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Over the next 14 weeks we will be exploring Oud wood and oil. Not the synthetics that are now a staple of mainstream perfumery; this series will go to the source of the oil itself.
This is the link to Part 7 of the weekly Oud Series which is on Fragrantica.
Fasten your web-belts; let’s go web-travelling…
Part 1: My name is dehn al Oud
Part 3: How to Burn Oud Wood
Part 4: RealOud – Phoenicia Perfumes
Part 5: Rolling In The Deep Without Adele
Part 6: What is the smell of Oud oil?
Part 7: The Smell of Oud by Terroir
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In Part 7 we explore the areas in the maps above to see how the scent of Oud can be differentiated by the place that it is grown.
Oud Bengal
Image: Agaraura
Bangladesh
Oud Bengal – indescribable jungliness mixing with the tobacco-suede notes.
Oud Idrees
Image: Ensar Oud
Bhutan
Oud Idrees – wild sinking-grade distillation from 100-yr old trees. - sunshine in a bottle.
Borneo Kinam
Image: Ensar Oud
Borneo
Borneo Kinam – wild-harvested - bold woodiness.
Oud Kampuchea
Image: Agaraura
Cambodia
Oud Kampuchea – wild-harvested - radiant resinous core, sweetly penetrated by notes of fruit.
Chinese Exclusive
Image: Ensar Oud
China
Chinese Exclusive – a wonderful whirl of soft vanilla with tobacco’s earthiness, and a sharp edge of musk slicing through.
India
Bhavana – wild-harvested - plenty of barnyard character.
Maroke 2004
Image: Ensar Oud
Papua New Guines
Maroke 2004 – a pulsating jungly oud essence.
Oud Yusuf
Image: Ensar Oud
Thailand
Oud Yusuf – organic and ethically harvested - a floral dream.
Further Reading
Scent Bound – Scent Notes: Oud
Absolute Trygve‘s Aromatic Quest
Kafkaesque on Elegant Wood or Medicinal Sexiness?
Enfleurage – Trygve Harris’ shop sells Aromatics from the Natural World
The End of Oud (TheFragrantMan.com)
Oud in the Middle East (TheFragrantMan.com)
The Blood of the Arabs (TheFragrantMan.com)
What is Gaharu Wood? (gaharuwoods.wordpress.com)
Arabian and Islamic views on fragrance (TheFragantMan.com)
Bigger Stink Means Higher Price as Men Crave Rare Oud (bloomberg.com)
#OUD SERIES: The Smell of Oud by Terroir #Perfume Over the next 14 weeks we will be exploring Oud wood and oil. Not the synthetics that are now a staple of mainstream perfumery; this series will go to the source of the oil itself.
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