Adam Michael has this to say “I love aromatics and all the artisan oddities that become available from time to time. The producer knows this well, and so when he told me that he had produced Wood Apple CO2, he also knew the sale was already a sure thing. I purchased it all and asked […]
Adam Michael has this to say “As of the 20th May 2025, this is my first ever offering of Burmese oud plantation and what a score. The opening notes are all strongly lacquered wood themed, with lots of warmth, subtle chilli seed spice and dirty hyraceum qualities sitting underneath. The woody tones are cresol rich, […]
Eleonora Scalseggi has this to say “There are many reasons why orris materials are still a timeless classic of perfumery today, from the very time consuming all special process to produce them, to their heavenly scent and their charming powderiness. The interesting fact is that not only can orris materials prove very versatile in perfumery, […]
4th April 2025: Happy to write that we have secured more of the exact batch of this plantation oud released on Christmas night 2024. Thank you, Adam Adam Michael has this to say “Back in late 2019 I released Oud Laos E.O Woody, which was well received and a big success story. (I am recycling […]
Adam Michael has this to say “So what we have here is vetiver bourbon absolute produced in March 2019. This definitely takes time to fire up on the strip and it’s easy to think this is just a mellowed vetiver with an intensely smooth creamy milky chocolate body finished with coffee and caramel qualities. No bad […]
Adam Michael has this to say “20th November 2024, this Myanmar Oud Signature Gold, is plantation material, blood red in colour, of a pourable viscosity and the performance here is full on super-beast-mode. This starts in a similar vein as Cambodian plantation ouds, exuding cresole, wood shavings, animalic tonalities, with the addition of mulled wine, […]
Adam Michael has this to say “Aromatically Kushui Rose Otto Signature Gold is somehow both a gentle and powerful performer, with a mostly unique rose profile throughout. This is an especially beautiful and enchanting rose and another I am super happy to have in our rose collection. The rose qualities here are intense jelly rose […]
Adam Michael has this to say “This is a full on FIVE YEAR AGED barn-heavy, old school Assam North Indian produced Oud. The opening aroma profile of my third Assami oud, exudes the smell of horse-hair, aged old smooth leathers, antique woods, freshly dug soil, decaying tree bark, aged fossilized hyraceum and cresol. On the […]
Adam Michael has this to say “The smell of this barley absolute, right off the bat I get hits of espresso coffee with a little cream mixed in, I pick out a note that reminds me of the taste that fills my mouth as I chew on sticky toffee candies, we have some toasted nutty […]
Adam Michael has to say “The story with this one goes as follows. When I lived in the UK I purchased this absolute from a well respected producer in France, via a distributor. The French company has operations in Indonesia where they make patchouli aromatics. Can you guess who it is? !! This absolute was […]
