Sandalwood oil of the day
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Mr.P
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In celebration of moving into my new home, I opened a bottle of sandalwood I have been saving for 21 years.
The oil came from a complete distillation of single large sandalwood tree in Tamil Nadu. It was a forest department project that White Lotus and Ramakant Harlaka and a nearby university participated in - there was a detailed gcms of this which I have somewhere. Slow distillation in copper degs over a couple of weeks. Very nice oil - smooth, warm maple sweetness, has on oily “chewy” depth that fine old Japanese sourced sandalwood has when heated just right. Animalic / musky aspects to the top note which is complex and multilayered.
It was stored in a 2 ounce bottle topped off with no air, in a wooden box so no light either. The aroma is pretty similar to what I recall from when I first acquired it.
The oil came from a complete distillation of single large sandalwood tree in Tamil Nadu. It was a forest department project that White Lotus and Ramakant Harlaka and a nearby university participated in - there was a detailed gcms of this which I have somewhere. Slow distillation in copper degs over a couple of weeks. Very nice oil - smooth, warm maple sweetness, has on oily “chewy” depth that fine old Japanese sourced sandalwood has when heated just right. Animalic / musky aspects to the top note which is complex and multilayered.
It was stored in a 2 ounce bottle topped off with no air, in a wooden box so no light either. The aroma is pretty similar to what I recall from when I first acquired it.
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Musk Rahil
True Ouddict
21 years wow
Vintage
That's got to be rewarding!
Zen One from Aroma Sublime. This starts off seemingly normal with lively cucumber martini notes, but any fullness quickly recedes and the oil becomes more stark until is simultaneously powdery and razor sharp. Ear splitting top notes give way to a dense and impenetrable lacquered base which is equally unforgiving. There is a faint prickling sensation as if stroking a freshly sawn piece of wood against the grain. Just as the detail begins to overwhelm, the top notes soften, the base mellows, and a picture of real sandalwood at room temperature emerges. But it's more like a room full of the stuff than smelling it up close, with the sensation of cool and piney air all around. Like a log cabin up in the mountains.
Ceylon Santal from Maunamoku. Just absorbing it's richness. Unlike "Mysore", much more present.
Testing 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Sri Lankan Sandalwood oils. Interesting similarities and differences.
EJayB
True Ouddict
Your sandalwood oil collection is vast ❤️❤️❤️❤️
AlHind Oud
Resident Artisan
and which one is the best? 😉
Still evaluating! 😀 Kidding, all are top quality and each is unique to me <3
You'll find this at the ouddict marketplace but there are updated rules in place that restricts who can sell (and what)
thanks .
just read it trough all the rules today , all very good , thanks .
hopefullawguy
Oud Beginner
I'm really enjoying EJayB's new sandalwood distillation, which I just applied a half hour ago. Still wrapping my head around this one, but it's very vibrant! It feels a lot more top-not heavy than almost any sandalwood oil I've tried. I'm looking forward to seeing how this smells in an hour or two
Mr.P
oud<3er
Hey I just came here to post about my impressions of this same oil.
it is a very interesting oil with appealing top note and a nice classic sandalwood heart. Not only are the top notes engaging but they also don’t fade quickly.
I still have not had a chance to test its performance beyond about an hour after application because I’ve been smelling lots of things.
I like freshly distilled oils for their own unique attributes, and I can smell the freshness of this one. It’s very nice. I mentioned earlier this smells like some Indonesian oils I’ve smelled over years that I’ve been wishing for years I had more of I should have bought a couple of bottles for sure. Basically, if someone showed this to me without telling me where it was from, I would’ve thought it was an Indonesian oil from a decade ago or so.
I hesitated at first it because it was from Sri Lankan wood. I have sampled a handful of oils from Sri Lanka over the years and they were all mediocre, dull, linear. This oil is MUCH more interesting.
it is a very interesting oil with appealing top note and a nice classic sandalwood heart. Not only are the top notes engaging but they also don’t fade quickly.
I still have not had a chance to test its performance beyond about an hour after application because I’ve been smelling lots of things.
I like freshly distilled oils for their own unique attributes, and I can smell the freshness of this one. It’s very nice. I mentioned earlier this smells like some Indonesian oils I’ve smelled over years that I’ve been wishing for years I had more of I should have bought a couple of bottles for sure. Basically, if someone showed this to me without telling me where it was from, I would’ve thought it was an Indonesian oil from a decade ago or so.
I hesitated at first it because it was from Sri Lankan wood. I have sampled a handful of oils from Sri Lanka over the years and they were all mediocre, dull, linear. This oil is MUCH more interesting.
EJayB
True Ouddict
My next sandalwood oil will be “ancient Indonesian” roots and heartwood. So stay tuned!!! The wood I’m importing is looking amazing as I move into working with a great community of farmers and hunters in the northern part of Sumatra island Indonesia.
Should be some interesting things coming
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