Oud of the Day

Koh Shin - The Oud Lab.

A rounded, dense & dark southern Thai oil. I know AT has great connections in the southern Thailand & Northern Malaysia region, this is yet another gem he’s sourced from that region. These wild complex resinous Thai oils are something else!
Red berries, purple floral, jungle camphor, dry fruits / dates, a touch of smoke with a syrupy Oudy sweetness.

Upon initial testing I was convinced this was a classic West Malaysian oil with its dark austere profile. It must be Thai Malaccensis because I’m not getting much of the playful fruity-candy Thai Crassna profile.
 
Olfactory Nomad said:
Yesterday and now this morning Habzoud - Al Namir, hands down the best Philippines I have smelled to date. As many people as possible should give this a go. Medicinal but also syrupy. Green and verdant. Little bit dry and peppery as well.
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Yeah this is great. I find your mention of "syrupy" interesting as I have been picking up this dark fuzzy cola note and some darker hued florals. These facets reminding me of Emperor of Kedah. I may have to wear them both side by side to see if my brain is making weird associations! 😀 , Either way, I am loving this darker, but still sweet and pleasant profile.

Outstanding and great value Oil ( I know that's relative ). Another banger from Habzoud!!
 
Quintillus said:
Yeah this is great. I find your mention of "syrupy" interesting as I have been picking up this dark fuzzy cola note and some darker hued florals. These facets reminding me of Emperor of Kedah. I may have to wear them both side by side to see if my brain is making weird associations! 😀 , Either way, I am loving this darker, but still sweet and pleasant profile.

Outstanding and great value Oil ( I know that's relative ). Another banger from Habzoud!!
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Ok, there ya go. I've read that description a bunch of times "dark fuzzy cola" but it wasn't a note I had been picking up before or understanding in that way. "Syrupy" for me isn't verscosity but rather that darkness coupled with medicine. I wonder if it's a cultural thing that it relates to? In Australia we don't have a lot of exposure to cola aside from Coca cola unlike in the States where it comes from. Syrup on the other hand is something most Australians particularly of my generation grew up with so that's kind of how I'm relating to it.
 
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Olfactory Nomad said:
Ok, there ya go. I've read that description a bunch of times "dark fuzzy cola" but it wasn't a note I had been picking up before or understanding in that way. "Syrupy" for me isn't verscosity but rather that darkness coupled with medicine. I wonder if it's a cultural thing that it relates to? In Australia we don't have a lot of exposure to cola aside from Coca cola unlike in the States where it comes from. Syrup in the other hand is something most Australians particularly of my generation grew up with so that's kind of how I'm relating to it.
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I see, thanks for clarifying. That's interesting as for sure coulure can have an effect on our perceptions. These things are so subjective and honestly sometimes I find I struggle to find the words to describe these complex smells let alone interpret what the heck it is that my nose is smelling 😀. I've worn this since yesterday and I just could not shake that association in my mind. As mentioned, it reminded of EOK, and THAT has cola and dark purple florals. The bottom line is that AlNamir is fantastic 🙂
 
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Quintillus said:
I see, thanks for clarifying. That's interesting as for sure coulure can have an effect on our perceptions. These things are so subjective and honestly sometimes I find I struggle to find the words to describe these complex smells let alone interpret what the heck it is that my nose is smelling 😀. I've worn this since yesterday and I just could not shake that association in my mind. As mentioned, it reminded of EOK, and THAT has cola and dark purple florals. The bottom line is that Al Namir is fantastic 🙂
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💯%!
 
