Oud of the Day

Castingshadows said:
I had a half gram of Green Papua that wasn’t really moving me. A few days ago I decided to add it to my bottle of Lindaraja.

Lindaraja now smells like the best Papuan oil I’ve had the pleasure of smelling. 2 grams of Lindaraja to maybe .4 grams of Green Papua creates a stunning profile. It dials down the florals and banana in Lindaraja but brings out the green in GP. The whole thing gets this peppery/spicy tropical vibe with hints of juniper and banana peel. Strong pollen and honey notes showed up too. Excellent combo if anyone wanted to try layering the two.
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I love lindaraja also ,i own 4grams
Royal mamberamo is similar style with banana and green mango on top
 
iori said:
So someone I know got the what's so called "Burmese / taif rose blend"
First impressions it's really Regal, have a nice depth and layers, it's with good longevity and loud and gentle, I'll need more wears to tell what's up tbh
Now to clear few things up since I did have chat with few who does sell those and there is kilos in UAE market and most of the bottles comes in sealed with wax bottles if you see anything else it's transfered from main bottle.
Now regarding the name most use "bumese/taif rose" it seem three isn't one Say in this, a whole seller dealer talked to me today and dealt with hundred of kgs of sultans wood and oils said that many who smelled blend had different impressions and saying in that oud in the blend.
Some said Brunei, some Malaysian, some Burmese and some irian, personally I would say it's irian and rose blend but who knows 🤔
Hope that helped
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Thanks for pointing this out.
As I live in UAE I'd like to point one thing for the majority of oud lovers here.

The Sultani tag is used left right and center, yet we all need to understand something:
What's being "mostly" sold in the accounts and markets are Sultani Gifts. Gifts to the visitors of the late SQ, gifts from the Sultani court to members of the government, etc. This can be considered Sultani yeah, it's of high quality and some smell amazing.

On the other hand, there's the Sultani private oils. THIS is where it gets rare and you'd be lucky to get some if you ever could. The oils smells out of this world, and most oud heads might think it's rather an old concoction rather than a legit oil.
I was talking to an old veteran and he told me this is what high grade Malay distillations smelled like in the old days. for my nose, one of the oils smelled like an old regal Malay profile but on steroids and fireworks! I believe EO Maroke SQ is one of these oils as I was talking to a client and an ouddict who shared the same sentiment about the oil. That it might be more of a Malay rather than a Maroke. and by the way, even if you managed to get a connection to get a bit of those oils, they are not cheap at all.I'd say EO's price for that oil is way more than fair.

in a nutshell, there are Sultani oils, and then there are SULLLLLTAAAAAAAANI oils. 😆
 
AbuTominaga said:
Thanks for pointing this out.
As I live in UAE I'd like to point one thing for the majority of oud lovers here.

The Sultani tag is used left right and center, yet we all need to understand something:
What's being "mostly" sold in the accounts and markets are Sultani Gifts. Gifts to the visitors of the late SQ, gifts from the Sultani court to members of the government, etc. This can be considered Sultani yeah, it's of high quality and some smell amazing.

On the other hand, there's the Sultani private oils. THIS is where it gets rare and you'd be lucky to get some if you ever could. The oils smells out of this world, and most oud heads might think it's rather an old concoction rather than a legit oil.
I was talking to an old veteran and he told me this is what high grade Malay distillations smelled like in the old days. for my nose, one of the oils smelled like an old regal Malay profile but on steroids and fireworks! I believe EO Maroke SQ is one of these oils as I was talking to a client and an ouddict who shared the same sentiment about the oil. That it might be more of a Malay rather than a Maroke. and by the way, even if you managed to get a connection to get a bit of those oils, they are not cheap at all.I'd say EO's price for that oil is way more than fair.

in a nutshell, there are Sultani oils, and then there are SULLLLLTAAAAAAAANI oils. 😆
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great post! and its as you said, all oils at least i saw were those who suppose to be gifted to royalists, guests etc also ensar mentioned something like that regarding one of roses if im not mistaken.
also to mention in specific some oils have date from what i heard, the burmese were presented for 15th Oman National Day,could be distilled before ? i don't know to be honest.
its highest priced oil from the collection i saw in uae market, but still price varies from seller to another and the quantity you buying.
 
