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What is the best sandalwood incense you have burned? I have tried various indian sandalwood incense, which are okay. But I am looking for something cleaner and of higher quality. I imagine some of the big japanese companies have good sandalwood incense? Recommendations?

Anyone know of a good source for pure Heena Attar? J. Steele sold out a while back, and he was the only source I knew of.

Who here is into burning Tibetan incense? I know YouNight is. The smell takes me back to a Buddhist Center I once frequented many years ago. A powerful earthy and herbal aroma, dense, and pervasive. I recently burned some sticks that came as samples from Essence of the Ages, and I got hooked and...

Who knows of a good source for Taif Rose or Indian Rose? I know that ASAQ has their own field of taif rose that they distill, but I don't know how to buy from them really. Zahras seems to have contracted a poor reputation for fulfilling orders, so I definitely don't want to go that route...

I'm wanting to create some perfumes, and am looking for a good source of Australian Sandalwood. Who knows of a good source?

Ensar's "Thai Tabac" has me envisioning an all-male parfum. A parfum that is an epitome male fragrance--strong and powerful, "yang" all the way through. I am smelling deer musk assisted by an Indian Oud that is bereft of fruity-sweet notes. Perhaps an Indian-Cambodi blend, with the Cambodi being...

Oud Idrees has recently launched on Ensar's website. Some here have tried this oil (and own a bottle), others have not. I personally have a bottle in reserve for me, and I can't wait to try it. However, previous to reading Ensar's description of Idrees, I did not know anything about it beyond...

Oud Kampuchea is a wonderful and currently underrated Oud oil! I just wrote a review on my website, for those who are interested: http://oudimpressions.com/2012/01/30/oud-kampuchea-wild-cambodian-oud-oil/

Burning Incense is Psychoactive: New Class of Anti-depressants May Be Right Under Our Noses: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520110415.htm

Who else here is a fan of Indian incense? Has anyone tried Pure Incense? They have quite positive reviews on Olfactory Rescue Service. I wonder if anyone has tried their Agarwood Absolute. Recommendations for fine Indian incense?

Inspired by Ensar's recent impressions of his Khao Yai distillation, I've been considering blending Lotus oils with an Oud oil. I also know that Ensar did this with Pink Papua (a blend of Blue Brunei and Pink Lotus, correct me if I'm wrong). As an experiment, I took a tiny amount of Ensar's...

I want to re-visit (or, rather, re-open) a significant topic for discussion. I've attempted to make rudimentary excursions into the deep and vast nature of this topic on my blog, but it seems that with the pace that Ensar is moving, that things are changing rapidly. So far we have seen the...

This is a question in particular for Ensar regarding his recent Thai distillations. Ensar, I've noticed that you've been releasing some oils distilled by your Thai distiller from a few years ago. For example, Oud Yusha and Encens d'Angkor were distilled in 2009, and Oud Ishaq you said was...

What is the role of soaking in the distillation process? What is the effect of soaking the wood prior to distillation? Does it increase the ability for the resin to be released? Is it considered superior not to soak the wood?

What is Bakhoor? I have experienced this traditional fragrance in many forms. In my recent travels to India, I smelled a few different Bakhoor oils that were rather perfumed and too synthetic for my tastes. I asked if it was possible to obtain "pure Bakhoor", meaning Bakhoor that did not contain...

A question in particular for Ensar, but everyone's comments and knowledge is welcome! As we all know, the terms "Kyara" and "Kinam" are synonymous terms for the highest grade, rarest, and most precious Oud wood available. In the description for "Kyara LTD", you dispel the common belief that...