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Ensar Oud

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Ensar’s Raw Oud Resin


The oud community is obsessed. We’re obsessed with resin. We talk about oils mimicking the scent of ‘gently heated’ resin. We dream of coaxing actual resin into our ouds via distillation. We fantasize about ‘converting’ resin into oil to boost yield and produce richer oils…

I’ve long entertained the idea of doing a pure resin extract – separate from the essential oils contained in the same wood – to get a better idea what sort of a thing this ‘resin’ is.

Let’s face it, to date, all we’ve talked about when talking ‘resin’ is something imagined. Understanding agarwood resin has been as much a guessing game as it’s been a process of experimenting and ‘ouducation’ by heating agarwood chips on all sorts of heaters, at various temperatures, with or without mica sheets; or smelling unusually ‘resinous’ smelling oils. But how can we know what ‘resinous’ smells like if we’ve never encountered raw resin itself, in the flesh? Nude. Not clothed in layers of oil and waxes and wood particles. Just resin, bare. Naked.



Perfumers are going to rejoice, and the entire oud-loving world will mark this as a definitive turning point in our understanding of the true nature of agarwood. And oud. And ‘oudiness.’ And, of course, Resin.

Finally holding my brainchild in my hands, I see that she is unlike anything I’d ever imagined pure agarwood resin to be. There’s as much of this in the ‘resinous’ oils we all love and cherish as there are actual petals in the finest rose oils. There’s less of this in the scent of ‘gently heated’ chips than there are proper gardenias in enfleurage pomade.

Mysterious, dark and sweet, balsamic and incredibly tenacious, wild agarwood resin is an aromatic unto itself. Unique and different to anything we’ve smelled in oud oil. Or even the oft-touted ‘gently heated’ chips. It is balsam. Sweet, sappy dark gum that oozes a jazzy, snazzy oudiness unlike anything we’ve ever smelled.

The practice of extracting agarwood resin is widespread in Indonesia. Only caveat: it is never pure. Given the exorbitant cost of naturally resinous agarwood, Indonesian distillers co-extract with an unrelated species locally known as ‘crocodile wood.’ It is cheap, plentiful, and replete with resin. Most of these ‘crocodile wood’ extracts find their way to South Korea, where they’re used as medicine. – I wonder what Korean doctors would say if they could access my pure agarwood resin from the legendary jungles of Cambodia?

Now that we’ve proven, once for all, that the much loved ‘resinous’ oils do not, in fact, contain any actual resin, does that mean they’re no better than other, less ‘resinous’ oils that sell for less? Doesn’t this mean we’ve been misleading the community all this time, claiming our oils are extracted from resin, when in fact they are no different to other oils that don’t make such claims? That is a tough question to answer. – Is neroli extracted from the choicest blossoms the same as other nerolis because it doesn’t contain any actual blossoms?

While we now know for a fact that ‘resin-rich’ oils are not as chock-full o’ resin as we may have thought, the unique processes we employ to extract such oils do result in richer, aromatically superior ouds. Bereft though they be of resin, they may well contain other aromatic compounds found in agarwood that we have yet to identify. Perhaps, rather than resin, it is certain waxes or lipids coating the oil molecules that the ‘resin conversion’ process releases, which also makes for higher quality oils? Maybe the superiority of the wood used in such processes to begin with, and therefore the age of the essential oil itself, is what explains their richness and transportive qualities? We don’t know for sure.

True wisdom consists in admitting one’s ignorance, as this resin of mine has just taught me. As I have learned today, we are all but students of agarwood, on a journey that has barely begun.



Along with our knowledge of resin and ‘resinous’ oils, there is another, much larger aspect of perfumery that changes today. All of the EDTs, parfums, EDPs, colognes, extraits, will never be the same again. Now, with just 30 ml of ethanol and an atomizer, you have access to the OUDIEST of oud perfumes in existence, right at your fingertips.

You can make your own EDP with as little as 1% raw agarwood resin, add tiny fractions of your favorite ouds and create the most complete Oud spray experience anyone’s ever dreamt of. To top it off, you might even consider adding a layer of liquid agarwood smoke from some wantonly ‘heated chips’ to add an extra dimension of oudiness to your perfume.

Who needs other fixatives when pure oud resin is the most tenacious aromatic you could wish for? Rather than ‘couple’ costly oud oils with labdanum or benzoin and pray the chord turns out ‘oudy’ enough, now you’ve got proper agarwood resin to add to your base notes. And you don’t need to worry about it being too grassy, as is the case with vetiver; too ambery or herbaceous, as happens with labdanum and benzoin; or too anything! Instead, what you’ve got here is the fixative of your dreams. A quintessential component of the complete agarwood aroma that, till now, has been totally missing in even the best of oud perfumes.

