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December 24, 2023 UpdatesBy Aroma Sublime

New Wild Agarwood Malas & Our New Bottle design for 2024

New in the shop: Limited supply of traditional 108-bead wild agarwood malas.

Pierre is back in Vietnam, always on the hunt for new products that meet our high-quality standards. We individually hand-select our 100% wild agarwood malas from carefully vetted local Viet crafters. Each mala is slightly different and each small batch of malas is unique since it comes from a single wild tree. We carefully hand-select the very best ones for our customers.

New Bottle Design For the New Year…

And here a quick look at out new bottles for 2024. A new look with the same luxury features; solid crystal bottle, glass dipstick, and silicone seal. Our new cap design allows the dipstick to rest at an angle when placed on a flat surface, without the dipstick touching the surface itself. Also it can be placed upside down on its head. Its this kind of attention to detail we think will enhance your experience of our world class specialty aromatics.

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May 24, 2023 SaleBy Aroma Sublime

Price Drop on our famous Frangipani essential oil

Recently we’ve been able to permanently reduce the price of our in-house Hydro distilled pure frangipani essential oil! In the past, the high price of this oil has kept it out of reach for many customers.

Due to the maturing of our own organic frangipani tree plantation at Aroma Sublime headquarters in Southwestern Vietnam, we are now able to permanently reduce the price of this world-class perfumers ingredient or stand-alone aromatic experience.

Aroma Sublime’s incredible organic hydro-distilled White Plumeria (frangipani) flower essential oil, a rare feat of all-natural low-temperature hydro-distillation by company founder Tony Bolton. A pure, natural floral extract that requires a full 7 kilograms of fresh organic white plumeria blossoms to produce only 1ml of sublime and heavenly essential oil. Intensely sweet and floral super-concentrate requiring only the tiniest amount for a total aromatic immersion. A must-have essential oil for professional perfumers and the serious aromatics aficionado.

Our aging and blending process gives this oil a depth, sweetness, and complexity unlike any other aromatic. Featuring top notes of muscat, peach, apricot, nectarine, honeydew, and bright spring wild honey. The heart opens into sultry night-blooming floral complexity; white lily and cereus, wild summer honey, Chardonnay, Sauternes, and fresh very ripe stonefruit (peach, nectarine, apricot). Patience reveals pure frangipani perfection deep into the drydown, a beautifully clear and complete impression of the original flower. Superb longevity. An absolutely epic aromatic experience.

Frangipani in antiquity: Plumeria flower relief in Penataran temple, Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. Estimated 500-700 years old.
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December 7, 2022 UncategorizedBy Aroma Sublime

A New Oud: In Memory of our Oud Savant, friend, and founder, Tony Bolton.

First, we want to express our immense gratitude to our friends and customers and the aromatics community at large for your incredible support during this challenging time. Tony’s wife Tha, especially, is going through a very difficult time, and your support is absolutely indispensable.

We would like everyone to know that Tha and I plan to continue operating and expanding Aroma Sublime. Of course, we are moving slowly right now. We are recovering from a huge loss with our founder passing, and it will take some time to re-orient ourselves. Especially on the Vietnam side of the business.

There are some positive notes looking forward. Tha has unquestionably become a master distiller, having worked alongside Tony for so many years. In recent years, since Tony’s health had deteriorated, I have watched Tha orchestrate the distillation of incredible Oud oils entirely on her own, from processing a whole wild agarwood tree with the team, to personally monitoring the still in the middle of the night, to the moment the Oud is clarified and put away for aging, she does it all. Tony was of course delighted by all this and very proud of Tha’s impressive skill. As am I.

Some of these magnificent oils are presently being aged. These include a completely unexpected sinking Oud oil, created using a very nice (non-sinking) wood from the Khanh Hoa region. Watch for these oils coming soon.

Contrary to the imaginings of some of our hopeful admirers, there is no big secret collection of Tony’s oils waiting to be released. We wish this were the case!

Rather, we hope to honor Tony’s legacy by continuing to create superb Oud through the continued application of Tony’s philosophy and wisdom to the process.

