Oud of the Day

[roflwaffle]

"selective 1980s" sokkat alteeb - (not from the 80s, but thats what they call it). At first it was not impressive, but today it's showing its best face. weirdly projecting quite strong, I catch random strong whiffs of it throughout today. A real nice cheapie! very pleasant, no off notes, opening is smooth, for some reason i had recalled a barn opening, but thats gotta be like the blue or another sokkat. I'll have to explore further. think it might pair well with a bit of orris pallada or something to add a bit of depth, i'll have to play with it. I think i have others from sokkat i like better, but this def jumped from a pass to enjoyable, not sure how that happened

 

[mobyus]

Sokkat AlTeeb - First Prachin

Nice, cool, and minty is the name of the game with this oud. Smooth, soothing, and refreshing. Getting notes of menthol, and stone minerals. Really nice.

 

[SteveE]

Al Hashimi - Maroke Sultani

 

[mobyus]

AlMokhlif Oud - Private Brunei

Has the old antique furniture vibe. Where it’s earthy, bright, crisp, dusty, and has a tad of wooden polish added to it. Very deep and freshly chopped wood scent. There’s almost like a vanilla aroma that accompanies this. Overall, it’s a comforting wooden sweetness.

 

[p$yl35h]

Aroma Sublime - terrenganu. Like a Malay maroke!

 

[Tarik]

Chandan Regale - Faizal Privée
Malais /Hirta

 

[Alamande]

Yusa Jiku

Great to get my mitts on this after following the distillation process closely, and despite a minor customs holdup.

The first thing to say is that this comes across super-young, and my immediate impression is that it will settle and evolve considerably over time. The profile is a little disjointed now, but the potential here is crystal clear. It opens with a vaporous waft that lies somewhere between menthol and camphor, probably leaning more mentholic at first. Under this is a warm, spicy oudiness and a balanced, sucrose-fructose sweetness. There are notes of spun sugar/candyfloss and table grapes; these leaning more to a sense of refined sugar than honey or tree fruits, though there is a pleasantly bitter, citrus-adjacent note in there also.

What’s really interesting is that the opening is characterised more by Yusa’s house style/DNA than the oil’s Hainan terroir. There’s a lush, tropical greenness to the profile which I recall from Kani’s other distillations, including those from very different regions. Having said that, the oil’s terroir is very much present and gradually reveals itself in the drydown. There’s a point where the profile shifts from camphoric/lush/tropical to a more obviously Hainanese sinensis mode. A lactonic note reminiscent of condensed milk creeps in together with a steely-floral character that strongly recalls the sinensis oils I tried during my trip to Taiwan earlier in the year. I suspect that, given time, these two sides to the oil (Kani’s hand and the wood’s sense of place) will mesh together and harmonise significantly.

 

[Quintillus]

Fiet Atiq - Al Hashimi.

Beautiful, evocative and an oil I resonate with deeply.

 

[SteveE]

Fiet Atiq - Al Hashimi.

Beautiful, evocative and an oil I resonate with deeply.

I managed to secure about 6g of this a couple years ago and I have it sitting quietly… Time to take one of them out. ♥️

 

[Dr B1414]

Fat swipe of EO Negara 1985, now that I've got myself a decent amount. This oil is superb. Just a pristine vintage oud profile with 0 funk. Smooth. I am quite surprised it didn't get much talk thus far. Well, I'm about to change that. Of the Olde ouds, this one is up there for me with the Tigerwood 1991, Meghalaya 1977, Oud SQ, and the Kambodi 1976. It lacks nothing in comparison with the others mentioned. The only downside for me is that it is not a very dynamic oil. It changes a bit during the first hour nd after that it stays fairly linear. However, the scent profile is so beautiful and unique that I don't mind. It's quite a distinct profile for a Malay, mostly brown with a purple backdrop. The purple nuances shine mostly in the opening, where it resembles oils like M77 and Oud SQ with respect to that plum/grape liquor smell. After that, it gets earthy, woody, and mostly focused on tobacco. Of all the oils I tried, Negara is the most tobacco-forward. Cured tobacco leaves all over. A bit damp and moist at first, moving into dry territory later. It feels like unearthing an antique wooden box that holds cured tobacco leaves. Purple liquor continues softly in the background. Very smooth. A hidden treasure, this one. I feel this oil would make for an ideal choice for a tobacco perfume. If I were to make one for myself, I would use Negara 1985 as its core. Yes, I would go against my principles with regard to dumping such precious oud into a perfume.