1-2% of high-grade artisanal oud oil adds depth and complexity, taking the Oudiness factor to a whole other level. Add the wild Cambodian smoke of Aroha Kyaku to your recipe, and you’ve got a multi-dimensional agarwood profile bursting at the seams with OUD like no one’s ever smelled before.

The beauty of raw agarwood resin is that it couples perfectly with any species of agarwood, regardless of its Cambodian (aquilaria crassna) origins. I just made a Walla Patta spray with it, coupling it with premium Sri Lankan oud, and it smells astounding!

If oud oil is timeless and spiritual, raw resin is suave and irresistibly stylish. It adds verve to any blend, cranking up the swank factor a few notches. You’ll have to blend it into your atomizer with some alcohol and oud oil to get the full effect, of course. And if you’re feeling adventurous, you might even add musk grains, ambergris, flowers and spices to suit your style.

As you can imagine, doing this extract took superhuman amounts of effort. The process is as labor-intensive and risky as it is costly and difficult to execute. While I’m already fantasizing about what a pure Walla Patta resin extract might smell like, I’m not sure I’ll be able to pull it off again.

Being a perfumer myself, the original inclination was to keep this whole thing a secret, and only share it via my own exclusive blends, which as you can imagine, would be impossible for others to replicate, given the unique material I’d be working with!

Rather than take the selfish route, I’ve decided against my better judgment to make my Raw Oud Resin available to the public, for the sake of teaching you a thing or two about ‘resinous’ oils and woods, and furthering your appreciation of the complexity and versatility of this mind-boggling aromatic.

I hope you will share my vision and see the possibilities this represents. And, needless to say, we hope you will opt to use Ensar Oud oils exclusively in your blends!


Note: Contains trace amounts of ethanol.
 
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Ensar Oud

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I can see it and play it on two browsers..... I guess it is one of Mr Kruger's idiosyncrasies, or just a YouTube thing. Will get this resolved as soon as it is morning in Amman....

 

Ensar Oud

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Well that was one of the easiest decisions I made on purchasing a Oudh. Woah a Royale and that too Sri Lankan? Mouthwatering! Can’t wait!
As I told another sharpshooting sheriff from Kesiro County:

[12:37 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: I know you love deals and bargains more than anything
[12:37 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: and I know what I'm giving away here
[12:38 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: forget all the "guilt-free" oils you've bought to date
[12:38 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: you've never gotten a deal THIS good
[12:39 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: the one step up from this oil is the one that's $1,500
[12:39 PM, 12/12/2017] KCS: Damn!!
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: so you can imagine what this is
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: people pay to spread information
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: to get a message across
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: marketing costs money
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: the price this is going for is what I'm paying
 

kooolaid79

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As I told another sharpshooting sheriff from Kesiro County:

[12:37 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: I know you love deals and bargains more than anything
[12:37 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: and I know what I'm giving away here
[12:38 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: forget all the "guilt-free" oils you've bought to date
[12:38 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: you've never gotten a deal THIS good
[12:39 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: the one step up from this oil is the one that's $1,500
[12:39 PM, 12/12/2017] KCS: Damn!!
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: so you can imagine what this is
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: people pay to spread information
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: to get a message across
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: marketing costs money
[12:40 PM, 12/12/2017] EO: the price this is going for is what I'm paying
Your love for us is displayed through your one of a kind oils. To be part of that is an honor. To get it at what its costing you is just mind boggling! Thank you again Sidi Ensar!
 

kooolaid79

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How would you compare the Surinka Senkoh to this oil? The SS is pure resin walla patta Oudh. In your description of this oil, you had also mentioned that this Oudh is also oleoresin. Would they both be considered identical?
 

Ensar Oud

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How would you compare the Surinka Senkoh to this oil? The SS is pure resin walla patta Oudh. In your description of this oil, you had also mentioned that this Oudh is also oleoresin. Would they both be considered identical?
Oh, far from identical! The wood was very similar, but the 'style' and parameters employed in making both couldn't be more different. Suriranka is a traditionalist's approach to 'oud postmodernism.' All the quintessential components of classic oud solidly in place, yet not in-your-face, grab-you-by-the-neck sort of oud like we were doing in 2005 (e.g. Sheikh's Borneo, Blue Brunei, Maroke 2004). Bring the oleoresin to the forefront, with a naked branch, unheated wood component running through it.

Oud Royale is an incense fest with oud mabkharas burning furiously at every corner, yet without scorching the wood Aroha style. Just enough smoke to qualify for a subitism burn, while being a bit much for a kyara heater. The Oudiness factor cranked up to the max. Suriranka is the oud of the future. Oud Royale is classic oud, and therefore timeless.

And the honor and pleasure is all mine, Sidi. Moreso than digits on a screen, it means a LOT to me to be able to make people happy. Reading posts like yours is a blessing of this trade, along its many pitfalls.
 

