SOTD

[Rasoul S]

I agree with the above commentators, Kinam Rouge is a very special beastie with an intense and complete aromatic cloud.

I recall that universal appreciation of this was present à là Purple Kinam, quite the crowd please as well as having wonderful depth for the Oudlover.

My SOTD was also a Hindi, FO Dr. Hindi, to be exact. It's cherry tabac helped me through a mile trek with Dutch Drizzle with all three monsters, one on my shoulders, to view a school. I took an additional swipe for the return journey.

There is something very comforting about a hindi in miserable weather, a touch of the tropic by the North Sea.

very true. it is indeed wife approved and western colleagues give the ok nod or the rare few actually compliment you on. i think it is even more friendly than purple kinam. latter is just so much more intense with bigger projection and more narcotic purple flower notes and that malay bitter that has to be experienced to be understood. btw the taste is also horribly bitter too. like posion bitter. in a good way

 

[kooolaid79]

I started this week saturated in oud. I prepared 14 samples of oud for a newbie to experience. It's soooo time consuming and too much hand washing to avoid x-contamination. But at least, I'm blissed-out. So to take it up a notch, my swipe of the day...Berkilau......BAM!!!

I have probably given away over 300 free samples this year. Just call me the Diplomat from Oudville

I am in line also

 

[saint458]

EO Kinamantan ..... an ancient serenity all around ...

 

[Philip]

Searching for an SOTD for Thursday (Thanksgiving). Need an Oud Sommelier to suggest pairings with turkey and pumpkin pie. For the pie, I'm thinking Pursat 2005. But for the turkey?

 

[Ensar Oud]

Searching for an SOTD for Thursday (Thanksgiving). Need an Oud Sommelier to suggest pairings with turkey and pumpkin pie. For the pie, I'm thinking Pursat 2005. But for the turkey?

Maybe an unconventional Hindi!

 

[Rasoul S]

EO Kinamantan ..... an ancient serenity all around ...

that buzz. that beguiling bitterness. that waves over waves of dense green with airy open plains break in between. god damn. i need a swipe NOW.

 

[Nikhil S]

Reswipe of T95 + Sultan Pasha's Jardin de Borneo. What more do I say ? Ouds speak louder than words.

 

[kesiro]

Trying out Alhambra. A Vietnamese oud from our own @Alkhadra. It is a viet oud with a bit of cambodi twist. Possesses a ‘dry’ character with a medicinal sweetness. It verges on approaching a ‘reddish’ cambodi element, but does not fully go there. You would not mistake it for a cambodi. It’s drydown goes to sweet wood with a slight soapy note. Very smooth. There are some white flowers that emerge as well which are quite sublime.
I think this is a very very nice oil, especially considering the price.
As with all good the oils I initially experience, it will take more time to tease out the hidden elements.

 

[Rasoul S]

Trying out Alhambra. A Vietnamese oud from our own @Alkhadra. It is a viet oud with a bit of cambodi twist. Possesses a ‘dry’ character with a medicinal sweetness. It verges on approaching a ‘reddish’ cambodi element, but does not fully go there. You would not mistake it for a cambodi. It’s drydown goes to sweet wood with a slight soapy note. Very smooth. There are some white flowers that emerge as well.
I think this is a very very nice oil, especially considering the price.

Fantastic.

 

[kooolaid79]

Today I had a reunion with some of my teachers after 13.5 years. I wore the beautiful Dhul Q knowing their nature of what Oudh these people have been exposed to here in Pakistan. The delight which they showed on meeting me coupled with their prayers and blessings made the long journey seem very short for me!

 

[kesiro]

Today I had a reunion with some of my teachers after 13.5 years. I wore the beautiful Dhul Q knowing their nature of what Oudh these people have been exposed to here in Pakistan. The delight which they showed on meeting me coupled with their prayers and blessings made the long journey seem very short for me!

That is beautiful! What a great experience!

Today is Lushai Hills for me, but the day is still young!

 

[Rasoul S]

That is beautiful! What a great experience!

Today is Lushai Hills for me, but the day is still young!

So tell us more doc. What you like or dislike in this oil. I have a small sample. Wore it once. Will try again soon and share my impressions.

 

[kesiro]

So Lushai Hills falls into the category of well aged non-barn Hindi oud. It has nada. This oil is filled with many nuances if you truly explore it. It has a very mellow pepper intro and progresses to dried hay, sandalwood predominance. Throw in some white summer flowers and wood.
It is also a totally unique profile. There is nothing I have sampled like it. It makes me think of a hilly field toward the end of summer, where the tall grass was cut weeks ago and it drying in the bright sunshine. White flowers peek out to get their time in the sun.

 

[Simla House]

Oud Sultani 1990 this morning.
Second trial.
A regal or royal maroke indeed.
A deep, royal camphorous opening that I could only draw similarity to from TWR.
The maroke notes bloom from underneath with a steady longevity, with tides of that "royal note" cresting now and again.
I find the dry-down in this really gorgeous, and it's arc very long lasting before descent.
This is the fourth maroke I've ever tried and is a must for filaria fiends.

 

[Rasoul S]

So Lushai Hills falls into the category of well aged non-barn Hindi oud. It has nada. This oil is filled with many nuances if you truly explore it. It has a very mellow pepper intro and progresses to dried hay, sandalwood predominance. Throw in some white summer flowers and wood.
It is also a totally unique profile. There is nothing I have sampled like it. It makes me think of a hilly field toward the end of summer, where the tall grass was cut weeks ago and it drying in the bright sunshine. White flowers peek out to get their time in the sun.

@kesiro
bingo. thats more or less how i perceived it the first and only time i wore it. zero barn was a welcome part. unusual for a hindi (light on its feet), airy and geosmin notes were another set of welcome notes. i recall not loving the dry down though. will try again this weekend or following days and report back when i do

 

[Rasoul S]

Oud Sultani 1990 this morning.
Second trial.
A regal or royal maroke indeed.
A deep, royal camphorous opening that I could only draw similarity to from TWR.
The maroke notes bloom from underneath with a steady longevity, with tides of that "royal note" cresting now and again.
I find the dry-down in this really gorgeous, and it's arc very long lasting before descent.
This is the fourth maroke I've ever tried and is a must for filaria fiends.

spot on. cant disagree with anything. totally mirrors my own experience. on my end this is also the 4th maroke i have tried and unlike other 3, this is the only one i enjoyed. cause of the mellow, subtle, nuanced nature of it. the camphor is there but oh so nuanced. humbly speaking sultani 1990 is opposite of AA syed's succor and xiang liao ling EO.

 

[kesiro]

@kesiro
bingo. thats more or less how i perceived it the first and only time i wore it. zero barn was a welcome part. unusual for a hindi (light on its feet), airy and geosmin notes were another set of welcome notes. i recall not loving the dry down though. will try again this weekend or following days and report back when i do

Hello Rasoul! Trust me, this oil needs multiple wearings to really figure out. It has quite a few subtleties which took me a while to detect.

 

[Rasoul S]

sweet. looking forward to explore. afterall, thats one of the biggest joys that oud compared to most other essential oils offers.

 

[kesiro]

Ayu from Taha. This oil is destined to be one of the greats IMO. This is a Malay oleoresin stunner. Truly inspirational.

 

[kooolaid79]

This evening I wore the beautiful Oud Mustafa 5, which I consider to be a very high caliber Oudh. This one will always remain near and dear to me. I swiped a tiny dot and a friend and he said wow, this is the best stuff I have ever smelled.!