From the tropical rainforest of Laos to Zurich in Switzerland: Oud from cultivation, Aquilaria crassna, was the starting point for Andy Tauers creation ‘L'Oudh’.
In Andy Tauer's words: ‘I built a big oud accord into the fragrance. I used nagarmotha, castoreum, vetiver oil from Java (because it is rough and dark) and a little Mysore sandalwood, as it has great fixing power. Morel also got its place. And cistus and musk.’
What does L'Oudh smell like?
Andy Tauer says: ‘L'Oudh smells like a thousand different things. I detect floral qualities, woody and animal notes. Mushrooms, damp soil, the earth of a forest clearing where I spent a lot of time as a boy growing up in the Swiss countryside. The wonderful scent of rotting wood, mushroom notes, warmth.’
The natural oud extract from Aquilaria crassna was legally imported for production with a CITES import permit.
