KAMPONG TAWNY APPLE 2023 • 100% wild Oud • Kampong Speu, Cambodia

• production : July 2023. Selected agarwood from a group of mature wild Aquilaria crassna trees found deep in the forest-covered hills of Kampong Speu province, Cambodia.

• distillation notes: carefully low-temperature distilled in copper and glass. Sourced from a trusted artisanal distiller. Process verified. Lab-tested for purity and authenticity.

• scent highlights: classic sweet, clean, and full Cambodian A. crassna profile with unusual complex apple notes. Other primary notes are light natural suede leather, fresh blonde tobacco, dried apricot, peach, and candied citrus peel.

• scent description: Invigorating top notes include apple cider, apple brandy​, bourbon vanilla extract, ​and brief glimmers of fresh ripe apple​.
Heart of gold​; dried peach and apricot, fresh blonde pipe tobacco, light natural suede leather, butter tarts, golden sultana raisins, tawny port wine, ​palm sugar, a touch of ​simmering cassia and allspice​...
Warm and tenacious base​ featuring more light and clean fresh golden tobacco and soft natural leather notes, plus candied orang peel, carpenters shop, ​and new ​l​umber.

• notes of controversy: none

• species: Aquilaria crassna

Additional notes:

• When we say wild, we mean wild! All our “wild” designated agarwood and oil is from genuine 100% naturally occurring wild forest agarwood trees with no human interventions prior to harvest. Occasionally we might offer other options, but they will be clearly indicated as either “cultivated” (farmed) or “semi-wild” (agarwood growth influenced by human intervention in a natural setting). When we say wild, we mean wild!

• One tree wonders! We strongly prefer single-tree agarwood harvests and single tree Oud oil distillations. This has both environmental benefits and aesthetic benefits in terms of capturing the unique essence of a single, fully mature, agarwood tree. When this single-tree preference is not possible we strongly favour combining wood from only a few fully mature trees, of known provenance, from trusted and experienced harvesters. More and more you will see us moving toward single-tree productions. It’s part of our commitment to sustainability and the joy we take in honouring the individual aromatic “soul” of each tree we harvest.