Koh in Khmer means island. Rouge in French is red. Together they name the colour and provenance of the oud at the centre of this composition: a red-toned Cambodian distillation from the Koh Kong region, the same lineage that produces the celebrated Al Hashimi flagship Kambodi Katheef III oud which was used very generous amounts in the composition of this extrait and in fact comprises most of the oud used in the formula. For reference, the Kambodi Katheef III retailed for $750 for 2.5g last year. Koh Rouge was built to showcase that material. The structural calculation was simple: rather than dilute the oud into a generic perfumery accord, the supporting cast was chosen to amplify what the oud itself already does. Saffron, pink pepper, and bergamot lift the upper register; rose absolute and a raisin-prune accord echo the regional character of Koh Kong material directly. The heart is the oud, undisguised. Aged Koh Kong distillation sits at a concentration that most alcohol-based fragrances would consider commercially impractical — the kind of percentage that separates a perfume containing oud from a perfume that is genuinely about oud. The base anchors the composition in the materials that fine Cambodian oud has always been paired with in the great Arab perfumery tradition: Mysore sandalwood, labdanum, ambergris, benzoin, and deer musk. Koh Rouge is, in essence, our flagship oud rendered into spray form for wearers who want the Cambodian register without the commitment of a 2.5g attar bottle. Top Saffron, pink pepper, bergamot · Heart Rose absolute, raisin-prune accord, aged Koh Kong oud · Base Mysore sandalwood, labdanum, ambergris, benzoin, deer musk
