KHANH HOA SINKING 2022 • Premium In-House Wild Oud • Khanh Hoa, Vietnam

A must-have limited collectors edition epic Oud. The most expensive oil we have ever produced due to the exceptionally high grade of wood we chose for this oil. Fortunately, the resulting oil hits the mark. Begin with a superlative terroir with a unique agarwood aromatic profile, carefully select a superior-grade agarwood for its exquisite aroma and unique profile. Then distill with the precision, tradition, and the attention to detail we are famous for; to then patiently age the oil to perfection… The result is a shining pinnacle of Oud glory, Khanh Hoa Sinking is an Aroma Sublime in-house collectors edition we are immensely proud of.

• production: June 2022, a special selection of wild agarwood from Khanh Hoa Vietnam, distilled in-house by Tha and Pierre. Copper still, glass collector. Wood from only 2 trees cut in the same vicinity.

• scent highlights: black fruit and berries, spices, vanilla, violet. Highly pheromonal.

• scent description: Starts out with a medley of intense ripe black fruits, cinnamon, violet (deep floral and green aspects), and a fine vanilla extract coming through strong. Opens up into a broader spectrum of dark fruits, berries, and spices; ripe plum, black fig, ripe black cherry, black grape, tawny port wine, grape must, blueberry, cassia, nutmeg, more earthy cinnamon, allspice, green peppercorn, black pepper, and dark rum. The vanilla mellows down into rubbed vanilla pod. As this oil rolls out toward its final destination, some delicious, steady, base structures emerge; exotic hardwood and finely stocked cigar humidor, where you’ll enjoy rosewood, cedar, a hint of pine resin, and the finest tobacco leaf.

• notes of controversy: none, smooth and silky from start to finish

• species: unidentified Aquillaria species

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 and aesthetic benefits, capturing the unique essence of a single, fully mature, agarwood tree. When this single-tree preference is not possible we strongly favor combining wood from only a few fully mature trees​ from the same geography, of known provenance, ​supplied by trusted and experienced harvesters. ​(the only exception would be in the case of carefully planned blends or co-distillations which we always describe with precision.) More and more you will see us moving toward single-tree productions. It’s part of our commitment to sustainability and our joy in honoring the individual aromatic “soul” of each tree we harvest.

•​ We try to describe our Oud oils as accurately as possible using common vocabulary from a Western cultural perspective. There might also be some specialized technical or aromatic nomenclature as we seek also to educate and inform our customers. We hope to strike a balance; offering accessibility and straightforwardness while also providing some technical and specialized vocabulary when we think it is informative or necessary.  Our Oud descriptions are subjective and may vary slightly over time due to the effects of aging on Oud's aromatic profile, however, Oud oils will generally only improve with age, and the key features of a particular oil will generally be quite stable over time. We try to repeat the assessment process and update the detailed aromatic description of every Oud oil in our catalog at least once every 12 months. We pride ourselves on detailed accurate descriptions of our Oud oils, and we are happy to receive your constructive feedback on this topic.