Sunshine in a bottle for sure. Hated so didn’t get a bottle of this.
Oud of the Day
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Ashfaque
Jonoon al Oud
I think either that or Manek II was my first purchase from Zakir. Still adore his oils. 🙂
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Beautiful Chinese Guangdong Oud from Mellifluence. Chinese Oud is are the best clean Ouds to my taste.
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
One of my favorites
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
I need to get some samples of Abdullah’s oils he sources!
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
Sumanaka today. I used to love this one but it feels so bland now.
Proust Madeleine
True Ouddict
Interesting how our relationships to these oils change.
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Oudamberlove
Member
Green Silani and IO Sinharaja today
They’re quite addictive…
I keep sniffing and sniffing.
Sinharaja is a little sweet with a resinous scent that is a little difficult to describe, a lot of notes within it than simply just floral, not oceanic, no barn,a touch of spice, and a touch powdery, reminds me of Rajakaya. From the middle on down you have the typical Sri Lanka aroma that you’ll find in the wood itself also.
Green Silani has a sort of barny smell, it doesn’t dominate but it’s there, other than that, it fast forwards to the middle and base as compared to Sinharaja, like it’s lacking some “good stuff”, probably due to the grade of wood used in the distillation. Nonetheless, it’s still a pleasure.
They’re quite addictive…
I keep sniffing and sniffing.
Sinharaja is a little sweet with a resinous scent that is a little difficult to describe, a lot of notes within it than simply just floral, not oceanic, no barn,a touch of spice, and a touch powdery, reminds me of Rajakaya. From the middle on down you have the typical Sri Lanka aroma that you’ll find in the wood itself also.
Green Silani has a sort of barny smell, it doesn’t dominate but it’s there, other than that, it fast forwards to the middle and base as compared to Sinharaja, like it’s lacking some “good stuff”, probably due to the grade of wood used in the distillation. Nonetheless, it’s still a pleasure.
Proust Madeleine
True Ouddict
Interestingly I don’t get barn from it but I get a strong swampy kind of note. I wonder how much that will change with age.
I do really love the strong heart note, reminds me quite a bit of the suriranka senkoh heart but agree that the off note in the open throws me for a moment and I miss a vanilla or floral top note from other Silanis that I’ve tried.
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Trusting Abdullah’s nose, experience and access to a number of sampling oils, if you know the region you are ordering from, I feel you will never be disappointed and always be pleased.
Guangdong, Pang Sida, Cambodi Supreme, Assam Karatoya, Thai Borai, Super Laos.
Oudamberlove
Member
My nose adjusts to the barn very quickly, the barn becomes more apparent when I sniff another oil side by side, same thing with MiskuAmber’s Sri Lanka oil, that’s why I don’t trust my perceptions at times, because the nose can adjust to block out certain notes, and oftentimes I feel oils are weak, like with Green Silani, I don’t perceive a beast mode, I love it anyhow!!
Oudamberlove
Member
Swiped OudHindi Global Kalakassi
Very first sniff…I sensed a sandalwood vibe,
had the distillation pot been used to distill sandalwood oil prior to this distillation?
Anyhow, this is a very top note-ish oil,
I even felt a disconnect, does it contain resinated agarwood?….as the fumes dissipate, the real nature of the oil is revealed…ahhhhh agarwood😊
In fact, the further it dries, the more I smell the oudh, this is the most accurate chip on heater
note that I’ve encountered. In this particular case, I’m comparing it to an Assam chip.
Nice clean no-soak type oil.
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Very first sniff…I sensed a sandalwood vibe,
had the distillation pot been used to distill sandalwood oil prior to this distillation?
Anyhow, this is a very top note-ish oil,
I even felt a disconnect, does it contain resinated agarwood?….as the fumes dissipate, the real nature of the oil is revealed…ahhhhh agarwood😊
In fact, the further it dries, the more I smell the oudh, this is the most accurate chip on heater
note that I’ve encountered. In this particular case, I’m comparing it to an Assam chip.
Nice clean no-soak type oil.
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Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Is this the Kalakassi Premium or the Incense. I love both, premium the more.
Tamrind Chutney, and paint like. Do you sense paint like smell?
Oudamberlove
Member
Yes, paint at the opening, that’s why I had the momentary disconnect, thinking that just white wood was used.
I don’t know if it’s one or the other, the cool guy that sent it just said Kalakassi.
Tauhid Shaikh
True Ouddict
Kalakassi smells like that opening, from what I have learnt with my limited exposure.
Castingshadows
@scentofsamadhi
I believe it is neither. The one simply named “kalakassi” was from a previous distillation before Kalakassi premium/incense
ain soph aur
Oud Fan
al maliki from habzoud. when i first smelled it i had a flashback about 25 years to playing out in my garage. not even sure how to describe it but it is definitely "king!"