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The Oud Vault
Thirteen origins. Centuries of craft.
The Oud Vault
A guide to rare origins
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Look for the red pulsing pins on the ancient map — each marks a rare oud origin.
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Click any pin to reveal the origin's story, character, species, and rarity in the panel on the right.
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Explore each origin and shop directly from the panel when you find one that speaks to you.
Rare & Exclusive Origins
The Oud Vault
Select a location on the ancient map to explore its character and story.
Assam, India
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Thailand
Koh Kong, Cambodia
Malaysia
Jambi, Sumatra
West Borneo
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Malinau, N. Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Flores, Indonesia
Boven Digoel, Papua
Hainan, China
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Select a location on the ancient map to explore its oud — origin, character, and rarity.
India — Assam
Hindi Qadeem & Hindi Seufi
The birthplace of oud culture. Assam's humid valley forests produce Aquilaria malaccensis — the most historically revered agarwood species. We carry two expressions: the Hindi Qadeem, aged over 20 years into something ancient and meditative, and the Hindi Seufi, distilled from the sword-like branches of the tree — lighter, sweeter, and uniquely refined.
CountryIndia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterLeathery · Tobacco · Ancient
RarityCritically rare
Bangladesh
Sylhet
From the tea-garden hills of northeastern Bangladesh, Sylhet oud carries a softer, more approachable profile than its Assamese neighbour — still deeply animalic but with a smoother, slightly sweeter character born of the region's fertile valleys.
CountryBangladesh
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterSmooth · Animalic · Sweet
RarityVery rare
Thailand
Thai Crassna · Thai Malaccensis · Thai Hybrid
Thailand produces three entirely distinct oud profiles. The Thai Crassna carries the fruity sweetness of the crassna species, softer than its Cambodian counterpart. The Thai Malaccensis is a rare dark expression — wet, spiced with cinnamon, and unexpectedly complex. The Thai Hybrid is a patented species that exists nowhere else on earth.
CountryThailand
SpeciesA. crassna · A. malaccensis · Hybrid
CharacterFruity · Dark · Unique
RarityRare to exceptionally rare
Cambodia
Koh Kong Cambodian
Koh Kong is where the legend of Cambodian oud was written. From the ancient forests of Cambodia's southwestern province comes this 8-year aged Aquilaria crassna — one of the most revered oud profiles in the world. Opens with dried fruit and dates, deeply sweet and warm. The dry down is pure honey and ancient wood.
CountryCambodia
SpeciesA. crassna
CharacterFruity · Honeyed · Warm
RarityExceptionally rare
Malaysia
Malaysian Malaccensis · Wild Century Wood
Wild Aquilaria malaccensis harvested from a tree over 100 years old. Incense grade wood. Distilled in small batch by a master distiller. Opens with deep camphor and ancient incense smoke. Slowly, over hours, transforms into something wet and floral — intimate and luminous. Extremely limited. When it is gone, it is gone forever.
CountryMalaysia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterSmoky · Camphor · Floral
RarityCritically rare — will not restock
Indonesia — Sumatra
Jambi
From the lowland forests of central Sumatra, Jambi oud is known for its warm, resinous sweetness with a distinctly tropical character. The Sumatran terroir — humid and mineral-rich — produces oils with exceptional body and longevity on skin.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterSweet · Resinous · Tropical
RarityRare
Indonesia — West Borneo
West Borneo
The western coastal forests of Borneo yield an oud with notable freshness — lighter than the inland Kalimantan, with a mossy, slightly medicinal quality. A more accessible entry into the full complexity of Bornean oud.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. beccariana
CharacterFresh · Mossy · Medicinal
RarityRare
Indonesia — Borneo
Kalimantan
The Indonesian heartland of Borneo. Kalimantan oud is defined by a warm, woody depth with subtle sweet undertones — balanced, long-lasting, and deeply rooted in the ancient forests of the world's third largest island.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterWoody · Warm · Balanced
RarityRare
Indonesia — North Kalimantan
Malinau Smoky
From the northern edge of Kalimantan where the forest grows denser and the rivers run darker. A smoky distillation that opens green and alive — grassy, hay-like, and resinous, with a curtain of clean smoke rising behind it. The dry down is smooth incense and dry hay. Green fire, quietly burning.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterSmoky · Green · Resinous
RarityVery rare
Indonesia — East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
Borneo is the third largest island on earth. East Kalimantan is its interior — vast, ancient, and largely untouched. This 4-year oil opens with a sweet resinous warmth, revealing its depth slowly and without rush. A subtle greenness moves beneath the resin, clean and foresty. The dry down is clean, resinous incense — balanced, warm, and effortlessly elegant.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. malaccensis
CharacterResinous · Woody · Balanced
RarityUncommon
Indonesia — East Nusa Tenggara
Flores
The island of Flores — flowers in Portuguese — yields an oud of surprising delicacy. Lighter and more floral than most Indonesian ouds, with an almost honeyed sweetness. One of the rarest Indonesian origins remaining in old-growth forest.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. filaria
CharacterFloral · Honeyed · Delicate
RarityVery rare
Indonesia — Papua
Boven Digoel
Deep in the heart of Indonesian Papua, far from roads, far from everything. This oil opens wet and alive — jungle air after heavy rain, dense forest floor rising to meet you. A distinctive cola-like depth emerges, dark and complex, something between leather and root and ancient earth. The dry down is pure forest — cool, deep, and meditative.
CountryIndonesia
SpeciesA. filaria
CharacterWet · Earthy · Dark · Incense
RarityExceptionally rare
China
Hainan
The tropical island of Hainan produces a distinctly Chinese oud character — lighter, greener, with a clean herbal transparency. Historically prized in East Asian medicine for over two millennia. One of the rarest Chinese origins still available.
CountryChina
SpeciesA. sinensis
CharacterGreen · Herbal · Clean
RarityExtremely rare
All oud sourced directly from origin. Ethically harvested. Never synthetic.