Oud of the Day

[Oudamberlove]

Jinkoh Store Malinau Qi - hands-down the NUTTIES Borneo oil I ever smelled. Peanuts galore. Dusty-dry wood, lots of vanilla, peanuts, slightly green, and a prominent milky facet (think Tuberose milky-green). One of my favorite Borneos and one of the most unique. One reason I love Borneos so much is for their nutty facets. This one is loaded on them. No fruits, no honey. Aged to be more defined and less blurry, and today I'm even picking up a slight slatiness that I have not picked up before. Gorgeous oil.

I love nutty, be it oil or wood😊

 

[TheOudDood]

I'll tell you that nutty aspect always has me scratching my head. I've learned to appreciate it as part of the profile but it's really out there as an accessory note. I would love to see what would happen if @mesOUD distilled some of this kind of material - fascinating to have a direct connection to some of these mysterious facets of these oils from someone personally distilling these things under very controlled conditions. Just fascinating

You bring up a good point here. Im in the other camp where I really don't like the peanut note at all. It's really uninteresting and off putting to me and if I smell it as predominate in an oil. it's basically going in the bin for me. There really so many other interesting and unique facets of Borneo wood, especially malinau.

My mindset is that if Im going to spend, what is in most cases, a stupid amount of money for a small amount of an item, I prefer it to be unique, interesting, engaging, and novel in some capacity beyond what I could normally experience otherwise.

Like if I want to smell peanuts, I can smell peanuts for cheap. Why spend a lot of money for an oil to smell peanuts?

That's just illogical and a lot of unnecessary steps and money. Same goes for cheesy funky oils. If want to smell cheesy funk, I can buy a piece of cheese at the store and smell the cheesy funk barn with a touch of cream and florals, for cheap. If I want to smell dried fruit sweetness or canned peaches, I can just do that, for cheap and quickly by just going to the grocery. The list goes on....

 

[Habz786]

ASO Fajr, a Cultivated oud oil, you would never know. Fresh, minty, earthy vintage vibes, spices, florals. Beautiful oil

 

[Oudamberlove]

You bring up a good point here. Im in the other camp where I really don't like the peanut note at all. It's really uninteresting and off putting to me and if I smell it as predominate in an oil. it's basically going in the bin for me. There really so many other interesting and unique facets of Borneo wood, especially malinau.

My mindset is that if Im going to spend, what is in most cases, a stupid amount of money for a small amount of an item, I prefer it to be unique, interesting, engaging, and novel in some capacity beyond what I could normally experience otherwise.

Like if I want to smell peanuts, I can smell peanuts for cheap. Why spend a lot of money for an oil to smell peanuts?

That's just illogical and a lot of unnecessary steps and money. Same goes for cheesy funky oils. If want to smell cheesy funk, I can buy a piece of cheese at the store and smell the cheesy funk barn with a touch of cream and florals, for cheap. If I want to smell dried fruit sweetness or canned peaches, I can just do that, for cheap and quickly by just going to the grocery. The list goes on....

I thought of that once, why buy Oud when I can make it with one trip to my grocery store🤣 But that was just a passing thought.

 

[TheOudDood]

I thought of that once, why buy Oud when I can make on it with one trip to my grocery store🤣 But that was just a passing thought.

Haha, it's been my guiding principle for years now.

 

[mesOUD]

I'll tell you that nutty aspect always has me scratching my head. I've learned to appreciate it as part of the profile but it's really out there as an accessory note. I would love to see what would happen if @mesOUD distilled some of this kind of material - fascinating to have a direct connection to some of these mysterious facets of these oils from someone personally distilling these things under very controlled conditions. Just fascinating

Hopefully soon we will see soon
As 2 Borneo distillations will come soon

 

[Humpdidumpdi]

@mesOUD will you do a malay destillation in the near future?

 

[Mr.P]

You bring up a good point here. Im in the other camp where I really don't like the peanut note at all. It's really uninteresting and off putting to me and if I smell it as predominate in an oil. it's basically going in the bin for me. There really so many other interesting and unique facets of Borneo wood, especially malinau.

My mindset is that if Im going to spend, what is in most cases, a stupid amount of money for a small amount of an item, I prefer it to be unique, interesting, engaging, and novel in some capacity beyond what I could normally experience otherwise. Like if I want to smell peanuts, I can smell peanuts for cheap. Why spend a lot of money for an oil to smell peanuts? That's just illogical and a lot of unnecessary steps and money. Same goes for cheesy funky oils. If want to smell cheesy funk, I can buy a piece of cheese at the store and smell the cheesy funk barn with a touch of cream and florals, for cheap. If I want to smell dried fruit sweetness or canned peaches, I can just do that, for cheap and quickly by just going to the grocery. The list goes on....

I definitely find myself waiting for the peanut oil note to fade before I bury my nose into the oils that have that facet.

