{"title":"Malino Oud - Oud Treasure","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalino: the cool highland town of South Sulawesi, the southern Sulawesian's summer retreat with its pine forests, and an oud origin of emerging presence awaited by those seeking the new beyond Borneo's familiar names. Our stock of it is currently being sourced: register your interest and be the first to know when the first batch arrives. And an early note to spare you confusion: if you are looking for Malinau oud from North Kalimantan, available now, your destination is the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\"\u003eMalinau oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:2px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 20px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#1f0808;border:none;padding:0;text-align:center;\"\u003eMalino ≠ Malinau: do not confuse the two\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#fdf8ef;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eMalino (this page)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.94em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA highland town in South Sulawesi (Celebes), near the port of Makassar. An emerging origin being sourced: no products displayed yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#fdf8ef;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eMalinau (available now)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.94em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eA regency in North Kalimantan (Borneo), an entirely different island. Its quiet-charactered oud is available in the store today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 30px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eGo to the available Malinau oud\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#ffffff;border:2px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:22px 20px;margin:0 0 20px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;border:none;padding:0;\"\u003eMalino oud is being sourced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 16px;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe do not display an origin before we secure the right oud harvesters in it and grade its batches by our criteria. Contact us to register your interest and we will inform you the moment the first batch is approved, and until then browse the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;\"\u003eavailable Indonesian oud\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:12px 30px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in Malino\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA guide to the alternatives available now\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil Malino arrives, these are the closest paths to what you are looking for from our present stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eClosest available: Malinau\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eDespite the different island, Malinau oud from Kalimantan is the closest available in positioning: a quiet, balanced natural character for those seeking moderation, and available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMalinau oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe parent island: Sulawesi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe Sulawesi oud page gathers the island's full map, and Malino is one of its anticipated origins. Follow there what we are working to source from Celebes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sulawesi-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSulawesi oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page for Indonesian oud: all available islands and their schools in one place, and Sulawesi is coming to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eStart with samples\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe sample kits: the smartest way to build your comparison reference from what is available before you compare Malino against it upon arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSample kits →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Oud Treasure?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 5l3-3h5v5l-3 3M12 5L9 2H4v5l3 3m5-5v14m-5-9l5 9 5-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eMeasured expansion, no haste\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eWe do not display an origin before we secure the right oud harvesters in it and verify the quality of its batches: this Malino page is a transparent declaration of intent, not a hasty sales front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M14 2v6h6M16 13H8M16 17H8M10 9H8\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eFull documentation with every order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAn official invoice and documentation of type, grade, weight, and origin statement on everything we sell today, and Malino will arrive with the same documentation from its first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M17 1l4 4-4 4M3 11V9a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h14M7 23l-4-4 4-4M21 13v2a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eIndividual sorting declared in advance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOur criteria are one across all collections: inspecting pieces one by one for resin veins, weight, and cold scent, and Malino will not be exempt from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 3h6M10 3v6l-5 8a3 3 0 0 0 3 4h8a3 3 0 0 0 3-4l-5-8V3\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eA sample before any commitment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eEvery origin we enter enters with a small trial pack from the offered batch itself: we will not ask you for a kilogram of wood your nose has not smelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 7-3 9-3 9h18s-3-2-3-9\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M13.7 21a2 2 0 0 1-3.4 0\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003ePersonal notification upon availability\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThose registered on the interest list are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch, which is the purest in any new arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003e\u003csvg width=\"26\" height=\"26\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#db9a00\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003ccircle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\u003e\u003c\/circle\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M2 12h20M12 2a15 15 0 0 1 0 20 15 15 0 0 1 0-20z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.02em;\"\u003eDocumented international shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.93em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTight packaging that preserves the wood's moisture and a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia to the Gulf and the world, for Malino upon its arrival and for all that is available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat distinguishes Malino oud?