Santal Silani 1 2022
I'm also sampling a new oil from @AlHindOud Must be the same oil as I was remarking to myself how clean it is (SST pot) and the lack currently of any sour notes we attribute to oxy. Distilled in the USA!
Sandalwood oil of the day
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I'm also sampling a new oil from @AlHindOud Must be the same oil as I was remarking to myself how clean it is (SST pot) and the lack currently of any sour notes we attribute to oxy. Distilled in the USA!
EJayB
True Ouddict
I was wearing the Mysore he did prior to the silani, got that Silani on the way😎
AlHind Oud
Resident Artisan
that was Mysore the first one which I didn’t even release because of very low volume.
oud.time
Sandalwouddict
Hope all of my fellow sandalwood lovers are doing well out there!
Today I'm wearing an oil I distilled from blackmeat heartwood grains. So far I've been able to extract three different profiles: honey, creamy and spicy. The spicy is by far my favorite and what I'm wearing today.
Today I'm wearing an oil I distilled from blackmeat heartwood grains. So far I've been able to extract three different profiles: honey, creamy and spicy. The spicy is by far my favorite and what I'm wearing today.
Santal Heartwood 2022 from Craftoud. This is herbal, mineral, breezy, slightly oceanic. Made in steel pot. The wood is from South India, at first the greenness made me think it was from Sri Lanka, but the base retains classic Indian notes. No butter though, which makes a nice change.
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Musk Rahil
True Ouddict
I have sample review accurate
Mr.P
oud<3er
A dab of my small bottle of 2001 Tamil Nadu sandalwood from white lotus. This is “dank” sandalwood. Maple in the top note on top of a sugary sweetness. Very long warm dry woody sandalwood dry down - this oil lasts at least 10 hours on skin - never really tested how long. Rich milky oily sandalwood heart, wafts of animalic faint urine / musk topnote. Just the right amount of fuzz over a chewy wood heart. Inhaling it is just a solid sweet undulating sandalwood wave. This oil is what inspired me to buy a good quantity of the next year’s harvest which was an even more complex and resonant sandalwood.
Returning to this post to add: I appreciate the nuances of oils the most when I step out doors from inside it’s like a whole intense layer of scent becomes obvious when I switch from interior to exterior or exterior to interior settings. In this case, when I stepped outside after applying this oil, I was hit by this strong sense of fine, dry powderiness, almost reminds me of the scent of fresh snow.
I haven’t come across oils like these since 2002. Plenty of acceptable Sandalwood that are my economical go to options, but I’m surprised I haven’t seen more oil of this caliber I didn’t really realize that was the end of it. “I wish I’d bought more…” the mantra of the ouddict
I haven’t smelled the 2002 oil in over a year because all I have left are two 2-oz blue bottles with -zero- air space or headroom that were sealed in 2002 when I got the oil. Each has maybe 2.25 oz since they are topped off. It’s not enough to last the rest of my life and I’m afraid to break the seal on these, so I’ve been staring at them for a while.
Returning to this post to add: I appreciate the nuances of oils the most when I step out doors from inside it’s like a whole intense layer of scent becomes obvious when I switch from interior to exterior or exterior to interior settings. In this case, when I stepped outside after applying this oil, I was hit by this strong sense of fine, dry powderiness, almost reminds me of the scent of fresh snow.
I haven’t come across oils like these since 2002. Plenty of acceptable Sandalwood that are my economical go to options, but I’m surprised I haven’t seen more oil of this caliber I didn’t really realize that was the end of it. “I wish I’d bought more…” the mantra of the ouddict
I haven’t smelled the 2002 oil in over a year because all I have left are two 2-oz blue bottles with -zero- air space or headroom that were sealed in 2002 when I got the oil. Each has maybe 2.25 oz since they are topped off. It’s not enough to last the rest of my life and I’m afraid to break the seal on these, so I’ve been staring at them for a while.
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AlHind Oud
Resident Artisan
Olefaktory' s Indonesian Sandalwood from 2019. Still smells like fresh oil with no oxidized notes.
Zazu
True Ouddict
Trying to wrap my head around this. I never expected that of a sandalwood oil? Sounds delicious!
Mr.P
oud<3er
Another oil that had aged elegantly is a mysore from 2000 or so I got via Liberty Natural Products. It was the last of some old stock, a classic flawless mysore the likes of which they did not carry again afterwards at least the several times i got samples of their newer stock.
A very smooth dense fuzzy sandalwood - had aged nicely with no sour notes. Another oil I hesitate to open!
A very smooth dense fuzzy sandalwood - had aged nicely with no sour notes. Another oil I hesitate to open!
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Mr.P
oud<3er
all of the fine Tamil Nadu oils White Lotus sold that I sniffed had this more or less maple aspect. This includes the co2 oils in which it was more pronounced. I have not smelled the maple note in steam distilled oils from any region but the “deg” oils from WLA all had it. I could be wrong, but I believe it’s actually a signature of really high-quality oil.
