Ambergris-Raw
$35.00 - $250.00
Available while they last-
- White/Grey Ambergris. November 2025-This material has a unique aroma. I dubbed it "Voris" because it has distinct notes of Violet and Orris. A feminine version of Boris. It was collected on the shores of the Caribbean.
- Grey/Gold Ambergris-July 25 2025-This new piece of Gold Ambergris leans towards brown with a rich, soft animalic aroma along with tobacco and green tea, mossy and woodsy notes. It was collected in Ireland, and it is rich, warm and complex.
- Brown Ambergris-sold out...
Ambergris
Ambergris is one of those classic mystical ingredients that we find revered and referred to in many ancient texts and cultures.
I use my Ambergris oils directly on the skin or beard and reserve tinctures for perfume and incense blends.
An alcoholic tincture brings out notes different from oil extraction and highlights the tobacco and marine notes present in the material.
An oil infusion creates a product with a different fragrance profile. It makes my heart skip every time. It is often softer, sweeter, more animalic and muskier.
Excreted or regurgitated by the Sperm whale (depends whom you ask), Ambergris is thought to form in the digestive tract as a response to the irritation of residual squid beaks which the whale cannot digest. With the aid of a compound produced in the whale's bile duct, a waxy substance coats the irritants and builds up in layers over the years. These layers are one of the indicators of real Ambergris. (Many materials that look similar to ambergris are regularly found on oceanic beaches worldwide).
Once Ambergris exits the whale, it can float on the ocean for years and lie undiscovered on a beach for decades.
Ambergris has been used as medicine and in food, and of course, it has been a key ingredient in the creation of perfume and incense for thousands of years.
Like other natural animalic fragrance compounds, the magic and power of Ambergris do not lie in the strength of its aroma.
Ambergris does not have an intense fragrance and does not transform a perfume by simply adding its aroma to the blend. Instead, it operates in a less obvious and overt manner, rounding out or pulling together a bouquet, adding depth, tenacity, dimension and projection to a composition by means of a mechanism that is not well understood.
Ambergris is most often used in an alcohol tincture at a very low 1% to 3%.
Typically, a tincture of Ambergris will be left to macerate at least 6 months before it is considered ready to filter and use.
To a great degree, all animalics work on the principle of more is less.
At 1%, 1 gram of Ambergris yields 100 grams, or over 100 Milliliters of tincture.
For instructions on preparing your own Ambergris tincture, oil and Attar, please see my post here-https://apothecarysgarden.com/blogs/blog/ambergris-how-to-prepare-an-oil-attar-and-tincture
Dan
Materials: Ambergris, Pure Ambergris.
W
Thank you very much!! I have my own ambergris for my perfume now!! My dream comes true~~ Hope one day I can have time and charges to have other colours.
N
Never in my life did I see myself owning, or even smelling this natural wonder. Very true to life ambergris that has a very deep, strange, and addicting profile. Cannot wait to incorporate it into my future blends.
J
I got a small piece and an even more very small piece. I didn't know what to expect because I've never even seen this stuff before but I have some understanding that the outer portion is most prized. The larger of the two had a very generous portion of outer edge. The smaller piece was so little that I did not expect it would have any outer edge but it thoughtfully and generously does! Thanks Dan!!! Got some soaking in PA now and can't wait to see how it turns out
A
Thank you for making our ambergris dreams a reality! I'm so happy to have the privilege of handling ambergris for myself and experimenting with it in perfumes. I have bought the gold and white so far and everything has been beyond my expectations. It has been very educational to compare the varieties and tincture them over time. AG's prepared Ambergris Oil and 10% Tincture are also great to start with immediately. Excellent service and super fast shipping.
D
The quality exceeded my expectations. The product arrived in perfect order and was carefully packed and stored in a nice little box. Thank you very much Dane
U
Top-Notch! I have All Three now and each are Unique and Smell Wonderful, I myself am Torn between the Grey/Gold and White/Grey....The brown is Good too! So if any of the others are Sold-Out and ya just want some or need, going with Brown is a Good option!
S
Absolutely lovely specimen. I have had some macerating in a sinking grade Java sandal and one in plain fractional coconut oil for about a week now and they already smells so good. Going to be hard to wait to use it. The aroma brings back memories of tide pooling as a young kid in San Francisco Bay. Amazing wares and shipping as always. True to description 100%
U
Awesome as always, everything received was in order as always, weights we're generous, a few were a little over which is awesome, even thru in some Hyraceum Powder Sample! Dan, you read my mind as I been pondering over that Material...now I can get an Idea, so much appreciated with that! Overall Dan goes Above and Beyond Thank!
y
High quality ambergris!
M
I love Ambergris. It's been ages since I've found any that wasn't synthetic and since I don't use synthetics in my perfumes, I've really missed it. My favorite is the white/grey, and I am thrilled about making my own tincture, and hoping it's as nice as Dan's. I like the grey/gold as well. I'm even game to try the brown. Ambergris is the ultimate blending note in my book, and I love the way it's sourced. Thank you Dan.
Reviews in Other Languages
A
Grazie Dan, ambra grigia ben profumata.
Servizio eccellente come sempre.
C
Por fin llego y aunque tardo 3 semanas en llegar a México la espera ha valido la pena, este Ámbar gris de Calidad GRAY es bellísimo, esta calidad de ámbar me parece que tiene aspectos de animalicos pero también tiene esa característica salada y marina como cuando te estas acercando a una playa o la costa y el olor del mar es perceptible.
Dan y su Equipo fueron muy generosos y me brindaron mas de la que compre y tan solo quiero agradecerles de corazón tan bello gesto que tuvieron hacia mi.
Muchas gracias Dan y al equipo de Apothecary's Garden, su labor ayuda a que muchos sueños se hagan realidad, un saludo desde Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.
PD: LA UNICA FUENTE CONFIABLE PARA COMPRAR AMBAR GRIS EN PEQUEÑAS CANTIDADES ES DAN RIEGLER Y SU EQUIPO!
It finally arrived and although it took 3 weeks to arrive in Mexico, the wait has been worth it, this GRAY Quality Ambergris is beautiful, this quality of amber seems to me to have animalistic aspects but it also has that salty and marine characteristic like when you You are approaching a beach or the coast and the smell of the sea is perceptible.
Dan and his Team were very generous and gave me more than what I bought and I just want to thank them from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful gesture they had towards me.
Thank you very much Dan and the Apothecary's Garden team, your work helps many dreams come true, greetings from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
PS: THE ONLY RELIABLE SOURCE TO BUY AMBER GRAY IN SMALL QUANTITIES IS DAN RIEGLER AND HIS TEAM!
