我们的故事
许多年前,我们的创始人对供应商之间缺乏诚信以及可用沉香木的质量感到沮丧。从此开始了在世界各地采购最好的沉香、熏香和香水的无尽旅程。
对我们来说,香味不仅仅是一种气味,而是超越物质领域的东西。我们的香气陪伴我们一生的旅程,创造芬芳的回忆,让我们与所爱的人一起沐浴在独特而迷人的香气中。
我们的每一件产品都有一个故事、目的和起源;就像我们每个人一样。我们的香水反映了我们的个性、我们的品味和我们的旅程。它们定义了佩戴者并融入了环境。
在本页的其余部分中,我们将慢慢向您介绍工匠乌德琴的概念、常见术语,并帮助您了解是什么让我们的乌德琴如此特别。
沉香解释
到底什么是手工沉香木?
您已经多次看到“工匠”这个词,现在您可能想知道手工沉香木是什么意思?
手工沉香木指的是新一代的沉香木生产方式,以及我们思考、采购和享受沉香木的方式的演变。
工匠们花费数年时间掌握他们的工艺,专注于艺术和对各自学科的热情。金钱不是首要任务,这与沉香木的手工制作方法是对立的。
手工沉香木代表了世界各地大规模生产、稀释和不诚实的沉香木产品的转变。对我们来说,这意味着回到基层,与当地民众合作,重新捕捉沉香传统的精髓。
工匠需要控制每个参数,了解拼图的每个部分,最重要的是,要有将所有活动部件组合在一起的愿景。
在 Attar Store,我们与最优秀、最具传奇色彩的精油蒸馏师、最好的调香师以及东方沉香传统的资深人士和传奇人物有着深厚的关系。
这让我们对每件产品从起源到概念都有无与伦比的理解和洞察。
乌德琴到底是什么?
沉香是有史以来最稀有的香味之一,几千年来一直被珍视和追捧,甚至出现在《圣经》中。乌木最初受到整个亚洲和中东文化的推崇,后来来到西方,成为西方最著名品牌产品中的特色。
随着设计师品牌甚至小众品牌大规模生产香水,这些香水中使用的大多数沉香木都是合成的(在实验室生产),这不足为奇,甚至与真正的气味不接近。
那么什么是乌德琴?沉香是沉香树遭受感染后产生的树脂产品。只有少数几棵树才能收获足够的沉香,然后将其切割和分级,最高等级的沉香用作煤炭燃烧的香片,较低等级的沉香则用于生产油、香棒和巴库尔等产品。
沉香油用于香水和皮肤上作为香味,它是通过持续数周的艰苦过程蒸馏沉香片和刨花(想想威士忌)而制成的。这种蒸馏的产率通常在 1-2% 之间,需要千克沉香木才能提炼出毫升沉香油。这就是为什么沉香油极其稀有,不适合批量生产的设计师香水。
当您寻找优质雪茄、威士忌、艺术品或老式汽车时,您应该去找该领域的专家,而不是试图涵盖所有内容的通用品牌。
这就是为什么对于沉香香水和油,我们建议从专门从事高级香水和沉香的工匠那里购买。
许多传统沉香木品牌将其批量生产的产品摆在新老客户面前,并将最好的产品锁在金库中,供现有客户花小钱购买。
在 Attar Store,我们为您提供来自世界各地最好的蒸馏厂和收藏家的沉香木,为您提供为皇室和最具传奇色彩的收藏家客户制作的香水,我们相信人们可以平等地获得金钱能买到的最好的香水。
我们帮助您分阶段介绍沉香木,让您了解和学习这种雄伟的香味以及每种油和香背后的故事。沉香是一次美妙的、近乎精神的旅程,它是一种无与伦比的激情,是一种任何其他东西都无法比拟的香味。
为什么有不同的产品?
沉香是一种用途广泛的香味,类似沉香的香味出现在您最喜爱的西方香水、蜡烛、扩香器等产品中。在沉香传统中,沉香可以用作炭上的香片,这是阿拉伯人最常见的享受形式。
在东方传统中,沉香被用于制作香棒,根据所使用的沉香,赋予它们超凡的香气!有些人甚至在 bakhoor 中使用它,这是熟悉中东文化的人所熟悉的形式。至于最有用的形式,沉香油,它只是自然界产生的一些最好的芳香物质的令人着迷的提取物。通过蒸馏沉香木而产生的油,每公斤木材仅提取毫升。结果是美妙的,令人着迷的芳香混合物,包括水果、香料、烟熏、樟脑、薄荷醇和许多其他——甚至是基南(我们稍后会谈到)。
我应该从什么产品开始?
无论是老手还是新手,使用我们的沉香木,您都将进入沉香和焚香的新境界。首先,我们建议每个人尝试我们的样品尺寸,这是了解和享受我们的油以及欣赏我们的香味特征的最实惠和最有效的方式。
样品尺寸也很经济,很多时候沉香木收藏家在没有尝试过这款香水的情况下就购买了整瓶香水。我们坚信物有所值,并恳请每个人在购买整瓶之前先尝试一下。一旦您找到您最喜欢的香味(可以这么说),我们鼓励您备货,因为不能保证它会再次可用 - 考虑到每种沉香油的稀有性和独特性。

