SOTD

Tigerwood '95
Surprisingly sweet but I love it!

@Rasoul S! Far more eloquent and precise than I could ever put to print. Fantastic oil! I’m deeply into that Drydown and getting some of the beautiful Chinese component layered with the Vietnamese. Brilliant.

a super close study of kyara ltd 2.0 last night with @Simla House
here is me putting streams of thoughts that came to me down on the keyboard.

started off being a tight nucleus. stefan called it torso of oud. the very core of it. a dense oil. really dense. not sticky but thick old engine oil dense. first 20 minutes or so is just this oudy oud note. this general category kinam mind buzzing numbing bitter note. things change drastically soon after. the universe opens up and galaxies get formed.

first phase 30-40 min after: a strong hainan character is the first act. take hainan 05's sauvage side and core, make it even better and you have this. also hainan skins and incense like that of wu shuang ge is felt with distinction.

second phase: purple kinam with a slightly subdued "purple" note flashes by a few times while the second act is preparing to come to the foreground. a rusted nail, dried blood, dry aged steak meaty note (odd but intriguing) comes and goes.

third phase an hour after: a cambodi red kinam dance. narcotic, red red red red red tobacco show. pursat 05. even kampot oil. but the heart of it. not the opening. the iron rust/blood show diminishes but still registers.

4th phase 1.5 mark: vietnam bitter sweet cool bitter again note like that of kinam rouge pokes its head out while cambodi note goes brighter, more open and with higher projection.

5th phase: a strong vietnam note takes hold and all other previous notes are now in the background or taken backstage. royal guallam and even touch nha trang ltd note is all that is there now.

few hours has gone by and this oil is not skipping a beat, not quieting down or going subdued. its confidently still singing from the top of its lungs and says i am a beast.

this oil is almost like a fusion of so many other oils. is the oud universe squeezed into one oil. there were a few solid analogies and examples we saw and shared last night but my memory is failing me. hopefully @Simla House will remember to share.

Yep, analogies were flowing last night, as were some fine incense sticks and an introduction to Russian Adam’s Feel Oud ouds. That mondo swipe of Kyara Ltd and resulting discussion of it’s metamorphosis and composition under Edison bulb light was a poetic way to begin the back to school season yesterday. Cheers for that! The opening: dense, deep, dark, heavy, full-on, and thick. The molten core of planet Oud. A torso of oud-matter that even a seasoned boxer would sprain his wrist kneading, And then, as promised, 45 min later comes the fanning out of the Ensar Legends Oud swatch from one oil. Like magic, Purple Kinam, Nha Trang, Hainan, Guallam, Vietnamese characteristics all make guest appearances. I think you also mentioned something about the marks one’s fingers make on crushed velvet, and how with every movement exposed a different pattern and design. I’m not great with analogies, you’ll have to elaborate. That being said, I’m in awe of this oil, and quite sure this my Holy Grail of Oud. Anyone know of a worthy opponent? Please tell me. I’ll refrain from making a comment on the Feel Oud oils until I can have another go at them, lest I misspeak.

Yep, analogies were flowing last night, as were some fine incense sticks and an introduction to Russian Adam’s Feel Oud ouds. That mondo swipe of Kyara Ltd and resulting discussion of it’s metamorphosis and composition under Edison bulb light was a poetic way to begin the back to school season yesterday. Cheers for that! The opening: dense, deep, dark, heavy, full-on, and thick. The molten core of planet Oud. A torso of oud-matter that even a seasoned boxer would sprain his wrist kneading, And then, as promised, 45 min later comes the fanning out of the Ensar Legends Oud swatch from one oil. Like magic, Purple Kinam, Nha Trang, Hainan, Guallam, Vietnamese characteristics all make guest appearances. I think you also mentioned something about the marks one’s fingers make on crushed velvet, and how with every movement exposed a different pattern and design. I’m not great with analogies, you’ll have to elaborate. That being said, I’m in awe of this oil, and quite sure this my Holy Grail of Oud. Anyone know of a worthy opponent? Please tell me. I’ll refrain from making a comment on the Feel Oud oils until I can have another go at them, lest I misspeak.

tried and true GP today. nothing to add but to say that every time i wear this oil, it puts on a show. not flashy but just right. balance is the key word in this oil. from the opening to development to dry down. all good.