Sandalwood oil of the day

Sandalwood oil from Hasayan - this is a kind of sandalwood oil i have repeatedly encountered from India over the years... it smells authentic, better than average but not artisanal, a bit nutty like pecans (zero peanut), almost "rubbery", woody of course. Not a bad sandalwood at all but also not particularly addictive in its top notes aroma. Smells like it has a high santalol content. I don't know if this was distilled with steam and steel or if they are distilling this in the degs, but it doesn't smell like a deg distilled oil to my nose. transitions to a nice classic powdery dry sandalwood as the mid notes develop.
 
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Found this interesting information from KZ.
"Wth old stock Mysore sandalwood heartwood, if you have a good supply and with sufficient patience, you can actually produce the following fractions, each with a different scent profile, and then perform some olfactory art by mixing the fractions to achieve different results. This also works for Oud oils, usually good distillers would collect various fractions and then decide what to do with the fractions. For Santalum album, its always good to fractionate away the volatile terpenes, after all these volatile terpenes that are camphoraceous are mostly found in younger materials and also in the outer rings of the heartwood, this occurs naturally just to ensure that bugs don’t come biting and eating away. These volatile terpenes is also a reason why ancient chinese need to “process” sandalwood, that is to treat it with a hot tea or steaming to remove the volatile terpenes that irritate the nose lining if combusted. You will also be surprised to know that if you do an intense co2 or solvent based pull from mysore sandalwood, you can get a really nice over 10% yield with lots of waxes, which can be dewax-ed, but this is very quiet, weak in projection, sticky, but a very nice woody, buttery, sweet note. It is a delicate balance between projection and longevity, if you want longevity you will need some of the heavier compounds, and if you want projections, you need the volatiles to lead the way."
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Olfactory Nomad said:
Found this interesting information from KZ.
"Wth old stock Mysore sandalwood heartwood, if you have a good supply and with sufficient patience, you can actually produce the following fractions, each with a different scent profile, and then perform some olfactory art by mixing the fractions to achieve different results. This also works for Oud oils, usually good distillers would collect various fractions and then decide what to do with the fractions. For Santalum album, its always good to fractionate away the volatile terpenes, after all these volatile terpenes that are camphoraceous are mostly found in younger materials and also in the outer rings of the heartwood, this occurs naturally just to ensure that bugs don’t come biting and eating away. These volatile terpenes is also a reason why ancient chinese need to “process” sandalwood, that is to treat it with a hot tea or steaming to remove the volatile terpenes that irritate the nose lining if combusted. You will also be surprised to know that if you do an intense co2 or solvent based pull from mysore sandalwood, you can get a really nice over 10% yield with lots of waxes, which can be dewax-ed, but this is very quiet, weak in projection, sticky, but a very nice woody, buttery, sweet note. It is a delicate balance between projection and longevity, if you want longevity you will need some of the heavier compounds, and if you want projections, you need the volatiles to lead the way."View attachment 50970
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interesting! thanks for posting this.
 
Enjoying some Mysuru 1 from @AlHind Oud - very much can recognize what I think of as the AlHind profile, these oils are quite different from more common Indian oils with strong nutty or rubbery type top notes. This has a weighty but clear opening - smooth, glossy, velvety, backed with a kind of medicinal facet that adds depth and intrigue. Does not have a lot of short lasting top notes, which I am growingly under the impression come from higher pressure distillation or the inclusion of white wood along with heart wood (or solvent extraction).
 
