Mission Borneo
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Hahahahah...with a description like that reserve me a tola or two. What was it again, apples, manure? doesn't matter, with a copy like this you should be working in Madison Avenue in one of the Marketing big wigs 
In all seriousness this must be a Ruse , those guys are up to something. Ensar and Thomas, Has been your experiences in the past that the oils made from Papuan chips has been less successful financially and less well received than say Thai or Borneo-an chips?
In all seriousness this must be a Ruse , those guys are up to something. Ensar and Thomas, Has been your experiences in the past that the oils made from Papuan chips has been less successful financially and less well received than say Thai or Borneo-an chips?Ensar and Thomas, in one of the posting you mention that you've sold an entire stock of vintage Malaysian oil to a Taiwanese merchant. I had not known that Chinese people used the Oud in the oil form before. is that something new? and what do they use it for; as a perfume or in religious rituals? and any reason why you choose the Malaysian batch? is it something to do with their taste and inclination?
Secondly, I have watched with amazement and amusement the last video posted somewhere else here about what looked like Fire Wood in a warehouse that you were inspecting. Was that Carassana wood? and what is normally done with this kind of white wood?
I guess my question should be: Can you do something wonderful with woods like that through tinkering and tweaking of the distillation process? For they say that you can tell a masterful chef if they can make an amazing meal from the humblest and least desirable cuts of meats. Can a master distiller meet the challenge or is it an inept analogy?
Secondly, I have watched with amazement and amusement the last video posted somewhere else here about what looked like Fire Wood in a warehouse that you were inspecting. Was that Carassana wood? and what is normally done with this kind of white wood?
I guess my question should be: Can you do something wonderful with woods like that through tinkering and tweaking of the distillation process? For they say that you can tell a masterful chef if they can make an amazing meal from the humblest and least desirable cuts of meats. Can a master distiller meet the challenge or is it an inept analogy?
@Oudiferous, that's our hope and our plan!
@masstika, you make an apt analogy, were it not for one thing. The wood in the video is not Crassna, nor is it just poor quality. It's not agarwood - not of the aquilaria species. So, he can tinker and tweak all he wants, we won't get a single drop of oud
For the most part, the Chinese market is after wood. But the Taiwanese collectors have a highly refined taste for oil, and some go after oils in the same way others want wood. The reason we chose the Malaysian batch in particular is because of the man behind its distillation - our Taiwanese distiller. He's well-known among the Taiwanese collectors and since he effectively retired from producing oil, his oils have become highly sought after. This is also why we were able to sell the entire batch in one go.
@masstika, you make an apt analogy, were it not for one thing. The wood in the video is not Crassna, nor is it just poor quality. It's not agarwood - not of the aquilaria species. So, he can tinker and tweak all he wants, we won't get a single drop of oud
For the most part, the Chinese market is after wood. But the Taiwanese collectors have a highly refined taste for oil, and some go after oils in the same way others want wood. The reason we chose the Malaysian batch in particular is because of the man behind its distillation - our Taiwanese distiller. He's well-known among the Taiwanese collectors and since he effectively retired from producing oil, his oils have become highly sought after. This is also why we were able to sell the entire batch in one go.
Thanks Thomas for your feedback. Ducks, goats and fire wood not withstanding, how would you compare the state of Cultivated Agarwood in Borneo to say Thailand and Vietnam? is it as developed, more or less? what is Oriscent's long term plan for this area, venture into Organic Cultivation or stay away for the time being?
any plans on Irian jay oils? I keep asking that question but get no traction? I guess there is not many fans of that oil.
any plans on Irian jay oils? I keep asking that question but get no traction? I guess there is not many fans of that oil.