We definitely uncovered a few pleasant surprises when I was in Vietnam on-site over the summer. Small amounts of some superb oils. These are mostly already sold out.

I feel immense gratitude for these final months I was able to enjoy on-site with Tony.

After Tony’s passing, Tha did uncover one new Oud. It’s probably the last one that was distilled entirely by Tony. It’s a classic “Tony”, a straightforward sweet and balanced wild Vietnam profile, and very smooth after more than 3 years of aging. There is only about 30ml available. Distilled from selected wild agarwood from the Hue imperial City and Da Nang regions. IMPERIAL STAR is a perfect Oud to release now in honor of Tony’s work and legacy.

You can read the full description in the listing on our website. https://www.aromasublime.com/shop/imperial-star-100-wild-oud-in-house-hue-vietnam

We appreciate your support.

Pierre Black and Aroma Sublime

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October 12, 2022 UncategorizedBy Aroma Sublime

The Passing of Founder Tony Bolton.

Sadly we lost a true legend in the Oud and artisanal aromatics world. On October 10th, Tony Bolton passed away at home with his wife Tha by his side after complications from a recent stroke.

One of the kindest and funniest people I have ever known, Tony introduced me to the art of essential oil distillation, and was a great friend and mentor. My heart goes out to his family in Vietnam and in the UK, and especially to his wife Tha.

You will be dearly missed Sir Tony.

It is a very good time to buy products that ship from Vietnam HQ as these funds go directly to Tony’s wife Tha and will help with accumulated medical expenses and funeral costs.

Tony’s wife Tha has been the real engine behind the Vietnam side of Aroma Sublime for some time now since Tony’s first stroke in 2020. She has taken care of Tony while also continuing to distill some absolutely magnificent Ouds and of course their coveted Plumeria (frangipani) oil. Tha has quietly taken up the reins and become a master distiller in her own right working alongside Tony for so many years.

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July 20, 2022 UncategorizedBy Aroma Sublime

Team Reunion 2022 – Two months at Vietnam headquarters…

Fresh from the still 100% SINKING OUD!

Our two-month team reunion at Vietnam headquarters was fun and incredibly fruitful!
This included a buying trip to Cambodia where we met some trusted artisanal distillers and agarwood hunters.
We made a few trips to Saigon with the whole gang, and also spent a lot of time at headquarters in the Vietnamese countryside sorting through inventory and Tony`s secret stash. We really found some gems!
There are so many new things in the shop as a result and the website is now fully updated!

Another big event was the surprise distillation of a 100% sinking Oud! This is actually the first time we’ve had a 100% sinking distillation. In the past, occasionally, a small portion might have been sinking. This time this gorgeous wild wood from a single tree from Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam produced only sinking oil! We’ve never seen this before. You will have to be patient however as we plan to age this for at least one year before release to the public.

A wonderful surprise; our first 100% sinking Oud distillation!

Pierre is now back in Japan for the time being, but we are looking forward to more time in Vietnam together sooner than later.

In other news, Coming soon, expect to see some one of a kind display pieces available. If you’re interested in these you can message us for a sneak peek and get an early opportunity to grab that special larger piece you have been looking for.

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May 19, 2022 UncategorizedBy Aroma Sublime

The Team is Back Together at Vietnam HQ!​

The Team is Back Together!​

After more than 2 years apart, we are back together at Aroma Sublime headquarters in Vietnam, deep in premium wild agarwood country! Pierre has been able to return to headquarters with the lifting of travel restrictions for Vietnam and will be staying for at least one month, possibly longer…

We will be digging into Tony’s secret personal stash of oils and attars, some of which have been ageing for many years.
We will also be distilling some Oud, sandalwood, and more, and we will be showing you the process.
We hope you will join us. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages for one-of-a-kind items and special deals. There will be something new every day!

Those interested in raw wild agarwood should pay especially close attention to our Facebook and Instagram pages over the next 30 days. There will be some very special one-of-a-kind agarwood pieces made available on a first-come, first-serve basis. These will not be featured on our website as they will disappear fast.

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