Borneo Kyaramiru

A beautiful artisanal Pontianak oud oil from Kalimantan, opening with berry-like fruit, soft florals, and a smooth vanilla caramel glow.
As it develops, it becomes creamy, powdery, and incredibly refined, with a clean character that feels both comforting and luxurious.
A deeply expressive oud that shows just how elegant high-grade Borneo material can become in oil form.

Top Notes

Berry-like fruit, vanilla caramel, soft fruity brightness

Heart Note

Elegant florals, creamy sweetness, smooth clean oud character

Base Note

Powdery woods, creamy depth, soft Filipino and old Cambodian nuance

$205.00

In stock

The Story

There are some materials that immediately make the work worth it, and this Pontianak material is one of them.

Borneo Kyaramiru comes from high-grade Pontianak material sourced from Kalimantan, a material I became deeply invested in because I could sense its potential even before distillation. Sourcing this kind of material is not easy. Sometimes it takes a lot of hunting, a lot of patience, and a lot of trust in the process just to secure wood of the right quality. And even after finding it, distilling it is another challenge entirely. The yield is not always generous, and sometimes the return is small compared to the effort, the time, and the material that goes into it.

But this is exactly why I keep going back to it.

The result is simply too beautiful to ignore.

When this oil opens, it has a very special character. There is a berry-like fruitiness, a soft floral glow, and a smooth vanilla caramel feeling that gives it a refined sweetness without becoming heavy. It is clean, polished, and immediately inviting. Then as it settles, it becomes even more beautiful. The floral heart opens more clearly, and the drydown turns creamy and powdery, with a softness that reminds me of the elegance found in some of the best Filipino oils, touched with that beautiful old Cambodian feeling that makes an oud feel smooth, graceful, and deeply satisfying.

What I love most is how clean it is. There is no rough smoke, no leathery harshness, no distracting heaviness. It is soft, refined, and shockingly beautiful in the way it unfolds. It has the kind of character that can genuinely surprise someone, even someone who already knows oud well.

This is also one of the reasons I love distilling. Sometimes the process is difficult. Sometimes the material is hard to find. Sometimes the yield is low. But when the aroma comes out like this, when the oil carries this much beauty and this much emotion, it reminds me exactly why I keep doing it again and again.

I truly believe that when someone experiences Borneo Kyaramiru, they will understand what I experienced the moment I smelled it. It is not just a good oil. It is the kind of oil that stays in your mind. The kind that makes you stop and pay attention. The kind that reminds you how extraordinary natural oud can be when the material is right and the result comes out exactly as it should.