Understanding Our Artisanal Oud
If you're new to oud or an experience collector, we'd like to introduce our brand and story.
Our story originates from a time when artisanal oud was rare and secretive, a time when we were surrounded low quality and diluted oud oil. We set out on a journey to source the best oud possible, so that we could collect and share the pinnacle of true oud with the world.
Our oils are hand selected and curated for their rarity, scent and story. These are scents that are meticulously crafted and many of which come from the vault of legends of this tradition.
These are not oils which anyone can simply acquire, when you buy one of our oils, you're receiving a piece of oud history, a work of art revered and envied by countless collectors across the world.

Selecting an Oud Oil
This can be a daunting and complex decision, but fear not, we're here to make that decision easy.
The first thing is to consider what you seek in your fragrances. Are you looking for something raw, woody and powerful?
Or do you prefer something more subtle, sweeter and on the more floral side?
We list a series of notes for each oil describing the profile according to our noses, it's important to try oils to get a better understanding of the nuances in each scent profile.
Every oud is unique in its scent profile, and while we try our best to describe each oil's profile, every oil evokes something different to every user.

Understanding Price Point
Oud is costly, there's no doubt about that and although our oils can seem very expensive it's important to consider the value we deliver.
Our oud oil is pure and hand selected for its quality, we select from only a handful of master distillers and veteran collectors, ensuring you receive some of the greatest oud oil known.
Many niche fragrances and perfume oils on the market cost several hundred dollars a bottle, for fragrance that is often diluted and contains very little in the way of oud oil and natural essential oils.
Our oud oils are pure and can be enjoyed with just a drop, allowing you to make a small bottle last for a very long time!

Purchasing
Its important to consider one's budget and intention when purchasing oud.
For everyday use we typically recommend our standard oud fragrances, these are pure oils that are curated for their high quality as well as affordability, allowing you to use a nice helping each day.
For special occasions and for the connoisseurs and aficionados we recommend the zenith collection oils.
These are the greatest oils we have collected, curated purely for their scent, rarity and unique origin. These are a class of their own and distinguished in their own right, for they are indeed the pinnacle of artisanal oud.
Taking the next steps
That concludes our brief introduction to the process of buying oud. If you'd like to learn more about all things oud, we highly recommend reading our blog posts.
Click the button to head over to "Fragrant Thoughts".
If you'd like to begin browsing some products and purchasing some fragrance, we've highlighted a few collections below to start off with.
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The Zenith Collection
Our most exclusive and highest grade oils. These oils are specifically curated to be the among the most exquisite and special oils known. While our oudh oils are already premium and outliers in quality when compared to the masses, these oils meet even stricter criteria.
Our criteria for the zenith collection are rarity, scent and story.
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Premium Oud & Incense
A collection of our most premium incense and oud wood, this is the pinnacle of high end oud and the finest of incense sticks.
This collection curates some of the most special and exquisite examples of oud & incense for collection and special occasions.
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Daily Oud & Incense
Oudh is used everyday in some cultures proving its versatility and importance. It’s something we can use to unwind and relax, to scent ourselves before going out and to share with our guests.
This collection curates a selection of various woods and incense perfect for daily use, offering a terrific aroma yet utmost affordability making these perfect for regular use in larger quantities.
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Naturals
To any perfumer sourcing natural aromatics is key skill, similar to a chef sourcing their ingredients, it is imperative for artisanal fragrance that only the finest aromatics are used.
We collect and retail a number of aromatics including ambergris, rose, sandalwood & frankincense. As with our oud, we focus on sourcing the finest and most authentic of naturals for perfumery use, supplying several perfumers and incense makers across the world.