Oud Noir Extrait
Aged agarwood, saffron and a dry leather base. The house signature.
AED 1,150
Riyadh · Dubai · Since 1987
Oud, carried slowly.
Agarwood aged twelve years in the dark, then blended for a climate that reaches forty-five degrees. Nothing here is designed to shout across a room.
- OriginAssam, India
- Concentration28% extrait
- Longevity12–14 hours
01 Extrait No. 7 — Oud Noir
Three decisions
Most of the work
happens before anyone smells it.
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The wood is bought whole
We buy agarwood in logs, not in oil. Grading happens by hand, by weight and by the sound the piece makes when it is tapped. Roughly one log in nine is worth distilling.
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Twelve years, no shortcuts
The distillate rests in unglazed clay so the harsher top notes can evaporate. A shorter rest gives a louder perfume. We are not selling a loud perfume.
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Built for heat
Alcohol ratios are raised and the base is weighted toward resins, because warmth accelerates projection here. A blend that reads well in Paris will shout in Riyadh by noon.
The collection
Four things,
made properly.
Prices in AED, inclusive of VAT. Bottles are refillable at either maison; the glass is heavier than it needs to be, on purpose.
Amber & Vanilla Diffuser
Bakhoor smoke, dry cedar and a trace of rose. Built for rooms with the air conditioning running.
AED 420
Oud Oil
Undiluted, unblended. One drop on the wrist, applied with the small glass rod.
AED 780
Discovery Set
The full range in travel vials, credited back against a full bottle within ninety days.
AED 260
Material
The wood decides.
We only listen.
Agarwood is not farmed to a specification. Two trees from the same slope can yield oils that share nothing beyond a family resemblance, and the difference is not a defect — it is the reason the material is worth the trouble.
Our lots are numbered by year and by forest block. When a lot is gone it is gone; the next one will be close, and it will not be identical.
- Ageing
- 12 years in clay
- Yield
- 1.4% by weight
- Lots released
- Two per year
Bakhoor, burned the old way — a chip on hot charcoal, no electric burner.
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Years the distillate rests before it is blended with anything at all.
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Concentration, against the twelve to eighteen per cent common in the category.
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Generations of the same family buying wood at the same auction house.
Composition
What happens,
hour by hour.
Top · 0–40 min
Saffron, bergamot
Bright and slightly bitter, gone before the room settles. Present only to make the arrival of the wood feel earned.
- Saffron threads
- Calabrian bergamot
- Pink pepper
Heart · 40 min–5 h
Aged agarwood, rose
The centre of the composition and the reason the bottle exists. Warm, faintly medicinal, closer to woodsmoke than to flowers.
- Assam oud, 12 years
- Taif rose absolute
- Dry cedar
Base · 5–14 h
Leather, ambergris
What is left on a collar the next morning. Mineral, slightly salty, and considerably quieter than the heart.
- Synthetic ambergris
- Tanned leather
- Benzoin
Appointment
Sit with the wood
before you buy.
A forty-minute session at either maison. You will smell four lots side by side, and you will be told which one is the more expensive, after you have already said what you prefer.
Riyadh
Al Faisaliah, Olaya Street
Sat–Thu, 10:00–22:00
Dubai
Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1
Daily, 11:00–21:00