In the 2010’s when Agar Aura was primarily in the raw oud wood business, the single most sought after wood by the Arabian Gulf bigwigs was high end “Super King” and “Baby King” grade agarwood from the jungles of Terengganu State in Malaysia. But the Chinese buyers, ever ready to pay five times the price for it, always snatched up the choicest batches. The truly exceptional pieces rarely made it to other markets, and finding enough of it was no easy task.

This and this are actual photos of some Super King grade pieces from some of our last Terengganu jungle expeditions. The likes of this have not been seen since, and much of the world does not and will never know the scent profile it possessed... until now.

To me, after Kinam / Kyara, high end Terengganu wood is probably the most enjoyable of all. 
There is something about the very best Terengganu wood that is almost hypnotic. It starts off with that unmistakable Malaysian cola, but wrapped in a sweet vanilla-like aroma, while an ethereal, almost vaporous halo rises from the wood. It is airy and strangely luminous, with a coolness that hovers around the sweetness. There are no sharp edges.
Then the purple florals begin to emerge.
Iris, lilac, and violet come forward, accompanied by the more familiar Malaysian flavors of candied plum and peppery spices. The sweetness becomes richer here, almost edible, but without losing the character of the wood.
And then Terengganu takes on another dimension.

The sweetness becomes darker and thicker, almost like molasses slathered over a piece of richly resinous wood. There is still that unmistakable cola lurking underneath along with sugar-dusted tamarind; but the green, zesty jungle character found in so much Malaysian oud is conspicuously absent.

As the scent settles, the wood becomes fuzzy and warm, surrounded by gooey resin and lingering purple florals. The sweetness never quite disappears; it simply becomes more integrated into the wood, leaving behind that wonderfully plush Terengganu character.

The Terengganu Oud oil that went into this perfume is made from seriously exceptional wood. No sane perfume would think of distilling such wood, let alone using the oil extracted from it in a perfume. We wanted this perfume to capture the aroma of Terengganu agarwood as faithfully as possible, and that’s precisely what it does. It literally smells like dense vapor rising from a heated nubbin of Super King grade Terengganu wood of an era bygone.

Terengganu is a scent that screams luxury, but in a remarkably elegant tone. There is something inherently aristocratic about this particular oud profile. It does not need the aggressive smokiness or wild green character that often announces the presence of oud. It simply smells expensive.
In the world of oud, there is no classier scent profile.