Oud of the Day

There cannot be a definition of ‘oud as such’ but I have a very good heuristic for ascertaining what it might be:

The oud you wear at the funeral of a beloved family member.

Sotd: Ceylon No. 1
 
Joe said:
Some Wilpatu Raja IO , my first time with a sri Lankan oud , I am enjoying the greenness , and fruitiness and some dark cedar (to my novice nose anyway).
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@Joe Sri Lankan has hints if Cedar. You are quite right esp the dry part.

For the discussion of Wood in Oil. Oils can be a great representation of the wood in question. Wallpatta Wood smell is reflected so brilliantly in Oils even the less expensive ones. But with Agallocha species I have found the oils distilled smell closer to the smell of non heated wood. That soft sweet-sour leathery smell of high grade chips do get reflected in the Oil. But the smell of gently heated Agallocha or Agarwood in general? have never come across that. A high quality wild Indian wood gives off thick creamy vanilla laden humidifying incense which is faintly dirty followed by its classic sweetness. Which Oil can match this wood ? It is enriching. I bathe my soul in it everyday. If there is an oil which comes close...is a magic potion then. Treasure it.

Then there is post fumigation smell on clothes which is go to Oud scent. I am not hooked to Oils anymore. The smell of burnt wood and that classic sweet agar resin smell emanating from fabric. At times if the wood is really good the smell stays in the skin of my palms too. That is something similar to the terminal smell of Naga Oils/Other wild regions that I have. Really expensive Oils. Its the closest I have come to Agallocha Wood smell in Oil form.

I have sold my soul to Oud wood. In my humble opinion the soul of Oud is trapped in its resin. And my usual way to bring it out is with the most gentle heat. Heat from a hot coffee mug.

I would love to know more from other members who love heating Oud. Are Oils there yet ? That warm vanillic fuzz to which the mica plate also contributes minutely.
 
Revisiting Candan Evo (something) by Agar Indonesia. One of the best artists in the game Md Taftazani. I think this was a hirta oil. Starts off like a balsamic Maroke. Outstanding opening. Full of the soul of Oud. Then it turns sweet incense like. But it becomes so faint that I can hadly notice it anymore after a couple of hours. Same problem with XLL. However both these oils are phenomenal in how they work on the mind. Purifying. Sufiyana. I wish Taftazani got more support from the audiences to create more Oud.
 
RoyalBengalouds- wild Sumatra : Starts of with a maroke liqourice brunai spicy scent, that is, according to my nose, After 2 hours earthy and liqourice scent are present in a most perfect balance. 5 to 6 hours in start to feel the effects on my psyche. uplifting grounded state of mind. I love this oil and normally i don't like the maroke ish scent in oils but in this one it totally works.
 
Started my day with Sasong Sungsud
Luv Luv Luv

Next up was Assam Organic Meghalaya
Yum Yum Yum

Later on I revisited Bingo, a Bangladesh oil I got from Russian Adam a while back. The oil originally had a walloping south-end barn:Poop:, enough to turn heads wherever you go, most of that barn is gone and the perfume aspect is starting to develop, just like Anhaar took a while to develop it. But the scent is short-lived, quickly drying down to a waxy scent🙁 I wonder if white wood is the culprit, or temperature/length of distillation:Sick:

Then I swiped my Chinese musk in Fritzsche Brothers Sandalwood oil. Nice smooth musk but not strong. When I originally got the musk it was already dry old stock which means it lost a lot of aroma.

Then I needed some perfume to contrast all the previous barny scents. So out comes Ayu, and relief is on it’s way. My Ayu is now greenish in color, no longer blue, but the scent is still the same.
 
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Oudamberlove said:
Started my day with Sasong Sungsud
Luv Luv Luv

Next up was Assam Organic Meghalaya
Yum Yum Yum

Later on I revisited Bingo, a Bangladesh oil I got from Russian Adam a while back. The oil originally had a walloping south-end barn:Poop:, enough to turn heads wherever you go, most of that barn is gone and the perfume aspect is starting to develop, just like Anhaar took a while to develop it. But the scent is short-lived, quickly drying down to a waxy scent🙁 I wonder if white wood is the culprit, or temperature/length of distillation:Sick:

Then I swiped my Chinese musk in Fritzsche Brothers Sandalwood oil. Nice smooth musk but not strong. When I originally got the musk it was already dry old stock which means it lost a lot of aroma.

