Oud of the Day

[Mike Jonez]

I think fermenting was used for countries like the Gulf and, especially, India (I could be wrong though), so that they could still smell them with the immense heat in the deserts.

But overall, I do agree, as clean as possible!!!

Ah ok. Idk the history really except for the fact that fermentation produces a higher yield...I guess one can wonder if their intentions were truly pure. Shouts to the Chinese for taking no part in that !

 

[-Renton-]

Ah ok. Idk the history really except for the fact that fermentation produces a higher yield...I guess one can wonder if their intentions were truly pure. Shouts to the Chinese for taking no part in that !

Ahh, I guess they may not have been pure then. I am not a distiller and have no idea how it works, so someone who actually knows about it could better answer this question.

 

[The Scent Guru]

This Myanmar beauty from @AlHindOud

 

[AlHind Oud]

This Myanmar beauty from @AlHindOud

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Did I mention the version 2 of it yet? 😉

 

[McOudtrade]

More Raja Hijau. This is more and more a top tier oil now that I've tried it a few times.
Correct me if I'm wrong but are there ANY other A. Rostrata oils on the market? I didn't find any in my cursory search...

 

[Obada]

Royal Bengal Oud - Nam Nao
My 1st wild thai oil and it starts different than other organic thais I tried
Has a very herbal and green start, slightly minty and a touch of lemon. Somewhere in the background is a honey sweetness waiting to overtake and it does slowly show up and gives you this typical thai oud smell. The overall sweetness is not as cloying as in the other organic thais I tried but also sweeter than the fruity and less sweet cambodi oils.

Habzoud - Alhareer
Time to enjoy this and sleep! 💤

 

[McOudtrade]

More Raja Hijau. This is more and more a top tier oil now that I've tried it a few times.
Correct me if I'm wrong but are there ANY other A. Rostrata oils on the market? I didn't find any in my cursory search...
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It's been two hours and this still projects like crazy. Even more impressed as the notes should not be easily projected, no barn, leather or musk, but instead it's cola, lemon lime, and sweet light fruits like pear and gooseberry

 

[Mr.P]

I'm kind of burned out on the crassna profile - but I haven't smelled many from Laos so I decided to give a small sample of Mesoud Golden Triangle a go at the moment. Some very nice appealing sweet crassna notes in this one - has some notes in common with the Lao oil i bought from ejayb, like a bit of the scent of the woods in spring around here. There are some "toasted" notes, and a kind of pungency common to crassnas that I don't know how to describe. I need to try this again when my nose is not confused with so many other scents. I would say if you are looking for a sweet airy foresty and toasty type of crassna this is a good example. Has a bit of softness / gentleness in the opening and this seems like it could age very well.

 

[Mike Jonez]

Jinkoh Store - Emperor of Pursat
Such a unique Cambodi , keeps me intrigued & is very addictive !

 

[Sproaty]

Hindi Jadeed 2 by Al Hind - lovely new-age Hindi from Manipur
Sinhaya from Tabeer Oud - a vintage Sri Lankan oil with an interesting profile. Leaning towards very green instead of the blue I'd associate to walla - this actually brings back a strong "feel" of Spanish islands of Tenerife/Ibiza - a sharp pine-type of scent

 

[-Renton-]

Hindi Jadeed 2 by Al Hind - lovely new-age Hindi from Manipur
Sinhaya from Tabeer Oud - a vintage Sri Lankan oil with an interesting profile. Leaning towards very green instead of the blue I'd associate to walla - this actually brings back a strong "feel" of Spanish islands of Tenerife/Ibiza - a sharp pine-type of scent

You get a blue hue in Walla Patta wood or oil? With wood it is always green, jungle type notes. Weird how I have never been in a jungle but I kinda know what a jungle smells like? So weird, I think it has something to do with DNA memory IMO.

 

[oudstronaut]

Imphal Ateek 1949 - Rising Phoenix Perfumery

An oil literally older than my parents. What’s in this time capsule? When I first sniffed this oil from the vial I found it bared almost more resemblance to some new gen oils I have from northern India in that it is full of floral tones and the “barn” notes are relatively tamed.
The opening is creamy, powdery, animalic and floral. Wildflowers, buckwheat honey, and cinnamon are easy t pull out. Being a traditional distillation over woodfire you do get some “campfire” quality in the scent as well which is really nice and not overwhelming. So I’ve been trying to “investigate” what aging does to the oils. And what I mostly notice is that aged oils are less overtly “sour” smelling and tend to be more “rounded” and smooth. The other thing I noticed is that the quality of wood that was used is higher. In Imphal ateek, the power of the sweet florals, honey-like notes, and deep creaminess as well as a real musky animalic quality (deeper than just regular fermentation notes I feel) are present. A lot of newer oils just don’t have this level of complexity in their profile (while they may have some facets which are similar). A remarkable specimen and an example of how good these Hindi-style distillations can get.

 

[Ersel]

Habzoud - Pursat Maliki
Revisiting after a longggg time, and I thought perhaps I would have fallen out of love because I have smelled a lot more oils since my last swipe. Nothing could be further from the truth! It's very different from Murasaki, though. Some smoke, oh so satisfying! I'm so happy this was my first oil because it was love at first swipe.

Yusa - Murasaki
It arrived in the mail yesterday, and I was very curious to smell those purple flowers. I'm very happy I got this one, and it vaguely reminds me of khmer klem chan every now and then?
I'm off enjoying this oil as it develops! 🙂

@Zazu How would you compare the two oils? Pursat Maliki I tried, and I also have a bottle of Altaws. When I tried Pursat Maliki I found it to be sweeter than Altaws, which I like a lot (maybe because I am used it). But Murasaki I don't know where to put. Do you have a preference between Pursat and Murasaki?