 

[Oudicine]

Al Hashimi - Maroke Sultani

This is an awesome oil. I think its from a dead tree. I am comparing it with habz maroke, I think I prefer habz just because it has this pleasant powdery dusty dry down and I could guess that its distilled from mixed dead and live trees.

 

[piopne]

Burning some nha trang I got from my trip to viet along with a swipe of NTLTD, what a great combination! Although they are from the same region their profile is different, the wood is honey flowers and NTLTD is leather deep soaked dirt unripe fruit, they work great together, they both share a red hue... my face is numb now lol

 

[holy-wood]

a smokey, resinous, sweet-earth combo today of some cultivated prachin by @Mr.Safinity underneath some Tarakan from @Ibrahim - The Oud Trader. This combo is slightly sweet and powdery too, really enjoyable on a cool breezy but sunny evening

 

[Faizal_p]

From PrivateOudCollectorsWorldwide.com

😂 I should use this!
@SAM AMAZE Imperial Oud is gone but I am here still as well as @Oudique . Both of us still work with distillers who made IO what it was!

 

[roflwaffle]

No. Just blends. I bought Hosn AlShmookh. Very nice… and sampled oud with ward.. also very nice. I’m thinking to get the SQ sandalwood and SQ Oud with ward.

I'd def avoid their kalimantan sandal. Lmk how their sq sandal is. It was a coin toss between the two, and I lost

 

[mobyus]

Bourhan Oud - Desman

The name implies it’s filled with fat due to the many thick oils. After swiping this, this does it for me. This is a perfect blend of ouds. They haven’t added any Henry Jacques or Amouage. It’s the ouds speaking for themselves. I feel bliss and happy to have bought a whole Tola of this. I’m getting a nice fruity scent that’s not the everyday berry scent. But something more special. It feels like there is some HJ in there but I saw them make this and not a drop went in. It’s only Oud’s. Incredible does not begin to describe it. Now to the ingredients.

They are:

- Burmi Machina Oud
- Cambodi Koh Kong oud
- Old Red Kalimantan oud
- Malaysian AlSafwa Oud
- Private Sultani Oud
- Aged Sultani Oud
- Hindi Qadeem Oud
- Cambodi and Burmi Oud Honey.
- Cherry Trat
- Brown Ambergris

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Couple of favourites yesterday. As it was very hot, I went for Silani Royale' - Tabeer Oud followed later in the afternoon by Thai Zen - AlHind Oud.

 

[aoudgauze]

Oudique's Sultan Cambodi.

I'm realizing that I love Cambodis. I've never disliked any that I've tried. This one starts of spicy, cinnamon-y, slightly red, before it eventually gives way to a bit of berry and a delicious oudy resin, as if a chip were on the subitism. This is yet another oud within a more affordable price range that I very much enjoy.

A few hours later I swiped a second time and rubbed a bit of ASAQ's musk cube on me. The olfactive equivalent of cooing myself to sleep.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Oudique's Sultan Cambodi.

I'm realizing that I love Cambodis. I've never disliked any that I've tried. This one starts of spicy, cinnamon-y, slightly red, before it eventually gives way to a bit of berry and a delicious oudy resin, as if a chip were on the subitism. This is yet another oud within a more affordable price range that I very much enjoy.

A few hours later I swiped a second time and rubbed a bit of ASAQ's musk cube on me. The olfactive equivalent of cooing myself to sleep.

Nice, you just encouraged me to put some on. It's been a while. Definitely a nice one. I find that smoke note can be a bit much with some traditional oils like this but not with Cambodi Sultan. Perfectly balanced.

 

[aoudgauze]

Nice, you just encouraged me to put some on. It's been a while. Definitely a nice one. I find that smoke note can be a bit much with some traditional oils like this but not with Cambodi Sultan. Perfectly balanced.

Enjoy!