Speaking of fine agarwoods, I have been enjoying some newly acquired treats:
Yunnan 1991 (Ensar) - starts with a lovely sweet/floral and brief reminiscent of Vietnamese kinam type wood, and then develops a rich earthy sour quality - a very dry and rich scent. Really enjoying this, reminds me of the Chinese oils by Ensar with that funky metallic orange neroli type thing going on.. Ensar's Vietnam 2004 wood has a similar earthy sour aspect, but not to the extent of this.. That earthy quality can be enjoyed in an oil like Royal Guallam, which has this is spades, especially during the opening and when smelled from the bottle/vial.
Maluku '96 (Ensar) - unique indeed! A dry wood and fresh oceanic type aroma - certainly on the Indonesian side of things.. Has a delightful sweet and sour mix.. Reminds me of an incense blend I made awhile called "Alien Forest" which had west Borneo agarwood + pathchouli leaves + chios mastic resin.. This one is an acquired taste I can tell..
Wild Thai Prachinburi (JK aka Rising Phoenix Perfumery) - loving this Thai agarwood - sweet, floral, woodsy, and spicy - fantastic aroma and a great deal at this price. This wood and an older batch of Khao Yai Thai agarwood I got from JK are among my very favorites, I find myself reaching for them quite a bit when I want to heat some wood..
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I enjoy and collect kyara, but it is so overpriced in terms of the actual aroma..