Totally agree. I recently received Al Taaj, Raja Hijau 2, Sultan Hijau, Al Namir(fili, sold out). All are top notch oils, each one telling a different story and the dry downs are so mesmerizing.
oh yeah, alnamir was the fili oil I couldn't remember, it''s also good.
Maroke Qadeem is great.
Is there any similarities to Al-Aqsa?
They have some similar qualities but they are pretty different and it’s worth having or trying both for sure. Significantly differences between them.
I think the Pursat oils are generally quite fruity and Northern Cambodia oils from some reap etc have a different profile. More green and sort of medicinal to my nose. Just a completely different category to my nose.
This question goes along nicely with my OOTD. Yesterday I tried for the first time Oud Chachak - Habzoud. This is a plantation Cambodi from Koh Kong but I would be really hard pressed to guess that if I went in blind. There is nothing fruity about this whatsoever or even particualy Cambodi. A very young and fresh oil so it comes out quite loud but settles down quickly enough and I really belive this will age into something special. Very woody and easy to like. It has a darker wood temperament but again not quite there yet. The dry down which goes for a good many hours ends up nowhere where it started. It's actually pretty complex to my nose and you get snippets of all sorts of lovely incense notes coming and going. I actually feel it reminds me of Habzoud's Oud Xiangshui with it's dusty library vibe, although completely different woods. That oil goes for many hundreds of dollars more than Chachak. I think for the super low cost this oil will quickly become something sought after.
Thank you so much for your review.
I needed to contrast this with another Borneo tonight, and Al-Hind's Borneo 2021 was the pick. My first thought after smelling it: 'Now this is what oud is supposed to smell like'.
