It features sweet notes of honey, flowers and Madagascar vanilla along with cinnamon, amber, black leather and, of course, aoud. Aoud, also known as agarwood, comes from agar trees in southeast Asia. The trees produce the resin as a defense mechanism against the Phialophora parasitica fungus. It is then stored in cellars for a long time before it is ready for distillation. The oil hasbeen used in the Middle East as incense and medicine for thousands of years, and monks in that part of the world believe in its calming effects. It is considered 1.5 times more valuable than gold, earning it the nickname "the wood of the Gods."
