Oud of the Day

[SULAYM]

Sure, I'm waiting for it to appear on the Sulyam website

Soon!

 

[Kabir Attars]

Al-Salaamulikum
Al-Hashimi Tariq lll
Assam/Koh Kong, 2016
This Oil is a beast no cap barney Sweet
Smooth, A Oil that keeps coming back for more.

 

[Humpdidumpdi]

EO - Indigenous Peoples Silani

The opening is a bit too smokey for my taste, but the drydown (after 3h) is really beautiful „woody“.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

MesOud - Oud Said, I'm getting really strong chocolate notes from wearing this today. First time I've smelled that before.

 

[Saudalhajri]

Different aged prachinburi oud oil.
I always smell this from the bottle and it’s the first time I put it on my skin, new powdery floral smell emerged. Along with prunes, warm spices, a little incense and ancient woods, wet earth. Aging improved the profile of Prachin oud significantly, the difference between new and aged ones is like night and day. It’s now more meditative, deeper and darker.

 

[Mr.P]

I've been continuing to study the Yuzhi ouds, and have really been enjoying the dry down with some of these oils. Really beautiful sparkling scintillating wood notes.

I think the "Royal Hainan Barnyard" is a truly fine fermented oud - this one has no sauerkraut, just smooth chocolate type fermentation. This one surprises me because I've smelled some really rough fermented notes in mass produced plantation oils in the past. Seems like these guys have a good nose and are really focusing on quality of aroma not just mass production.

 

[Mr.P]

Different aged prachinburi oud oil.
I always smell this from the bottle and it’s the first time I put it on my skin, new powdery floral smell emerged. Along with prunes, warm spices, a little incense and ancient woods, wet earth. Aging improved the profile of Prachin oud significantly, the difference between new and aged ones is like night and day. It’s now more meditative, deeper and darker.

I have a Prachin from Olefaktory that has been aging for a few years. It is dark, definitely has an incense and tobacco profile. One of these oils with a little too much mid-register odd pungency, so I am very hopeful that time will transform it.

 

[Saudalhajri]

I have a Prachin from Olefaktory that has been aging for a few years. It is dark, definitely has an incense and tobacco profile. One of these oils with a little too much mid-register odd pungency, so I am very hopeful that time will transform it.

That pungency is unfortunately common with Thai Ouds for some reason, I don’t know if it’s the species, weather or distillation, and with prachin Oud’s it’s the strongest, it does become milder with age.
I have a 12 year old prachin Oud coming on the way, I’ll see if it does go away completely, or transform into something else.
You can dampen those notes with sambac or tuberose I find, but then again I add sambac absolute to any oil I dislike 😂 it works with everything tbh

 

[Mr.P]

That pungency is unfortunately common with Thai Ouds for some reason, I don’t know if it’s the species, weather or distillation, and with prachin Oud’s it’s the strongest, it does become milder with age.
I have a 12 year old prachin Oud coming on the way, I’ll see if it does go away completely, or transform into something else.
You can dampen those notes with sambac or tuberose I find, but then again I add sambac absolute to any oil I dislike 😂 it works with everything tbh

I have a handful of quarter tolas of oil like that (not all prachin) that I need to find a way to tame. The oils contain wonderful aromas but that freaking pungent note just kills it. I have a section of my notebook entitled "cheap oud salvage operation" but I haven't put in the time I need to and only have recorded a few tests there. I will add your suggestions to the list!

 

[The Scent Guru]

Wearing a 2019 Sri Lankan Oud. These are some of the most interesting profiles with oceanic woody notes

 

[Habz786]

Oud Gulfam a rose oud combo by what was known as agarwood assam at the time, stunning oil!

 

[Kabir Attars]

Al-Salaamulikum
O2TD
Al-Hashimi Thaqeel l
Cambodian 2015
Now I remember why I love Cambodian Oud this Oud opens with a manure chips sent (manure with wood chips mixed) and a backing of fruit and spice and stays like this all the way to the dry down then becomes spicy fruity with a touch of chocolate 🍫.

 

[Xerohome]

EO Tigerwood 1990
If there is something as oud remedy, this oil would be for me. Smooth funk, purple hue, incensy, jungle vibes, musky and sweet.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Oudique - Huian Ateeq, this is some seriously amazing stuff... really. I don't have the budget that generally allows for crazy expensive oils but somehow I feel like with this Oud I skipped to the front of the line. This really should cost more.

 

[Karim Collects]

Silani Imperial - KYMYA
Leyte Sultan - Oud.Sg
Nha Trang Ultima - Imperial Oud / Faizal Privee

 

[Maunamoku]

mesOUD, “ANAS”. Candy profile; floral nectar, ethereal forest, dreamscape.

 

[Mousse de Chene]

Brunei - Kymya

I’ve been enjoying this oil quite a lot recently. It’s a very high grade, pristine/clean oil. Bright, terpenic, medicinal, vaporous slightly kinamic top notes, yet still substantial in the base.
The mid note has a delicate tropical-white floral tonality coupled with a fresh cooling oceanic nuance, similar to the note often experienced with Walla Patta oils.
The base note phase is spectacular! A thick slab of Oud resin, dry woody incense, a honeyed-nutty sweetness, jammy fruits, a hint of tonka-vanilla. Zero leather or animalic Musk, a beautifully clean pristine ‘perfumey’ aroma, ambrette-like.
Usually with these types of expensive oils I only like to apply a dot on my forearm, but this evening I applied a thick swipe on the back on my hand & rubbed it into my beard, pure luxury!

I have a sample of Purple Ceylon & Silani Imperiale both by Kymya due to arrive soon, cannot wait! I think this year I’m going to focus on collecting more Silani woods & oils. I don’t have too many examples in my collection, generally speaking it is the most beautiful Oud profile in my opinion.

 

[Humpdidumpdi]

Heavy testing day 😁
Comparing habzoud jaya quadeem with AA jayapura, because i own only this two from this region.
They are very different!
AA jayapura is light, airy, medicinal with a slight woody touch whereas
Habzoud jaya q. has a rich aroma.
I think i smell things like old books, toasted wood (like in wine barrels), a minor nuance of wet earth, a nutty touch and many more notes i cant name correctly.
Habz oil changes pretty much from the toasted wood in the beginning to old bookshelfs in the drydown.
AA stays pretty linear gets a little bit sweeter and woodier in the end.

 

[Oudicine]

Heavy testing day 😁
Comparing habzoud jaya quadeem with AA jayapura, because i own only this two from this region.
They are very different!
AA jayapura is light, airy, medicinal with a slight woody touch whereas
Habzoud jaya q. has a rich aroma.
I think i smell things like old books, toasted wood (like in wine barrels), a minor nuance of wet earth, a nutty touch and many more notes i cant name correctly.
Habz oil changes pretty much from the toasted wood in the beginning to old bookshelfs in the drydown.
AA stays pretty linear gets a little bit sweeter in the end.

Congrats ,you pulled the trigger on AA noir? It's a fourth gen ,less complex than 3rd gen. But on the upside longlasting

 

[Humpdidumpdi]

No its not agar noir its an old sample i have from AA called jayapura (or maybe it is but i dont know 😂)