Oud oil (Cambodi)

Say itOOD oil

Sweet, fruity-honeyed, leathery oud with soft smoke and less barnyard funk.

What it is: Natural oil from resinous heartwood of Aquilaria crassna.
Where it comes from: Cambodia and neighbouring Indochina
When you smell it: Dry-down: what stays.
What perfumers do with it: Refined, sweeter oud for rose-oud and amber accords in luxury and attar perfumery.
Worth knowing: Oud oil is largely a by-product: the best resinous chips are sold for burning, and lower grades are distilled.
Rules: Limited. Aquilaria in CITES Appendix II; exports require permits.
Also called: Cambodian oud; Aquilaria crassna

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