Oud of the Day

[Mr.P]

Chicken soup is definitely one of the more interesting ways to describe an oud note. Chicken soup would fall under umami.

Watch out… Some associations are best never made! You can never un-make them... I once again express my resentment (joking of course) for whoever it was who pointed out the "raw hamburger" note in an oud i had (thanks to that new association) way too much of. This was in the early basenotes days - a sumatran oil from Magnifincense Singapore.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Watch out… Some associations are best never made! You can never un-make them... I once again express my resentment for whoever it was who pointed out the "raw hamburger" note in an oud i had (thanks to that new association) way too much of. This was in the early basenotes days - a sumatran oil from Magnifincense Singapore.

True. I'd forgotten that story of yours. Damn!

 

[Mr.P]

True. I'd forgotten that story of yours. Damn!

It's all meant humorously... It was an inexpensive oil and a necessary learning experience. In fact there was something that didn't quite sit right with me and that association helped me to recognize what it was

 

[SteveE]

Be very careful. They sell adulterated “musk” products that are claimed to be all natural but are not. I wouldn’t touch anything with a ten foot pole that they offer but that’s just me.

Oh? I’ll have to research more!

 

[Ouddypie]

Oh? I’ll have to research more!

In my experience not all cheap brands are bad especially if you’re not well versed in higher end oils (snobby I know). But some cheap brands are cheap for a reason and one of those reasons usually sounds like “made with our special proprietary blend of magical materials only our master perfumers have access to” and it ends up being cheap synthetic musk. 9 times out of 10 it’s always cheap synthetics.

 

[mobyus]

Layering of Leen Oud oil from ASO and Trat Boray VIP from Sokkat AlTeeb

Of course I love both of these as standaalone. But having accumulated a large number of ouds (>60) I think it’s time to start experimenting. The Trat Boray was applied 2nd and immediately overpowers the scent of Leen. Trat Boray is heavily spicy (gosh it’s been a while) and the Leen is aquatic , with notes of wood, pepper, chilis, water, green vegetation and grapes. Sillage, projection, and longevity are strong.

Edit: The dry down is amazing. After an hour, they both are starting to get along and switch between being the dominant Oud. Its beautiful. The spiciness is lower. But the wood, and aquatic scents are coming out.

 

[Oudamberlove]

AHO Alamgir 1

Cream
Incense
Chocolate
Oud
Wood
Spice
Agarwood
Resin
Herbs
with a hint of sweet fruits
and minerals.

But an oil is more than just notes,
Alamgir 1 is an incensy Hindi,
very potent,
and instead of gently heated chips
it’s a robust heating session on high heat.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

AHO Alamgir 1

Cream
Incense
Chocolate
Oud
Wood
Spice
Agarwood
Resin
Herbs
with a hint of sweet fruits
and minerals.

But an oil is more than just notes,
Alamgir 1 is an incensy Hindi,
very potent,
and instead of gently heated chips
it’s a robust heating session on high heat.

OMG,if it gets better than this I don't want to know about it. Alamgir 1 has set a benchmark for me for Hindi's. This is a stella Oud.

 

[Oudamberlove]

OMG,if it gets better than this I don't want to know about it. Alamgir 1 has set a benchmark for me for Hindi's. This is a stella Oud.

Well, there’s oud, and then there’s “OUD”, all those that have tried both know that jaw dropping feeling when you try ”OUD”, the first one that dropped my jaw was Port Morseby,
Alamgir 1 is another.

