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I got a couple Extractcraft ethanol extraction machines, and decided to try them out today. I’ve had some of Ensar’s 1970’s Mysore sandalwood chips sitting in ethanol for a long time and decided to give it a go. I am so impressed with how this came out, but then again the raw materials are very...

I also have some of Ensar’s Brunei Kinam wood and agree that it is really incredible; truly different than other top grade Brunei agarwood I have tried. Easy for me to breathe in the scent at room temp too!

I have had mixed results with ethanol and crassna agarwood; the scent always seems a bit off; it just smells weird. On the other hand, I’ve had amazing results with sandalwood ethanol extractions. I have no idea why. If you did decide to try this Ensar, I’d be very intrigued of what you...

That was really informative, thank you Ensar. I guess what I’m really curious about is if you did an ethanol extraction of Kyara, would you wind up with a solid chunk once the ethanol evaporated or would it be more of an oil? I’ve asked several knowledgeable people and gotten different...

I was looking at an older article on Kyarazen’s website and the picture on there describes there being very little oil in Kyara, mostly resin. https://www.kyarazen.com/age-agarwood-tree/

Wow, to me, that screenshot on the video Ensar posted looks like a cross section through a spinal cord. Unbelievably beautiful wood!

Really appreciate you posting this link!!! I actually have one of the KZ Kyara tinctures but haven't actually opened it up to sample yet! How does your Assam tincture compare to the raw wood (or for that matter the oil if you you used any of the same wood to do a proper distillation)?

I hope so! I can't be the only one!

Hey everyone, Has anyone had any success tincturing Agarwood? I have tried some cultivated Vietnamese and Thai woods in Everclear, and am just not crazy about what I get months down the line. It usually smells a little "off" to me. I wondered if it was just woods in general that don't smell...

Have not had the pleasure of trying PK but it is on my short list of ouds to try!

I had wanted to purchase EO Sultan Rose a long time ago but missed out :( I'm still kicking myself for not getting a bottle!

I think this one is going to be my next purchase. I'm liking what I'm hearing about it from a lot of people

A bit overboard? I think I went a lot overboard, but then again, I don't think I was in my right mind that morning! I have become infatuated with Vietnamese oud the past couple years, but my heart still belongs to a good Maroke! :) Thank you Sir! I felt like an oud machine that day! None of my...

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So, I have been a longtime lurker on this forum (on basenotes as well), and very recently had a tough decision to make: what to wear on my wedding day. I've accumulated so much oud (wood, oils, oud based attars) over the past 5+ years on this obsessive scent journey that it would almost be...

Forgive me, this question may have been asked earlier somewhere on the forum; is there a formal grading system for sandalwood (just for Mysore sandalwood, let's say), beyond the wood sinking or not, age of the tree, and perhaps where the wood came from (roots, heartwood, etc)?

Awesome! Thank you so much! I had searched at mermadearts based on the recommendation of another thread, but as you said, they don't seem to have one listed now.

Hello everyone, I have been searching around for an electric burner w/ adjustable temperature setting for oud chips, resins, etc. Can anyone help? Thanks so much