Vietnam Organic

If, for Hindiheads, it’s all about the barn; if the peaches and apricots make a Thai lover’s day, while a shot of jungle noir makes a proper Maroke the be-all-and-end-all oud chocolate profile, then Vietnam Organic is for lovers of… fromage.

Nothing in your pantry can pave the way for the blast of resinous funk this oud throws at you. No essential oil cocktail could prepare you for the savory, decadently funky wafts of Truffle Tremor California grass-fed goat milk artisanal non-homogenized – atop a leatherbound bowl of overripe fruit. This distillation comes at you with nothing but goodness and love, straight from the soil.

You know how there’s typically an oud ladder people recommend? Best you start with the fruity Thais before you upgrade to a fruity but more tangy red Cambodi, and then maybe move on to a smooth Borneo. Papuans are fantastic, but are you ready for that earthy smoke bomb? 

And then there’s Indian oud…… ah, what can we say about a good old Hindi that hasn’t been said before? The barn, the wild flowers, the…… bite. “They’re an acquired taste”, some would caution. “Yes, but better start with the most potent”, comes the counterclaim. 

And then there’s this oud’s wafts of aged chèvre melting over fruit jam as a turophile and oudhead hook up to have their taste buds twitch with excitement. A scent so ‘acquired’ you simply must acquire it. An oud so raw and raunchy, it’d make you wonder if you’ve ever tried oud at all. Even to seasoned noses, it’ll give you pause… and then compel you to smell it again. And out of sheer curiosity, to smell it again! Isn’t that how acquired tastes usually go?

At EO, Vietnam has always gone hand-in-hand with kyara. Our Oriscent Vietnamese distillations are uber precious, highly fine-tuned, rare glimpses at scents that don’t exist anywhere else.

But oud connoisseurs know how vast and beautiful the oud spectrum stretches – that Naga Kubra and Oud Khdir are entirely different smells, that, while both Malaysian, Kusucian bears no resemblance to Oud Mahmoud – that terroir is a useful map at first but that the lines fade the more you immerse yourself in the world of oud. 

Vietnam Organic is like no other Vietnamese oud we’ve ever released. Unlike any other oud, for that matter. Oud affinados tend to be folks who enjoy the offbeat, eccentric flavors of life; they enjoy and appreciate flavors and tastes and smells that are, through exploration, acquired.

Because this is such a tenacious fromagian aroma, I highly recommend this oud to perfumers. It will imbue your blends with notes you could never have imagined you could coax out of your ingredients.

So, my fellow olfactonaut, let me ask you: A swipe of aged Guallam Rogue River Blue that projects like crazy – how’s that for an olfactory adventure?