Hello salam ouddicts 🙂
Hope you are well
Today I tried samples generously sent by Dear member James ! Thank you brother ^^
EO Nha Trang LTD
EO White kinam
EO Borneo 50k
AA Royal Malinau
JS Malinau QI

NTLTD is spécial oil… idk if it’s about the hype or real feeling but it’s strange oil…
In first it remind me Nha Trang ultima, with bitterness of Kinam rouge 10 times stronger ! An olive notes coming like Kinabang has, but the complexity of this oil make me lost . Hint of kinamic aspect but not Kinam oil to my nose like (EOC,EGY) … I would put it somewhere between :
« royal grade » and « special k » family in Taha labels. It’s special oil I admit that… but I Need more time to understand this oil . Maybe not enough trained to discern the real potential of this oil or fully understand it . However, impressive oil!

White kinam is beautiful oil! close to Royal malinau from Taha and Royal Sumatra ! more incensy … it’s sweet vanilla cream with light nuts and resinous intoxicating… wet woodiness ! very nice oil really… I am impressed

Borneo 50k is also beautiful !
greener with flower and vanilla powdery !
closer to Borneo 3k nuanced , with complexity and deepness . Sandalwoody. Lovely oil ! Remind me Borneo Ateeq from Habz !!

Royal Malinau, amazing oil , close to WK with less incense, more intoxicating ! Buttery, Vanilla , nuts , woody ! With amazing development ! Same league of WK in my nose …

JS Malinau QI
This oil is IMHO the best malinau oil in my collection… it is somewhere in the galaxy but not from the earth… Extraterrestrial oil !
Stronger than WK, RM, B50k etc…
The smell is more precise ! Refined, worked, shiny, deeeeeeeep, Huge !
Just little bit of incensy but not too much…
Just little bit of sweetness but not too much … perfectly balanced !
Cold ice cream of vanilla almond, intoxication of resinous wet wood !
My favorite malinau oil so far !
Even fresh , it’s alerady the monster of malinau région…

James changed my mind about Ensar oils…
Thanks bro ! I admit there is huge step between Ensar affordable organic oils and his high end oils…
Also, now I can honestly and legitimately say, vendor from here like Jinkoh store , Habz etc are in same league with Ensar … from cheap oils to expensive oils !
I thought Ensar oils was down there and other vendor here above because of the organic oils tried disappointed me … but the high end oils of Ensar are really impressive… like the price ^^ but it worth it !
Jinkoh store oils are scandalous cheap for the quality… Habz oils are gift almost free for the quality… Mashallah !
Al hamdulillah , i am so happy to be here in this wonderful forum and sharing with you all members <3

I wish you all , GOOUD smelling 🙂
 
Hi Ouddicts,

Here’s a few pics for your viewing pleasure. My head is still swimming in ASAQ’s top of the line Exceptional + Kinam. I’m going to try to upload a short video where you can actually see the small bubbles of the exquisite oil cooking away. If you ever wanted to know what a rare oud that’s priced higher than gold in today’s market actually looks like, here you go! $92 per gram. (SAR 345,000 per kg)
 

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OCDbotanicals said:
Hi Ouddicts,

Here’s a few pics for your viewing pleasure. My head is still swimming in ASAQ’s top of the line Exceptional + Kinam. I’m going to try to upload a short video where you can actually see the small bubbles of the exquisite oil cooking away. If you ever wanted to know what a rare oud that’s priced higher than gold in today’s market actually looks like, here you go! $92 per gram. (SAR 345,000 per kg)
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Hello dear,

This is basically a good grade of Indian wood. I went to the aforementioned shop and it's just a name. This has nothing to do with kinam. It's just a commercial name.
 
OCDbotanicals said:
Hi Ouddicts,

Here’s a few pics for your viewing pleasure. My head is still swimming in ASAQ’s top of the line Exceptional + Kinam. I’m going to try to upload a short video where you can actually see the small bubbles of the exquisite oil cooking away. If you ever wanted to know what a rare oud that’s priced higher than gold in today’s market actually looks like, here you go! $92 per gram. (SAR 345,000 per kg)
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Wow $$$
 
OCDbotanicals said:
Hi Ouddicts,

Here’s a few pics for your viewing pleasure. My head is still swimming in ASAQ’s top of the line Exceptional + Kinam. I’m going to try to upload a short video where you can actually see the small bubbles of the exquisite oil cooking away. If you ever wanted to know what a rare oud that’s priced higher than gold in today’s market actually looks like, here you go! $92 per gram. (SAR 345,000 per kg)
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to be honest its overpriced, for 92$ you can get a tola of old indian chunks and the extra you get a tola of same quality from other shops.
 
