SOTD

[Rasoul S]

muana royale this morning. ill be in a muana phase for a while i am sure. cant seem to get enough of this profile. like a warm soft light cashmere blanket on my back, it immediately relaxes any unknown held bodily tension.

muana royale is on the dry side compared to nirvata. quieter nose. less immediately recognizable red bush tea note. its this gentle mildly spicy, mildly sweet zen note that is just so freaking pure, innocent and beautiful that has me hooked. nap. i need a nap.

 

[bhanny]

Suriranka Senkoh yesterday. Truly a delight.

 

[Rasoul S]

Suriranka Senkoh yesterday. Truly a delight.

funny thing is i too went surirankah today and thats coming off of yesterday's write up on how sri lanka is for the most part out of my rotation. woke up craving it.

i dont go nose to wrist, but more like hover nose 10cm to wrist with it and magic! instant buzz and uplifting quality. yet tranquil. juicy, virgin island scent. i see the colourful birds of paradise, all the aromatic tropical fruits, flowers and fauna. sea spray too. wow oil.

 

[Oudamberlove]

There is a momentary note in Sinharaja X that is divine.

Today...
FO Borneo Adventure 1

 

[bhanny]

..aromatic tropical fruits, flowers and fauna. sea spray too. wow oil.

Love this part!!!

 

[Ensar Oud]

Kamboche LTD

 

[bhanny]

Qi Nam Thai EO. Thai extraordinaire. Borderline desert island oil.

 

[Rasoul S]

Muana muana muana and muana. One more for good measure.

Muana zen: a non barn but most unusual and unique of the bunch. Cilantro stems. Young ginger. Kinda Vietnamese salad like. Peculiar but enjoyable.

Muana royale: take nirvata, make it 70-80% drier(less sweet), also zero barn, more focused and elevated. Yummmm

nirvata muana: sweet rooibos honey milk tea with a delicate but present green note. The green is like that of the xylem of a live tree. Not a dry balsam note. Not Woody. Just alive.

Royal Bhutan:
Barn but management and balanced. Hay. Leather kinda barn. No cheese. Minimal fermented. Beauty and the beast dance off of muana note and barn

Bhutan superior:
Same as above butonger soak. Touch fermented. Sour tobacco fruit. The unique note here is a subtle indole note of jasmine sambac. Almost the same way it’s incorprated in chugoku naya. Fascinating stuff.

Last but not least Bhutan red:
Baaaam. Old school. Ballsy. Gutsy. Suggestion of nhek and Khmer extreme. A soaring note of minerals, antique, old school rusticity yet refined. Hulk is the image. Muscular. Big. Round. Full. Oldest of the oils. 09 distillation while the rest are 2012-2015

You thought I am done? Nope. One more:
Royal Imphal. Not Bhutan but packs the same muana note except in a more familiar hindi kind of way.

In case you couldn’t tell, I like muana. Me gusta muana. Muana mi amor. Yum.

 

[bhanny]

EO - Sandal Musk. Another poster got me wanting some musk. This one is an old sandalwood aged with a ton of musk grains. Profoundly good.

 

[Philip]

This one is an old sandlewood aged with a ton of musk grains. Profoundly good.

You inspired me to go the musk route today. My musk maceration is still very young, so I opted for the following:

Oud of the Hurricane Day - EO Sultan Red Rose layered with EO Assam Organic 2010 (North Assam).
Olfactory blisssssss

 

[bhanny]

You inspired me to go the musk route today. My musk maceration is still very young, so I opted for the following:

Oud of the Hurricane Day - EO Sultan Red Rose layered with EO Assam Organic 2010 (North Assam).
Olfactory blisssssss

Nice!!! Speaking of hurricane, you are well?

 

[bhanny]

Kamboche LTD

I hit like because I’m sure it’s a ridiculous oil, but have no clue what it is!!!

 

[Philip]

Nice!!! Speaking of hurricane, you are well?

