Ensar Oud~Suriranka Senkoh
All I have is my nose. We’ve talked about resin and whether it can be expressed through distillation or only by extraction. Dear @Ensar made the valid statement that it has only been imagined by such things as heating wood and relating that scent to oils. He went further to pose the question, “how can we know what “resinous” smells like if we’ve never encountered raw resin?” I can only state some observations I’ve made with my nose.
GCMS is capable of comparing a test sample against known chemical/compound markings stored in its database; it then qualifies/quantifies found like chemicals and compounds in the test sample. Our olfactory system does a similar task; we can smell Chamkeila and say it has tobacco LIKE notes, only when we have the scent of various tobaccos stored in our scent memory. They both work by comparison.
Resin can be expressed through extraction. I only have experience with two agarwood extracts, IO’s Sinensis and Kyarazen’s KZ85. Those two products have more in common with each other than they do with the majority of agarwood oils with a few exceptions, those being oils like Chamkeila and Lalitya to a degree and the Senkoh oils to a greater extent. They both share a texturally sensational incensey core scent, both are thicker than most oils, similar quality in their viscosity and both long lasting but the scent stays close to the skin. The prominent trait that separates them from most agarwood oils though, is the scent texture and incense core scent.
Suriranka Senkoh opens with the same incense core scent as the extracts. The scent has a textural quality to my nose in much the same way as thick, pebble grained Connolly Hides in a vintage Aston Martin has to my fingertips. It’s a dense, almost fibrous, pulpy scent texture like the non-smoky, cool, condensed first whispers of a gently heated chip. The incense core fragrance lasts throughout the evolution of the oil. As it warms on the skin, the notes many love in Sri Lankan oils emerge; except the Ceylon notes here are cyan hued. The notes are not bright and diffusive like many Sri oils, rather they are heavy, somewhat muted and calming. The progression of the oil has the stillness of a hummingbird in flight as it hovers to use its long bill to coax nectar from a flower. While not a shape shifter or varied note bomb, the complexity is in the overall presentation. The oil has medium, encapsulated bubble projection and above average longevity.
I have no idea what distillation process was used to express such a scent. I also have no idea if resin is responsible for the scent texture of the extracts and the Senkoh series oils. I do know though, that they are unique and the comparison is undeniable.
If oils like Oud Nuh, Assam Kinam and Kinam Rouge were to wear oud oils, they’d likely wear oils from the Senkoh Series. Extraordinary oils.
All I have is my nose. We’ve talked about resin and whether it can be expressed through distillation or only by extraction. Dear @Ensar made the valid statement that it has only been imagined by such things as heating wood and relating that scent to oils. He went further to pose the question, “how can we know what “resinous” smells like if we’ve never encountered raw resin?” I can only state some observations I’ve made with my nose.
GCMS is capable of comparing a test sample against known chemical/compound markings stored in its database; it then qualifies/quantifies found like chemicals and compounds in the test sample. Our olfactory system does a similar task; we can smell Chamkeila and say it has tobacco LIKE notes, only when we have the scent of various tobaccos stored in our scent memory. They both work by comparison.
Resin can be expressed through extraction. I only have experience with two agarwood extracts, IO’s Sinensis and Kyarazen’s KZ85. Those two products have more in common with each other than they do with the majority of agarwood oils with a few exceptions, those being oils like Chamkeila and Lalitya to a degree and the Senkoh oils to a greater extent. They both share a texturally sensational incensey core scent, both are thicker than most oils, similar quality in their viscosity and both long lasting but the scent stays close to the skin. The prominent trait that separates them from most agarwood oils though, is the scent texture and incense core scent.
Suriranka Senkoh opens with the same incense core scent as the extracts. The scent has a textural quality to my nose in much the same way as thick, pebble grained Connolly Hides in a vintage Aston Martin has to my fingertips. It’s a dense, almost fibrous, pulpy scent texture like the non-smoky, cool, condensed first whispers of a gently heated chip. The incense core fragrance lasts throughout the evolution of the oil. As it warms on the skin, the notes many love in Sri Lankan oils emerge; except the Ceylon notes here are cyan hued. The notes are not bright and diffusive like many Sri oils, rather they are heavy, somewhat muted and calming. The progression of the oil has the stillness of a hummingbird in flight as it hovers to use its long bill to coax nectar from a flower. While not a shape shifter or varied note bomb, the complexity is in the overall presentation. The oil has medium, encapsulated bubble projection and above average longevity.
I have no idea what distillation process was used to express such a scent. I also have no idea if resin is responsible for the scent texture of the extracts and the Senkoh series oils. I do know though, that they are unique and the comparison is undeniable.
If oils like Oud Nuh, Assam Kinam and Kinam Rouge were to wear oud oils, they’d likely wear oils from the Senkoh Series. Extraordinary oils.
Continue to bless us with your insight, as it brings out joy and a different perspective each time.