 

[studio.albion]

rainy calm day here in paris, perfect for swiping some of these samples that i excitedly received from the @Oudique brothers this week. trying to take my time working through these : )

today it's malay kora on the left hand & fili mukashi on the other. wow! my first time smelling both malay and filipino oils.

the malay is a really gorgeous mix of grounding & refreshing, quite oceanic once it opens up from the initial resins. now i'm curious to try more malays.

fili mukashi is, to my nose, an incredibly "full bodied" oil-- deep, sensual, sweet. also quite amazed by the longevity of this one, it was still loud & present 12hrs after applying a single swipe.

after trying these (& their merauke yesterday) i would say that one overarching characteristic i'm picking up is "clarity" of notes in the distillations they're curating here... not in terms of "clean" smells but just that the whole constellation of notes feel perceivable, whereas with some oils the essences can feel cramped/muddled.

thanks again guys for making wild oils of this quality available at beyond fair prices, v much looking forward to diving in more

 

[Xerohome]

EO Wang Liao Kuo
Once passed the spicy part, the drydown is heavenly, like a high grade vibrant cambodian oud.
Maybe one of the best unique drydown!

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

EO Oud Ahmad

Nice nice florals today. Balsamic phase is a little subdued in this chilly morning.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Sampling "NBM 8" from Agaroud, Bangladesh.

NBM 8 – Sylhet, Bangladesh
From approx. 80-year-old wild Aquilaria Malaccensis trees, NBM 8 is traditionally hydro-distilled with a 72-hour soak. Deep, mature, and rich— Bengali oud in its classic form.

 

[Mr.P]

Just had an interesting experience. I found a little sample vial that had a little bit of the residue of @mesOUD 's "Haiku" - a white CK distillation.

While this oil was quite simple, sweet and sugary to start, the oxidized residue is quite a different beast. In this case what was left was a sticky honey-like half of a drop that I was able to scrape out with a toothpick - thick like a thaqueel process oil. It had all kinds of tart tangy scintillating notes that I associate with older wild Lao sinensis oils I have smelled. Quite a bit going on in this residue - smells like a different oil entirely than when it was new! It is very interesting to be observing these types of changes in freshly produced oils.

Huge difference from the original, and while these highly oxidized residues do not age the same way as properly stored oud, they can give you a little glimpse of what might be coming down the road. The conclusion that I draw from this experience is that some cultivated kinam oils will develop more complexity and richness with time as opposed to aging to become more bland or generic.

This actually doesn't surprise me at all - given that all cultivated kinam originated from cuttings from a wild tree, the aromatic complexity of wild wood likely reflects the long amount of time that the resin and oil spend oxidizing and aging and being transformed by time.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Just had an interesting experience. I found a little sample vial that had a little bit of the residue of @mesOUD 's "Haiku" - a white CK distillation.

While this oil was quite simple, sweet and sugary to start, the oxidized residue is quite a different beast. In this case what was left was a sticky honey-like half of a drop that I was able to scrape out with a toothpick - thick like a thaqueel process oil. It had all kinds of tart tangy scintillating notes that I associate with older wild Lao sinensis oils I have smelled. Quite a bit going on in this residue - smells like a different oil entirely then when it was new! It is very interesting to be observing these types of changes in freshly produced oils.

Huge difference from the original, and while these highly oxidized residues do not age the same way as properly stored oud, they can give you a little glimpse of what might be coming down the road. The conclusion that I draw from this experience is that some cultivated kinam oils will develop more complexity and richness with time as opposed to aging to become more bland or generic.

This actually doesn't surprise me at all - given that all cultivated kinam originated from cuttings from a wild tree, the aromatic complexity of wild wood likely reflects the long amount of time that the resin and oil spend oxidizing and aging and being transformed by time.

Watch as we all dig around looking for that same sample that we have stashed away lol.

 

[Mr.P]

Watch as we all dig around looking for that same sample that we have stashed away lol.

It's always great to be able to compare notes on the same specimen.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

It's always great to be able to compare notes on the same specimen.

That's half the fun!

 

[sunshine]

Alhind Dhahab by habz oud. Full swipe behind ears. With 4 sprays of nocturnal poetry by Prin on shirt. Feel like a lion roaring through the jungle.

 

[Sipy]

OudSg Sumbawa, kinda smokey today

 

[Joe]

I tried putting on the recently Oud Blend by Oudamentory but it faded in 15 mins. So I splashed on some Agarwood SCO2. And its nice and earthy.

😆