Oud of the Day

[F4R1d0uX]

@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.

I agree with you, in assam 3000 layers are well orchestred.

Maybe in that bingo too much of that fraction and when it dries down then ...

Just to let you know that wood quality is not the only parameter to take in count, there are many other parameters.

At end of distillation process, distiller can chose to rise up the temperature to catch last drops of oil.
When the wood is really poor in oil, it catches also some fatty ele
ments that can give that smell (nutty, waxy ...) , it's maybe the reason why it has been explained that to you.

I advise you to keep it in mind for that oil and for other oils you will smell that is not always because of white wood used especialy when it comes to hindi, bengal oud (Indian distillers do things differently).

 

[riviera274]

E.O. Oud Yunus

 

[Tarik]

Aroha kyaku-EO

 

[Taha]

Wheres the test batch from? When i smelt Hansai it reminded me of Kyara LTD did you pick up a similar vibe?

Hansei, yeah, its got a lot of overlaps.
The Thai... well it was just a test batch. Its from the Pong Nam Ron mountain (connected to Pailin, Cambodia, and same scent profile). But I loved it so much I decided I wanna hopefully do a bunch of Thai distillations soon. Because I find wild Thai oud is the least represented genres of wild oud, and there are SO many wonderful scent profiles out there!
You got the 'bittersweet poison' of the far east, the honey of Chayaphoom (Adam's oil was awesome), the sombre resinous wood of Nakhon Nayok, the pungent fiery peppery flavors of south Thai. And I'm sure a bunch more I haven't smelled yet.
The main issue in Thailand is that it is one of two countries where forest rangers shoot on sight, no questions asked, if they find someone in the primary jungles i.e. the belly of the old-growth regions.

@AmberyOudDude, @Habz, @Farid... I can't say for sure about the 'waxy' scent.
AmberyGuy, do you mean like rancid fat / cooking oil, or like beeswax? The two are very different and, at least from my experience, I've found them to be of very different origins (i.e. technique/grade/apparatus).

 

[Ammar]

IO Shah Jahan, initial impression:

Starts like inhaling the vapors of freshly baked fatty halwa and persian sohan dropped in hot black Ceylon tea spiced with black cardamom and clove. To go to the heartnote let the brew settle in copper kettle in a room just finished with burning session of the best Indian incense. To go to basenote, tune down the sweetness, add dash of white pepper, drop of tobacco and hay absolutes, and cool off the brew with traces of refreshing wintergreen and rosewood aromas.

Only two oils I have ever smelled with this unique avant garde Hindi spicy oud halwa scent profile. The other one is Feel Oud India...

 

[Joe King]

@Oudamberlove maybe a name change, taha's "AmberyOudDude" has a nice ring to it...🙄

 

[Oudamberlove]

@Oudamberlove maybe a name change, taha's "AmberyOudDude" has a nice ring to it...🙄

Actually, it should be Oudambermusksandalrosebluelotusbenzoinlove, but that’s just too long.

@Taha
The wax note is more like beeswax.


Earlier....People’s Sultan


Then....TO Star Oud
distilled similarly to 95 yr wild tree


For the finale...FO 100K Finale

 

[AbasFrag]

IO Shah Jahan, initial impression:

Starts like inhaling the vapors of freshly baked fatty halwa and persian sohan dropped in hot black Ceylon tea spiced with black cardamom and clove. To go to the heartnote let the brew settle in copper kettle in a room just finished with burning session of the best Indian incense. To go to basenote, tune down the sweetness, add dash of white pepper, drop of tobacco and hay absolutes, and cool off the brew with traces of refreshing wintergreen and rosewood aromas.

Only two oils I have ever smelled with this unique avant garde Hindi spicy oud halwa scent profile. The other one is Feel Oud India...

Sounds like this should be banned to be sold during Ramadan...

Great review brother, thanks!

 

[Ammar]

Sounds like this should be banned to be sold during Ramadan...

Great review brother, thanks!

WARNING: To be used only after iftar 😀

 

[Rai Munir]

Kuzen (AA): Nice ever increasing oudy aroma that leads to tranquility. Fragile aroma that deserves to be given extreme heed lest the string of aroma should scatter. It is slow-and-steady-wins-the-race sort of oil.
Years before, I quit searching out different scents in Oud oils, but the aura and vibes.

 

[Alkhadra]

WARNING: To be used only after iftar 😀

Use liberally before Suhoor

 

[F4R1d0uX]

Actually, it should be Oudambermusksandalrosebluelotusbenzoinlove, but that’s just too long.

@Taha
The wax note is more like beeswax.


Earlier....People’s Sultan


Then....TO Star Oud
distilled similarly to 95 yr wild tree


For the finale...FO 100K Finale

@Taha I was more thinking of 2nd jaal + kunda rather than kunda + boya lol

 

[Rasoul Salehi]

Purple kinam! Wow. A beast. Top to bottom is a beast. Invigorating and sobering. What I imagine the purple flowers in the movie black panther smell like or those in avatar. Monumental oil here with plenty of kinamic lift and buzz

 

[Oudamberlove]

Went out today, so I took some Bliss along...
Sultan Mujeeb on the left, Aarai Ko Shway on the right.

Sultan Mujeeb has got a nice oudy karate chop >>>hiiiiiiiiyah!!! It’s amazing to think that the distillation was a whole month.
Psssssst.......just don’t ask Berkilau how long he was cooked.

Aarai Ko Shway still a real delight, but disappears after a while.

When I got back home, L’essentiel Cambodgien on the left, Tigerwood 1995 on the right.

Not much today, I’ll make my theme tomorrow

 

[Rasoul Salehi]

Kyara ltd2.0
Soul stirring. Butterflies felt in the belly. The mind becomes clear and instantly stays in the present moment.

This evening this oil opens with more cambodi notes on the top and mid while the base is all medicinal dark red Vietnam. So goood. The Kyara note joins the party and takes center stage 30 minutes or so after application.

There are great oils and then there are outstanding oils. But then there are select few true legends. This is one of them. Period.

 

[Taha]

@Taha I was more thinking of 2nd jaal + kunda rather than kunda + boya lol

Oh, I'm not aware of those.

 

[Rai Munir]

Semkhor & Sasong (IO): Now the aroma is an enigma. Semkhor is Hindi and Sasong is Laotian.
Wheat crop is reaped here, and shocks are in the fields. The temperature generally gets 41 centigrade. Here comes some particular aroma that is present in the air and can be smelt from miles and miles. That particular aroma is in Semkhor. This hay barn is present just in Semkhor Hindi.

Sasong is getting thicker and the fragrance is getting soury and cheesy, but not that much clean. Yes, after some time, it turns to be a smooth and incense-y oil. It is not like the recently released Laotian by IO, which is rather raw meat and civety.

 

[Habz786]

Sri lankan sandalwood today has a cooling affect in this sunshine..

 

[MzM]

Purple kinam! Wow. A beast. Top to bottom is a beast. Invigorating and sobering. What I imagine the purple flowers in the movie black panther smell like or those in avatar. Monumental oil here with plenty of kinamic lift and buzz

No spoilers please : )

 

[Ammar Ali]

Purple kinam! Wow. A beast. Top to bottom is a beast. Invigorating and sobering. What I imagine the purple flowers in the movie black panther smell like or those in avatar. Monumental oil here with plenty of kinamic lift and buzz

No spoilers please : )

You haven't seen...Avatar?? But then again, who has? 😉