KAMPOT SMOKY MOUNTAINS 2021 • 100% wild Oud • Kampot Cambodia

• production: May 2021. One wild tree distilled deep in the forests of Kampot mountains Cambodia.

• scent highlights: intense fruit, sweet brown spices, and well-harmonized smoke.

• scent description: A beautiful harmony of intense ripe peach, plum, and nectarine; sweet brown dessert spices, allspice, nutmeg, cassia; raisins, rosewood, fresh amber tobacco, fine dark rum, and just the right amount of smoke weaving through.
It’s like eating a piece of the fanciest rummy Christmas pudding next to a warm cup of lapsang souchong tea in a finely appointed log cabin in front of a smoldering fire. Seriously.
Many customers are justifiably afraid of smoky Oud because many smoky Ouds have simply been burned during excessively high-temperature amateur distillations. This one, however, while rich in its smoke aspect, is not burned, allowing all the other most appreciated aspects of a great Oud to shine through along side a prominent complex smoky note.

• notes of controversy: intense smoke and leather notes straight from the bottle which immediately dissipate and harmonize early in the drydown. Smoke remains a prominent feature. See notes in the primary description if you have concerns about smoke.

• distillation notes: Jungle-distilled wood-fired in copper/steel mix. Sourced from a trusted artisanal distiller. Lab-tested for purity and authenticity.

• species: Aquilaria crassna.

Additional notes:

• When we say wild, we mean wild! All our “wild” designated agarwood and oil is from genuine 100% naturally occurring wild forest agarwood trees with no human interventions prior to harvest. Occasionally we might offer other options, but they will be clearly indicated as either “cultivated” (farmed) or “semi-wild” (agarwood growth influenced by human intervention in a natural setting). When we say wild, we mean wild!

• One-tree wonders! We strongly prefer single-tree agarwood harvests and single-tree Oud oil distillations. This has both environmental and aesthetic benefits, capturing the unique essence of a single, fully mature, agarwood tree. When this single-tree preference is not possible we strongly favor combining wood from only a few fully mature trees​ from the same geography, of known provenance, ​supplied by trusted and experienced harvesters. ​(the only exception would be in the case of carefully planned blends or co-distillations which we always describe with precision.) More and more you will see us moving toward single-tree productions. It’s part of our commitment to sustainability and our joy in honoring the individual aromatic “soul” of each tree we harvest.

•​ We try to describe our Oud oils as accurately as possible using common vocabulary from a Western cultural perspective. There might also be some specialized technical or aromatic nomenclature as we seek also to educate and inform our customers. We hope to strike a balance; offering accessibility and straightforwardness while also providing some technical and specialized vocabulary when we think it is informative or necessary.  Our Oud descriptions are subjective and may vary slightly over time due to the effects of aging on Oud's aromatic profile, however, Oud oils will generally only improve with age, and the key features of a particular oil will generally be quite stable over time. We try to repeat the assessment process and update the detailed aromatic description of every Oud oil in our catalog at least once every 12 months. We pride ourselves on detailed accurate descriptions of our Oud oils, and we are happy to receive your constructive feedback on this topic.