Choya Nakh ylang is absolutely unique in its

is absolutely unique in its odour profile

Best appreciated well diluted before blending

It typically goes by the name of just Rose Absolute (or oil) and the Bulgarian variety is the most common

Soft peachy facets mingle with sweet orange blossom character

dense oakmoss

Choya Nakh ylang is absolutely unique in itsThis is one of the strangest materials in all of perfumery. Choya nakh is made by dry roasting the hard, nail like trapdoor discs from certain sea snails in a sealed clay pot, then distilling the smoke into sandalwood oil. These same shell pieces appear in the Book of Exodus as an ingredient in sacred temple incense, and they have been used across India, Japan, and the Middle East for centuries. There is smoke here, certainly, but beneath it lies