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Rasoul S

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Agar aura wanmei vs. kenmei
Two rich (for agar aura) Vietnamese oils with more similarities than differences. Both manage to remain ethereal, elegant and crystal clean. Flawless would fit. No warping no off notes no nothing but the juice of Vietnam agarwood.

Kenmei has more dynamics at play. More cooling, green and minty while wanmei is more bittersweet and the coolness is all dialed down. Not gone but way down.

Both have that kyara note on low heat, but they don’t emit that special K/ kinamic quality. The scent yes, the energy no.

Both are lovely and very different from Vietnam oils I have tried from Ensar Oud or imperial oud. A must for Vietnam lovers and those who wish to see more oudy marrow fatness in agar aura oils.
 

Rasoul S

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Papuamantan Aka Pap man.
Maroke opening. Soon no real trace of it though! Gp spice. Xll purple. It’s a Violet shade purple. Ceram cream but the purple is many shades darker. Some of that medium roast coffee, deep dark smoky brown note of Oud Royale No 5. Some Of the buzz and lift of port M. Same drydown note in kinamantan too. A kinamic quality I guess you can call it. Good to very good oil. Just a hair shy of great.
 
Out of curiosity, which AO are you talking about @Micheal Smith ? I think most people refer to the most recent 2010 Meghalaya one. I have the 2010 North Assam, which I prefer. Meg has a rather strong tobacco note to it; North Assam much less so. I also find North Assam to be a tad more peppery/citrus-y in the opening.
Agreed about Zachariyya - my favorite of the barn/soaked Hindi genre. I just find so much finesse and elegance in it.
Undoubtedly Zachariyya to me is king of barn. Love it so much that i layer other oils with it too. My favourite combos are Zach+TR and Zach+SLA.
 
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Alkhadra

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Let’s shear about this one. Same region? What different parameters?
Where Adan is from Tawi Tawi, Adnan is from Mindanao.
Where Adan is a super high grade distill, Adnan is a mid-grade distill.
Where Adan smells like heated Fili wood, Adnan smells like the raw aroma of that wood.

Also, Adnan is only 1/4th the price of Adan. :p
 
Got a surprise today from a very close brother and overall good person...........a swipe of Oud Yusuf!!! I was immediately overwhelmed by its sweet honey-like mellowness with a floral touch! Now a few hours later, it's calmed down with a gentle yet distinct note of woodiness along with a whiff of tobacco. What a wonderful day it is!
 

Rasoul S

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my love of green Papua is well documented. if it wasn't for my practice in impermanence i would have bought 10 back up bottles.
port Papua is a nice oil. but when the itch for GO calls, it doesn't scratch it
papuamantan come closer but not it.
sultan salahudin, on the other hand, scratches the GP itch, but humbly speaking you get all that and then some. last night for yoga practice, it rocked my world and then some. it gave me an energy and vitality needed to go thru some challenging vinyasa.
 

Rasoul S

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Where Adan is from Tawi Tawi, Adnan is from Mindanao.
Where Adan is a super high grade distill, Adnan is a mid-grade distill.
Where Adan smells like heated Fili wood, Adnan smells like the raw aroma of that wood.

Also, Adnan is only 1/4th the price of Adan. :p
two thumbs up
 
Bhutan Red: Close to Hindi style. I smell a nice barn possibly from soaking/fermentation. Slight leather. Black tea. Bitter-sweet. Medium to full bodied.

Naga 3000: Bitter-sweet and floral. Some intrinsic clean barn. Strong tea note. Miiiiiiiild mint. Sweeter than Bhutan Red. Medium bodied.

Both project very strongly and long lasting.