 

[Zazu]

@Zazu How would you compare the two oils? Pursat Maliki I tried, and I also have a bottle of Altaws. When I tried Pursat Maliki I found it to be sweeter than Altaws, which I like a lot (maybe because I am used it). But Murasaki I don't know where to put. Do you have a preference between Pursat and Murasaki?

Hello Ersel! I don’t really know Altaws, it was released before I became familiar with oud but I got a sample somewhere that I got when I purchased two oud oils from someone. I can try that one in the coming days.

I am the worst when it comes to descriptions, I think @Obada knows both oils and his descriptive skills far exceed mine. I find Pursat Maliki more ‘deep’ with a lot of ‘oomph’ and some ‘smoke’ and Murasaki (I think I applied it once?) more delicate. I like them both, but both for different moods. 🥰

 

[Obada]

@Ersel @Zazu
I have all 3 oils. I will do a side by side tmrw and write my impressions.
I will just leave my descriptions of Altaws and Murasaki here for now and come back tmrw with more details

Habzoud - Altaws
Starts with a sensation of a snowy wind hitting your nostrils on your way to a beautiful jungle full with fruit trees. This cold sensation introduces all kind of colors and feelings. From green lush jungles to brown earthy to woody to fruity. Overall its neither green or dry brown more slightly sweet fruity like a real cambodi. But the harmony of these colors and your nose discovering new scents every time you sniff, is a wonderful experience and I get why it has the name Altaws (Peacock, where you always discover something new in its feathers when you stare at them).
Surprisingly enough after a while a faint smokey but woody profile shows up. Like a bakhoor is burning on your skin.
To be honest I was hoping it wont drydown with this smokey aspect because its not what I prefer in my ouds. I forgot the oil for a while and I sniffed it again to find out it it has the classical fruity resins sweet drydown.
I can only say this is a nobrainer for the money. For this price you can only get a monotonous organic cambodi and the journey of this oil will insure you will have a lot of fun using it.

Yusa Aromatics - Murasaki
This one filled the gap in my heart for the perfect cambodi on 1st sniff!
Explodes with dark purple florals, slightly powdery with a red fruity sweet background. It smelled for a while like these purple malays and then settled to a beautiful red sweet cambodi profile that reminds me of Koh Kong Imperiale. Such a delicious oil and already one of my favorites only from 1st sniff 😋
I somehow knew this is what I can expect from Yusa, I just dont know why it took me so long 🤯

 

[Dr B1414]

Two very special Hindi Oils for today. I love Hindis, even more so when they are unique and little to no barn.

EO Oud Isa A Hindi that has some strong Bornean qualities, golden honey, vanilla, and that Borneo Sunshine glaze all over it. Orange zest, spices and herbs in the opening, almost fresh pine-like facets, minimal barn, hay, a touch of leather, and a beautiful clay note. The zesty orange note, the clay, and the Bornean flair are the hallmarks of this oil. Again, minimal barn, just enough to let you know its origin.

EO SQ Meghalaya 1977 Stunning oil. Mature, deep, smooth, complex, serious. This oil has it all. 0 barn or farmyard tonalities. Of all the SQ oils I tried from various vendors, including EO, this one is the best and the closest in terms of sheer quality and presence to the Oud Royale 82. Full package, deep oudiness, smooth, no off-putting notes. Starts off with almost a vaporous quality a la Oriscent followed by subtle roasted coffee notes and antique smooth leather garments. In the middle, it has this purple melange of grapes and plums, but sheer, not overtly present. Dry Down is all about smoky wood chips. Old wood and dark incense smoke. Best Hindi oil I tried so far.

Both these Hindis are unique profile-wise, I can't draw a parallel to anything I have tried before. The Meghalaya is dark while Isa is bright. Day and Night.

 

[Ersel]

@Ersel @Zazu
I have all 3 oils. I will do a side by side tmrw and write my impressions...

Your description, @Obada, of Altaws is great. I recall most of the things you note there. Otherwise, one difference is that I enjoy that smokey, woody incensey drydown. The parts I am not a big fan is overly sweet notes. Anyways, I'm looking forward to your comparison if you manage

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

I've just received a VERY full tin of 35 samples of Oud's from Mesoud. I'll be attempting to train my nose as best as possible from the examples in this tin. I've started with one called Trat Borai. Thailand 2023 A. Crassna. Have never smelled a Trat oud before although I have a couple of other samples already of A.Crassna Oud's and I'm recognising the profile. Starts off sweet, then very full bodied and resinous with just a hint of barn which is in no way offensive. Off to a very good start.

 

[Mike Jonez]

Habzoud - Maroke Qadeem
Sadly this swipe got ruined because I had to generously apply a Maison Kurkdijan perfume in a department store while shopping yesterday. I showered, scrubbed but I can't get rid of that perfume. 🤮

One of the worst situations ever , I feel ya pain bro...

 

[Abu Imran]

I'm very bad at describing a perfume... What can I say when I also use Google translate from French to English to share my description with you... lol

Like any good Frenchman, I don't master the language of Shakespeare lol.

I tested Xiangshui from Habzoud today and this oil is surprising.

I feel transported back to my childhood in an old house with parquet flooring, furnished with old varnished wooden furniture and dusty chairs covered in leather.

An old open jar of honey perfumes the whole room and it all gives me calm and serenity.


Old wood, varnish, leather all on a slightly sweet honey background...

This oil is comforting and brings back old memories.