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Finally... I got the oil that I didn’t even know it existed a mere week or two ago. Here is the full story. I love purple notes. Purple kinam. That violet candy in drydown of xll. The creme d Violette note of bois iris. The purple cola note in many north malay oils but the one origin and it’s...

by now those who know me know that i have a certain aesthetic but also i have gone thru phases in my oud journey. there was a time i was crazy for taha's oils, almost all of them. how can u not,when you are greeted by nothing than clean pristine crystalline shimmering top notes in such high...

hi all hope this note finds you all well. when covid started i was convinced ill have plenty of time to re-acquaint myself with my stash of oils, yet with kiddo at home and "trying" to keep up with him, by the time evenings would roll in (oud time), i would be too exhausted for oil studies...

Hi all I was thinking to myself what would be some of the most important knowledge advanced users and old timers could give to those newer to oud. I am not talking about tips, like buy in depth from a certain region or in breadth. Buy lots of samples instead of full bottles or don’t go ahead...

Hi all, one of the joys of oud for me is the dissection, the deduction and detective work to unwrap it. I derive a lot of pleasure from studying an oil and draw comparisons and contrasts and it feels particularly good (strokes the ego) when i manage to get the method and or origin, grade, or...

hi oud friends, i just finished watching taha's latest videos. i strongly recommend them. give it a go on your downtime and lets discuss some points. i for one am super stoked for their latest malay oils. malay oils are for most part super soul stirring for me. 3 seperate entries...

Dear All, below is the latest on the incense release from respected WS, aka kyaraen, aka 2088tea.com While multi studies of any incense/oil or wood is needed and important, I also think there is just enough value in first impressions. here is what registered to my nose: Nanban: blend of...

I received a couple of DMs with folks asking me which oils i pick up yellow, green or black kyara note on low low low heat in and I figured a forum response may be best as i believe this is not as clear-cut and worthy of a discussion. oils with some suggestions of it ASO ceen chinese AA...

Hi all Perhaps we can follow up with a “Vote” thread but for now which of these (others) as a group (read: collectively) you find your most desirable? I csn go first with your permission, to show an example of what I have in mind. Here we go: Groups: EO: sultan series, kinam series, Kyara...

What to do on sick days at home? Put a blend together. Project tropical island jungle: Kinamantan: for its vaporous dusty and high pitched note Abdus selam: for its quiet, inner peace, brown dark green blue oceanic vibe and spices Green papua: for its jungly green spicy sweet complimentary...

Dear all, You can read a detailed story of how i got into artisan oud (rebirth) and how my first 6-8 months played out, rituals, why's, how's, etc. here: https://gaharu.com/index.php?threads/a-recap-of-my-journey-in-oud-first-6-months.592/ Much has changed since. most of it I had anticipated...

the wait is over. somehow, i still dont know why or how, i had managed to be fully submerged in the world of oud for a year and a bit, yet, never got to try any of feel oud oils. here are my impressions: virgin sumatra island: a gen 3/senkoh style oil. all about the purity and oleoresin in...

Hello friends we read it all the time. this oil is very incense. the drydown is all incense. what is the incensiest oil you have tried? what do we mean though? i have come to believe that we are not all on the same page. when i was starting out, for a while i thought i knew what it meant as the...

hello fellow gaharu lovers and in particular kinam heads: heads up: long post ahead. This is a critical post both celebrating ensar oud's work and criticizing some of it. i think you all know that staying 100% true to my thoughts and being as humanly objective as possible was/is and will be my...

get together with @Simla House the other night to study some hindi/bhutan oils more closely. here are some of my impressions. oils observed closely by wearing good swipe on skin and followed thru the course of the evening, night and even this morning: muana zen (unreleased 2016 Bhutan...

Hello to all fellow Oud lovers. I am interested in seeing which subregion and then which oil(s) from it is the king of hindi for you? Also what is your criteria for approaching and evaluating hindi oils? E.g their soft openings. Barn of various degree. It’s special tobacco molasses dried...

To all fellow Oud lovers Below was penned by me in early January. Thought I share my journey with you all. Kick back, swipe your favorite oil, light an incense or put a chunk of Gaharu on the burner and hopefully you enjoy below. Background: Growing up in Iran (fun fact: in Farsi all incense...

hi all i have been putting this off for longer than i should have. i have tried below pieces multi times on their own and in a row with the other pieces as well as various heating techniques. below are my impressions and guidelines based on other's reproted trial/error, literature and my own...

hi all i was thinking where people sit and hoping to see gets released or distilled in 2018. after a rather short period of time of procuring a rather large selection of oils from far and wide, i am personally really only interested in below in 2018: vietnam. top to bottom, low to high...

in anticipation of receiving the filipina no 1 oil in near future I thought I revisit the wood. Compelling. Special. You know you are in presence of something great when you go nice and slow and then go high heat for few seconds then back down. So much going on. Terra Rosa clay. Manuka honey...