I went to the website and read the description and indeed I was wrong. This is a wild Chinese oil. While it's not the absurd bargain that I thought it was, I would still say that this could reasonably sell for double the price or even more.
I took another swipe and paid more attention to it this time before I read the description. Very complex opening with an orchestra of earthy, spicy, nutty, green and floral notes, like a walk through the garden in a bottle. The green notes are subtle and enjoyable, and not so much chlorophyl like some oils. Earthy and nutty notes tend to be overbearing and smell a bit dirty, but here they are in good proportion and blend well with the rest of the oil. It's amazing how God tastefully placed every note in this oil. It doesn't smell like a perfume, but it feels like a composition because of how perfectly balanced the notes are. As it dries down the honey and floral base shows itself without so many distractions, like many great Chinese oils do.
I am very interested in the origin of this oil - Guangdong. I have never heard of any oud from Guangdong so I assume that it's relatively rare, but if this is some kind of untapped jungle full of high quality oud at a relatively low price, then I hope more vendors can access it and make more oils like Ceen II.
This oil is currently two years old and I get the sense that it will age well.
The only downside is that I thought my faith in plantation oud was restored, and instead I am reassured in my skepticism. I'll have to keep waiting for plantation oils to smell like this.
