Description
“For your attention, I present to you the pinnacle of my compositions made using the best of the best and unprecedented levels of craftsmanship… Aurum D`Angkhor.
To make this composition, I scoured endlessly for two years to source the right materials and took just as long to prepare each individual accord: jasmine with the right properties and facets, saffron strands from Iran and Spain, saffron resinoid and essential oil, finest Persian rose with the right amount of tartness, Bulgarian rose absolute with the right amount of honeyed sweetness, tobacco with balanced facets, Mysore sandalwood with the right level of creaminess and woodiness, ambergris with the necessary tobacco facets and qualities, oud with the right facets and levels of complexity, etc! Etc! Etc! I could literally just go on and on…
This is indeed a blend fit for royalty where the king is the oud and the queen is the jasmine, who have chosen their loyal council very carefully to create a harmonious kingdom… and the kingdom is called Aurum d`Angkhor.
Rather than using the commonly available Jasminum sambac or Jasminum grandiflorum, I decided to use a species rarely used in modern perfumery… Jasminum auriculatum. This is in between the two I mentioned earlier but with added complexity and facets such as honeyed yellow florals, orange blossom and tuberose!
The oud I used for Aurum d`Angkhor is an exceptionally rare Cambodian oud called Encens d`Angkhor by oud artisan extraordinaire EnsarOud! When I first smelt Encens d`Angkhor two years ago, I was immediately mesmerised by its beauty and sheer complexity… There and then, I decided I simply had to create a masterpiece from this magical secretion… and two years later Aurum d`Angkhor was born!” — press release of the brand. Aurum d’Angkhor was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Sultan Pasha.
Hewsevere – :
@lukhoa
This is an oil, not a spray. It comes with a plastic pole in the middle of the oil inside the bottle. You take that pole out, rub the liquid off of it on your wrists, neck, behind the ears, hands, & any where else you want.
3ml is regular for oils & it can last you, literally, months, depending on how you use it.
crash111 – :
One question, with that amount of juice, maximum option is 3ml, so how many spray do we need when wearing this fragance ?
alekc1985tg – :
Aurum D’angkhor is the fragrance from Sultan Pasha that holds the status of ‘icon’ from his house, and it’s not hard to see why. Aurum D’angkhor is truly kaleidoscopic and regal in every aspect of it’s being – two elements that I think can be described to every fragrance from this house – AD boasts the finest expression of a lot of core ingredients found in the truly shocking width of fragrances the house offers – from its floral, oud, spicy oriental, classic french masculines/feminines, etc. AD can be described by it’s intense saffron, just as it can by its luscious and juicy rose – by dark woods, intensely fruity and slightly green Oud, just as its bold, herbal and crisp Jasmine – the waxy, sweet, animallic honey, just as the endlessly creamy and woody sandalwood. Truly, I could go on and on when it comes to the quality, variety, and beauty of the near-endless list of notes present in the incredible Aurum D’angkhor – but I imagine it would more helpful to try and describe what this perfect attar is like.
This fragrance changes, and the more you wear it, the more you become certain of specific elements, but the more you are surprised by elements now expressing themselves in new ways. To me, more often than not the fragrance opens with a mouth watering saffron/rose combo with the rose in full bloom, so juicy, warm and full you could swear it was the rarest treasure this world has to offer. The saffron here makes you wonder aloud as to why you don’t have more saffron-centric items in your life – it’s bittersweet quality is perfectly attuned to the heavenly rose beside it for the saffron truly is as it should be: sweet and leathery while maintaining the rich and acrid tones that it infuses into the juicy rose.
The oud is here from start to finish is an intensely fruity yet simultaneously warm, smoky and dark woody note which has patchouli and sandalwood facets, occasionally turning green or blasting full volume with a dark berry or fig-jammy like quality – this note also every once in a while smells edible, as if alongside the rose the two produce an effect so perfect in its opulent and gorgeous in their presentation that one almost feels as if they should be consuming it alongside wearing it – perhaps as the most expensive and delicious adult beverage that you have ever put to your lips.
It’s unnerving as it is so immaculate one feels anxiety about it disappearing as well as not being able to experience the totality in all the ways it should be that the user is drawn to use it in any way they can. There are for sure still waves of deep, dark honey, luscious creamy jasmine, and spiced somehow with a magnetic fusion of the spicier elements of saffron and the crisp accord from the bergamot. The jasmine seems to be sitting directly alongside the rose, as if they are a rare breed that accidentally joined to one flower more precious than the largest chunk of the rarest ore. The jasmine here occasionally feels like gardenia pre-bloom, or perhaps a more tame tuberose – it is crisp, green and spicy all while maintaining the overall ‘white floral’ feeling.
Tobacco and Orange Blossom creep in every once in a while to add a spicy or sour (respectively) tinge the overall immaculate waves still hitting the user. All while the while the shamama at work here brings a truly joyful, spicy and sweet patchouli/hena/sandalwood combo which generate this creaminess that truly warms the soul, as if the light of the most gorgeous orange light cast upon ones most favorite and rare text as a snowstorm brews outside – you are drawn in, and heated as if sipping your favorite warm beverage which draws you into the text with each sip. The patchouli here is a landmark of splendor in ones olfactive journey – it is indeed a spicy and yet crisp and slightly dark patchouli, whose spicy facet is reflecting back the slightly animalic, earthy, vegetal henna all while the soft, warm, and milky sandalwood swirling the notes together, and the labdanum with it’s slightly dark and resinous, animalic yet sweet and dry. The honey and beeswax here are dark, sweet, intoxicating, and every once in a while as if a waxy finish on a Donald Judd sculpture – simply flawless and transcendental.
