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The 'hulubalang' were the military
nobility of Medieval Malaysia, much like the Samurai in
Japan.
Distilled from wild agarwood harvested in Perak State in
Malaysia, Hulubalang captures one of the four
primary Aquilaria Malaccensis scent genres: rugged, dark,
and intense – like a hulubalang warrior.
The first time I heated the wood... is a memory that's
burned into my brain.
So too is the moment when I inhaled the first whiffs of the
oil at the distillery, and then looking over at Muhamad as
he stood there grinning, his eyes open as wide as my own.
The aroma of the oil, just like the fumes from the heated
raw wood, pierces into the cranium like a scimitar.
Like our old Malaysian oils Sempurna and Cantik
Candan, the darkness is infinitely deep. However,
unlike those two oils, the dark scent profile in this case
is not the by-product of distillation methodology,
rather it was intrinsic to the wood itself (this is a Gen3
oud oil). Hulubalang smells exactly like wood chips of the
raw material fuming on your burner.
Zesty red resin. Oriental spices and sizzling chili flakes
dancing in a wok. Palm-sugar sweetened tamarind candy. Dark
wood, and gooey resin bubbles popping on the surface of
heated chips. There is a cola presence that is more
discernible during the initial stages, but it recedes to the
background during the middle stages, only to come back
together with dry agarwood petrichor during the final
drydown.
Our Hulubalang may be a fierce warrior, but he has a sweeter
side too that emerges every now and then, and gets stronger
and stronger as the oil develops on your skin. Notes of
lilacs and heliotrope become dominant and constant during
the middle stage of the scent development, but quiet down in
the drydown, only peeking out every now and then as the
scent develops on your skin.
Hulubalang was distilled from the agarwood collected from one
single tree, which is highly unusual and rare in this
day and age. And that makes the dynamic scent profile all
the more impressive because unlike most oud oils which are
distilled from agarwood collected from many trees, every
single scent note in Hulubalang comes from that one tree.
No tweaks, no tricks, just the pure essence of Perak oud.
Hulubalang is so grounding my
god ..yesterday was colours(after deep meditation)you can
sleep with a bottle and maybe bilocate somewere..its safe
because there is no anger in the oils or bad energy at
all.but you need to be sensitive to do that and you
are..you can actualy get healed by holding them..its like
crystal quartz.as for the smell its amazing.its etherial
..you can experience something different from other oils
because its full of energy and it speaks to your
consiousness (well if you are not into energy )without
understanding it :)
X.C. (Cyprus)
On Sunday evening around 6, after showering, I dabbed
Royal Jerai. LOVED IT. It held well until around 2AM, I
was watching the flix.
R.R. (USA)
I am getting sweet Jaggery notes in the opening along with
a brew of ice cold tea. The coolness/minty notes coming
out is something so beautiful.
The oceanic notes of Malaya are vividly present.
It’s so wonderful to experience the evolution of these
oils and where they are heading.
Simply a superb oil wow.
A.K. (USA)
Hulu is such a nice mix man now I can swipe guilt free
hahah…
For anyone who missed out on Malaya.. this is the female
version haha...
Def has a kick to it
N.C. (USA)
Hulu is a hidden gem man
Customer (USA)
Hulus opening is marvelous. The drydown is what is
reminding me of the tigerwoods.
Z.M. (USA)
Hulu is a darker more primal Malaya at this point
A.N. (USA)
Hulu is something special albeit the RJ may be higher in
grade
A.N. (USA)
Hulubalang is a very interesting oil.
A.Z. (USA)
Hulubalang is incredible, similar aquatic type notes to
Ayu but even darker and retail price is a giveaway.
Customer (USA)
Really an awesome group of oils. Pra probably my favorite
scent profile so far. Others not far behind including
Hulu.
M.B. (USA)
When I tried Hulubalang.. it was a love child between
Royal Jerai and Malaya
N.C. (USA)