EMERALD VALLEY 2025 • single-tree wild Oud oil • Kampot Lowlands, Cambodia
(100% wild in-house artisanal Oud oil, authentic wild natural agarwood essential oil)
• production : Low-temperature distilled in early Feb 2025 from one mature tree from the wild forest lowlands of Kampot province, Cambodia. Distilled in-house at Aroma Sublime headquarters, in our stainless steel still with a glass collector. We chose to distill this particular tree in stainless steel to showcase an exceptional, fully mature, wild agarwood tree capturing it’s full, wild, raw, aromatic spectrum. (but with no soaking or fermentation)
Why steel and not copper for this Oud distillation? Yes, the vast majority of our in-house Oud productions are distilled in copper, as this best represents Aroma Sublime’s particular style, history, and philosophy of Oud distillation. But for this particular tree we opted for stainless steel, a careful choice meant to showcase and highlight the particular nuances of this exceptional tree and terroir. (learn more about how the distillation vessel affects the scent of Oud in our article here...)
• scent highlights: Complex, dynamic, rich, juicy, this is a classic Southern Cambodian lowland profile, including baked apple, dried fruits, fresh tobacco, sweet brown spices, brown sugar, with gentle, well-harmonized smoke, ovine-animalic, and pheromonal aspects.
• scent description: Straight from the bottle this Oud’s depth and dynamism is obvious; you’ll sense the complex sweetness and spice, an ovine-animalic aspect (sheep and sheep’s wool), and a delicate, refined smokiness. But make no mistake, this is definitely not a too-intense, overwhelming, or controversial affair. Its literally mouthwatering; a juicy, delicious thing from start to finish, with only light notes of controversy that can be easily appreciated by most. There is an outstanding human-pheromonal presence that leans toward the feminine.
From moment you open the bottle, its all here; a medley of gourmet dried fruits, molasses, sheep’s barn & sheep’s wool, a fine smoky Scotch whiskey, antique wood, simmering sweet brown dessert spices, fresh amber pipe tobacco, fall leaves, and soft natural leather. This Oud features exceptional dynamism and movement and myriad micro-notes. As it settles into its unfolding, you might notice fresh apple cider, apple pie, brewed red and black tea, vanilla extract, overripe black cherry, dried apricot, cassia, nutmeg, Demerara sugar, candied orange zest, gourmet golden raisins, sheep's wool or sheepskin, soft natural leather and suede, carpenter’s shop, antique cherrywood and mahogany, overripe blood orange, buckwheat honey, and much much more for the attentive nose to discover. Deeper into the dry-down this Oud settles into an extended smooth finish of candied citrus zest, brown sugar, apple pie, new lumber, and fresh blonde cigars. Very good longevity and a luscious, sweet and satisfying finish.
• notes of controversy: Minimal. Very light, well-harmonized soft ovine-amimalic barn and smoky elements.
• species: A. crassna
About all Oud from Aroma Sublime
• How we describe Oud: our scent notes begin about 60 seconds after application to skin, not from the bottle. Why: Hype, Poetry, or Precision?
• Wild means wild: no human intervention before harvest. Anything cultivated or semi-wild is labelled as such. Sustainability in Sourcing Wild Agarwood
• One tree where possible: we prefer single-tree distillations, otherwise a few mature trees of known provenance. Standards and Nomenclature
• Oud or agarwood: on this site, Oud means the oil and agarwood means the raw wood.
New to Oud? Start with The Ritual of Oud for Beginners, or browse the Learning Center.
EMERALD VALLEY 2025 • single-tree wild Oud oil • Kampot Lowlands, Cambodia
(100% wild in-house artisanal Oud oil, authentic wild natural agarwood essential oil)
• production : Low-temperature distilled in early Feb 2025 from one mature tree from the wild forest lowlands of Kampot province, Cambodia. Distilled in-house at Aroma Sublime headquarters, in our stainless steel still with a glass collector. We chose to distill this particular tree in stainless steel to showcase an exceptional, fully mature, wild agarwood tree capturing it’s full, wild, raw, aromatic spectrum. (but with no soaking or fermentation)
Why steel and not copper for this Oud distillation? Yes, the vast majority of our in-house Oud productions are distilled in copper, as this best represents Aroma Sublime’s particular style, history, and philosophy of Oud distillation. But for this particular tree we opted for stainless steel, a careful choice meant to showcase and highlight the particular nuances of this exceptional tree and terroir. (learn more about how the distillation vessel affects the scent of Oud in our article here...)
• scent highlights: Complex, dynamic, rich, juicy, this is a classic Southern Cambodian lowland profile, including baked apple, dried fruits, fresh tobacco, sweet brown spices, brown sugar, with gentle, well-harmonized smoke, ovine-animalic, and pheromonal aspects.
• scent description: Straight from the bottle this Oud’s depth and dynamism is obvious; you’ll sense the complex sweetness and spice, an ovine-animalic aspect (sheep and sheep’s wool), and a delicate, refined smokiness. But make no mistake, this is definitely not a too-intense, overwhelming, or controversial affair. Its literally mouthwatering; a juicy, delicious thing from start to finish, with only light notes of controversy that can be easily appreciated by most. There is an outstanding human-pheromonal presence that leans toward the feminine.
From moment you open the bottle, its all here; a medley of gourmet dried fruits, molasses, sheep’s barn & sheep’s wool, a fine smoky Scotch whiskey, antique wood, simmering sweet brown dessert spices, fresh amber pipe tobacco, fall leaves, and soft natural leather. This Oud features exceptional dynamism and movement and myriad micro-notes. As it settles into its unfolding, you might notice fresh apple cider, apple pie, brewed red and black tea, vanilla extract, overripe black cherry, dried apricot, cassia, nutmeg, Demerara sugar, candied orange zest, gourmet golden raisins, sheep's wool or sheepskin, soft natural leather and suede, carpenter’s shop, antique cherrywood and mahogany, overripe blood orange, buckwheat honey, and much much more for the attentive nose to discover. Deeper into the dry-down this Oud settles into an extended smooth finish of candied citrus zest, brown sugar, apple pie, new lumber, and fresh blonde cigars. Very good longevity and a luscious, sweet and satisfying finish.
• notes of controversy: Minimal. Very light, well-harmonized soft ovine-amimalic barn and smoky elements.
• species: A. crassna
About all Oud from Aroma Sublime
• How we describe Oud: our scent notes begin about 60 seconds after application to skin, not from the bottle. Why: Hype, Poetry, or Precision?
• Wild means wild: no human intervention before harvest. Anything cultivated or semi-wild is labelled as such. Sustainability in Sourcing Wild Agarwood
• One tree where possible: we prefer single-tree distillations, otherwise a few mature trees of known provenance. Standards and Nomenclature
• Oud or agarwood: on this site, Oud means the oil and agarwood means the raw wood.
New to Oud? Start with The Ritual of Oud for Beginners, or browse the Learning Center.
