Oud of the Day

[Olfactory Nomad]

Pursat Gold by @mesOUD

The cleanest Cambodi I know with light woodiness and apricot-like fruits…
I got it very cheap at his End Sales this is definitely a steal if you think about it because the master himself also supervised the distillation

I do like this one a lot. Wish I had a bit more of it.

 

[Mr.P]

Ya know, amongst all the other things that I've been learning since getting into Oud is that my geography is nowhere near as good as I thought it was. 🙏

Oh man me too. I had to get a schooling on the whole archipelago and I have a ways to go still

I do like this one a lot. Wish I had a bit more of it.

A very appealing oil for sure.

 

[Mr.P]

Speaking of mesoud... just swiped some Habib - beautiful full force opening, dark, multifaceted, a fair bit of delicious tang of the mature oud oily cola-adjacent kind; rich, phenolic, resinous. I thought I got a bit of ferment / funk of what i think of as the peat bog type but it was fleeting, very gentle and 100% appealing and I'm not even sure if it was there. Something very special about the roasted / phenolic aspect when i take a good strong whiff. Beautiful oil

 

[Mousse de Chene]

Oh man me too. I had to get a schooling on the whole archipelago and I have a ways to go still

A very appealing oil for sure.

Same for me. Before my interest in Oud oils, I had a very limited knowledge regarding the Indonesian archipelago, which is pathetic considering it’s next door to Australia haha.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Same for me. Before my interest in Oud oils, I had a very limited knowledge regarding the Indonesian archipelago, which is pathetic considering it’s next door to Australia haha.

Well, ya don't know what you don't know. 😁

 

[Mousse de Chene]

Well, ya don't know what you don't know. 😁

Very true

 

[Mike Jonez]

E-Oud - Brunei Kyara

I enjoy this one but I wish it didn't have a Borneo backbone. I don't even know how to describe that Borneo note I'm talking about I just know all of them have it.

 

[Mr.P]

I swiped both Levant and Habib from @mesOUD yesterday, one in the AM and one in the PM. I was struck by some shared aspects of the oils - not the same scent but similarity in presence, robustness, concentration of scent. Both such nice oils - i need to do a side by side at some point. 🙂 My interpretation is that some of these shared qualities reflect common processing / distillation methods, or perhaps due to similar qualities/ grades of starting materials...all a mystery to me of course. 🙂

 

[OudhJourney]

I swiped both Levant and Habib from @mesOUD yesterday, one in the AM and one in the PM. I was struck by some shared aspects of the oils - not the same scent but similarity in presence, robustness, concentration of scent. Both such nice oils - i need to do a side by side at some point. 🙂 My interpretation is that some of these shared qualities reflect common processing / distillation methods, or perhaps due to similar qualities/ grades of starting materials...all a mystery to me of course. 🙂

Wow you are lucky to have both!

 

[OudhJourney]

HM Burmi’79 @SULAYM
Underneath the initial fermented black currant opening is the velvety silk purple aroma. So smooth to the senses. Magnificent oil really enjoyable.

 

[Mr.P]

Wow you are lucky to have both

That's the truth. I "only" have tiny samples, but if you'd asked me 20 years ago if I would ever get my hands on something like this to even smell, not to mention apply to my own skin, I would have dismissed the idea as absurd.

There are so many things that I can't believe I've been able to smell over the last two years in particular...

Stuff like this is so good that it needs to be shared, and if any of you are ever in the Berkshires on a Friday, I can bring my oud samples to the market where I demo my fragrances and you can check out all of the amazing things I've been describing here for yourself.

 

[Mike Jonez]

@mesOUD - Anas

I don't think I've ever had an oil affect my emotions the way Anas does. I am absolutely in love with this oil. No matter how hard I try I can't go more than a day without. I have to chill though I'm worried I'm gonna run through it. Also the purple florals are getting stronger & stronger. Anas is happiness in a vial 🖤 Yea this oil brings out the mush in me lol

 

[OudhJourney]

@mesOUD - Anas

I don't think I've ever had an oil affect my emotions the way Anas does. I am absolutely in love with this oil. No matter how hard I try I can't go more than a day without. I have to chill though I'm worried I'm gonna run through it. Also the purple florals are getting stronger & stronger. Anas is happiness in a vial 🖤 Yea this oil brings the mush out in me lol

Wow man, I guess I missed this gem.

