Burn of the Day
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PerfumeAl
True Ouddict
Agar Aromas - Laos Incense Grade - Thought this was quite pleasant daily burn type, sweet, earthy wood at low heat - dialled it up just before the smoke point - not only did jungle and minty aromas literally erupt out of the chip - it is literally oozing black bubbles of resin - feeling lucky to have this old specimen.
Alamande
True Ouddict
Al Fajr Oud - Maroke Special
This is the fancy Maroke I got in Oman. At first I thought I got ripped off, because it smells of literally nothing at low-medium temp. You really need to crank this high and roast it for a prolonged period of time before it gives anything of interest, but once itās sufficiently roasted, it starts to put out quite mind-bending notes of cherry and almond - reminds me of English bakewell tart, if that means anything to you!)
Blasting this on 19 volts for (literally) hours is probably going to destroy my sub š. This is one where I wish I could just pop it on charcoal and be done with it.
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This is the fancy Maroke I got in Oman. At first I thought I got ripped off, because it smells of literally nothing at low-medium temp. You really need to crank this high and roast it for a prolonged period of time before it gives anything of interest, but once itās sufficiently roasted, it starts to put out quite mind-bending notes of cherry and almond - reminds me of English bakewell tart, if that means anything to you!)
Blasting this on 19 volts for (literally) hours is probably going to destroy my sub š. This is one where I wish I could just pop it on charcoal and be done with it.
holy-wood
True Ouddict
Wow yea those look thick and dense
Oudamberlove
Member
KZ Hainan Baotou
Satisfyingš„°
Satisfyingš„°
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
ASO - Merauke Qadeem. More please!
Joe
Resident Artisan
Iām burning Shoyeidoās Jinko Matsu grade agarwood. Resin thick, black vines, sweet and medicinal and deeply woody/balsamic. Excellent. I have 5 grams of the next grade up, but I think I prefer this grade. Itās more woody, which I like, just like I like a dab of cedar wood with my oud.
Alamande
True Ouddict
Hi Joe - got it from @An Agarwood in the forum here.
Mousse de Chene
True Ouddict
Beautiful looking Merauke wood. Itās pretty much the same deal with most Merauke Oud. Very hard / heavy pieces that appear to have low resin / oil content to the naked eye. Usually they require a significantly higher temp than other woods, 19v is very high tho! Iām usually good at 15-16v but I suppose every sub is different.
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Mousse de Chene
True Ouddict
Maluku - mesOUD.
The same batch of wood that was cooked to produce his oil āAnasā. While I havenāt smelled that oil, I can only imagine how wonderful it must be, especially since itās got some age on it now.
Wood from the Maluku islands is hard to come by, yet the two examples Iāve heated over the years have been spectacular.
Mehmetās wood has a breathtaking Orris-Violet irone top note. A soft, yet vivid purple Iris, powdery-earthy-waxy. The other example of Maluku wood I previously heated had an Iris top note also, perhaps that is a signature of the region?
Once Mehmetās Maluku develops on the sub, the powdery purple tone shifts in favour of a royal pitch black incense note, dark resinous, austere, only slightly sweet, very grand. On low heat, it carries on this way for hours, warm spices, coumarin, suede, dark resinous incense until a lovely musk note appears toward the end of the burn.
Sensational wood! I understand why Mehmet was inspired to cook this one, itās unique & takes you on a journey with its various transitions. Iād love to smell the oil āAnasā, I hear that the purple Iris top note was captured very successfully.
The same batch of wood that was cooked to produce his oil āAnasā. While I havenāt smelled that oil, I can only imagine how wonderful it must be, especially since itās got some age on it now.
Wood from the Maluku islands is hard to come by, yet the two examples Iāve heated over the years have been spectacular.
Mehmetās wood has a breathtaking Orris-Violet irone top note. A soft, yet vivid purple Iris, powdery-earthy-waxy. The other example of Maluku wood I previously heated had an Iris top note also, perhaps that is a signature of the region?
Once Mehmetās Maluku develops on the sub, the powdery purple tone shifts in favour of a royal pitch black incense note, dark resinous, austere, only slightly sweet, very grand. On low heat, it carries on this way for hours, warm spices, coumarin, suede, dark resinous incense until a lovely musk note appears toward the end of the burn.
Sensational wood! I understand why Mehmet was inspired to cook this one, itās unique & takes you on a journey with its various transitions. Iād love to smell the oil āAnasā, I hear that the purple Iris top note was captured very successfully.
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mobyus
True Ouddict
Maroke generally needs to be heated at high temp to get the best results.
Oudamberlove
Member
Nippon Kodo Sizuro Borneo
I get hints of Malinau.
I get hints of Malinau.
PerfumeAl
True Ouddict
PureOudh - Assam - I love when you get a piece of wood that you can recognize so clearly from your oil collection (or vice versa) - yesterday I swiped the amazing Sulaym - HM Badshah - the dry down is incredible - getting hints of it from this great piece of Assam TS wood on low.
Oudamberlove
Member
Sharif Laroche Cambodi Double Super
Round 2
I actually sent Ensar some of this wood to ask him what region he thought it was. He didnāt mention any region, just said it was oil grade.
Anyhow, luvin it!
Followed by KZ Hainan
From a mostly woody piece with resin on the outer edge. A little different from char pieces, and likewise a little more wood notes. Still, this region Rocks!
Round 2
I actually sent Ensar some of this wood to ask him what region he thought it was. He didnāt mention any region, just said it was oil grade.
Anyhow, luvin it!
Followed by KZ Hainan
From a mostly woody piece with resin on the outer edge. A little different from char pieces, and likewise a little more wood notes. Still, this region Rocks!
Mr.P
oud<3er
what is oil grade? Does that mean more appropriate for distillation than burning?
Oudamberlove
Member
Iām not sure what Ensar meant.
To me the wood appears to have resin, just not a thick layer, and is suitable for burning. I know that Ensar is used to top quality heavily resinated wood, so I would guess that he was referring to a level of grading, and that the sample I sent probably contained more oil than resin.
I have been making my way through a sampler from TheAgarwoodShop. The only exp I have with woods is Habz sinking Sri Lankan. I don't have analyses yet but to my budding nose they all smell fantastic and I'm shocked at how much mileage I'm getting. Amazing bang for my buck.
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
Mate, I've been going on that sampler for the last 3 yrs!!
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