Yamadamatsu Kyara (grade unknown, probably mid-grade)
This tiny packet of kyara came with the Koh-do set that I bought. Spent the better part of an hour cutting tiny splinters of this kyara into even smaller pieces for Koh-do and ended up dropping a piece on the floor and finding it after sifting through the dirt on my floor for half an hour. Thankfully, the reward of burning these suitable pieces of kyara was more than worth the effort. I have not until now appreciated how profoundly numbing and bitter the smell of kyara is. Sure, the stereotype behind kyara is vanilla and menthol, but so many other kinds of non-kyara aloeswood can match this superficial profile with ease. The true smell of kyara that distinguishes it from similar aloeswood must be the bitterness.