Hopefully soon we will see soon
As 2 Borneo distillations will come soon

We WILL see - that is what's so great about your distillations.

I think that peanut note will turn out to be an artifact of some kind of extreme or pushed distillation

 

[mesOUD]

@mesOUD will you do a malay destillation in the near future?

Yes
İ have malay woods(Sabah & Sarawak),just waiting their turn.
When I spot good wood, I turn a bit greedy, now I have a stockpile ready for over 20 distillations, just waiting their turn

 

[Mr.P]

Yes
İ have malay woods(Sabah & Sarawak),just waiting their turn.
When I spot good wood, I turn a bit greedy, now I have a stockpile ready for over 20 distillations, just waiting their turn

Fantastic

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

ASO Vathimi Raja

I love how velvety this feels on the skin. I’m wearing a purple cashmere. Swipes a bit on hand and bit on the cuffs. This scent was built for this sweater.
From the skin I get Salty Ambergris. Silani Resin. Slight indoles even.
From the sweater, it’s all about blue fuzzy warm incense.

Good decision to take the bottle with me while travelling.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Haha, it's been my guiding principle for years now.

Reading what you wrote above made me think " ya know? I can live by that as well." It might even help stay my hand somewhat for random FOMO purchases.

 

[TheOudDood]

Reading what you wrote above made me think " ya know? I can live by that as well." It might even help stay my hand somewhat for random FOMO purchases.

it's served me well so far, but also, you know income and purchases all subjective and relative.

for some, spending $10-$20,00 a year, or even a month, on oud, is nothing.

For some, $200 is a lot, it really just depends.

for some, trying 1,000+ variations on "tropical dried fruits and leather" is worthwhile and interesting. for me, it is not.

I have a leather jacket and leather seats in my car. if want to smell leather, the box is checked. ive got dried fruits in my cabinet. I don't need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars chasing that, lol.

if I want to smell flowers, pine, or cedar wood, I can just go for a walk in the woods or a park where I live. job done, for free. if I want to smell a hamster cage, I can go to a pet store, why buy a borneo oil that just smells like a hamster cage?

if I want to smell urine and feces, well, that's a free and easy one too, haha. no need to spend thousands of dollars on that.

ultimately, to each their own. one mans trash is another's treasure and vice a versa 🙂

maybe I am just wired a little differently.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

it's served me well so far, but also, you know income and purchases all subjective and relative.

for some, spending $10-$20,00 a year, or even a month, on oud, is nothing.

For some, $200 is a lot, it really just depends.

for some, trying 1,000+ variations on "tropical dried fruits and leather" is worthwhile and interesting. for me, it is not.

I have a leather jacket and leather seats in my car. if want to smell leather, the box is checked. ive got dried fruits in my cabinet. I don't need to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars chasing that, lol.

if I want to smell flowers, pine, or cedar wood, I can just go for a walk in the woods or a park where I live. job done, for free. if I want to smell a hamster cage, I can go to a pet store, why buy a borneo oil that just smells like a hamster cage?

if I want to smell urine and feces, well, that's a free and easy one too, haha. no need to spend thousands of dollars on that.

ultimately, to each their own. one mans trash is another's treasure and vice a versa 🙂

maybe I am just wired a little differently.

All true and very amusing at the same time. What that really means is that your collection is all very considered and created with discernment. I bet it's amazing.

 

[TheOudDood]

All true and very amusing at the same time. What that really means is that your collection is all very considered and created with discernment. I bet it's amazing.

That's a good way to put it as well, thanks for that 🙂

 

[SteveE]

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Yes
İ have malay woods(Sabah & Sarawak),just waiting their turn.
When I spot good wood, I turn a bit greedy, now I have a stockpile ready for over 20 distillations, just waiting their turn

How much wood is minimum required for a distillation?

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Jaya Qadeem - Habzoud. This is a very dignified Oud I feel. The reserved gentleman sitting in the corner. It's quiet on my skin ( a bit too quiet) so I'm prefering to wear it on the front collar of whatever tshirt I'm wearing. Longevity and projection is much more pronounced this way. Leather and tobacco but in a softer woodier way if comparing to Oud Said.

 

[mesOUD]

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How much wood is minimum required for a distillation?

There is no standart for it,it depends on your target
My batchs are 6-10 kg /per distillation

 

[Oudicine]

Malay Ateeq from Al Hashimi

Beautiful old Malay profile. Ancient woods, regal and transporting. A lovely and satisfying oil.

Hello ,
Have you tried any other ateeq Malays before or is it the first one ?
I am interested in Feit ateeq if anyone can comment about it

 

[Quintillus]

Hi,

Hello ,
Have you tried any other ateeq Malays before or is it the first one ?
I am interested in Feit ateeq if anyone can comment about it

Hi, I have tried this Malay, Thai Ateeq and Fiet Ateeq. Fiet Ateeq in particular (Vietnamese), I connected with strongly and felt it was a special oil.