Burn of the Day

[F4R1d0uX]

@F4R1d0uX, I am also not an expert at distinguishing origins of agarwood.

I see these pieces I just couldn't resist getting a bit. Die die must have some.

😀

Whatever the specy theses are still beautiful pieces for sure Mashah Allah

 

[Royalbengalouds]

I'm not sure if kinam but the wood are very high quality and so so powerful fragrant without burning just when you open the bag you will get the heavenly incense aroma...

eat a tiny winy piece , leave on tip of tongue after biting it with teeth , must grind with front teeth , if it numbness and does not go away after 45 mins to 1 hour , you are looking at Kinam ! longer the taste stays , more leaning to kinam

 

[Aleata]

Sharing some pics of my agarwood chips that i got from a veteran distiller years ago. Centre pieces are sinking grade wood that i had already used for brewing and drinking(hope it explains the difference in colour).

still can see some oil oozing after a few brew.

Initially this piece was half sinking so i cut it open to realise there is an air pocket within. so that explains why it sinks halfway.

This pc is what i use for brewing most of the time.

This is what it looks like after about 20-30 brews.

let's brew it one more time.

apologies. due to poor camera functions. i am unable to take a pic of the lovely pearls of oil on the surface of the hot water.

Immediately after removing the chip from hot water. it starts to recover and dries itself with the heat from the hot water.

After 30 seconds.

I am a little shocked. This time it took a bit longer to dry itself.

Perhaps after another brew it should be ready to be used for heating.

Hi,
Excuse me I am newbie, but you said that you use it for brewing.
What do you mean by that ? Do you drink the water ?
Sorry for this stupid question...

 

[Mandeel AlMandeel]

Hi,
Excuse me I am newbie, but you said that you use it for brewing.
What do you mean by that ? Do you drink the water ?
Sorry for this stupid question...

Chinese make tea with agarwood high quality also they mixed with alcohol they use it like medicine but I don't have a lot information about that but they do it usually...

 

[acomfortingScent]

Hi,
Excuse me I am newbie, but you said that you use it for brewing.
What do you mean by that ? Do you drink the water ?
Sorry for this stupid question...

Yes, its for drinking. To be exact, it should be tasting. Just sip a bit slowly to taste the aroma.

Chinese make tea with agarwood high quality also they mixed with alcohol they use it like medicine but I don't have a lot information about that but they do it usually...

@Mandeel AlMandeel, no need to be high grade. Natural wood is good enough(not plantation innoculated should be ok). For traditional chinese medical purpose it is known to relieve stomach discomfort.😉

 

[F4R1d0uX]

Yes, its for drinking. To be exact, it should be tasting. Just sip a bit slowly to taste the aroma.



@Mandeel AlMandeel, no need to be high grade. Natural wood is good enough(not plantation innoculated should be ok). For traditional chinese medical purpose it is known to relieve stomach discomfort.😉

Yep and leaves tea to lose weight.
I think I'll need some soon

 

[acomfortingScent]

Yep and leaves tea to lose weight.
I think I'll need some soon

Tea leaves to lose weight? that i do not endorse. 😀

 

[Aleata]

I see... Nice, nice I will try

 

[Santal Claus]

Kyara Kokoh by Baieido. And let me tell you, I made sure the smoke got on my shirt. We cannot waste this stuff, can we?

 

[Mandeel AlMandeel]

Kyara Kokoh by Baieido. And let me tell you, I made sure the smoke got on my shirt. We cannot waste this stuff, can we?

You have this sticks? Can you give me your review thank you

 

[Oud_learner]

Just received Sandal 100k from Adam today. I was assessing each wood chip individually and manage to classify them broadly into 3 categories (after severe olfactory fatigue!).

It will be very interesting to see what is the correlation between the oil and the wood. [emoji848]

 

[Aleata]

Just received Sandal 100k from Adam today. I was assessing each wood chip individually and manage to classify them broadly into 3 categories (after severe olfactory fatigue!).

It will be very interesting to see what is the correlation between the oil and the wood. [emoji848]

Nice work !

 

[F4R1d0uX]

Nice work !

As usual

 

[Mandeel AlMandeel]

Just received Sandal 100k from Adam today. I was assessing each wood chip individually and manage to classify them broadly into 3 categories (after severe olfactory fatigue!).

It will be very interesting to see what is the correlation between the oil and the wood. [emoji848]

Lovely geeky work with heater control Temperature...

 

[Habz786]

@Oud_learner is there a single optimal temp to burn agarwood in your experience and the same for sandlewood?

 

[Aleata]

I am going to buy an electric heater, can you advise me a good brand ?
Thanks : )

 

[Mandeel AlMandeel]

I am going to buy an electric heater, can you advise me a good brand ?
Thanks : )

Better one kyarazen electronic burner msg him or msg brother Faisal from IO he make same that one but larger size

 

[Aleata]

Thanks for the answer my friend, appreciate !

 

[Oud_learner]

@Oud_learner is there a single optimal temp to burn agarwood in your experience and the same for sandlewood?

In my limited Kodo session, there is no optimal temp but rather a temperature curve (as advocated by Taha) depending on the resinous level and complexity of the wood. I have wood that gives me very complex scent profile (citrus to vanilla sweetness to peppery spice) just by playing with the temperature curve. Generally it seems to me that the higher temperature tends to give spicy notes whereas the low to medium temperature gives a more gentle vanillic sweetness. Unsurprisingly the types of wood material and the region will also influence the temperature curve profile. Wood shavings, thin square cut, granules or big chunks have different surface area which in turn affect the heat transfer. KZ has also posted in the old BN about the temperature sensitivity of the wood depending on the region i.e. certain regions are more heat tolerant than others and need to be heated more strongly to release the aroma. It is a great loss those information are not longer available to us. Will have to drop a note to KZ again to ask him about this.

As for sandalwood, the scent profile is not as diverse and the temperature gradient is narrower. The most complex sandalwood i have so far come from the Japanese incense house such as Shoyeido and Yamada-matsu where a slight change in the temperature does change the scent profile, albeit not as drastic as agarwood. May not be a bad thing, if you just want to sit back and relax to enjoy the aroma without the need to keep changing the temperature! 😉

In conclusion, get a temperature variable heater and it will enhance your heating experience tremendously! I am still trying to get a temperature instead of a voltage variable heater...have to see how it goes.

 

[AbasFrag]

Today:

Some wild sinking Brunei from @F4R1d0uX... Some amazing stuff masha'Allah.

Such a long burn and I got sweet notes of vanilla and some cardamom. Mmmmm