The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Aged Super Cambodian Agarwood Oil launched in 1988 under Majid Muzaffar Iterji. Its name points toward Cambodian oud and the wild, resinous character that agarwood carries, while the published note pyramid brings a less expected counterpoint: forest fruits and black tea sit at the front, with vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger forming the warm middle. The composition then rests on cedar and blackcurrant syrup. No individual perfumer is credited in the available information, so the clearest account of intent comes from the notes themselves. This is an oud-led fragrance built for people who want the source material to feel recognizably wild rather than polished into anonymity.
The unusual part is the tension between cultured warmth and untamed fruit. Forest fruits and black tea make the opening dark and slightly astringent, while vanilla brings a rounded sweetness underneath. Cinnamon and ginger add heat without making the composition feel simply sweet, and cedar gives the later stages a drier, woody grain. Blackcurrant syrup acts almost like a dark ribbon through the blend, joining fruit, spice, and wood. Together, these materials create a profile that feels layered and grown-in rather than neat, which is why the name evokes Cambodian oud while the note structure reaches beyond a conventional resin profile.
The evolution
The first impression is dark fruit and black tea, a combination that brings tartness, tannin, and a little smoke to the surface. The opening feels restless for a while, like fruit stirred into hot leaves, before vanilla rounds the edges. Cinnamon and ginger then arrive with clean heat, carrying the scent away from sugared fruit and toward something warmer and more aromatic. As those notes settle, cedar introduces a drier grain, while blackcurrant syrup adds a dark, syrupy sweetness that lingers close to the skin. The final impression is less about a single loud oud note than a layered woody warmth, with fruit, tea, spice, and syrup still hanging together. As the scent wears on, the sharper fruit and tea soften, the spice loses some of its initial heat, and the woods settle into a quieter, more diffuse trail.
Cultural impact
Aged Super Cambodian Agarwood Oil is a fragrance whose interest lies in the way it places agarwood at the centre of a wider composition. Rather than standing alone as a raw material, the oud register is surrounded by forest fruits and black tea at the opening, then by the warmth of vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger through the middle, and finally by cedar and blackcurrant syrup in the base. For wearers, that structure offers something worth exploring: a familiar dark fruit and tea profile that makes the agarwood character easier to read, while the woods and spice give the scent a steadier, more grounded finish over time.