Enjoying some of this @SULAYM HM Muateq (Terengganu 1980's). This time I get some of the tang I associate with fermented Lao sinensis along with some phenolic roasted notes in the opening and a fair bit of the unique tang that well aged high quality oud oil can develop. Nice oil, it is sometimes fun to imagine what it must be like to have multiple large bottles of stuff of this quality and to be able to lay it on, pass it around etc!
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Mr.P said:
Enjoying some of this @SULAYM HM Muateq (Terengganu 1980's). This time I get some of the tang I associate with fermented Lao sinensis along with some phenolic roasted notes in the opening and a fair bit of the unique tang that well aged high quality oud oil can develop. Nice oil, it is sometimes fun to imagine what it must be like to have multiple large bottles of stuff of this quality and to be able to lay it on, pass it around etc! View attachment 41312
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I’m certain Sultan Qaboos wasn’t applying it with a tooth pick 😂
Looks & sounds like an oil right up my street!
 
@mesOUD - Anas
AA - Royal Maluku

As my understanding of Anas deepens or simply due to the development I realize the floral in the opening is violet or at least what I think is violet. At first the honey & fresh/cooling fruit were front & center with a touch of a purple floral in the mix which I wasn't able to distinguish. Recently that purple floral is becoming more apparent by the day & while I don't have experience with pure violet I do remember the lil experience I have with it in perfume (mostly accords). Of course that's prob the least accurate representation of violet but it's all I have as a reference point for now. Anyway it suddenly clicked & I def see why it's been mentioned now. Of course the purple floral in the dry has been extremely apparent & distinguishable since day 1 , that good ole powdery Iris.
 
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I am bewitched with OUD psycho activity from RISING PHOENIX's ~

Taktsang Ateek 1949 Bhutan - Bhutan / Tibet Border Oud Oil - 75 Year Old Dehn al Oudh - Ateek Series​

With oudiness, Tibetan incense, sang grasses, spikenard, tiger balm, and gaseous honey. I cannot stop huffing my arm.

Enchanting, the story it's namesake and region, The Monastery in Bhutan - Taktsang. Legendary to Buddhism. Even as recently as the 60's Chogyam Trungpa wrote one of my favorite books of all time after receiving a message while meditating there ~ that he must try to expose spiritual materialism and all its trappings, otherwise true spirituality could not develop.
 
[Ouddict.com] Oud of the Day


Laddawan no.7 Crassna 120 year old (red) from Trad.
I don’t think this is truly a 120 year old tree, he might’ve meant a 120 year old forest ground but not tree. It’s a mix of rainforest, earth, sweet and sour fruits, with heady top notes almost like the sting of smelling gasoline, gives a headache if smelled too hard for too long, it slowly fades into resinous sweetness. Not bad tbh, but I still feel it’s missing something, and the headache inducing notes are a bit annoying. It’s color is a crystal clear whiskey color and consistency is slightly on the thicker side.
 
Firdous (Sri Lanka) from @Al-Hind Oud is a treat, wow!! My credibility is kind of on the line here because I've had a chance to smell several things this last couple of weeks that are as balanced and appealing and deep and surprising as pretty much anything in my stash. Basically, stuff at a tier where better and worse and best become meaningless and it is all just a matter of different delightful notes and layers all of which are excellent. I cannot believe the stuff you all are digging up and producing these days it's just a shocker…

Anyway this is another one that makes it a challenge for me to curb my enthusiasm. So much good stuff going on in this oil... deep syrupy ultimately oudy, balsamic, woody resinous, enticing all the way from top to bottom.

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Agar Aura - Green Kyara (Vietnam) : Starts off really cooling like menthol & mint, sweet & creamy vanilla milk comes & accompanies it, a little green & woody, slightly medicinal & bitter. A bit of leather & herbs. All in clean & complex Taha style with typical mindbuzz. Great oil but not fully my type, as I‘m not a fan of vanilla & sweetness in general. The bright, ethereal menthol sides here I do enjoy a lot more. A really nice & pleasing oud
 
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Habzoud - Oud Boran. With most of what I currently own I'll have multiple dabs throughout the day depending on what I'm doing to get fresh hits of the Oudy goodness but with Oud Boran there is no need. It stays solid all day, with a progression that goes in waves and an extended dry down. Stunningly woody.
 
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