There’s a wet-hay like accord and a benzoin accord in all of its warm and heaviness while yet somehow retaining its crystalline effect radiantly shining in the background to cast a burnt orange hue to the overall composition. Alongside this development, one finds that the orange blossom has grown in size, and indeed is projecting its sensuous and orange-honey radiant glow atop the jasmine and rose, who are still intermingling, and seem to be approaching the orange blossom, as if to add to the already gorgeous fusion. Yet, while all this is happening, the oud, and frankincense (which is another trademark note of Sultan Pasha’s – one which is infinitely dark, spicy, and warm – one which calls more to mind that of omani hojari green frankincense rather than the generic ‘incense note’ found in most mainstream perfumery) that started off next to the rose have continued in their shape-shifting performance throughout and now alongside the majestic resisns and spices which come across as dark and golden – maintaining the reflection of quality which the whole fragrances projects in its every aspect: reality, holy, immaculate, and precious. This alongside occasional green qualities, which I believe to be coming directly from the oud itself, as well as the mouth-watery jam (which seems to be coming from some vague berry unlisted in the notes, and alongside the juicy rose.) As it dies down, you might smell a wisp of tobacco, as well as a salty-sweet brush with ambergris.
There simply are not enough words to describe the endless character than comes with even a single swipe of AD.
LONG LIVE SULTAN PASHA!
10/10
YT: Jess AndWesH
Adalbertovna – :
This is indeed resplendent luxury that is “fit for a king”! I feel like I’m a denizen of the Angkhor Wat temple in the Khmer empire . . . wearing bright silks at a ceremonial dance. The Cambodian ‘god-kings’ with their fusion of spiritual devotion and creative ambition created the largest temple on earth. Sultan Pasha rivals them in his creation of one of the most opulent and exotic scents I’ve ever smelled.
Golden lavish notes – jasmine that is like burying your face in a vine in full bloom, oud that oozes with burnished richness, resins and spices that would have made a man wealthy on the ancient trade routes. Only the rarest of the rare ingredients satisfy Sultan Pasha. He combs the world for the best, the most exquisite essences. His attars, made of concentrated perfume oils, expensive absolutes, CO2’s, are drops of perfume ecstacy. And this one will take you to an empire in the place they call heaven on earth. Extravagant exotic beauty.
Loyadia – :
Very very nice indeed magic in a bottle just waiting for the third batch which will have balanced jasmine with oud … I don’t know how someone can dislike this masterpiece to me it’s either Adore or love no other options.
Enjoy !
Жекер – :
Seductive jasmine, a golden warm honeyed oud, sweet earthy ambergris and citrusy smoky frankincense/lubaan. It is the best attar I have put my nose onto. The quality is exceptional, the blend is magical. Performance is good with soft projection. Thats the beauty of good quality attars. They never scream. Genuine craftsmanship that deserves the popularity it has gathered over the years. Highly recommended to those who are bored of the regular oud combos and to those who can never have enough !
jyk1 – :
Heaven in a bottle..I am trying my first and I am getting the most delicious rose.
#ИМЯ? – :
I am working my way through a sampler set of Sultan Pasha’s artistry. Inspired by Aurum D’Angkhor one evening I composed this review.
The Oud King offers his steadfast devotion to the Jasmine Queen’s beating Rose heart while golden orange saffron threads weave a silken scarf that entwines them in a loving embrace. Rose petals float in the jasmine scented air and at their feet while regal splendor emanates from the central source, blessing all those within radius. Complexity and unity in a divine marriage of many facets.
The opening for me was a crescendo of opulence and rich, golden, honeyed warmth. There is a stunning symphony playing in this composition. While the absolutely gorgeous jasmine and rose twins dance their regal yet seductive dance, it is the strong beat of the drums carried out by the base notes that drive the rhythm and support the dancers. A polyrthymic chorus of muscular drummers summoning Earth Spirits to join the dance. The rhythms and the color swirl and change, but the beat goes on while other dancers join in and weave their way in and out of the wooded clearing, their feet stamping the Earth to release an elemental, green light and dark sensual glory. For me Aurum d”Angkor evokes the kingdom of the natural world combining both regal and primeval elements in consecrated splendor.
This was magnificent, a blended masterpiece of the perfumer’s art. Bravo Sultan.
cowa90 – :
Sultan is one of the most talented perfumers nowadays. I love all of his work!
Erultesenulge – :
This is glorious. It opens strong with a pungent sharp floral rubbery note…….very jasmine! After 5 minutes it softens and the Rose blooms, dripping in honey’d waxiness. Then a buttery note emerges and caramel Amber. After that comes tobacco weaving strands of richness into this rich sticky but not too sweet attar. After 25 mins or so it smoothes and softens and mellows. Lovely. Heady. Better in the winter.