Agar Aura Dao
Performance:
No blast at opening, minimal acrobatics, scent hovers close to application. This is definitely a stay at home oud.
Aroma:
A light dose of tobacco and wood, together with resin, oudiness, and a darker shade of Pursat fruitiness.
Slowly registers higher in my smelling sense, almost ethereal, with a bit of sparkling champagne note. Maybe this is the Sinensis connection, but overall it does not smell Chinese. A little more woody at dry down.
Conclusion:
Represents agarwood very well, at times reminds me of Rakoku Jinkoh (Southern Thai Malaccensis),
and IMO qualifies to be part of Agar Aura’s Jinkoh series.