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Rasoul Salehi

True Ouddict
Newly Aquierd via respectable member on the forum: Oud royal no 5

A dense thick slightly sticky beast of a maroke. No petrol or mud tones though. None. A hint of something caramelized and sweet. Brittle of maple syrup. Mildly smoky. Pain grille. At times applewood smoked bacon greets the nose but before it goes off on a tangent, getting bizarre and becoming offensive, it luckily doesn’t. Masterfully created oil or an oil that comes across as masterfully created. I say this cause I am not sure if this is an Ensar Oud find or if it is part of the man’s very own very early days in the Oud biz distillation side or...

Either way is a lovely oil and I am very happy to have it in my rotation.

I think I will like playing with this oil too. Layering with or as well as Sumba, gp and even kinamantan. I wouldn’t dare port moresbey but that kind of oil. And I think I one seeing what this oil will do if layered with Yusuf or jsl or haroon?
 
VPhong

VPhong

Oud Tea
OR85 - Where do I begin the scent is unlike any oud wood or oil that I can recall. It is perplexing, complex, potent, nuanced, rich, dark, a marvel from the past. Trying to breakdown and separate the individual notes does not come easy as time has melded the different components into one seemingly opulent dark note. This is my 2nd swipe of the oil and I feel I am only scratching at the surface of trying to understand the deep complexity and multiple layers that make up this oil. Smelling the OR85 alone it was hard for me to connect or breakdown the scent but with a swipe of EO Green Papua on my other arm I began to appreciate its depth, age, dark complexity considerably more. This is thick and heavy oil and it took some time for the scent to open up. I felt the opening was crude and filled with black tar/diesel like notes but with time the scent developed in complex and the dark mass revealed more intriguing layers and components. The whiffs of juicy dark oudiness is simply mesmerizing. I imagine the processing of this oil was rather crude and none to refine. The rustic character is noticeable. That said the quality of the dark resinous scent has me captivated. I can only assume such quality originates from the raw materials that went into the boiler, large wild trees brimming with dark resin in all their glory in the jungles from a past era - 1980s. A big thank you to Ouddict for making this available.
 
Oudamberlove

Oudamberlove

Member
First swipe....
Maroke Madness,
my own blend consisting of :
EO Maroke Sultan (1 gram)
FO Pa-Papua (1 gram)
EO Maroke Muah ( .70 gram)
EO Oud Royale 5 (.15 gram)

Months old, Maroke Madness is a Filaria concoction that is meant to go overboard for Filaria Love. The result is wonderful profile which is difficult to describe. But what stands-out is the resinousness ....it comes through like a champ, except that Oud Royale 1 has even more resinousness.


Then a few hours later,,,
Funk Master Burmi,
the funk is okay, but not scrumptious like OZ.
Dries down to a Sweet Burmi.
I never tried the original Kyara Ltd., nor the original Oud Mostafa, both Burmese also.
It seems Burmese Agarwood is quite versatile.
 
Shabby

Shabby

Junior Member
Today is vintage khus for me, from 1999. It has developed a very clear regal liqueur note, only comparable to aged oud oils. Of course complexity in the base and heart is much less, but one wonders how good khus can get. My gut tells me khus is severely under appreciated; what would the aroma be of 50 year aged khus oil, with the plant growing in true wild conditions, with its long roots plunging deep into diverse and nutrient rich soil? What about wild spikenard from the Himalayas? If it were as lucrative as oud, how much more attention would be paid to minute aspects of khus distillation?

I don’t mean to overlook Kannauj by any means, but I mean to wonder what would happen if we knew our Bourbon, Javanese, Ceylonian vetiver as well as oud. Surely something marvelous would occcur in the hands of artisans who are learning from each other.

After reading that Mughal royalty perfumed themselves with aged khus, I hope the next ‘Shah Jahan’ will be a vetiver oil.

Speaking of which, I am very excited for the IO release. The Nagaland oil is superb, I also compared it to the Assamugo when I smelled it at the Fayre. If the Assamugo is rose gold, the IO nagaland is white gold with pink sapphires.
 
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Rasoul Salehi

True Ouddict
Shabby said:
Today is vintage khus for me, from 1999. It has developed a very clear regal liqueur note, only comparable to aged oud oils. Of course complexity in the base and heart is much less, but one wonders how good khus can get. My gut tells me khus is severely under appreciated; what would the aroma be of 50 year aged khus oil, with the plant growing in true wild conditions, with its long roots plunging deep into diverse and nutrient rich soil? What about wild spikenard from the Himalayas? If it were as lucrative as oud, how much more attention would be paid to minute aspects of khus distillation?

I don’t mean to overlook Kannauj by any means, but I mean to wonder what would happen if we knew our Bourbon, Javanese, Ceylonian vetiver as well as oud. Surely something marvelous would occcur in the hands of artisans who are learning from each other.

After reading that Mughal royalty perfumed themselves with aged khus, I hope the next ‘Shah Jahan’ will be a vetiver oil.

Speaking of which, I am very excited for the IO release. The Nagaland oil is superb, I also compared it to the Assamugo when I smelled it at the Fayre. If the Assamugo is rose gold, the IO nagaland is white gold with pink sapphires.
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Stoked for the imperial Hindi oils too. And khus is great and can be outstanding. Before discovering the great ouds, old patchouli and vintage khus along with ambergris and sandal and jasmine were my most beloved scents.
 