Then I needed some perfume to contrast all the previous barny scents. So out comes Ayu, and relief is on it’s way. My Ayu is now greenish in color, no longer blue, but the scent is still the same.
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Hi @Oudamberlove !
Tell me about the Bengal oil ?
How is the constancity ?
 
kuzen=not ready to my nose. i feel there are some super high toned notes that need to blow off first.
so kanzen goes on. now we are talking. bitter tea, green colour coming to mind oud that goes minty, condensed milk and coumarin-y. the dry down is awesome. vanilla joins the mix.
 
F4R1d0uX said:
Hi @Oudamberlove !
Tell me about the Bengal oil ?
How is the constancity ?
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Bingo is a thick oil. Aging has definitely removed most of the Barn, and although it was a Horse’s ass type of barn, it was clean not filthy. Sour fruits and perfume have replaced it, but doesn’t last very long before the drydown with a waxy scent. By contrast, I have a swipe of TO 95 year wild tree, which has more perfume than sour fruits, the barn plays a supporting role only, no waxy drydown, lasts much longer, and I would bet minimal white wood involved. Nonetheless, it has a difficult learning curve. Maybe that’s the way Bangladesh Agarwood is. I also have Bengali Bastada from Feel Oud. Very small distillation batch, no soak, but the oil has very little aroma. Maybe Bengali Agarwood has a more aromatic oil versus it’s resin. But then again, I can only guess and not know for sure, due to my limited exposure to the wood and oils.


Next up..........
A swipe of Sri Pada
still going strong, I’m enveloped by the Aura of the aroma. I have a very different view of Sri Lanka oils lately. I’m going Willie for Wild😕
 
Rai Munir said:
While I like that very note you, respected Rasoul, want to blow off😎. For me, the life line of an Oud oil is that note.
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Truly wonderful to see how everyone’s journey into oud is so different for so many different reasons, angles and backgrounds. Everyone’s journey is a unique one too. The stages one goes thru. Loved to death oils turn to cannot be tolerated today kinda oils, to nasty oils becoming approachable and secretly not all that bad kind of oils, To oils that were realized as good but became great and vice versa.
 
Oudamberlove said:
Bingo is a thick oil. Aging has definitely removed most of the Barn, and although it was a Horse’s ass type of barn, it was clean not filthy. Sour fruits and perfume have replaced it, but doesn’t last very long before the drydown with a waxy scent. By contrast, I have a swipe of TO 95 year wild tree, which has more perfume than sour fruits, the barn plays a supporting role only, no waxy drydown, lasts much longer, and I would bet minimal white wood involved. Nonetheless, it has a difficult learning curve. Maybe that’s the way Bangladesh Agarwood is. I also have Bengali Bastada from Feel Oud. Very small distillation batch, no soak, but the oil has very little aroma. Maybe Bengali Agarwood has a more aromatic oil versus it’s resin. But then again, I can only guess and not know for sure, due to my limited exposure to the wood and oils.


Next up..........
A swipe of Sri Pada
still going strong, I’m enveloped by the Aura of the aroma. I have a very different view of Sri Lanka oils lately. I’m going Willie for Wild😕
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okay thanks ! The waxy scent can be because of a fraction cooked at high temperature to win some yield, and maybe that fraction is more predominant in that oil.
Sometimes last fractions are cooked that way in this area.

Most of time, wood sellers hire people to clean the wood and distillers make oil with the shavings from cleaning. It doesnt give always that smell.

In another side, the assam 3000 that I like quite a lot has a strong beeswaxy smell. I remember having telling so to @jensz who has described it as a honey smell. And I dont think the assam 3000 to be made of white wood only.

Maybe @Taha and @Al Shareef Oudh can confirm or correct me ?
 
@F4R1d0uX
I know what you mean about Assam 3000.
A tiny bit of wax/beeswax is not too bad, but if it affects the profile, then it would be better that it were not there.
Plus, isn’t it that the beeswax note in oil does not age very well.
 
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