![]() The exceptional quality of Bulgarian rose oil is traditionally highly desired asset in the high-end parfumery and cosmetics. These special vessels with strange names are used till today for preservation and transportation of the “liquid gold” of Bulgaria.įor centuries the price of the Bulgarian rose oil is compared to the price of gold. In bigger quantities the oil is preserved and sold in special copper vessels called “konkum”, with weight capacity of 4 kg 88 g. One muskal in reality equals 4,9844 grams but in practice are used few different “muskals” – of 1, 2, 3 and 5 grams. ![]() Little known fact is that the word “muskal” comes from Arab and signifies measurement unit of weight. The most spread form of distribution of rose oil is the small packaging called “muskal”. Known to all Bulgarians is a trader of rose oil named Ganyo Somov who was used as an inspiration for a famous literature character – “Bay Ganyo” by the Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov afer their meeting during the World Expo in Chicago, USA in 1893. Bulgarian exporters of rose oil were with offices in Edirne and Tsarigrad (today’s Istanbul), in Manchester and London, in Vienna and even in New York City. ![]() That was often a family business, as with the brothers Hristo and Nikola Puliev from cify of Karlovo. Trading with rose oil thrives since 19-th century, at the beginning orientated completely towards export. Trading – from the Rose Valley to Chicago Thanks to theese changes Bulgarian rose oil starts to dominate the market and becomes symbol of the highest quality. With this improved method of double distillation, Bulgarian rose oil distillaries managed to optimize quantities and significantly improve the quality of the product. ![]() In the beginning of 20-th century the rose distilleries began processes of improvement in the production methods and introduced a new distillation technique based on their experience with national drink called rakia. Today we look into the most precious rose product, the rose oil.ĭata for rose oil production in Bulgaria sends us back to year 1800 in town of Klisura. We have already written about the provenance ot this flower, how it finds the best climate and soil conditions for cultivation and how it becomes the symbol of Bulgaria in this past post. Bulgarian rose and raw materials that come from it are really vast theme. ![]()
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