sale; other houses’ raw-material prices are left out until the sourcing phase

  • removed · (removed) (was: Price per kg $6,000–$12,000)
    unsourced · the claims register

    removed by the house’s review 2026-09-27 (row 2309): a price stated as fact with no source; nothing on the site is for sale

Sources

  1. HV-1 · Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (‘Българско розово масло’ (Bulgarsko rozovo maslo), PGI), Official Journal of the European Union C 122, 25.4.2014, p. 12 (2014/C 122/05), CELEX 52014XC0425(02). Registered by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1020/2014. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri… · read 2026-09-27 · EU reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU): reuse for commercial or non-commercial purposes, with acknowledgement of the source
  2. S6 · Kumar A, Gautam RD, Singh S, Chauhan R, Kumar M, Kumar D, Kumar A, Singh S. Phenotyping floral traits and essential oil profiling revealed considerable variations in clonal selections of damask rose (Rosa damascena Mill.). Scientific Reports 2023;13:8101. DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-34972-5. PMID 37208367. PMCID PMC10198992. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34972-5 · read 2026-09-27 · CC BY 4.0
  3. S4 · Xiao Z, Li J, Niu Y, Liu Q, Liu J. Verification of key odorants in rose oil by gas chromatography-olfactometry/aroma extract dilution analysis, odour activity value and aroma recombination. Natural Product Research 2017;31(19):2294–2302. DOI 10.1080/14786419.2017.1303693. PMID 28347181. doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2017.1303693 · read 2026-09-27 · publisher's terms (Taylor & Francis; subscription, no open licence); single facts and short quotes only, under fair use (quoted, not reproduced)
  4. S5 · Huang FC, Horváth G, Molnár P, Turcsi E, Deli J, Schrader J, Sandmann G, Schmidt H, Schwab W. Substrate promiscuity of RdCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage oxygenase from Rosa damascena. Phytochemistry 2009;70:457–464. DOI 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.01.020. PMID 19264332. doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.01.020 · read 2026-09-27 · publisher's terms (no open licence deposited); single facts and short quotes only, under fair use (quoted, not reproduced)
  5. GC-2 · Ulusoy S, Boşgelmez-Tınaz G, Seçilmiş-Canbay H. Tocopherol, carotene, phenolic contents and antibacterial properties of rose essential oil, hydrosol and absolute. Current Microbiology 2009;59(5):554–558. DOI 10.1007/s00284-009-9475-y. PMID 19688375. doi.org/10.1007/s00284-009-9475-y · read 2026-09-27 · publisher's terms (no open licence deposited); single facts and short quotes only, under fair use (quoted, not reproduced)
  6. WD-1 · Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation): the items named on each record (each statement read with its references), read 2026-09-30. www.wikidata.org · read 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0

Our text and structure are CC BY 4.0; quoted source text stays under its owners’ terms.

this record as data: /data/material/rose-otto.json · version 6 · updated 2026-10-01 · confidence A