PAPUA PINK GOLD 2018 - A very surprising floral oud oil

 Wild Aquilaria filaria from Papua-New Guinea, artisan distilled in 2018.

Instead of the customary soaking, half of the raw material has been "dry fermented' (the expression is not literal: it refers to soaking with a higher ratio of solid to wet materials than normal soaking fermentation), while the other half has been soaked

The result gives an olfactive surprise....  full of top and middle notes : floral  (orris, rose), but also woody (oud) and slightly sweet (vanilla, halva) and occasionally fruity (lychee, pink grapefruit). There is also a distinctive note of marsh mallow (the plant:, Althaea officinalis, not the industrial sweet), and a hint of suede. The profile is quite linear, though it does evolve lightly.

This oil is warm, comforting, elegant. It is also very clean and has no barny or funky notes and will fit Western social contexts. The projection is mild and the longevity is excellent. This a smooth profile, that will be suited for people who are discovering oud.

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