The Sultan Qaboos Story, I hadn't written about this because I thought the stories would die down, but now that people are asking publically and the unfounded stories at the cost of the Sultans reputation whilst he is no longer with us, has forced my hand to write this.

I am glad people are starting to ask questions about this selling tag of Sultan Qaboos because most of what is being spread online is hearsay and marketing. There is very little truth and at times it is a total dishonor to the deceased Sultan. To understand what I am referring to it is very important to understand Islamic and Middle Eastern culture.

In the culture and religious tradition of the region a person's wealth and belonging after his death is distributed according to a very specific set of rules. These rules are from the Islamic religious tradition. The second aspect to note is the Sultan may Allah forgive him, was a Sultan not a car dealer or in this case a Oudh dealer. So this line of Sultans oil this and that has been used for nearly a decade now to sell oils makes it sound like the Sultan was a Oudh dealer of sorts and this couldn't be further from the truth.

The wealth that the Sultan sat over is of two parts, that which is his personal wealth and that which is the wealth of the state over which he ruled. As such at his death his will and what the Islamic dictates are for the distribution of the wealth would be implemented by the new Sultan, Haitham may Allah preserve him and aid him in good. It wasn't a secret giveaway event, it was a proper formal process. Whatever was given after his death to tribesmen, people in the palace, army and government were based on his will, the rest would transfer to Sultan Haitham, the current and new Sultan as part of the state wealth.


I have known the over all manager for Sultan Qaboos's palaces for a number of years and I can share this with you; in Oman every month the Sultan had a gifting Majlis where he gifted individuals from the tribes, palace, army and government with gifts. I have smelt some of these gifts first hand. Some of these gifts were oudhs and fragrances from his collection. When the Sultan was alive these gifts stayed with the people they were gifted to, seldom if ever were they sold on, due to the matter of respect and honour, it is dishonorable in our culture to sell a gift without a pressing reason.

The influx of so called SQ oils and musks that happened after his death is of two,

1. Many dealers from the gulf used this event as a launching pad to sell their products outside Oman, I.e people outside were made to believe what they are buying was from the Sultan.

2. In his will the Sultan had gifted to government officials, people in the palace, the army and tribes men from the very collection that he would give in his majlis when he was alive.

Now you hear about a collection in the collection, these are just hearsay, people trying to create a differential factor because now every other person is claiming to have SQ oils.

Some people who were gifted musk pods for example did not know what to do with them so they sold it to local Omani Oudh stores who then sold it on.

When it comes to the matter of oudh oils rose oils, or any fragrance oils for that matter every Omani knows what they are and they use it themselves, and if they were gifted these oils they would most likely keep them and not sell them on. It is possible that some individuals sold some on because they needed the money, however that is all it was, some individuals selling their gifts from the deceased sultans will. There was no private access given to anyone.

The majority of the oils out there attributed to the Sultan have nothing to do with him, more likely than not some smooth dealer in Oman or the Gulf has capitalised on the opportunity and sold off oils under the name. Something to think about it has been a couple of years since the sultans death and these oils are still coming out. It sounds more like a crude oil pipeline than a couple bottles of Oudh.
 
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Al Shareef Oudh said:
The Sultan Qaboos Story, I hadn't written about this because I thought the stories would die down, but now that people are asking publically and the unfounded stories at the cost of the Sultans reputation whilst he is no longer with us, has forced my hand to write this.

I am glad people are starting to ask questions about this selling tag of Sultan Qaboos because most of what is being spread online is hearsay and marketing. There is very little truth and at times it is a total dishonor to the deceased Sultan. To understand what I am referring to it is very important to understand Islamic and Middle Eastern culture.

