There are over 7000 types of roses in the world, however there are only a few roses that bear oil which can be used to make rose water. Out of these, the special Bulgarian Rosa Damascena Rose is said to be the best when it comes to producing high quality rose water. Organically grown in the beautiful 'Rose Valley' of Bulgaria, the Rosa Damascena has been cultivated for more than 330 years. The fine quality of this special rose is said to be owing to the ideal climate and soil of the Bulgarian Rose Valley as well as the perfect amount of sunlight, temperatures and rain the valley receives.
The most astonishing fact about production of this type of rose water is that it takes 60,000 Bulgarian Rosa Damascena Rose blossoms to make a single ounce of pure quality rose oil. Because of this, it's referred to as the 'Liquid Gold of Bulgaria', and one ounce of the rose oil is said to be more expensive than one ounce of gold!