Maroha Myaku

Aside from Maroke SQ, It’s been about five years since the last Maroke we released.

The reason is a combo of undeniable facts: The cost of Maroke wood has doubled since the last batch we distilled (because there’s less and less available), while at the same time producing the lowest yield of all agarwood we’ve ever distilled by a long margin. (Typically, you can get 2 – 3, even 10 grams of oil per kilo of wood. The very highest grade Maroke gives us only 0.7 gr/kg – lesser, but still quality grades will give even less!)

Not just is the yield terrible, it makes finding Maroke agarwood that’s oil-rich much more of a challenge. Even compared to the second lowest yield-producing ouds, you require at least double the amount of wood to get the same amount of oil. In other words, when you take into account the logistics and the distillation costs, Maroke ouds are extra-expensive to make. 

That’s why most Maroke wood gets sold as is or goes straight to incense makers. It’s why there are so few Maroke ouds out there, even mediocre ones. 

But it’s not all bad news!

I’ve decided to part with a portion of a very special Maroke brew that’s been wonderfully aged. This means that our production cost was lower than it would be to distill the same oil today – savings which we can now pass on to you. 

The most important thing, though, is that it smells off the hook! 

There’s nothing like a finely aged high-grade Maroke. And this one’s got the smoothest coffee-cacao-ish note I’ve ever smelled – if you’ve been longing after Xiang Lao Ling or Maroke 2004, then you’re in for a treat!

Every oud profile is unique, but in the oud world I find Marokes stand out the most. When you smell one, there’s no denying what it is, which makes them especially sought out if you have a particular fondness for Maroke’s lush jungly coffee-laced herbaceous brew dipped in cacao with a signature incense core that wafts thick and heavy and makes you never want to stop swiping. 

Maroha Myaku is also one of the most complex Marokes you’ll ever smell. There’s a soft green, discreetly medicinal note that you’d swear only comes from sinensis, yet in here it glistens gently through the thick clouds of jungle incense.

And then there’s petrichor galore… yet as a profile, this oud’s actually quite dry. That’s one of the facets you’d love to explore – how the wet forest aroma plays against the warm dry incense accentuated by the Guallamish medicinal tone, all wrapped in crushed cacao and coffee.

If you’ve been wondering if you’ll ever have the chance to own a top-shelf Maroke again, it took us a few years, but here you go!

If you’ve only read about the wonder of the world that is artisanal Maroke oud, then I can’t recommend this enough. An oud collection or an olfactory palate without premium Maroke is like loving music but never having heard a violin. Smelling this might get you hooked on Maroke for life, plus you’ll love all other ouds all the more…