Oud of the Day

[DubOudh]

So trying a swipe of my recently acquired PAHANG CHERRY SINGLE RESERVE from @Aroma Sublime
What an incredible Malaysian oil this is. Wonderful opening fruit notes and has be going to my arm ever few minutes after about an hour applied. I applies did yesterday around 13.00 and still have the scent on my arm 23 hours later.
Throughout yesterday evening while out walking I kept getting wafts of this superb oil. Great longevity and projection.
Really a lot going on in this one. Like leather/tobacco or close to it.
Huge satisfaction with this oil.

 

[Mr.P]

Yesterday I sampled a wild Prachin from Scentient Nature called Kravahn Dreams. Great stuff - one of the few Thai oils that I've actually enjoyed! Nice robust presence, "jungly" yet smells old and dignified. I didn't know it was from Thailand when I first swiped it, but in retrospect I can totally see that it's got that Prachin core. I really had written off Thai oud, so this is a special treat. Thank you @Adweeya Mufriha !!

 

[Adweeya Mufriha]

So trying a swipe of my recently acquired PAHANG CHERRY SINGLE RESERVE from @Aroma Sublime
What an incredible Malaysian oil this is. Wonderful opening fruit notes and has be going to my arm ever few minutes after about an hour applied. I applies did yesterday around 13.00 and still have the scent on my arm 23 hours later.
Throughout yesterday evening while out walking I kept getting wafts of this superb oil. Great longevity and projection.
Really a lot going on in this one. Like leather/tobacco or close to it.
Huge satisfaction with this oil.

Glad to read you loved it !

I have only had a whiff from the bottle of mine so far (arrived a few days back), but I was salivating

Very much looking forward to the full wear... just want to wait to have space for the full experience.

 

[SteveE]

Love this one too. Is it all gone?

Per website yes. Only mild gripe I have is longevity. Solution: swipe more

 

[Joe]

Per website yes. Only mild gripe I have is longevity. Solution: swipe more

Same here as far as swipes. And I LOVE their Samout. The only problems are is that 1: I have almost used up at least half and I just bought it a few months ago, and 2: it rolled underneath my platform bed, and it's too heavy to lift to retrieve the Samout. Sucks.

Joe

 

[Alamande]

Per website yes. Only mild gripe I have is longevity. Solution: swipe more

For some reason I have found smaller swipes of Chang Mai to be more effective than bigger swipes…little and often seems to work well.

 

[Mr.P]

For some reason I have found smaller swipes of Chang Mai to be more effective than bigger swipes…little and often seems to work well.

In some cases a big initial swipe of something may immediately induce olfactory fatigue. I have had oils where little traces coming in on the breeze from a swipe of diluted oil were just delightful, and a little more enjoyable than full strength swipes.

 

[SteveE]

Very interesting! Thanks for the tip

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

So trying a swipe of my recently acquired PAHANG CHERRY SINGLE RESERVE from @Aroma Sublime
What an incredible Malaysian oil this is. Wonderful opening fruit notes and has be going to my arm ever few minutes after about an hour applied. I applies did yesterday around 13.00 and still have the scent on my arm 23 hours later.
Throughout yesterday evening while out walking I kept getting wafts of this superb oil. Great longevity and projection.
Really a lot going on in this one. Like leather/tobacco or close to it.
Huge satisfaction with this oil.

Great to hear. I'm yet to purchase an oil from Aroma Sublime but would love to do so one day.

 

[Mr.P]

Great to hear. I'm yet to purchase an oil from Aroma Sublime but would love to do so one day.

Don't see reviews of the oils too often… kind of surprising because I know they have an excellent reputation. I found prices to be high (justifiably from all I have read) the couple of times I've followed up on something, so I have yet to smell any oils from this source either. I'm very curious about the plumeria oil that they distill, my understanding is that their product is the gold standard and nothing else even comes close.

 

[Adweeya Mufriha]

Yesterday I sampled a wild Prachin from Scentient Nature called Kravahn Dreams. Great stuff - one of the few Thai oils that I've actually enjoyed! Nice robust presence, "jungly" yet smells old and dignified. I didn't know it was from Thailand when I first swiped it, but in retrospect I can totally see that it's got that Prachin core. I really had written off Thai oud, so this is a special treat. Thank you @Adweeya Mufriha !!

Thanks for sharing your experience ! I am so happy you enjoyed it !!

I think it is a special oil and I am very curious to see how it will age (waited quasi three years to release it)

I chose this one as I thought it would be an interesting contrast to the Hindi I sent your way.

... also I have stumbled into this post of yours form last year ☺️

When I named the oil. I had in mind the Cambodian part of the Kravahn mountains due to tree origin, but also because I was under the impression that they are more important culturally for, and more widely associated with, Cambodia (I hope I am not offending anyone with that, seeing the recent resurfacing of border tensions and associated political turmoil between the tqo countries)
Due to the olfactive profile, I was also giving a wink to the fact that the mountain range currently extends into Thailand, was once part of same entity (Khmer empire) and that historically the border shifted in different ways.
End of nerdy bit haha... all this to share that the oil is actually from Cambodia, Pursat (in the Kravahn range) and listed as such. Sorry if the name was confusing ! This said, it makes what you shared ultimately so relevant : a beautiful reminder direct from the nose that profiles and terroirs are not bound by current borders. Thanks to your feeback, I edited a bit the description on the website !

