Vendor, Oud, Attar and Natural EDP of the Year 2023 (this year!!)

[Kabir Attars]

We will start off with Ouddict members will have the chance to shortlist Oud oils from Ouddict Resident Artisans only that have been on sale at any time in 2023. The format is as follows:

1. There will be two categories. Wild and Organic. An Oud of the Year will be voted separately for each category in parallel.

2. The search for the Oud of the Year starts with a nomination by members, a 1st Round poll and Final Round poll. Nominations start now and remain open for ten days until the 27th December.

3. A member may only vote if they have bought the Oud or sampled it. We will be making checks to enforce this.

4. A maximum of up to 5 items for each category can be nominated for inclusion by members for inclusion in the Final Round poll. You do not have to nominate 5 items per category, but you cannot nominate more than 5 per category. This is to keep the exercise manageable and prevent “spamming”.

5. A Final Round will be created from the nomination results and a vote held from the 27th December to the 5th January.

7. The Oud of the Year will be announced on 6th January, 2024.

8. Any member who does not follow these rules will be barred from any further involvement in the Oud of the Year 2022 and 2023 vote. No exceptions. No excuses.

Note for Vendors and Vendor Associates
1. You can take part in the Oud of the Year
2. You cannot nominate your own products.


Please nominate the oud oils in the following manner:

We will start off with Ouddict members will have the chance to shortlist Oud oils from Ouddict Resident Artisans only that have been on sale at any time in 2023. The format is as follows:

1. There will be two categories. Wild and Organic. An Oud of the Year will be voted separately for each category in parallel.

2. The search for the Oud of the Year starts with a nomination by members, a 1st Round poll and Final Round poll. Nominations start now and remain open for ten days until the 27th December.

3. A member may only vote if they have bought the Oud or sampled it. We will be making checks to enforce this.

4. A maximum of up to 5 items for each category can be nominated for inclusion by members for inclusion in the Final Round poll. You do not have to nominate 5 items per category, but you cannot nominate more than 5 per category. This is to keep the exercise manageable and prevent “spamming”.

5. A Final Round will be created from the nomination results and a vote held from the 27th December to the 5th January.

7. The Oud of the Year will be announced on 6th January, 2024.

8. Any member who does not follow these rules will be barred from any further involvement in the Oud of the Year 2022 and 2023 vote. No exceptions. No excuses.

Note for Vendors and Vendor Associates
1. You can take part in the Oud of the Year
2. You cannot nominate your own products.


Please nominate the oud oils in the following manner:

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1
2
3
4
5
No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	ASO Siam	ASO Leen	ASO Al-GhaliyahII
2			RBO Bengali Agarwood Sandalwood
3			ASO Khalouq
4			ASO JUMAANA
5

 

[Kabir Attars]

This is my vote I couldn't copy and paste the format so this was the best that I could do...sorry for any inconvenience.

 

[Ahmaoud]

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	Lao Gold - AlHindOud	CK Huaisheng - mesOud	Fareed - mesOud
2	Sultan Al Akhdar - HabzOud	Bandarban - Sulaym	Jasmine Malaccensis - An Najwa
3	Malay Supreme - Sulaym	Koh Chang - mesOud	Sultan's Shamama - Sulaym
4	Assam Artisan - Sulaym	Prachin Koh - Al Hashimi	Sandalmints - OleFaktory
5	Oud Rusa - HabzOud

 

[Ahmaoud]

This is my vote I couldn't copy and paste the format so this was the best that I could do...sorry for any inconvenience.

Copy and paste my message Kabir, and change the entries

 

[Ouddict]

Come on... surely there are more users of Oud on this forum 😂

 

[Scentlover98]

I have to be fair and say that I only tried mesOud products this year.

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	Tarakan qadeem- mesOud	Cambodi qadeem- mesOud	Fareed - mesOud
2	MeraukeOud- mesOud	​ Pursat gold- mesOud	Deep Black - mesOud
3		Meleka Oud -MalaysianPremium mesOud	Chypre Oud- mesOud
4			​ Ayasofya- mesOud
5

 

[Kabir Attars]

This is my list

 

[oud.time]

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	AlHindOud - Hindi Gold
2	Yusa Aromatics - Nha Trang Ko
3	Attar Store - Nha Trang Qinan
4	Attar Store - Nha Trang Vintage
5

 

[Ersel]

Here is mine. It is a bit late, but I hope it can stay in case someone is interested in one of these.

