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Over the next 14 weeks we will be exploring Oud wood and oil. Not the synthetics that are now a staple of mainstream perfumery; this series will go to the source of the oil itself.

This is the link to Part 7 of the weekly Oud Series which is on Fragrantica.
Fasten your web-belts; let’s go web-travelling…

Part 1: My name is dehn al Oud

Part 2: The Oud Oeuvre

Part 3: How to Burn Oud Wood

Part 4: RealOud – Phoenicia Perfumes

Part 5: Rolling In The Deep Without Adele

Part 6: What is the smell of Oud oil?

Part 7: The Smell of Oud by Terroir

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In Part 7 we explore the areas in the maps above to see how the scent of Oud can be differentiated by the place that it is grown.

Examples by Terroir

Bangladesh
Oud Bengal – indescribable jungliness mixing with the tobacco-suede notes.

Bhutan
Oud Idrees – wild sinking-grade distillation from 100-yr old trees. – sunshine in a bottle.

Borneo
Borneo Kinam – wild-harvested – bold woodiness.

Cambodia
Oud Kampuchea – wild-harvested – radiant resinous core, sweetly penetrated by notes of fruit.

China
Chinese Exclusive – a wonderful whirl of soft vanilla with tobacco’s earthiness, and a sharp edge of musk slicing through.

India
Bhavana – wild-harvested –  plenty of barnyard character.

Papua New Guines
Maroke 2004 – a pulsating jungly oud essence.

Thailand
Oud Yusuf – organic and ethically harvested – a floral dream.

Further Reading
Scent Bound – Scent Notes: Oud
Absolute Trygve‘s Aromatic Quest
Kafkaesque on Elegant Wood or Medicinal Sexiness?
Enfleurage – Trygve Harris’ shop sells Aromatics from the Natural World

Related articles

• The End of Oud (TheFragrantMan.com)
• Oud in the Middle East (TheFragrantMan.com)
• The Blood of the Arabs (TheFragrantMan.com)
• What is Gaharu Wood? (gaharuwoods.wordpress.com)
• Arabian and Islamic views on fragrance (TheFragantMan.com)
• Bigger Stink Means Higher Price as Men Crave Rare Oud (bloomberg.com)