ASO - Tamil/Mysore blend. This oil is a real pinacle oil (for me and I'm sure for many others). It's pure perfection in a bottle. It has the deep, maple syrup woodiness of the Tamil absolute then this warm, buttery Mysore swimming within it's depths. This IS a very deep perfume. Not just a sandalwood oil. I had a wonderful experience with it yesterday. I had applied a thick sticky swipe in the morning and just let it sit quietly, gently warming on my skin. Never intrusive or bold, just warm and friendly. It's late Spring here in Brisbane, Australia but it's already shaping up to be a real scorcher of a Summer. We had a record breaking 38.9 degree Celsius day yesterday with a hot wind blowing also. A day to stay inside with the AC cranking. I did however, need to venture outside a couple of times. Immediately upon exciting, the Tamil/Mysore jumped to life and swallowed my head in a thick bubble of sandalwood. Man it was good! I have no doubt I was leaving an almost visable vapor trail of buttery syrup as I walked around. This beauty loves the heat and made being outside much more bearable.
 
Mr.P said:
Enjoying some Mysuru 1 from @AlHind Oud - very much can recognize what I think of as the AlHind profile, these oils are quite different from more common Indian oils with strong nutty or rubbery type top notes. This has a weighty but clear opening - smooth, glossy, velvety, backed with a kind of medicinal facet that adds depth and intrigue. Does not have a lot of short lasting top notes, which I am growingly under the impression come from higher pressure distillation or the inclusion of white wood along with heart wood (or solvent extraction).
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Many hours later here catching the dry down of this one swipe, in spite of there having been many other swipes of other materials here and there in between... The character of the dry down of this one is just gorgeous.
 
decided to pick up a few of hermitage's oud offerings while placing a bigger order. both my first time ordering oud with them, and my first time (knowingly, lol) trying plantation oils (which i still have unresolved ethical questions/feelings about)-- @Kai Leon Art Perfumer your reviews were the push ; )

laos v2: at first surprisingly animalic, wasn't expecting that (or maybe i have a low threshold : ) a few minutes in starts to morph into a lovely resinous/jammy vibe. there is an ineffable sparkle that i can't quite put my finger on. after a night time application, smelled amazing in the morning. i don't detect the "jungle" vibe that others do, but i reckon this one rewards time/patience investigation. wondering if there's a way to integrate this into a green/incense-y chypre i'm working on in small amounts (1-3% total?)

khao yai royal: as kai said, "sleek" and ozonic, floral. reminds me of a note in an ASO attar i tried a while back. quite uplifting, though not as dense/powerful as the laos. quite moorish & pleasing & the green really rises after a few minutes

maybe not quite as wow inducing as artisan offerings, but can definitely imagine these enhancing other compositions & a pleasure to try. feelings about plantation oud remain ambivalent : )

edit: gosh sorry, meant to post this in oud of the day & couldnt figure out how to delete this-- apologies!
 
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studio.albion said:
decided to pick up a few of hermitage's oud offerings while placing a bigger order. both my first time ordering oud with them, and my first time (knowingly, lol) trying plantation oils (which i still have unresolved ethical questions/feelings about)-- @Kai Leon Art Perfumer your reviews were the push ; )

laos v2: at first surprisingly animalic, wasn't expecting that (or maybe i have a low threshold : ) a few minutes in starts to morph into a lovely resinous/jammy vibe. there is an ineffable sparkle that i can't quite put my finger on. after a night time application, smelled amazing in the morning. i don't detect the "jungle" vibe that others do, but i reckon this one rewards time/patience investigation. wondering if there's a way to integrate this into a green/incense-y chypre i'm working on in small amounts (1-3% total?)

khao yai royal: as kai said, "sleek" and ozonic, floral. reminds me of a note in an ASO attar i tried a while back. quite uplifting, though not as dense/powerful as the laos. quite moorish & pleasing & the green really rises after a few minutes

maybe not quite as wow inducing as artisan offerings, but can definitely imagine these enhancing other compositions & a pleasure to try. feelings about plantation oud remain ambivalent : )

edit: gosh sorry, meant to post this in oud of the day & couldnt figure out how to
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mobyus said:
ASO - Mysore

Creamy, fragrant, sweet, syrupy, floral. Beautiful.
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Wearing the same thing tonight. It’s new to me, my first sniff. Outstanding 😍
 
And again today with the Mysuru 1 from @AlHind Oud today. Like a sandalwood gem - clear yet weighty, velvety, lightly medicinal, and had an absolutely killer classic smooth dry-woody tail the last time I swiped it... I'm applying a swipe now in the hopes of tuning into that note several hours from now in fact.
 
