Nectar – Oud from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand (Aquilaria crassna)

Nectar – Oud from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand (Aquilaria crassna)

There are ouds that smell of the forest. Others of earth. And then there's Nectar—a golden burst that seems to have been squeezed from fruits that only grow where the sun never sets.

From the luminous mountains of Chiang Mai, this oud opens like a burst of tropical citrus . This is no ordinary citrus fruit. It's a sunny juice reminiscent of ripe kiwi, the tangy sweetness of a freshly cut mango, the vibrant pulp of a guava. A juicy, effervescent freshness that electrifies the spirit like an ancient forest calipo.

That lively opening gradually softens into a honeyed sweetness , as if the fruit were coated in floral nectar. A gentle sweetness that doesn't cloy but envelops. The wood —as it should be in every good oud—is present. But here it doesn't rule: it accompanies. It appears at the end, warm, exotic, caressing the fruity notes like a breeze blowing down from the forest.

Nectar has been distilled slowly, carefully, respecting its effervescent nature. It's an oud that feels like a celebration: joyful, vibrant, irreverent. A perfume you don't walk, you dance.