In the culture and religious tradition of the region a person's wealth and belonging after his death is distributed according to a very specific set of rules. These rules are from the Islamic religious tradition. The second aspect to note is the Sultan may Allah forgive him, was a Sultan not a car dealer or in this case a Oudh dealer. So this line of Sultans oil this and that has been used for nearly a decade now to sell oils makes it sound like the Sultan was a Oudh dealer of sorts and this couldn't be further from the truth.

The wealth that the Sultan sat over is of two parts, that which is his personal wealth and that which is the wealth of the state over which he ruled. As such at his death his will and what the Islamic dictates are for the distribution of the wealth would be implemented by the new Sultan, Haitham may Allah preserve him and aid him in good. It wasn't a secret giveaway event, it was a proper formal process. Whatever was given after his death to tribesmen, people in the palace, army and government were based on his will, the rest would transfer to Sultan Haitham, the current and new Sultan as part of the state wealth.


I have known the over all manager for Sultan Qaboos's palaces for a number of years and I can share this with you; in Oman every month the Sultan had a gifting Majlis where he gifted individuals from the tribes, palace, army and government with gifts. I have smelt some of these gifts first hand. Some of these gifts were oudhs and fragrances from his collection. When the Sultan was alive these gifts stayed with the people they were gifted to, seldom if ever were they sold on, due to the matter of respect and honour, it is dishonorable in our culture to sell a gift without a pressing reason.

The influx of so called SQ oils and musks that happened after his death is of two,

1. Many dealers from the gulf used this event as a launching pad to sell their products outside Oman, I.e people outside were made to believe what they are buying was from the Sultan.

2. In his will the Sultan had gifted to government officials, people in the palace, the army and tribes men from the very collection that he would give in his majlis when he was alive.

Now you hear about a collection in the collection, these are just hearsay, people trying to create a differential factor because now every other person is claiming to have SQ oils.

Some people who were gifted musk pods for example did not know what to do with them so they sold it to local Omani Oudh stores who then sold it on.

When it comes to the matter of oudh oils rose oils, or any fragrance oils for that matter every Omani knows what they are and they use it themselves, and if they were gifted these oils they would most likely keep them and not sell them on. It is possible that some individuals sold some on because they needed the money, however that is all it was, some individuals selling their gifts from the deceased sultans will. There was no private access given to anyone.

The majority of the oils out there attributed to the Sultan have nothing to do with him, more likely than not some smooth dealer in Oman or the Gulf has capitalised on the opportunity and sold off oils under the name. Something to think about it has been a couple of years since the sultans death and these oils are still coming out. It sounds more like a crude oil pipeline than a couple bottles of Oudh.
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Very interesting 👍
 
Ordered two Al Hashimi oils (Kakaya and Lindaraja) and wearing Lindaraja today. Certainly an interesting oud. I only get very subtle fruits in the opening, no "strong hints of banana etc." as the description says. What I do get mainly tho is a very light cedar and pencil shavings vibe, almost reminiscent of Carbone de Balmain. The whole scent feels very cologne-like. Perfumy, easy and certainly nice. Unfortunately, as said often before, performance is very weak. Maybe the weakest oil I've ever tried. Almost completely vanishes within one hour from my skin. Even with the low price tag, I'm happy I only spend on the 1 gr, which will probably only last me for 5 wearings 😀

Next one is Kakaya and I have also received a sample of Algara. Looking forward trying those.
 
Tosef said:
Ordered two Al Hashimi oils (Kakaya and Lindaraja) and wearing Lindaraja today. Certainly an interesting oud. I only get very subtle fruits in the opening, no "strong hints of banana etc." as the description says. What I do get mainly tho is a very light cedar and pencil shavings vibe, almost reminiscent of Carbone de Balmain. The whole scent feels very cologne-like. Perfumy, easy and certainly nice. Unfortunately, as said often before, performance is very weak. Maybe the weakest oil I've ever tried. Almost completely vanishes within one hour from my skin. Even with the low price tag, I'm happy I only spend on the 1 gr, which will probably only last me for 5 wearings 😀

Next one is Kakaya and I have also received a sample of Algara. Looking forward trying those.
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I find that I lose Lindaraja quickly on my skin if I’m sniffing it up close from my wrist. Splash it on your neck like a cologne and enjoy the wafts!! I’m lucky that oud seems to stick on my skin though (not the case with perfume).

Interested in your thoughts about Algara. I was underwhelmed at first, but now it’s a love.
 
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