 

[aoudgauze]

Oud Ghazal 3 from Habzoud. I think this one helps me understand Oud Mamluk as well. Both have a musky-wet note that I pick up more as Civet. It's kinda stinky but extremely different from "barn." There's a rubbery, almost Myrrh-like component to it. In the dry down it sweetens up but I'm not quite sure if it is for me.

 

[Mr.P]

Thanks for sharing your experience ! I am so happy you enjoyed it !!

I think it is a special oil and I am very curious to see how it will age (waited quasi three years to release it)

I chose this one as I thought it would be an interesting contrast to the Hindi I sent your way.

... also I have stumbled into this post of yours form last year ☺️

When I named the oil. I had in mind the Cambodian part of the Kravahn mountains due to tree origin, but also because I was under the impression that they are more important culturally for, and more widely associated with, Cambodia (I hope I am not offending anyone with that, seeing the recent resurfacing of border tensions and associated political turmoil between the tqo countries)
Due to the olfactive profile, I was also giving a wink to the fact that the mountain range currently extends into Thailand, was once part of same entity (Khmer empire) and that historically the border shifted in different ways.
End of nerdy bit haha... all this to share that the oil is actually from Cambodia, Pursat (in the Kravahn range) and listed as such. Sorry if the name was confusing ! This said, it makes what you shared ultimately so relevant : a beautiful reminder direct from the nose that profiles and terroirs are not bound by current borders. Thanks to your feeback, I edited a bit the description on the website !

Ack! Would not be the first time I flipped Pursat and Prachin in my words. I know the difference... and in this case I just typed the wrong thing after reading the product description.

This has a dark quality that reminds me of the Prachin type distillation though! As it happens the Pursat oils that I have experienced have been distilled to be quite sweet and candy like

 

[Joyoud]

Jing Shen Lu-EO for today.

 

[DubOudh]

Great to hear. I'm yet to purchase an oil from Aroma Sublime but would love to do so one day.

Great people to deal with. I first bought when the late Tony was working with his wife. Pierre now works out of Vietnam, (I think) Wonderful oils and just an all round great house to deal with.

 

[Alamande]

Oud Ghazal 3 from Habzoud. I think this one helps me understand Oud Mamluk as well. Both have a musky-wet note that I pick up more as Civet. It's kinda stinky but extremely different from "barn." There's a rubbery, almost Myrrh-like component to it. In the dry down it sweetens up but I'm not quite sure if it is for me.

Thanks for the note - I also picked up some of this and have found it both challenging and a real chameleon - it’s different every time I wear it. I think this one needs time and multiple wears to make sense of it and do it justice.

 

[Adweeya Mufriha]

Ack! Would not be the first time I flipped Pursat and Prachin in my words. I know the difference... and in this case I just typed the wrong thing after reading the product description.

This has a dark quality that reminds me of the Prachin type distillation though! As it happens the Pursat oils that I have experienced have been distilled to be quite sweet and candy like

Yes, but it is definitely not only a word flip, I think, it has the very dark robe, and also this earthiness facet that I like a lot, plus the depth, the smokey incense (etc.) that do evoke Prachin profiles.

But also some sweet, spicey and leathery notes that are more classic Pursat.

Profile labels are a bit like georgraphical borders, in the end : they don't always tell the whole story...

 

[Mr.P]

Yes, but it is definitely not only a word flip, I think, it has the very dark robe, and also this earthiness facet that I like a lot, plus the depth, the smokey incense (etc.) that do evoke Prachin profiles.

But also some sweet, spicey and leathery notes that are more classic Pursat.

Profile labels are a bit like georgraphical borders, in the end : they don't always tell the whole story...

Absolutely. A while back there was some discussion here I think about the fact that the Prachin profile really reflects regional distillation methods more than some inherent difference in the wood they are distilling. This made sense to me, but I'm still developing an understanding of what comes from the wood and what comes from the decisions of the craftsman making the oil.

 

[Karim Collects]

Oud Royale (SULAYM)

Huge swipes last night and still going strong. Since acquiring this relic I have only done small dots but now I’m experiencing deeper layers and I see why people say/assume there’s a Malay line in this oil. Incredible oil.

 

[Joe]

Don't see reviews of the oils too often… kind of surprising because I know they have an excellent reputation. I found prices to be high (justifiably from all I have read) the couple of times I've followed up on something, so I have yet to smell any oils from this source either. I'm very curious about the plumeria oil that they distill, my understanding is that their product is the gold standard and nothing else even comes close.

I'll have to check out their floral distallations. Thanks for telling us.