Oudamberlove
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NK Borneo
Today’s pieces were surprisingly very fruity.
Today’s pieces were surprisingly very fruity.
Burn of the Day
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Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Samadhi from Dr. Incense. Smelling from the tube, it does not smell good. Burning it is a pleasure. I smell cherry blossoms.
Mr.P
oud<3er
Been burning olefaktory CK shavings daily for the last couple of weeks. Great stuff! In the top notes there are distinct notes of sweet baked goods. It is sweet and “farinaceous” (a terms mycologists use to describe the scent of some fungi; the meaning of this word is somewhat debated but it can mean starch-like or flour-like in terms of texture or odor). First notes are like baking sweets. I am ambivalent on this note - I can take it or leave it. Some samples of CK oud I have do not have this note at all. Olefaktory’s sinking CK chips have much less of this, as do the three kangiiten CK specimens I ordered. It is a pleasant aroma, delicious actually, but somewhat askew from the typical thrust of what I think of as agarwood aroma. Perhaps those notes come from the higher % of white wood in the shavings? Or can it somehow be a function of the consistency of the granules (thin papery shavings vs. blocks or splinters)?
This baked goods scent is very short lived, and followed by a VERY long lived nice bitter-sweet Vietnamese oud / kinam / kyara / cambodi wood fragrance that slowly fades to sweet vanillin and old book smell. Given what I was burning a decade ago at this price point, I remain in shock that I can enjoy this like mainichi-koh. I am not an oud high roller and had just assumed that this general category of scent experience would be reserved for rare kodo sessions a few times a year, and (in between) via small fragments of sticks in my shoyeido Premium Incense Sampler! For anyone poo-poo-ing the cultivated kinam gold rush, let me say I hear you but let me also guess you are relatively new to the oud scene, regardless of the depth of your involvement now. That’s kind of a trolling statement I admit but I the point is the de-mystification of the kinam profile is a milestone worth celebrating, in a decade of generally bad news when it comes to high quality oud experiences.
And back to what inspired this - the CK shavings from olefaktory hit the spot. Love the denser chips as well that seem to skip the bakery notes.
This baked goods scent is very short lived, and followed by a VERY long lived nice bitter-sweet Vietnamese oud / kinam / kyara / cambodi wood fragrance that slowly fades to sweet vanillin and old book smell. Given what I was burning a decade ago at this price point, I remain in shock that I can enjoy this like mainichi-koh. I am not an oud high roller and had just assumed that this general category of scent experience would be reserved for rare kodo sessions a few times a year, and (in between) via small fragments of sticks in my shoyeido Premium Incense Sampler! For anyone poo-poo-ing the cultivated kinam gold rush, let me say I hear you but let me also guess you are relatively new to the oud scene, regardless of the depth of your involvement now. That’s kind of a trolling statement I admit but I the point is the de-mystification of the kinam profile is a milestone worth celebrating, in a decade of generally bad news when it comes to high quality oud experiences.
And back to what inspired this - the CK shavings from olefaktory hit the spot. Love the denser chips as well that seem to skip the bakery notes.
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Starting my burning session with a piece of Viet from @Aroma Sublime some time ago.
This piece actually is giving off the aroma of oil on a stick
This piece actually is giving off the aroma of oil on a stick
EJayB
True Ouddict
How is it?
Oudamberlove
Member
Shoyeido Matsu Chunk
Some of the chunks appear to be from old stash, less oily more resin.
Aroma….quite nice.
Some of the chunks appear to be from old stash, less oily more resin.
Aroma….quite nice.
if it's like the batch I have it's a mixed bag with some pieces being fully resonated.
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Yes I got mostly small pieces which vary but I only have ~1g of each to test. Price is good for quality so will keep trying woods from this seller.
The Terengganu is a mix of regular and char. Light toasty herbal seed notes, it fills a large area and is invigorating. Basic wood which is good for fumigation without fully burning it.
The Filipino soil has a dark aroma with a bit of spice, strong headspace. Got a nice big piece.
The Leyte has a warming, dry powdery vibe and is relaxing.
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Yuzhi green AAA CK. It smells fantastic, refreshing, lasts forever and is relatively inexpensive. If aroma was all I was looking for this is hard to beat.
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Sinking Samadhi from Dr. Incense, more oudy than the samadhi.
Oudamberlove
Member
Night cap, EO 70’s Mysore
It’s been a while since I heated Sandalwood, I should do it more often.
It’s been a while since I heated Sandalwood, I should do it more often.
I like sandalwood first thing in the morning too. I can't have oud until I have a cup of tea in my hand!
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Starting the day burning koeido's Fusen incense
Oudamberlove
Member
Yamadamatsu SS Aloeswood
Today’s piece was creamy oudy woody.
Today’s piece was creamy oudy woody.
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finishing a burn from last night (another benefit of the Sub) of the very best sinking Fili I got a while back from Yusa
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