Premium Grade 5 Raw Oud Wood Sticks

Description

Premium Grade 5 raw oud wood sticks are harvested from Aquilaria trees in the Nha Trang region of Vietnam, one of the world’s most respected sources for agarwood. Each set contains approximately 10 to 15 sticks, dense with visible resin saturation throughout the wood, releasing one of the most complex aromatic profiles available from any natural material.

Each stick measures approximately 8 to 12 centimetres in length and 0.5 to 1 centimetre in diameter. The wood is irregular in form: dark brown to near-black at the resin-saturated sections, lighter at the sapwood edges. The difference in color corresponds directly to resin content — heavier, darker sticks carry higher saturation. No oils, additives, or accelerants are present. Weight varies between sticks within a set; this variation reflects natural resin distribution, not inconsistency in sourcing or preparation.

These sticks can be used in three ways. Burned directly over a charcoal disc in a traditional incense burner, the resin releases its full aromatic profile progressively over 30 to 60 minutes. Placed in a ceramic diffuser with gentle heat, they produce a more diffused, room-filling scent. Handled cold, without heat, they already carry a significant aromatic presence: the cold scent of Grade 5 Nha Trang oud is itself notable. For infusion, add 3 to 5 broken sticks to 300 ml of water at 80 to 90 degrees Celsius and steep for 5 to 10 minutes.

Agarwood forms when Aquilaria trees respond to injury or fungal infection by producing a dense oleoresin within their heartwood. The rarer the trigger, the heavier the deposit and the higher the grade. Vietnam’s Nha Trang region is considered among the world’s premier oud sources: its climate and ancient tree populations produce a resin profile with particular sweetness beneath the characteristic depth. Oud has been traded along the Silk Road for over a thousand years, cited in Sanskrit texts, Chinese court records, and medieval Arab trade documents.

What is the difference between Grade 5 oud and lower grades? The grade classification reflects resin concentration and aromatic complexity. Grade 1 is young wood with minimal resin and a light scent. Grade 5 designates maximum resin saturation, naturally matured over many years, with a dense, stable, and complex aromatic profile. The resin content is visible in the wood itself — darker sections indicate higher saturation. At Grade 5, the quantity needed per session is small, as the resin concentration is high.