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Dear Ouddict, Last week I was in the rose fields of Logar, Afghanistan, nestled among the foothills of the Hindu Kush during the Rosa damascena harvest. I had gone there curious about the Afghan rose after hearing good things about it over the years, but smelling it directly from the branch...

I previously posted a thread asking about the distillation of sandalwood. But then I realized that -even though it’s easy for a beginner- there are easier distillations. So I decided to try out a frankincense distillation, specifically green hojari My setup will be : A non-stick, granite lined...

I’ve been thinking about learning distillation for a while now, and someone recommended I start with sandalwood because of its low price and high yield. I’ll be distilling Indian santalum album heartwood bought locally. I asked a few people who have experience in distillation and this is my...

İ was planing to distill vietnam nha tinh,but once i received these woods,it made me excited to work with. Yes our coming distillation(15 days later inshaAllah) will bea rare,old and wild hindi nagaland,will soak in rose hydrosol and will distille with zam zam water -will soak for 2 weeks in...

Hello everyone! I'm Bilal, I like to travel and visit farms and distillation centers to pick out the best ouds. I'm in India and I was going to head out to Assam, does anyone have contacts there or any tips on the trip? I heard it might be dangerous. If you want to see some of my cambodia trip...

First post here as someone who has been reading the informatics portrayed here for a while now, however somehow missed on with registering. Today, Im sharing an initial study an oil I had received just recently. This particular oud oil is from Golaghat, a region in between Nagaland and Assam...

After all, time has to drift away, but the experiences stay forever! This year remained more than significant for me as it brought certain unknown spheres of fragrances to me. Beyond known ‘artisanal and traditional worlds’, there is fragrant life too, enchanting and enthralling. This year, I...

Hey everyone, Is there any difference between Agar Aura and Ensar Oud in terms of their distillation signature which the artist (Ensar and Taha) goes for? I have never tried Agar Aura's ouds before, but I keep hearing there's this clean smell to them, what does that mean? And how does that...