Taif Rose Oil - by Al Shareef Oudh

Congratulations! 🙂
 
Al Shareef Oudh said:
Thank you mate!
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Al Shareef Oudh said:
If you had messaged me here or in DM, and you didn't get a bottle by please DM.
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Sorry, I did not! This would be a real luxury... something I would get for myself on a special occasion perhaps!

Now, should somebody in my family ask me in advance what I might want for a birthday or Christmas I will have a ready answer.
 
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Mr.P said:
Sorry, I did not! This would be a real luxury... something I would get for myself on a special occasion perhaps!

Now, should somebody in my family ask me in advance what I might want for a birthday or Christmas I will have a ready answer.
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I should have made it more clear as I was referring to everyone/anyone. Edited the post accordingly.
 
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Al Shareef Oudh said:
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Al Shareef Oudh said:
Very kind of you to do that for @Mr.P I am sure he will enjoy it. He loves that profile of rose, it's his favourite.
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Fantastic Taif rose! You are kind to give me a call out, a favorite indeed! I am but a babe when it comes to really fine rose - just cutting my teeth, at the stage where deferring to the expertise of others is the most helpful. This Rose is of a category which I have not earned the experience to evaluate beyond saying "amazing stuff!" Same with all of these amazing super high end ouds I have smelled - beyond my ability to rank them, yet I can endorse them without reservation.

A mutual acquaintance of our shared a sample of what I think was your Taif Rose over a decade ago (remember Bluemoon?). I visited her at her amazing Manhattan pad, and she showed me some amazing beautiful clean citrusy Taifi - I think it was a bottle of your oil in fact because that sample you sent me was like a direct connection back to that experience.
 
Mr.P said:
Fantastic Taif rose! You are kind to give me a call out, a favorite indeed! I am but a babe when it comes to really fine rose - just cutting my teeth, at the stage where deferring to the expertise of others is the most helpful. This Rose is of a category which I have not earned the experience to evaluate beyond saying "amazing stuff!" Same with all of these amazing super high end ouds I have smelled - beyond my ability to rank them, yet I can endorse them without reservation.

A mutual acquaintance of our shared a sample of what I think was your Taif Rose over a decade ago (remember Bluemoon?). I visited her at her amazing Manhattan pad, and she showed me some amazing beautiful clean citrusy Taifi - I think it was a bottle of your oil in fact because that sample you sent me was like a direct connection back to that experience.
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I do hear from Bluemoon every now and then, that would have certainly been our Taifi.

It is amazing how fast time goes by. You are bringing back some memories now. That Taifi release was a special one for many, because for many they had never smelt pure Taifi prior to that. Some had smelt the blend/synthetic ASQ bridal Taifi, or the so called unknown origin SQ (that movie is still at cinemas now with more scences). When they smelt the real thing it was a new world, so in that sense you do have a bit of history with some of those samples.
 
Ward Al-Taifi 2025 : AlShareef Oudh

Soaring opening. A sparkling, fresh and clear rose with the stem and foliage in 3D.
This is fresh, fresh, fresh, alive, and narcotic! Going to love seeing this change over the years.

The dry-down, as promised, includes a wood profile, and is amazing.
Whomever gets close to your skin an hour later will be blissed out.
Was very fortunate to be able to get a bottle of this.
Recommended!
 
Will age cause a loss in the top notes so much associated with roses?

I was fortunate enough to meet a vendor in Dubai that had two types of authentic unadulterated Taifi oil. This years and last years. The newer harvest one was $1500 for a tola and the previous harvest to that was $1000 a tola.
I was told that with Taifi newer is better unlike oud that gets better with age. Hence the price difference.

Would anyone care to elaborate more on this? Is age that much of a negative impact to reduce the price by that much? The newer oil did have more lemon zest at opening and seems to hold that zesty lemon longer but the older harvest was still magnificent. The two swipes on my arm had great transition and amazing dry down.

Could it just be this companies philosophy, to lower the prices with older stock… I would be happy with either oil. Simply marvelous.
 
matchasmoke said:
Will age cause a loss in the top notes so much associated with roses?

I was fortunate enough to meet a vendor in Dubai that had two types of authentic unadulterated Taifi oil. This years and last years. The newer harvest one was $1500 for a tola and the previous harvest to that was $1000 a tola.
I was told that with Taifi newer is better unlike oud that gets better with age. Hence the price difference.

Would anyone care to elaborate more on this? Is age that much of a negative impact to reduce the price by that much? The newer oil did have more lemon zest at opening and seems to hold that zesty lemon longer but the older harvest was still magnificent. The two swipes on my arm had great transition and amazing dry down.

Could it just be this companies philosophy, to lower the prices with older stock… I would be happy with either oil. Simply marvelous.
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I can only speak to my own experience but the fresher the better as far as I'm concerned.
 
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