Mr.P
oud<3er
Funny that you mention it - I did about 25 minutes ago. This oil verges on maple without quite having that maple Tamil Nadu sweetness.
I haven’t quite had the guts to bust open one of the two Tamil Nadu bottles but I will one of these days.
Sandalwood is a challenge to wear though, as it is subtle and forces one to walk around smelling their wrists or forearms if they don’t want to miss out. For my every day sandalwood oils I make a spray and spray on my clothing. That remains clearly detectable all day.
I haven’t quite had the guts to bust open one of the two Tamil Nadu bottles but I will one of these days.
Sandalwood is a challenge to wear though, as it is subtle and forces one to walk around smelling their wrists or forearms if they don’t want to miss out. For my every day sandalwood oils I make a spray and spray on my clothing. That remains clearly detectable all day.
DubOudh
Aster Oudh
I am delighted to read that.
Even or especially long term patience is most rewarding, as long as you are there and still alive to enjoy it.
I remember a friend over in the UK had a small collection of collectable art work by names in the business. He always kept them tightly packed, rather then hang on the walls...
A house fire put an end to that and left bitterness instead of pleasure.
Good move Mr.P
Royhalwood
Oud Fanatic
today and yesterday oil : santal sundar from Craftoud
blind buy for me after reading reviews here. I was really curious to smell this one as I know a lot sandalwood in creamy milky lactonic side and not a lot the spicy sharpy one as we can get here. I had indian sandalwood oil with this kind of profile but this one is really interesting. It's a kind a cristal musk with wooden flowers. we got first (and yes i understand reviews about the copper note) a sharp smell that is not common but definitely addictive - it fades away after 1/2 hour and leave all the facets be revealed to get a dry floral wood really pleasant. I had a sample offer by Craftoud of the new Santal heart and it's quite similar especially in the opening. I dont think that we smell the copper pot but more volative versatile note from a spicy heart. It's true that if you like only creamy soft sandalwood maybe you will need time to appreciate it but it needs to try it !
blind buy for me after reading reviews here. I was really curious to smell this one as I know a lot sandalwood in creamy milky lactonic side and not a lot the spicy sharpy one as we can get here. I had indian sandalwood oil with this kind of profile but this one is really interesting. It's a kind a cristal musk with wooden flowers. we got first (and yes i understand reviews about the copper note) a sharp smell that is not common but definitely addictive - it fades away after 1/2 hour and leave all the facets be revealed to get a dry floral wood really pleasant. I had a sample offer by Craftoud of the new Santal heart and it's quite similar especially in the opening. I dont think that we smell the copper pot but more volative versatile note from a spicy heart. It's true that if you like only creamy soft sandalwood maybe you will need time to appreciate it but it needs to try it !
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I really enjoyed this one too
DubOudh
Aster Oudh
So I opened one of my first attempts at mixing ingredients of oils from my first days back in 2020, when I immersed myself in this interest of all things Oudh.
The ingredients were sandalwood oil from Mysore, some Siberian musk grains from Uleg. I had also added some rose oil from aroma sublime as well as some patchouli oil from ...not sure.
And strangely lavander from....not sure. It was sealed around July 2020. About thirty months.
The ratios were made up based on information gleamed from Ouddicts resources here but never wrote them down at the time.
The combination appears to have worked I am amazed to say...or surprised to say.
Siberian musk I find is man enough for the usual blanketing effects of sandal and holds its own.
The creamy nutty sandal dances well with the musk I believe because of the rose which seems to marry these erstwhile base notes happily together.
Or perhaps it is the under rated patchouli binding the others together. I don't know.
But I do know others have commented positively on the scent.
Some get only sandalwood.
Some get strong rose.
Some comment on patchouli been musky.
This to me is great feed back as they have no idea other then their noses what I am wearing. BTW I work in an ICU setting and women predominate the field so they like their scent.
Over all a good wow feeling from them.
Forgive my rambling but I felt my beginners blessings were plentiful.
Sandalwood and Patchouli are to me wonder oils in themselves...😇
The ingredients were sandalwood oil from Mysore, some Siberian musk grains from Uleg. I had also added some rose oil from aroma sublime as well as some patchouli oil from ...not sure.
And strangely lavander from....not sure. It was sealed around July 2020. About thirty months.
The ratios were made up based on information gleamed from Ouddicts resources here but never wrote them down at the time.
The combination appears to have worked I am amazed to say...or surprised to say.
Siberian musk I find is man enough for the usual blanketing effects of sandal and holds its own.
The creamy nutty sandal dances well with the musk I believe because of the rose which seems to marry these erstwhile base notes happily together.
Or perhaps it is the under rated patchouli binding the others together. I don't know.
But I do know others have commented positively on the scent.
Some get only sandalwood.
Some get strong rose.
Some comment on patchouli been musky.
This to me is great feed back as they have no idea other then their noses what I am wearing. BTW I work in an ICU setting and women predominate the field so they like their scent.
Over all a good wow feeling from them.
Forgive my rambling but I felt my beginners blessings were plentiful.
Sandalwood and Patchouli are to me wonder oils in themselves...😇
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