Oudamberlove

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Oh, far from identical! The wood was very similar, but the 'style' and parameters employed in making both couldn't be more different. Suriranka is a traditionalist's approach to 'oud postmodernism.' All the quintessential components of classic oud solidly in place, yet not in-your-face, grab-you-by-the-neck sort of oud like we were doing in 2005 (e.g. Sheikh's Borneo, Blue Brunei, Maroke 2004). Bring the oleoresin to the forefront, with a naked branch, unheated wood component running through it.

Oud Royale is an incense fest with oud mabkharas burning furiously at every corner, yet without scorching the wood Aroha style. Just enough smoke to qualify for a subitism burn, while being a bit much for a kyara heater. The Oudiness factor cranked up to the max. Suriranka is the oud of the future. Oud Royale is classic oud, and therefore timeless.

And the honor and pleasure is all mine, Sidi. Moreso than digits on a screen, it means a LOT to me to be able to make people happy. Reading posts like yours is a blessing of this trade, along its many pitfalls.
You have made many wonderful ouds available, even if you only made half the oils, you still made many happiness. With just a few even, still, a very worthwhile endeavor. Oud Mostafa 4, a true olfactory masterpiece with no equal. Heee heee heee, I thought I'd squeeze that in:)
 

kooolaid79

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Oh, far from identical! The wood was very similar, but the 'style' and parameters employed in making both couldn't be more different. Suriranka is a traditionalist's approach to 'oud postmodernism.' All the quintessential components of classic oud solidly in place, yet not in-your-face, grab-you-by-the-neck sort of oud like we were doing in 2005 (e.g. Sheikh's Borneo, Blue Brunei, Maroke 2004). Bring the oleoresin to the forefront, with a naked branch, unheated wood component running through it.

Oud Royale is an incense fest with oud mabkharas burning furiously at every corner, yet without scorching the wood Aroha style. Just enough smoke to qualify for a subitism burn, while being a bit much for a kyara heater. The Oudiness factor cranked up to the max. Suriranka is the oud of the future. Oud Royale is classic oud, and therefore timeless.

And the honor and pleasure is all mine, Sidi. Moreso than digits on a screen, it means a LOT to me to be able to make people happy. Reading posts like yours is a blessing of this trade, along its many pitfalls.
Your insight and further explanation is always greatly appreciated Sidi. Jazakallahu khairan again!
 

Ensar Oud

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Flip through our site, and you'll notice drastically reduced prices. That's because 2017 is coming to an end and I can't let you enter the new year on a less than super fragrant note!

You can now buy any and all of our ouds in 2.5 gr bottles, which automatically cuts your costs dramatically. Own a bottle of Wild Aged Oud for up to $91 less, an Oldie for $131 less. A Sultan or Legend for up to $400 less. (If you'd still like to buy a 3 gr bottle, we continue to offer our V-vial.)

As if that's not reason enough to end the year on a super oudy note, everything's on sale! So, gift that Aroha Kyaku you've been meaning to for almost half its regular price, or finally add Borneo 50K to your collection.

At the behest of our beloved Kafkaesque, we're also making a limited number of .7 gr vials of Purple Kinam available. Many missed out on getting it once it was discontinued, so here's your chance.

To top it all off, add some snazz to your new bottle, and make that swipe extra velvety, we're also introducing a brand new crystal applicator stick that now comes standard with your order.

Shop Aged Wild Oud >
Shop Organic Oud >
Shop Sultan Series >
Shop Oud Wood >
Shop Olde Santal >
Shop Oud Perfumes >
 
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Ensar Oud

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It's end-of-year inventory time. Come this time, we occasionally end up with an extra bottle or two that's otherwise no longer available online (e.g. folks that bailed on their reservations). I'm making these available today only.

And I'm not upping their prices by a single penny. In fact, they're ALL on sale. So, this is your chance to buy a bottle that you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere… certainly not at this price!

In addition to the Boxing Day exclusives, we're sharing a new crystal applicator and new 2.5 gr bottles with colossal price drops, with a MASSIVE storewide SALE to boot!

Happy Boxing Day!
Shop Aged Wild Oud >
Shop Organic Oud >
Shop Sultan Series >
Shop Wood & Resin >
Shop Oud Perfumes >
Shop Olde Santal >
Shop Legends >

On top of the copious cash discounts, receive a surprise holiday gift when you spend $1,000 or more…
 
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Ensar Oud

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Does the sale happen every year? I will start saving now!
First time ever that we do a Boxing Day sale in honor of our Commonwealth oudheads and teeth-grinding fanatics. We don't know where we'll be tomorrow, but if Heaven's Grace should keep us on this earth, you bet! ;)
 
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