Ensar Oud: Thai Encens No 2
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Second day's impressions:
An oud oil that smells just like the fresh blue lotus flowers! It's as if everything is interconnected in this climate, and the zest of their cuisine is also found in the agarwood oil which is produced here, which in turn is affected by the mineral content of the water the wood is soaked in prior to distillation. Either I'm going crazy, or I smell fresh blue lotus flowers in the oil.....
I went to sleep with a swipe of it on the back of my hand, which at that time smelled like the blue lotus flower (soft, delicate, ethereal, with the faintest hint of buttery-earthiness permeating it); and when I woke up and revisited it, it smelled of the agarwood resin as it burns, devoid of any smoke, wood, the pure eternality of gently heated gaharu; Cambodian/Thai origin; spicy green with a subtle dark fruits undertone.
An oud oil that smells just like the fresh blue lotus flowers! It's as if everything is interconnected in this climate, and the zest of their cuisine is also found in the agarwood oil which is produced here, which in turn is affected by the mineral content of the water the wood is soaked in prior to distillation. Either I'm going crazy, or I smell fresh blue lotus flowers in the oil.....
I went to sleep with a swipe of it on the back of my hand, which at that time smelled like the blue lotus flower (soft, delicate, ethereal, with the faintest hint of buttery-earthiness permeating it); and when I woke up and revisited it, it smelled of the agarwood resin as it burns, devoid of any smoke, wood, the pure eternality of gently heated gaharu; Cambodian/Thai origin; spicy green with a subtle dark fruits undertone.
?We collected the oil after the first and second days separately, but the third turned out less than expected, so we're going to go see what it'll look like today after the fourth day. I'm sure the green color and the blue lotus smell are related.
I'm probably going to stop collecting the first batch either today (4th day) or after the seventh day of distillation. The first and second batches will smell very different, and I'm going to have to spend quite some time deciding whether it's best to mix them or keep them separate. Most likely I'll end up keeping them separate.
I'm probably going to stop collecting the first batch either today (4th day) or after the seventh day of distillation. The first and second batches will smell very different, and I'm going to have to spend quite some time deciding whether it's best to mix them or keep them separate. Most likely I'll end up keeping them separate.