Burn of the Day

[The Scent Guru]

Some interesting Filipino soil from Yusa, very sweet n spicy. Usually soil bores me, this does not.

 

[Mr.P]

Purple shin kyara from kangiiten. Another nice cultivated kinam / kyara for a comparatively cheap price.

I’m a little bit puzzled by the designations green black and purple they all look more or less the same to me.

this is a nice smooth kinam type wood and it seems like a good specimen. I find olefaktory’s wood to have a more prominent floral aspect that i sometimes smell floating above the sweet oudiness.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Purple shin kyara from kangiiten. Another nice cultivated kinam / kyara for a comparatively cheap price.

I’m a little bit puzzled by the designations green black and purple they all look more or less the same to me.

this is a nice smooth kinam type wood and it seems like a good specimen. I find olefaktory’s wood to have a more prominent floral aspect that i sometimes smell floating above the sweet oudiness.

This is what he told me when I asked last year or so.

"The differences in Shin-kyara colours is currently limited to just the different “mother trees” the grafts are from. Whilst most shin-kyaras when heated have similar kinamic, woody and oudy core base notes, the olfactory differences between the colours are in the more volatile early heating notes. White present strong cinnamonic tones, cool sweetness, whilst purple is the boldest and spiciest. Green starts minty and lush, black"

 

[Select989]

@Hamza H ’s sinking tarakan on coal. Lovely stuff. Recently picked up a pack of shoyeido coals. Enjoying them way more then the coconut or instant coals I get from smoke shops.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Vietnamese

I’m liking this region more and more❤️

 

[The Scent Guru]

Starting my day with a slice of old Sri Lankan log

 

[PersonelHigh]

Ensar Oud's "Royal Almahera." I got a tiny sample but I can't believe the projection and longevity on the warmer. It's warm & nutty (perfect OCT Halloween candy) with it's strangely antique wood vibe too that I treasure most but only noticed when I walked away and then returned to my inner sanctum that it I heard it.

 

[PersonelHigh]

Also heating some Hong Kong that came in the mail today, from Jing

There was a mixup though and the package sat in the FedEx facility in Oakland for the three day weekend and there was a huge Bay Area heat wave. I'm not sure if the package getting hot affects the condition of the wood at all but none of the items in this order were fragrant at room temperature, unlike most woods I've purchased in the past, especially from Jing. Anyone else have experience with this?

My recent order was fragrant and room temp.

 

[language scent]

I had to try each piece of yesterday’s haul.
The 4 packs (5 grams each) of Shoyeido Matsu Chunks contained 5 profiles.
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From left to right,

2 pieces of solidly resinated pieces, fast sinking, smelled of medicine, wood, and roasted frankincense. I thought the whole lot would be like these that I tried yesterday, luckily, they are the only two😃

4 pieces that share a scent similar to my older batches, Borneo-Brunei likeness👍

3 pieces similar to the older batches, but leans toward an ethereal Indonesian vibe. I like this 70% only😏

1 piece Papua-like, weak, nothing happening here👎

2 pieces Walla Patta! No doubt! 👏👏👏

So…….I am actually happy with this purchase, and it makes me wonder what future packs may be like, what mix of regions will they contain.


I also got more packs of Nippon Kodo Sizuro Vietnamese, and I’m happy to report that the quality is still very good.
Some pieces have a little cooling effect and finishes a little spicy, although my favorite pieces are those that remind me of sweet Cambodian agarwood.

bro I actually have the Sizuro Vietnamese and the Borneo one also in my basket in whiterabbit from kohgen. At 3g for only like 5,500yen and they look pretty oily in the close ups. You recommend?

 

[language scent]

Heating Shoyeido Square Cut

There’s always variance from piece to piece, today it opens similar to Walla Patta,
and Philippine, but of all the Shoyeido I’ve tried (square cut, chips, granules, and kozutsu), I never smelled any Vietnamese agarwood, they must be hoarding it😀

you are the KING of hoarding bro! LOL (I just realized this went to the wrong person so I am editing, this message was towards @The Scent Guru not @Oudamberlove)

 

[Oudamberlove]

bro I actually have the Sizuro Vietnamese and the Borneo one also in my basket in whiterabbit from kohgen. At 3g for only like 5,500yen and they look pretty oily in the close ups. You recommend?

I do recommend the Sizuro Vietnamese.

 

[language scent]

I do recommend the Sizuro Vietnamese.

have you also tried the Borneo Sizuro?

 

[Oudamberlove]

have you also tried the Borneo Sizuro?

Yes, a lot of variation in profiles, but still good.

 

[iori]

Manaban
jings hainan

 

[iori]

Hainan
Vintage Koh Kong

 

[GLTASN]

Purple shin kyara from kangiiten. Another nice cultivated kinam / kyara for a comparatively cheap price.

I’m a little bit puzzled by the designations green black and purple they all look more or less the same to me.

this is a nice smooth kinam type wood and it seems like a good specimen. I find olefaktory’s wood to have a more prominent floral aspect that i sometimes smell floating above the sweet oudiness.

Hi Mr P
Imo the green kynam has a zesty invigorating fresh scent where the purple is softer, sweeter and some incensey spice. I have a little of both on my golden lotus heater(no smoke just vapors) and I was so impressed I came here to post about it and came across your post. I also tried the black kynam but it is very faint in fragrance compared to the green and purple.

Please try heating a little green and purple together and post your thoughts.

 

[Oudamberlove]

NK Sizuro Vietnamese

Today’s granule was fruity and oud-oil-like.

 

[An Najwa]

Sandalwood chips along with Wild Silani Oud

 

[The Scent Guru]

Sitting here taking in the aroma of some Kalakassi from @RisingPhoenix softly simmering

 

[iori]

Green oil kyara