Ghaliya al Molouk retailer 2021 : Precious Fragrance of the King

retailer 2021 Ghaliya al Molouk



For those not aware of the tradition of Ghaliyah - Ghaliyah means "Precious" in Arabic, and "al Molouk" means "The King". Ghaliya al Molouk is, quite literally, the Precious Fragrance of The King.

Ghaliyah has been the fragrance of Arabian Sultans and Sheikhs for at least 14 centuries, with the tradition likely pre-dating the Islamic tradition of making them. Since their inception, they were composed of the most precious and expensive aromatics available.

At their most basic, they were fragrances compounded into Oil of Ben (what you and I know as Moringa Oil) and were made from simply Musk and Ambergris. Rose, Saffron, Spices and Oud were all commonly added, as Ghaliyah is less of a singular scent and more of a style comprising a variety of precious ingredients. As this is now my 6th Ghaliyah offered, I can attest that, although they all contain many common core ingredients - each specific oil is quite distinctive from the others.

**(this particular Ghaliyah, btw - uses no carrier oils. Rather I used a vintage Mysore Sandalwood oil)

I chance across some extremely rare aromatics and wanted to combine them in a way that was fitting, and as it's been a few years since I offered a Ghaliyah, I figured now was the perfect time to make another. But first, a little bit about the unusual aromatics found in Ghaliyah al Molouk...


SCENT


The 2020 batch I made was more Saffron-centered. Although this batch also contains Saffron - I wanted this batch to shine a light on a really superb molecularly distilled Grasse Jasmine. It's nuts, folks. Like wowzah.