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalino is a highland town in South Sulawesi, at around a thousand-odd meters of elevation and seventy kilometers from Makassar, known to the people of South Sulawesi as a cool retreat with its pine forests, waterfalls, and mountain farms. This is a moist highland environment different from Kalimantan's low plains that most Indonesian oud tasters know, and its mountainous surroundings in South Sulawesi hold genuine forest pockets that interest the seeker of new origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSulawesi oud in general is less renowned in the markets than Borneo oud, not for any lack in the island's forests but because modern trade routes were built around the established ports of Kalimantan and Sumatra. This relative absence is exactly what makes the Sulawesian origins, Malino among them, an opportunity for whoever seeks distinction beyond the crowded names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for the aromatic profile, we hold here to a caution we declare frankly: we do not describe a scent we have not burned ourselves. Once we receive the candidate batches, sort them, and sit with them at the burner, we will share our detailed assessment on this very page. The inherited description of Sulawesian ouds mentions a balanced natural character, but we will not build promises on what we have not tested, for honesty of description is, to us, the beginning of luxury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe sourcing plan: what will be available?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our declared map of what we are seeking in Malino and South Sulawesi, and alongside it what is available today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eWhat we seek in Malino\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBatches from the South Sulawesian highlands with trustworthy source documentation and target grades from luxury to excellent, and we will name each batch by its true source, wild or plantation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister your interest →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Malinau\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe similar-named sibling from North Kalimantan: a quiet natural character available today, and a ready comparison reference until Malino arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eMalinau oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eAvailable now: Kalimantan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBorneo and the school of woody sweetness: our widest Indonesian collection, richest in varieties and most circulated in majlises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/kalimantan-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKalimantan oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eComing too: Sulawesi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page for the island: follow there our full Sulawesian expansion map, and Malino is its first declared station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sulawesi-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eSulawesi oud →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuality and grading: a declared commitment before arrival\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe declare it before the first Malino piece arrives: the same criteria that sort all our collections will be applied to it letter by letter. Individual inspection of pieces at the preparation centers in Malaysia, visible resin veins, weight that betrays the wood's fullness, a clean cold scent before any ember, and explicit grading on the same declared scale you know in the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud collection\u003c\/a\u003e: what does not pass the criterion does not carry the page's name, even if the launch is delayed because of it. An honestly empty page is better than a page filled with leniency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is waiting for Malino?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe origin collector\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYour map is not complete with Borneo's islands alone: a new South Sulawesian origin is what distinguishes the serious collector's set from the amateur's shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eReserve your priority →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe seeker of the uncommon\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTired of the crowded names? Malino is a name the Gulf market has not yet knocked on, and whoever tries it first speaks of it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBuild your reference →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe merchant of distinction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eYour shelf is full of Kalimantan like all competitors: a Sulawesian origin upon its arrival is a real card of distinction, and early registration guarantees allocation priority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eRegister as a quantity →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eThe follower of our expansion map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe transparency of the method matters to you before the goods: this page and the coming origin pages show you where we are heading and why, before we sell you anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eKnow our method →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do you prepare for Malino's arrival?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eVerify first: Malino, not Malinau\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eMake sure you do not mean \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eMalinau oud from Kalimantan\u003c\/a\u003e, available now: two different islands and two similar names, and verifying spares you a needless wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eRegister your interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eOne message through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003econtact page\u003c\/a\u003e registers you on the interest list: you are informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eBuild your reference from what is available\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eTry \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003eMalinau\u003c\/a\u003e and the archipelago's neighbors in small packs: whoever built his comparison reference now will read Malino from the first ember upon its arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start;margin:0 0 14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"flex:0 0 34px;width:34px;height:34px;border-radius:50%;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-weight:700;\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#1f0808;\"\u003eUpon arrival: the sample first\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:4px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eAs