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Rasoul Salehi

True Ouddict
Kyara ltd 2.0
Sun moon and stars have lined up for me and this oil tonight. It is firing on all cylinders. A w12 engine on a Bentley. Powerful but poised. Regal. Intense but smooth. Great balanced to it.

On opening, I see the Hainan notes clearer than before and the narcotic cambodi bitterness. Of course Vietnam bittersweet green medicinal did I say bitter and green dragon smoke is the main character in this play. Mind numbing yet mind opening. It induces a state of trance. Special gift of nature handled very well by man to coax all the beauty and genious out.

With time the cambodi like notes strengthen and kyara enju incense notes take over. Deep. Bottom less oil that comes across to me and base yanked to the top note. With distinct notes weaving in and out.

Loving this oil. Wishing all fellow oud lovers the opportunity to score a tiny bit of this oil. It is profound.
 
Oudamberlove

Oudamberlove

Member
Starting my day with a layering of
EO XLL with IO Celebes.

This is an Insane:mad: blend to wrap my head around.
It instantly fills the room as my wife attested.
Jungle within a jungle:confused:.
The XLL mutes the fresh-cut woodiness of Celebes.
The two seem to unite instead of battle.
Whereas Sultan Abdüs Selam is Gyrinops/Cumingiana, this blend is Filaria/Cumingiana.

Gotta go for now, but if the drydown reveals more I will post it.
 
Ammar

Ammar

True Ouddict
After long crazy shift at the hospital, IO Laos Classic...what a treat! Sauve pistachio flavored creamy not cheesy barn, incensy, bitter woody, delicate leather, opens gradually to traces of delicious smoky crispy fruitiness.

It must be one of the most valuable bargains in the recent time if it's offered for around $100.
 
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Oudamberlove

Oudamberlove

Member
The drydown of my earlier blend was beautiful. Whatever sweetness that was in Celebes was carried all the way to the end.
I am eager to try Celebes in more layerings/blends.

For this evening......IO Semkhor
This little baby is proving it’s worth :thumbsup:
After aging for a while, the notes are more distinct, making it interesting from first swipe to drydown.
 
Ammar

Ammar

True Ouddict
Casual wearing of IO Assam Classic on one hand and IO Sylhet Supreme on the other hand.

There are 3 oud categories price wise: the ones that are worth their value and true to the distilled oudwood whether it's $100 or +$1000, the ones that are overpriced, and the ones their value surpassed the price which are rarity and show the effort the vendor go through to find or distill these gems and fight the urge not to overprice them and that's what I appreciate the most, and they are not Swiss Arabia oils in comparison.

I feel that's what ImperialOud guys are doing these days...
 
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Nikhil S

Nikhil S

Resident Reviewer
ASO Al RuBaiE. Reapplied today after a long time. Old memories come back. Opening quite reminiscent of the Aroha Kyaku somkiness without going Dhul Q way. At times this opening might feel like a hundred other oil openings of this type including Kinam Rouge by EO. Mid is where the magic happens for me where I get the sweet resinous tone on low heat akin to great oils like Laos 95. There is a soft suggestion of agar incense in here. Beautiful part. Its hot here and with every turn of the fan I can catch these whiffs. There is a warm sweetness like that of high grade Vietnamese Oils rising from the background. Some old Oils which I have tested due to helpful guys like Habib bhai. Definitely not fitting my budget (500 is cutoff). If this was price low I would have bought a bottle along with the brilliant Al Ghaliyah which I recently revisited too (Beautiful smell of musk and brown ambergris). My taste matters to me most and oils like old Kyaku, Laos 95 and this I find very relaxing. There is a lot going on in this oil at once.
 
Habz786

Habz786

Resident Artisan & Ouddict Co-Founder
Today its the 2nd new Hindi oil from IO Bahadar which means valiant or brave....the oil opens with a clean top note of fruits peaches and apricots (nothing thai like) infused in thick dark sidr honey with a touch of thick cream....the middle is the strongest tea note i have come across in Oud black kava with cardamon and a touch of cinamon this smells exactly like tea!...i was debating with my nose whether its desi chai or kava its a tough one to call but i went with kava (black tea) the base gradually kicks in with a lovely sweet juicy classical Hindi drydown with a little incense but more sweet woody sunshine brightness....a really nice oil reminded me of kaylani and chamkela...good job @Abdullah
 
Rai Munir

Rai Munir

Musk Man
Habz786 said:
Today its the 2nd new Hindi oil from IO Bahadar which means valiant or brave....the oil opens with a clean top note of fruits peaches and apricots nothing thai like think infused in thick dark sidr honey with a touch of thick cream....the middle is the strongest tea note i have come across in Oud black kava with cardamon and a touch of cinamon this smells exactly like tea!....the base gradually kicks in with a lovely sweet juicy classical Hindi drydown with a little incense but more sweet woody sunshine brightness....a really nice oil reminded me of kaylani and chamkela...good job @Abdullah
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Is it un-soaked wood distillation?
What about Shahjahan?
 
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