 

[Mr.P]

Wow man, I guess I missed this gem.

The Anas is a treat. One thing I feel though is that the Habib and Levant are more ready to wear than the Vietking and Anas. This is not any kind of a relative quality comparison, it is just that Habib and Levant have a bouquet which feels more akin to oils that have had time to mature a bit, whereas Anas and Vietking still smell very fresh/young to my nose, and like the best is yet to come. Specifically, in both of these right now I smell little hints of these amazingly sophisticated mature oud scents beginning to accumulate, and in a year or two i am guessing will be a large or even dominant part of the mature scent. I don't have the experience to see the future clearly when it comes to oud, but my instinct tells me I don't want to miss out on what these are like when they are a little older.

 

[Fragdoctor]

I swiped both Levant and Habib from @mesOUD yesterday, one in the AM and one in the PM. I was struck by some shared aspects of the oils - not the same scent but similarity in presence, robustness, concentration of scent. Both such nice oils - i need to do a side by side at some point. 🙂 My interpretation is that some of these shared qualities reflect common processing / distillation methods, or perhaps due to similar qualities/ grades of starting materials...all a mystery to me of course. 🙂

I agree with you.
I call it Mehmat’s art dna - it’s evident in all his distillations.

 

[Fragdoctor]

The Anas is a treat. One thing I feel though is that the Habib and Levant are more ready to wear than the Vietking and Anas. This is not any kind of a relative quality comparison, it is just that Habib and Levant have a bouquet which feels more akin to oils that have had time to mature a bit, whereas Anas and Vietking still smell very fresh/young to my nose, and like the best is yet to come. Specifically, in both of these right now I smell little hints of these amazingly sophisticated mature oud scents beginning to accumulate, and in a year or two i am guessing will be a large or even dominant part of the mature scent. I don't have the experience to see the future clearly when it comes to oud, but my instinct tells me I don't want to miss out on what these are like when they are a little older.

So true.
I remember having Kyara ltd, I did know the potential of the oil as I was very new in my oud journey but from what I’ve learned (which is still extremely basic), I see vietking taking over the legendary oils from the region.

 

[mesOUD]

The Anas is a treat. One thing I feel though is that the Habib and Levant are more ready to wear than the Vietking and Anas. This is not any kind of a relative quality comparison, it is just that Habib and Levant have a bouquet which feels more akin to oils that have had time to mature a bit, whereas Anas and Vietking still smell very fresh/young to my nose, and like the best is yet to come. Specifically, in both of these right now I smell little hints of these amazingly sophisticated mature oud scents beginning to accumulate, and in a year or two i am guessing will be a large or even dominant part of the mature scent. I don't have the experience to see the future clearly when it comes to oud, but my instinct tells me I don't want to miss out on what these are like when they are a little older.

This ageing is another hype,bcz in first year about 80% of the maturing process completing,and crassna is fastest one than malaccensis,sinensis,Bacceriana etc etc,
And after a point ageing is like a blade which 2 side is sharp,if can keep in right conditions sure will add more beauty but if cant store right,can loose from its potential

 

[Mike Jonez]

I agree with you.
I call it Mehmat’s art dna - it’s evident in all his distillations.

100% , you know what I enjoy about his DNA..every single distillation has this underlying clean/fresh aura cutting through it. Possibly due to the high quality wood being used ? or maybe cus they're younger ? Idk but they all have it & it's in a distinct way so you know it's Mehmet's work.

 

[Mike Jonez]

Wow man, I guess I missed this gem.

Yea def. I don't even contemplate anymore , after Vietking whatever he distills I'm copping 100% idc what it is.

 

[OudhJourney]

Oud Beranai from Oud.Sg

On my 3rd wear of this one and it has gotten a bit better each time. Clear transitions with an opening, middle, and a final dry down stage that comes hours later. Oil seems to last 6 hours or so, fairly easily. Overall profile reminds we quite a lot of Kyara de Kalbar from EO but a bit more dynamic and of course, roughly 1/10 the price.

I prefer this one to Brunei ant since it's more of the profile I would expect, whereas the ant is leans much more towards a woody Borneo, with Brunei blue notes on top. Although ant is a fair bit cheaper than Beranai, so if someone wanted a rather economical clean Borneo/Brunei oil, it would be a good option.

How is this different from Brunei from Kymya?