Mr.P said:
And again today with the Mysuru 1 from @AlHind Oud today. Like a sandalwood gem - clear yet weighty, velvety, lightly medicinal, and had an absolutely killer classic smooth dry-woody tail the last time I swiped it... I'm applying a swipe now in the hopes of tuning into that note several hours from now in fact.
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It's been 2 years now since it was distilled. Time flew.
 
Aroma Sublime - Zen One (sample). The story behind this S.Album oil is quite amazing. Grown in a Japanese temple garden for 100yrs, surrounded by a Hinoki pine forest. Somewhere where these trees just aren't supposed to grow. If you're into ambient influences on a thing than this is an outstanding one. Even though it's an old tree it smells fresh, almost like a Frankincense oil than a sandalwood, at least in the opening. Need a bit more time with this one as it's quiet which is not surprising given the environment it was grown and nurtured in.
www.aromasublime.com

ZEN ONE - Japanese Sandalwood essential oil, Japan. genuine Zen temple sacred sandalwood. 100% — AromaSublime

ZEN ONE - Japanese Sandalwood essential oil, Japan. genuine Zen temple sacred sandalwood. 100% • vintage: January 2020 in-house low-temperature hydro-distillation lasting 8 days in Tony’s copper still. One single tree, over 100-years-old, from 600-year-old Zen temple garden.• species: Santalum albu
www.aromasublime.com www.aromasublime.com
 
Olfactory Nomad said:
Aroma Sublime - Zen One (sample). The story behind this S.Album oil is quite amazing. Grown in a Japanese temple garden for 100yrs, surrounded by a Hinoki pine forest. Somewhere where these trees just aren't supposed to grow. If you're into ambient influences on a thing than this is an outstanding one. Even though it's an old tree it smells fresh, almost like a Frankincense oil than a sandalwood, at least in the opening. Need a bit more time with this one as it's quiet which is not surprising given the environment it was grown and nurtured in.
www.aromasublime.com

ZEN ONE - Japanese Sandalwood essential oil, Japan. genuine Zen temple sacred sandalwood. 100% — AromaSublime

ZEN ONE - Japanese Sandalwood essential oil, Japan. genuine Zen temple sacred sandalwood. 100% • vintage: January 2020 in-house low-temperature hydro-distillation lasting 8 days in Tony’s copper still. One single tree, over 100-years-old, from 600-year-old Zen temple garden.• species: Santalum albu
www.aromasublime.com www.aromasublime.com
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had no idea sandalwood was grown in Japan!
 
Mr.P said:
had no idea sandalwood was grown in Japan!
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Olfactory Nomad said:
It's as rare as hens teeth to my understanding. Worth getting some for it's history alone. Pierre has another oil from the same tree but from it's roots. This one is from the heartwood.
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There's a really interesting article put out by @Aroma Sublime where Pierre actually shows the the logs which he was able to source from, perhaps one of the most exclusives sources around, and how he transported them, here's the link. But yeah a very fascinating story, I'm not sure I have Zen One or Zen Heart I need to revisit it, but I remember writing a fair bit about what I experienced back then!
 
Ahmaoud said:
There's a really interesting article put out by @Aroma Sublime where Pierre actually shows the the logs which he was able to source from, perhaps one of the most exclusives sources around, and how he transported them, here's the link. But yeah a very fascinating story, I'm not sure I have Zen One or Zen Heart I need to revisit it, but I remember writing a fair bit about what I experienced back then!
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Amazing story! Thanks for the link. And thankyou @Aroma Sublime, Pierre for this amazing material.
 
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