Amber Australia coming-soon

Amber Australia coming-soonAmbergris Cacao was my first gourmand leaning blend. Once it ran out I received a number of inquiries asking whether there would be another composition in that direction. Here it is. The roots of this blend trace back to a small experimental batch I once sent out as samples labeled Ambergris Tangerine. I was exploring the pairing of citrusspecifically tangerinewith cacao. That sample sparked a surprising number of messages asking where it had gone

But not here

almost mystical traces of white ambergris in its wake

I added a generous dose of vintage Indian rose (gulab) sourced from a collector's stash of Sultanate Palace oils

The final addition was bitter orange

One of the most thrilling moments in this journey is stumbling upon a vintage batch—one that carries history

This is the initial bloom—the moment the flame first touches the wood and releases its most volatile

the next castoreum work will take a different path entirely

Two distinct Burmese ouds — one fruity-smoky

even outright smoky

so I amplified the musk profile with Siberian and Mongolian musk to up the animalic aspect

here are a few options:

with its glorious display of herbs and spices