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Very happy to hear this @kooolaid79 - now you can join me in raving about XLL.
Assam Organic is one of my most treasured oils, it is too primordial for words. There is a primal heartbeat in it which seems to have its origins in a time before time, so to speak.
Now some gorgeous and pristine Chamkeila, to help me contemplate the One who provides in unexpected and beautiful ways.
Assam Organic is one of my most treasured oils, it is too primordial for words. There is a primal heartbeat in it which seems to have its origins in a time before time, so to speak.
Now some gorgeous and pristine Chamkeila, to help me contemplate the One who provides in unexpected and beautiful ways.
Hey there. I do not do any intoxicants due to personal reasons. Well, caffeine, definitely. I have dabbed a dot of Purple Kinam and Ceylon No1 on my tongue while wearing a swipe of the oil. I have also chewed a small piece if Hainan Kinam. No intoxicating effects for me, thankfully. Just a brief burst of intensity followed by a bit of peace and serenity. My experience anyways.
Wow! I guess I fall into the kafir category! Not to worry though. I'll retreat into a piece of heaven with the swipe of Nha Trang that I just swiped. I've been waiting to review/speak on it until I could come up with a good description, but it's been futile. There is no way to describe this oil. It is mental medicine. It has calmed me down the last two times that I've been extremely stressed. Thanks to Adam for recommending this oil and to Ensar for sharing!
That's awesome KoolAid! I wish I had a local friend that was into Oud like that! I let my best friend sniff Kinam Rouge once. He thought it was ok. Then he asked, "Are those the 'essential oils' that promote healing." He then went on to tell me about this MLM essential oil company that his wife's friend is involved with and in which they were talked into sitting down for a presentation. SMH.
Oh my! You showed him Kinam rouge and said it was Ok? I mean if someone said that to me I would probably make up some excuse and get that person as far away from Oudh as possible first of all and secondly than far away from me. Some people just truly don't understand what connection Oud has to a person!
OK, I'm doing a side-by-side of CEEN & Fragrant Harbor and I'm dumbstruck. Either these were cooked in the same pot or our pistol-pointing cowboy accidentally poured from the same bottle? 
Loud & clear Guangdong sinensis profile. A touch of bitterness. Medicinality. Lots of white wood notes here: which is what lends that signature sweet, creamy, soft resinous tone, typical of young plantation stock. Remarkable profile nonetheless, and I tip my hat off to the distiller. I can see how someone might mistake this for an adolescent Kyara Koutan! Very nice oil indeed....
I'd have to say, at $195 a bottle, this is #MOCA with flying colors. Bravo.
Loud & clear Guangdong sinensis profile. A touch of bitterness. Medicinality. Lots of white wood notes here: which is what lends that signature sweet, creamy, soft resinous tone, typical of young plantation stock. Remarkable profile nonetheless, and I tip my hat off to the distiller. I can see how someone might mistake this for an adolescent Kyara Koutan! Very nice oil indeed....
I'd have to say, at $195 a bottle, this is #MOCA with flying colors. Bravo.
OK, I'm doing a side-by-side of CEEN & Fragrant Harbor and I'm dumbstruck. Either these were cooked in the same pot or our pistol-pointing cowboy accidentally poured from the same bottle?
Loud & clear Guangdong sinensis profile. A touch of bitterness. Medicinality. Lots of white wood notes here: which is what lends that signature sweet, creamy, soft resinous tone, typical of young plantation stock. Remarkable profile nonetheless, and I tip my hat off to the distiller. I can see how someone might mistake this for an adolescent Kyara Koutan! Very nice oil indeed....
I'd have to say, at $195 a bottle, this is #MOCA with flying colors. Bravo.
Loud & clear Guangdong sinensis profile. A touch of bitterness. Medicinality. Lots of white wood notes here: which is what lends that signature sweet, creamy, soft resinous tone, typical of young plantation stock. Remarkable profile nonetheless, and I tip my hat off to the distiller. I can see how someone might mistake this for an adolescent Kyara Koutan! Very nice oil indeed....
I'd have to say, at $195 a bottle, this is #MOCA with flying colors. Bravo.
The FH isn't bad at the price is it?! Definite KK notes from the dipstick, but the skin tells a different story. I guess it's still young and the wood used for the KK was different. Al Shareef Ceen is a fantastic Oud too - many reviews have praised it for its high quality.
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Wow! Quite the duo you've got there!
Nope, not Nha Trang. Laos border. Part of me genuinely suspects the wood was actually hauled from over the border and is in fact pure Pusong (especially given the recent side-by-sides with the – ahem! – "Bhanny Kinam") but of course we gave the wood dude the benefit of the doubt, being a trusted source for years.
You're not alone in thinking the Nha Trang LTD is akin to Kinam. Taha also thought it was a pure kinam extract when he first smelled it....
If you really want to know what I think.... Kynam No 1 is pure sinensis (possibly kinam-bearing tree; again, Taha even debated the point with me: "You must've distilled a kinam tree without even realizing it!...") while Nha Trang is some rare miracle species we never harvested before or since.... To me, it surpasses even Kinam in its breathtaking beauty...
Nope, not Nha Trang. Laos border. Part of me genuinely suspects the wood was actually hauled from over the border and is in fact pure Pusong (especially given the recent side-by-sides with the – ahem! – "Bhanny Kinam") but of course we gave the wood dude the benefit of the doubt, being a trusted source for years.
You're not alone in thinking the Nha Trang LTD is akin to Kinam. Taha also thought it was a pure kinam extract when he first smelled it....
If you really want to know what I think.... Kynam No 1 is pure sinensis (possibly kinam-bearing tree; again, Taha even debated the point with me: "You must've distilled a kinam tree without even realizing it!...") while Nha Trang is some rare miracle species we never harvested before or since.... To me, it surpasses even Kinam in its breathtaking beauty...
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