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Wild Borneo Oud Kinabalu E.O
Adam Michael has this to say “Hailing from Borneo, wild, 30-day soak, hydro distilled, artisan produced in 2018 and profile wise this oozes big achiever, no-nonsense, old-school masculinity throughout. This is a dark style, antique woods vibed aromatic with a hints of resinous and incense sweetness. 1000/1000 on my score card – yes, the profile here is that well-orchestrated throughout.
Breaking the notes down further, the incense reference for me consists of – powdered sandalwoods, sweet cinnamon, cassia powders, angelica root shavings, trace crushed charcoal and possibly a trace of nutmeg for good measure. For the resinous qualities, my brain registers liquified elemi resin, crushed pink peppers, trace burning Sultan Hojari tears, Mexican copal tears – the ones of excellent clarity and balsam tolu.
Antique woods, I think of heavily lacquered oak and mahogany woods but presented in a more refined, polished and uniformed manner – when compared with plantation ouds that showcase such profiles – including our Cambodian.
Animalic qualities of this wild Borneo oud essential oil consist of refined castoreum character, aged fossilised Hyraceum, clean horsehair and finished with trace tonalities of oakmoss and crushed ambergris. It is worth noting that like Oud Hindi Red No1, you know animalic tonalities are here, but at the same time, they all manage to be palette pleasers, or better phrased in this instance – clean. The dry down is predominantly incense and clean animalic themed.
To sum up this wild Borneo oud essential oil is aromatic art in a bottle, and a natural that is a personal honour to behold, evaluate and enjoy.”
Botanical Name: Aquilaria sinensis
Origin: Malaysia
Wild Material (Produced 2018)
Alcohol Soluble: Yes
Oil Soluble: Yes
Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Wow what an amazing Borneo! This oud its an offer not meant for mainstream market but rather for private collectors and lovers of exclusive oils. upon diving into this beauty you get notes wrapped in vetiver cloud wet and spicy like immediately
relaxing you and bringing a comfort and tranquility in the mind..fields of bamboo and antique Frankincense with a touch of fresh mahogany peeled from the bark and a dry cedarwood mixed with a touch of oakwood coming towards you as you go deeper..and then layers of moist brown sugar and something spicy as a touch of delicate sweet cinnamon or faint clove encapsulate the heart of this gem but not at all fruity or flowery..this gives the effect-mind numbing -that fine ouds offers..its magical! Actually there isn’t any actual order in the layers and notes as if it is trying to seduce you each time you take a swipe that is wrapping around you in a different way..masculinity and unexplained in equal measure!!!
Kai Leon Art Parfumeur (verified owner) –
The spell-binding beauty of this nothern Borneo can be appreciated fully when comparing it to other fine Ouds, with likes of the wild Khao Yai, which I’ve swiped on the other wrist: wild Kinabalu is fresher yet wider and deeper, which is for me a magnetic Paradox, lying in the heart of all worthy Ouds.
On my skin the opening is an orchestra of forest Greenery, fresh bitter resins, saps, nectars, with soul-stirring maritime wiffs of Sea at distance… Euphoric yet tranquille by the time of the ‘heart’ vapors, I’ve came to conclusion – that all the comparative desriptions we use when picking a scent analytically apart, are failing to describe the utterly unique scent of the Noble Decay, that reflects the unique chemistry of Ouds. Enigmatically oscilating between all its facets, transfixing with Magic in plumes of sacred incense, like Mahler’s Adagios…