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Mokokchung Seufi 1999 : Ateek Series - Pure Wild Nagaland Oud Oil Jungle : Mokokchung, Nagaland - India Class : Wild Incense Grade Mountain Agallocha - 100% Pure Seufi Distillation : Stainless, Wood-fired - 1999 Let me say simply - this oil is punching above it's price point. Way above. This is mountain oud, which some would consider a distinct category in & of itself. This is also a pure Seufi Oud - also a distinct category in & of itself. More on that shortly. Hunters have long known that agarwood trees growing in mountainous areas yield the sweetest smelling wood, especially those from rocky cliffs. Much of Nagaland is known for its gentle sweetness of flowers & wildflower honey present in the woods, & very lucky when those floral notes carry over in to the oil. It is already the well-known key feature of agarwood from this region, but extracting the oil can highlight those nuances. You'll notice this oil has a some good years on it, too - which is why I'm adding it to the Ateek Series - a series of some very aged oils that I'll be releasing through 2022, & possibly in to 2023 if I don't get them all out before the end of the year. These are some real gems, & testaments to Time, History, & the Quality of Yesteryear. Distilled by veterans in the field often long gone from this earth. Be sure to search "Ateek" in the shop to discover some of these unique olfactory opportunities. THE SCENT I mentioned before that this is a pure Seufi Oud oil - & that Seufi oils are a class in & of themselves. Seufi oils are produced exclusively from Agarwood found in the branches. Many don't realize it - but different parts of the tree, as well as different types of infections - all can have distinctive olfactory characteristics. Seufi oils are a mainstay in Gulf tastes - but as you can imagine, the quantity of oils being sold contrasted against the number of branches to be distilled ... you'll be lucky if a "Seufi Oud" on the mass market is 3-5% actual Seufi. Even that small percentage can impart a distinctive flavor to an oil that sets the mouths of lovers of Hindi Ouds to salivating. Mokokchung Seufi, in contrast, is 100% Seufi. This is an unusual rarity generally found only direct from distillers or from exclusive VIP corners in select locations, & only in small quantities. Commercial companies usually blend oils like this in to big batches (rarely do you get single distillation oils from big companies). in this instance - we acquired this directly from the distiller who produced this oil back in 1999 - pure & uncut, & distilled exclusively from the top 1/3 of branches from 100 + year old trees. 5 trees over a century old, to be exact. A real treat, to say the least. So - knowing it's going to be a distinctive Seufi scent, I'm sure you're wondering - how's it smell, JK !? As one client joked, "Like the toasted nuts of those that would destroy me - or not send the oils I paid for" haha in all seriousness - the opening notes are that of savory toasted nuts.