Indeed, I am well so far. Charlotte is roughly 3.5-4 hours inland, so for us it's more of a rain/flash flooding event than a wind event. Sustained heavy rains through Monday with a forecast of about 6-12 inches. Hoping not to lose power soon. Immensely grateful to be better positioned than those on the coast. Should Fortune decide otherwise, I got my flashlights, water, and my box of Oud.

 

[Micheal Smith]

You inspired me to go the musk route today. My musk maceration is still very young, so I opted for the following:

Oud of the Hurricane Day - EO Sultan Red Rose layered with EO Assam Organic 2010 (North Assam).
Olfactory blisssssss

Sultan Red Rose with Yunus or Zachariyya nearby is a real treat. Assam Organic just as well.

 

[Bryan-I]

Indeed, I am well so far. Charlotte is roughly 3.5-4 hours inland, so for us it's more of a rain/flash flooding event than a wind event. Sustained heavy rains through Monday with a forecast of about 6-12 inches. Hoping not to lose power soon. Immensely grateful to be better positioned than those on the coast. Should Fortune decide otherwise, I got my flashlights, water, and my box of Oud.

I live just outside of Raleigh in Smithfield. Nice to see a fellow North Carolinian.

 

[Philip]

Sultan Red Rose with Yunus or Zachariyya nearby is a real treat. Assam Organic just as well.

Yes! Just discovered this today. Fantastic. Also have samples of Yunus and Zachariyya - will try with those.

I live just outside of Raleigh in Smithfield. Nice to see a fellow North Carolinian.

Cackalacky all the way!! And France (home country)!

 

[bhanny]

I don’t often wear Borneo, but when I do, I wear 3000. Stay fragrant my friends.

 

[Rasoul S]

sultan mustafa (brother to sultan ahmet a Brunei/NG co-distill).
the last drop of it in a sample vial was swished around with 5 drops of high octane natural grain alcohol and left macerated for 12 hours or so, the contents then emptied on my wrist. 30 seconds or so of waiting and voila! one last wear with a good 90% same feel when applying the oil straight up. perhaps a touch more lifted. touch more elegant and subtle, while the density feel is compromised a touch.

these sultan oils are the real deal and absolutely terrific. i am a big fan. suleyman (malay co-distil with flashes of purple kinam) takes the slight edge in preference while ahmet easily takes the cake as the greatest of the sultans i have tried. keen to try salahudin. anyone nibbled at it?

 

[bhanny]

sultan mustafa (brother to sultan ahmet a Brunei/NG co-distill).
the last drop of it in a sample vial was swished around with 5 drops of high octane natural grain alcohol and left macerated for 12 hours or so, the contents then emptied on my wrist. 30 seconds or so of waiting and voila! one last wear with a good 90% same feel when applying the oil straight up. perhaps a touch more lifted. touch more elegant and subtle, while the density feel is compromised a touch.

these sultan oils are the real deal and absolutely terrific. i am a big fan. suleyman (malay co-distil with flashes of purple kinam) takes the slight edge in preference while ahmet easily takes the cake as the greatest of the sultans i have tried. keen to try salahudin. anyone nibbled at it?

It’s simply amazing. The Sultan oils are some of my favorite oils. Unique, vibrant and absolutely high quality.

 

[Rasoul S]

feel oud virgin sumatra island (VSI)

VSI has that unique bitter psychedelic note i have only ever seen in the subvariety "Aceh" wood on low heat and in one oil: AA ambrosia. the bitterness is unlike any other bitterness. and the terpenes are cambodi/north malay like in quality but not aroma.

this is a wonderfully pleasant oil. the opening still has some sharpness, some angularity and youthful harsh edges (mild), but if (when?) it settles, then it will be truly worthy of owning and studying and wearing joyously.

blind i would have thought a taha oil. it is focused on the oleoresin note. all about the heart note yanked to the top and stretched to the base. most minor and subtle woodsy note on the base. so i guess not entirely taha gen 3, but 90%?

good times with this oil.