# Bortnikoff — Oud Hindi

> Oud Hindi is a 2024 Bortnikoff extrait built around aged Indian Hindi agarwood. Sour cherry and vanilla soften a challenging animalic oud without turning it into a simple sweet fragrance.

## Essence
Oud Hindi is a 2024 Bortnikoff extrait built around aged Indian Hindi agarwood. Sour cherry and vanilla soften a challenging animalic oud without turning it into a simple sweet fragrance.
## Scent Profile
The opening can be barnyardy, fishy, cheesy, or sweaty, though some wearers perceive a soft lactonic fermentation instead. Dark sour cherry and guaiac smoke emerge after the opening. The drydown is a creamy, faintly chocolatey vanilla-and-cedar oud; its listed florals often stay quiet.
## Performance
Performance is disputed. Some wearers find it good or above average, while others report a close skin scent after a few hours. Expect intimate projection and test on skin before buying.
## Wearing Context
Cool weather and personal-space evening wear suit the animalic opening and intimate sillage. It is unisex but an enthusiast scent rather than a crowd pleaser.
## Comparisons & DNA
Bortnikoff Lao Oud is the key reference: Oud Hindi begins similarly but is smokier, ashier, and more playful through cherry. Ensar Oud Hindistan Kala helps locate the Hindi-oud drydown, while Louis Vuitton Pur Oud is a partial drydown reference.
## Reception
Response is polarized between admiration for natural oud and skepticism about performance, blending, cherry prominence, and value. The animalic opening is the main filter, so sample first.
## Versions & Reformulation
It is a single 2024 composition with no known reformulation.
## Acquisition Notes
The 50 ml extrait is priced at $350, with a 9 ml travel option at $90. Samples are the sensible path.
The composition is best understood through its full evolution on skin, rather than a note list alone.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- It belongs to a 2024 trio dedicated to Indian, Indonesian, and Chinese oud oils.
- The Hindi oil is described by the house as nearly forty years old.
- Bortnikoff operates from Thailand and works closely with natural oud materials.