is our custom in every new origin, Malino will be available in a small trial pack from the offered batch itself. Start with it however great your enthusiasm, or order it through the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/order-samples\" style=\"color:#b07c00;\"\u003esample request page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe source and origin: Malino and South Sulawesi\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth Sulawesi is the island's southwestern arm, and its capital Makassar is one of the most venerable ports of the eastern archipelago: from it the Bugis and Makassarese sailors sailed for centuries trading sandalwood, spices, and forest products toward the Asian markets, and it was the gateway of eastern Indonesia before modern maps knew the names of other cities. Malino lies in the hinterland of this port, in the cool Gowa highlands that the people of the hot coast have taken as a retreat for long decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for why Sulawesi has remained less present in the oud market than its neighbor Borneo, the answer is in the trade routes, not in the forests: the oud collection networks, its brokers, and its export routes took root around Kalimantan and Sumatra, so their names became renowned while Sulawesi's origins remained largely sold nameless or dissolved into generic labels. For whoever reads the market well, this is a gap of opportunity: a genuine origin with genuine forests that has not yet taken its share of the name, and we are moving to secure it with our usual deliberateness. Read our full method on the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/about-us\"\u003eabout us\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated collections\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:14px;margin:0 0 12px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eMalinau oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe similar in name and different in island: from North Kalimantan, available now with its quiet natural character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eSulawesi oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe parent page for the island of Celebes: our full Sulawesian expansion map in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/sulawesi-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eIndonesian oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eThe whole archipelago: all available islands and their schools, and Sulawesi is coming to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/indonesian-oud\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex:1 1 240px;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-top:3px solid #db9a00;border-radius:6px;padding:18px 16px;min-width:220px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;color:#1f0808;font-size:1.05em;\"\u003eSample kits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;color:#3a3a3a;font-size:0.95em;line-height:1.8;\"\u003eBuild your comparison reference from what is available with the least commitment, in preparation for the day Malino arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\" style=\"color:#b07c00;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003eBrowse →\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe educational guide: understand Malino before it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lesson of similar names in oud\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalino and Malinau are not the only case in the world of oud: the names of Indonesian and Malaysian cities and regencies resemble one another greatly, and some sellers exploit this confusion deliberately, selling a cheap origin under the name of a pricier, similar-sounding one. The rule we advise before buying from any seller, us or others: ask about the island and the regency, not about the name alone. A seller who knows his goods answers you at once that Malinau is in North Kalimantan and Malino is in South Sulawesi, and a seller who stammers over the geography is not to be trusted on the origin. Ask for the origin statement written on the invoice, for documentation settles what names confuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRising Sulawesi: why now?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the decline of the wild supply in the historically depleted islands, the market's gaze turns eastward toward the less-exploited islands, and Sulawesi is at the forefront: one of the world's great islands with mountain ranges and a forest cover that still holds promising pockets. The early tasters who built their knowledge of the Sulawesian origins before their crowding are those who will distinguish the good from the middling when the offerings multiply, and this page and its sisters are our first step in building that knowledge with you transparently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOur coming assessment protocol for Malino\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the candidate batches arrive we will apply the usual protocol to them and then publish its summary here: a cold inspection of the pieces for the veins, weight, and scent before the ember, then comparative burning sessions on a moderate coal beside known Kalimantan references, and recording of the opening, the heart, and the persistence. You will not read on this page an aromatic description of Malino before it passes through all of this, and what we publish afterward is a testimony of experience, not a copy from catalogs, and this is our promise in every new origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions about Malino oud\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eMalino or Malinau: what is the difference?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eTwo similar names for two entirely different places on two different islands: Malino is a highland town in South Sulawesi (Celebes), and Malinau is a regency in North Kalimantan (Borneo). The Sulawesian Malino oud is being sourced in our store and is not yet available, while the quiet-charactered Kalimantan Malinau oud is available now in its own collection. Verify your intent before registering or ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhere exactly is Malino located?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eIn the highlands of the south of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, about seventy kilometers from the city of Makassar, the great historic port of South Sulawesi. Malino is a cool-retreat town locally known for its pine forests and green highlands, a mountainous environment different from the Kalimantan plains that most Indonesian oud tasters know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhen will Malino oud be available in the store?