Nepalese Oud

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Nepalese oud is agarwood sold under a Nepal or Himalayan origin. One trade source describes it as nutty and deep with a chocolate streak through the wood. Whether Nepal is an established agarwood origin at all is disputed.

Scent Profile

Nepalese Oud smells nutty and deep, a woody agarwood base with a streak of chocolate running through it. Underneath is a dark, resinous sweetness, and a faint smoky edge sits at the back, lighter than the wood and chocolate above it.

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Breadthbroad

EnvelopeBase · ~18h lasting

Family Woody & Earthy, Sweet & Gourmand

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Nepalese Oud from this natural extract.

Natural extract Agarwood oil resinous · aromatic · woody

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Origin

Sold as Himalayan agarwood oil sourced from northern Nepal. Pure Incense says of its Kathmandu batch that it 'came from a dealer working the northern reaches of Nepal, where the trees grow slower and the resin runs darker for it'. Parfumo files the term as 'a variant of Oud' and gives it no scent text of its own, reusing the genus-level agarwood paragraph.

Usage in Perfumery

Attested on 19 Parfumo perfumes across 6 brands, including Montale's Nepal Aoud. Not on Fragrantica as a separate note. Also appears as an attar trade name on body-oil listings that carry no origin claim behind it.