TIGER & IBIS Sandalwood & Oud co-distillation/attar • premium sandalwood and Oud essential oil attar • in-house co-distillation of 80&100year sandalwood and wild Pursat agarwood • India/Cambodia
TIGER & IBIS Sandalwood & Oud co-distillation/attar • premium sandalwood and Oud essential oil attar • in-house co-distillation of 80&100year Mysore sandalwood and wild Pursat agarwood • India/Cambodia
Ultra classic premium attar with only the highest grade raw materials.
We could not be happier with our in-house production of this classic attar.
• production: July 2024 in-house co-distillation by Pierre Black in stainless steel with glass collector. Aged to perfection before public release.
• species: Santalum album / Aquilaria crassna
• notes of controversy: none
• part used:
80% Sandalwood, India Government Reserve heartwood, heartwood from 80 and 100 year old trees, dry-aged 12 years before distillation.
20% Agarwood, premium wild Pursat agarwood, selected dark wood only, from a few trees found in a high mountain area of Pursat province Cambodia.
• scent description: Topnotes include an unexpected mentholic (almost spearmint) note that uplifts the classic warm and basey bouquet offered by the two classic ingredients here. (in our experience this menthol note only appears in a co-distillation, not in a blend from the two separate oils) Bright and creamy top quality Mysore Sandalwood dominates the initial impression of this oil, but the fine wild Pursat agarwood is omnipresent, building and glowing more and more through the heart and into the base. From heart to base this attar rolls out like a smooth cruise, a deep, rich, and satisfying quintessence of Sandalwood and Agarwood harmony.
TIGER & IBIS Sandalwood & Oud co-distillation/attar • premium sandalwood and Oud essential oil attar • in-house co-distillation of 80&100year Mysore sandalwood and wild Pursat agarwood • India/Cambodia
Ultra classic premium attar with only the highest grade raw materials.
We could not be happier with our in-house production of this classic attar.
• production: July 2024 in-house co-distillation by Pierre Black in stainless steel with glass collector. Aged to perfection before public release.
• species: Santalum album / Aquilaria crassna
• notes of controversy: none
• part used:
80% Sandalwood, India Government Reserve heartwood, heartwood from 80 and 100 year old trees, dry-aged 12 years before distillation.
20% Agarwood, premium wild Pursat agarwood, selected dark wood only, from a few trees found in a high mountain area of Pursat province Cambodia.
• scent description: Topnotes include an unexpected mentholic (almost spearmint) note that uplifts the classic warm and basey bouquet offered by the two classic ingredients here. (in our experience this menthol note only appears in a co-distillation, not in a blend from the two separate oils) Bright and creamy top quality Mysore Sandalwood dominates the initial impression of this oil, but the fine wild Pursat agarwood is omnipresent, building and glowing more and more through the heart and into the base. From heart to base this attar rolls out like a smooth cruise, a deep, rich, and satisfying quintessence of Sandalwood and Agarwood harmony.
TIGER & IBIS Sandalwood & Oud co-distillation/attar • premium sandalwood and Oud essential oil attar • in-house co-distillation of 80&100year Mysore sandalwood and wild Pursat agarwood • India/Cambodia
Ultra classic premium attar with only the highest grade raw materials.
We could not be happier with our in-house production of this classic attar.
• production: July 2024 in-house co-distillation by Pierre Black in stainless steel with glass collector. Aged to perfection before public release.
• species: Santalum album / Aquilaria crassna
• notes of controversy: none
• part used:
80% Sandalwood, India Government Reserve heartwood, heartwood from 80 and 100 year old trees, dry-aged 12 years before distillation.
20% Agarwood, premium wild Pursat agarwood, selected dark wood only, from a few trees found in a high mountain area of Pursat province Cambodia.
• scent description: Topnotes include an unexpected mentholic (almost spearmint) note that uplifts the classic warm and basey bouquet offered by the two classic ingredients here. (in our experience this menthol note only appears in a co-distillation, not in a blend from the two separate oils) Bright and creamy top quality Mysore Sandalwood dominates the initial impression of this oil, but the fine wild Pursat agarwood is omnipresent, building and glowing more and more through the heart and into the base. From heart to base this attar rolls out like a smooth cruise, a deep, rich, and satisfying quintessence of Sandalwood and Agarwood harmony.
SOME ADDITIONAL NOTES ON OUR SANDALWOOD SELECTION
There are two primary themes operating in the world of Santalum album sandalwood essential oil:
Approach #1 “Quintessence” is the large-scale sandalwood industry seeking to create a consistently clean, round, straightforward sandal aroma with a high santalol content, always looking toward a kind of quintessential "perfect", “clean”, “pure” sandalwood aroma. Any kind of divergent complexity, unexpected aromatic notes, or noticeable impressions of the terroir are discouraged here. This is really important when predictability is desirable, such as for the perfume industry. High Santalol content is the most important feature here. Quality and aromatic density increases with the age of the tree. Aging an already good oil in this category will almost always make it more buttery and round and smooth, eliminating sharper top notes that tend to feature in younger oils. The goal is consistency and a kind of quintessential sandalwood perfection.
Approach #2 “Character” is one that favors variety and explores divergent sandalwood aromas that reflect unique tree and terroir as well as special processes in growing, harvesting, wood aging, processing, distillation, and aging of the finished oil itself. Of course it must first be recognizable as a true classic sandalwood aroma and higher santalol content will definitely be a desirable factor. However, this paradigm also favors interesting and unexpected aromatic notes as long as there is also discernible refinement and quality that would meet some kind of consensus among people with some kind of reasonably informed perspective. That is to say, it can't just be "interesting", it must be "interesting and good"!
TIGER and IBIS attar represents much more Approach #1 “Quintessence”