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eHonestly: we do not have a confirmed date to announce, and we will not promise a date we cannot guarantee. We are in the stage of securing the right oud harvesters in South Sulawesi and assessing the candidate batches, and we will not display anything before it passes our full criteria. Register your interest through the contact page and we will inform you personally the moment the first batch is approved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I register a pre-order for Malino?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eThrough the contact page: mention that you are interested in the Sulawesian Malino oud specifically, not the Kalimantan Malinau, and specify what matters to you of a grade, quantity, or first sample, and we will register you on the interest list. Upon the stock's arrival we contact you before the public announcement, and you have selection priority from the first batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is the closest alternative available now?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eDespite the different island, the closest available in positioning is Malinau oud from North Kalimantan: a quiet, balanced natural character that suits the seeker of moderation away from the clamor, and it is available now. And for whoever wants the whole archipelago, the Indonesian oud page gathers all the available islands, and the sample kits are the smartest start with the least commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy is Sulawesi oud less renowned than Borneo oud?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eBecause the modern Indonesian oud trade was built around the ports of Borneo and Sumatra and their established routes, so the names of Kalimantan became renowned before others. Sulawesi is a large island with genuine forests, but its oud offering is less organized and less reaching to the Gulf markets, and this is exactly what makes it an opportunity of distinction for whoever seeks an origin the market has not yet crowded upon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill Malino be wild or from plantations?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe will declare that with full transparency upon availability, in the product name itself, not in the footnote. We will not claim knowledge of what we have not yet verified: when we approve the first batch you will read its true source, wild or aged plantation, and you pay the price of what you actually buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhat is its expected price?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe do not announce a price before we see the batch and sort it, for promising a price for goods that have not arrived is marketing, not honesty. What we commit to is our usual method: a declared scale of sizes from the trial pack to wholesale, and a price that reflects the true grade after individual sorting. Those registered on the interest list know the prices as soon as they are announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eHow do I get a notification the moment it is available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest through the contact page with your email or number, and we will message you directly upon the approval of the first Malino batch and before the public announcement in the store. No random mailing lists: one message upon actual availability, with the full details of grade, source, and prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill samples of Malino be available upon arrival?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eYes, and this is a commitment declared in advance: every new origin we enter enters with a full scale that begins with the small trial pack, so we will not ask you to commit to a kilogram of an origin you have not smelled. And the sample will be from the same batch offered for sale, not a selected promotional sample, as is our custom in all our collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWill wholesale quantities of Malino be available?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eWe plan for that within our usual scale, but wholesale depends on the size of what we secure of batches, and the Sulawesian origins are limited in supply in the market currently. For serious merchants we advise early registration through the request-quotation page while mentioning the target quantities, for allocation priority upon arrival is for whoever registered first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ecdfc2;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;color:#1f0808;\"\u003eWhy a page for an unavailable origin?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0;color:#3a3a3a;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eFor two reasons we declare without evasion. The first is the transparency of the expansion map: we prefer that you know what we are working to source and where we have reached in it. The second is protecting your search from confusion: the name resemblance of Malino and Malinau leads many into mixing them, and this page clarifies the difference and points you to what is actually available instead of buying from another seller something other than what you meant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#1f0808;border:1px solid #db9a00;border-radius:8px;padding:36px 24px;text-align:center;margin:28px 0 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff;border:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 10px;\"\u003eSulawesi is coming, and the Kalimantan Malinau is available now\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color:#f0e6d6;margin:0 0 22px;line-height:1.9;\"\u003eRegister your interest in Malino to be informed before the public announcement and have selection priority from the first batch, or shop now its similar-named sibling from North Kalimantan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;justify-content:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/contact\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#db9a00;color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eRegister your interest in Malino\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/malinau-oud\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;border:1px solid #db9a00;color:#db9a00;text-decoration:none;padding:13px 32px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;\"\u003eShop the available Malinau\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;color:#6b5b3e;font-size:0.92em;margin:14px 0 0;\"\u003eAnd for merchants: register your target quantities early through \u003ca href=\"\/en\/pages\/request-quotation\"\u003erequest a quotation\u003c\/a\u003e or browse the available \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/wholesale-oud\"\u003ewholesale oud\u003c\/a\u003e, and start your comparison reference from \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/oud-sample-kits\"\u003ethe sample kits\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/natural-oud\"\u003enatural oud\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/oudtreasure.com\/en\/collections\/malino-oud.oembed","provider":"Oud Treasure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}