20th January: 20th January @ 9pm: First, we are unfortunately falling a little behind with work. Tomorrow we have a meeting that we can no longer postpone. Therefore, we must postpone all courier collections tomorrow. I absolutely promise though that we will be working through the weekend again and by Tuesday 25th we will have got on top of “retail” orders. As for big news, first Oakmoss Signature is now back in stock. This is a winter production, artisan produced, really labour intensive with low yields. The aroma profile is first class all the way, plus it is also not IFRA compliant. The only issues to report here is that batch two is aesthetically muddy-ugly and although it dilutes in alcohol, this batch benefits from filtration. All mentioned on the updated product listing. Next, although maybe a few months away, I can now confirm a project that is coming to fruition, we will be introducing Olive Absolute again, Italian made and exclusively distributed by Hermitage Oils. This is light years superior to anything coming out of Egypt. Next, my custom produced Hindi Oud (name still to be decided) will be released on Sunday 30th January along with a new big-ticket release that will be sold under the name of Vetiver Chocolate E.O. Subject to time I am also going to release another new oud on Sunday 30th named Oud Thai Sugar Orange (Maybe more musing is needed for the name!) I will write again on Monday and thanks sincerely to everyone for all the support. Adam Michael : )
17th January @ 8.35pm: Just to say all “retail” orders placed up to the 1st January have now been collected. This week we will clear all “retail” orders placed up until the 10th January. Of course, we will push to achieve better results but note we are working flat out. Beyond this, if you would like to see the return of MYSORE SANDALWOOD E.O, please do email to let me know as I am musing on bringing this back. Towards the end of this month I am also going to try to release my first WILD HINDI OUD e.o on the site, this is a custom distillation exclusive to Hermitage, it is extremely clean woody, floral, fruity and sweet in parts. It is pure perfection and will retail for just 1435 Euros per 10ml. This is a steal price. Sample vials will also be offered. I will write again by Thursday this week. Thank you, Adam Michael : ) 14th January @ 6.30pm update: Since I last wrote we continue to make progress. All “retail” orders placed up to the 29th of December have now been dispatched. “Retail” orders placed between the 30th December to the 1st January should all be dispatched now on Monday 17th January. And we continue to process little/quick orders we see regardless of date for one hour each day. Once we are on top of the workload, I will be working on product content for 12 new, big-ticket releases, and they will be added to the site throughout February. Across February the sites primary categories are also getting altered, because as we continue to transition into becoming a wholesale business, I want to draw attention to our Hermitage Oil custom distillations. A total of 84 SDS have now been uploaded to the site and as we get on top of our workload we will keep adding more : ) Also, emails, please note simply due to a lack of manpower, we are chiefly concentrating on responding to emails that are connected with orders still processing. Once back on track we will reply to all emails received of course : ) I think this covers everything for now and I will aim to write here again on Monday. Thank you, Adam Michael : ) Close
Adam Michael has this to say “From the bottle, the aroma of this plantation Prachin Buri Thai Oud is decaying woody, Thai fruity sweet, with a big standout dose of maple syrup and finished with breezy, trace medicinal menthol qualities. Applying a single drop to the skin, I find the top oozes rich resinous woody character and is complemented by powerful plumes of sticky candied exotic sweetness. All very true to the classic DNA of a bottle of Thai oud but its the maple syrup richness that really stands this apart from a bottle of the usual Provence of Trat produced ouds.
Over the course of a few hours you are hit with notes just like that of opening a bag of licorice candies, following on with a firework display of voluptuous exotic fruits and coupled with stacks of rich resinous woody warmth and traits of incense character sitting in the background. All finished off with a whisper of cresol. Working through the gears, this material goes onto indulge you in some of the finest earthy, green jungle, lightly spiced, rooty and “after the rain” aromas you could ever wish to smell. Comparable to smelling our organic cultivated South Indian vetiver crossed with an age old bottle of mitti attar/ petrichor. The dry down is warm, almost buttery woody, liquorice fruity infused, with the most minute traces of cresol, coconut and caramel chocolate.
One drop of this Thai oud applied to my skin lasts for 5 plus hours. I personally find this scent profile favours colder temperatures and it pairs spectacularly well with our Super Premium Patchouli Absolute and also our Sweet Incense E.O. Of a pourable consistency, aged for one year prior to being offered here for sale, plantation produced and in this instance a material that has all the signature hallmarks of a wild bottle of Thai oud without the crazy price tag. Highly recommend material.”
Botanical Name: Aquilaria crassna
Origin: Thailand (Prachin Buri)
Plantation Material (3 Year Aged as of 28th July 2021)
info35 (verified owner) –
A pleasure. Well balanced between woody and animalic notes
S C (verified owner) –
A beautiful oud of which the consistency is easy to work with. Woody with sweet and animalic inflections.
Aurelya (verified owner) –
Great quality, very interesting smell – love it!
Aidan A (verified owner) –
This is a beautiful offering of cultivated oud that I find wonderfully multifaced and non-linear depending on the concentration, carrier, time after application and of course what you may choose to combine it with.
Overall It is loud, tenacious and seductively sensual. Smelled straight out of the bottle you definitely pick up a slightly bitter, medicinal aroma that quickly gives way to a near indescribable nebula of aromas. I get impressions of creamy warm wood, light muskiness, wafts of scotch, maple syrup, cherries, plum, black berries, raspberries, and balsam. Definitely an extremely enjoyable and precious ingredient.
Jolie T (verified owner) –
When I decided to buy some of Hermitage’s ouds, I felt as if I was indulging my slightly (?) obsessive hobby. I am not rich, but fortunately I could to buy them-,I felt I really needed to understand this oud thing. I am so very grateful that I took the plunge, equally grateful that hermitage offers them at all.
Ouds are unlike any other essential oil. Their complexity, diversity- the effects they create are in a league of their own, so there is no way to experience this w/o purchasing quality oud-
So of the 3 ouds I got, Laos , Cambodia- and this one, they are all very different from each other.
This one is delicate- it is still very present, perfectly strong enough- the balance of notes are very well blended, lighter in mood.
It is all still right there, blond woods, light smoke,sweet fruit- even the licorice Adam speaks of. The animal is distant.there are berries too.
This is the oud to cry over, this one reaches into my heart, this one whispers secrets. Again a tiny drop of blood on the tongue.
This is a song or a poem.
I am so very glad I did this.
Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Wow what a wonderful rich and complex oil..full of character and for me perfectly balanced between leathery, spicy and fruit..such a mind and soul expanding gem..amazing !!