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I’ve acquired two exceptional oils recently; Chugoku Senkoh and Pailin Special K. The PSK is magnificent and welcoming and I’m going to wait before I explore it more deeply. Maybe because the other seemed more difficult I’ve been concentrating on it. The CS is much more taciturn. That’s the...

I bought it on eBay ($11) for this purpose. There are other new-ish ones still still there for cheap. I think it’d work well for coffee but I don’t have enough motivation to hand grind coffee until I’ve had my coffee. Is that an epistemological problem or just a practical one? OTOH some nice...

Something so wonderful about having all those things in the works-treasures and gifts from the earth to our earthly senses.

I think it simply evaporates. Maybe Oud affects dreams-I’ve never been able to tell. Sproaty, please let us know your thoughts on those oils. I’ve never yet gone wrong with anything from JK, and I’ve been curious about Zak’s Naga oil. Would love to hear.

Today I used the same grinder for 5g of exquisite deer musk. The resulting powder was extremely fine and uniform. I actually think the musk was subjected to less heat than it would have been in a mortar and pestle. Slow and easy grinding. Because of the design of the Hario Skerton coffee...

I didn’t mean for it to be my SOTD. It turned out to be anyway. I bought 100g of Hyrax stone from M. Dubrana and ground it today in a Hario Skerton hand coffee grinder. The grinder is pretty well sealed but a little dust rose and settled everywhere. Even after washing and changing clothes I...

I’ll admit I was leaning towards Sultan Ahmet because Taha and Russian Adam gave it such praise, coupled with the implication Ensar must have thought it special enough to send to luminaries like them. Your comments make me think I must try Ahmad. So instead of getting 0.7g of just one, I’m...

Thank you Rasoul.

Hey Rasoul, Oud Ahmet and Sultan Ahmad both have me wondering. I see you’ve reviewed Ahmad too, on a couple of occasions. I wonder if you’d write a little compare/contrast essay on these two mysterious contenders.

“Kombucha of the Oud world!” Terrific!

Hainan 2005 I received my order of this Oud yesterday evening so of course I tore open the package and swiped some. Since it was the end of the day the swipe went over vestiges of the Green Papua and Bio Ingravitesa I’d worn earlier, and, I’ll admit, my nose was dulled by an adult beverage with...

Yes the rose is overpowering at first if you add a bit too much. But let it sit two or three years and the rose and Oud learn how to get along very nicely with one another. My experiment was with Maroke 2004 and Bulgarian rose Otto. If I do it again I’ll use 2ml of Maroke and 0.5ml of rose...

I also like keeping my woods in glass-stopper bottles. I’m jealous of your artistic handwriting though. I also notice that you have only four turns of wire on your burner. Do you find it hard to control current? With the nine turns I put in my burner, I’d have to crank voltage to about 15 to...

EO Maroke 2004 This was my first real oud purchase way back, I think, in 2013. I’ve never opened it until today, having lived on a sample vial all this time. This is so much more interesting than I remember! Icy camphorous snow has settled on the Papuan jungle. The former rotting swamps have...

[QUOTE="Simla House: Honestly, I think my autocorrect is out to get me these days. I thought with the amount of oud residue soaking my phone that it would be happier. Maybe it’s drunk? Ha! It’s just jealous because it doesn’t have a nose.

I absolutely agree Rasoul. You described the Nha Trang very well. If the kids are fed, shod and sheltered, then experiencing this oil is a valuable thing. I’ll even say a spiritual experience. It’s focussing, alerting, centering, a mental experience beyond the smell of the oil itself. And...

ASAQ Pretty-Darn-Old Kalakhassi. I don’t know exactly how old this Oud was claimed to be. It’s not on the bottle. I remember it was pretty old but not their oldest. Anyway. Guys, I’ve got to tell you, it’s pretty darn good! It’s creamy-smooth, no barn, sweet, traces of fruitcake, melted brie...

Unfortunately there is no longer an internet presence for Darkwood Forest Apothecary. A shame when a talented amateur gives things a try but must for some reason give up the dream. If you have his contact information, and don’t feel uncomfortable sharing it, I would contact him directly to see...

Yes you’re right Nikhil! There’s a dirty rough catchy part of ruh khus that is reminiscent of some ouds.

My first major Oud purchase was two bottles of Maroke 2004, I think in 2013. I’ve never opened either and I’ve been living on a sample that I combined with a Bulgarian rose otto. (Worked out splendidly! If you want to make a rose-Oud attar I highly recommend a Maroke.) Anyway, after reading...