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	Tarakan Qadeem - mesOud (credits to Mr.P for finding this one, it does not break the bank and it smells very 'qadeem'/mature)	Kangiiten - Organic oils ( Three different organic crassnas? came out on Kangiiten at the end of November '23. I tried 2 of those and found they had standard profiles. I found one very nice, suprisingly clean, and super affordable. That was Kumariratana. From memory, it is similar to the Basic Trat from Hikayat Fragrances which was discussed here a few years back)	Jumaana - ASO (This one is for the lovers of jasmine, or even those who are just ok with it. 'The white flower' is an apt name chosen by Al Shareef as it really smells white for some who describe smells in colours)	Jinkoh Fushigi - KyaraZen, ( This perfume also came out in Nov '23. I wore it once so far and the opening was delicious. KyaraZen's new perfumes are sold in 10ml bottles, which is a nice touch. I also don't think I'd commit to a larger quantity as ~40USD/10ml quickly gets pricy in 50/100ml bottles. All in all, KyaraZen has had multiple hits over the years, in different categories, and he has a "good" nose for those who want to learn about him)
2	Savera - Pintanna Oud (I'm still waiting to get this one, but it was already checked by a good nose. I'll try to update the page when I receive it though)	​
3	Altaws - Habzoud ( a classic Habzoud's cambodi, other people liked it and commented when I wore this)
4			​
5

 

[Ersel]

A vendor that is not in the list above, but that I would also like to nominate is Yusa Aromatics. I have received two samples of Cambodi oils from them and found them to be wonderful.

 

[FreeSoul]

A vendor that is not in the list above, but that I would also like to nominate is Yusa Aromatics. I have received two samples of Cambodi oils from them and found them to be wonderful.

What is the name of the oils?

 

[Ersel]

What is the name of the oils?

Sorry, they were small samples. Murasaki is one.

 

[Sproaty]

Here is mine. It is a bit late, but I hope it can stay in case someone is interested in one of these.

No	Wild Oud / Vendor	Organic Oud/ Vendor	Natural Attar (oil) / Vendor	Natural Perfume (EDP) / Vendor
1	Tarakan Qadeem - mesOud (credits to Mr.P for finding this one, it does not break the bank and it smells very 'qadeem'/mature)	Kangiiten - Organic oils ( Three different organic crassnas? came out on Kangiiten at the end of November '23. I tried 2 of those and found they had standard profiles. I found one very nice, suprisingly clean, and super affordable. That was Kumariratana. From memory, it is similar to the Basic Trat from Hikayat Fragrances which was discussed here a few years back)	Jumaana - ASO (This one is for the lovers of jasmine, or even those who are just ok with it. 'The white flower' is an apt name chosen by Al Shareef as it really smells white for some who describe smells in colours)	Jinkoh Fushigi - KyaraZen, ( This perfume also came out in Nov '23. I wore it once so far and the opening was delicious. KyaraZen's new perfumes are sold in 10ml bottles, which is a nice touch. I also don't think I'd commit to a larger quantity as ~40USD/10ml quickly gets pricy in 50/100ml bottles. All in all, KyaraZen has had multiple hits over the years, in different categories, and he has a "good" nose for those who want to learn about him)
2	Savera - Pintanna Oud (I'm still waiting to get this one, but it was already checked by a good nose. I'll try to update the page when I receive it though)	​
3	Altaws - Habzoud ( a classic Habzoud's cambodi, other people liked it and commented when I wore this)
4			​
5

your entries need to be forum vendors btw 🙂
I will have to consider my entries, hopefully I am not too late either. I haven't checked the forum in almost 3 weeks

 

[Ersel]

your entries need to be forum vendors btw 🙂

"We will start off with [...] Oud oils from Ouddict Resident Artisans [...]"

Indeed, that was written in the first sentence of the rules. Do I have to modify it now?

 

[Scentlover98]

your entries need to be forum vendors btw 🙂
I will have to consider my entries, hopefully I am not too late either. I haven't checked the forum in almost 3 weeks

Happy to see you here again brother

 

[Sproaty]

Indeed, that was written in the first sentence of the rules. Do I have to modify it now?

yes please, or I think that @Ouddict would count them as non-entries (i.e. ignore 'em)

 

[Ouddict]

Right, thank you everyone for voting! We will start off the final round tomorrow.

 

[harshabhat86]

Stumbled upon this thread and curious to know who the winners are.
@Ouddict Did we have a winner in 2023?