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This morning I put on the beautiful Archipelago. This Oudh has 3 stages. The initial applying. This opens your nose to something which your nose becomes very thankful for. The 2nd stage is when this becomes attached to your body and becomes part of you. The 3rd stage is when the dry down hits and we start appreciating the sweetness toned down with all the greeness this Oudh has to offer.
For those who don't have this Oudh, jump on the opportunity and grab a bottle or 2 as this is still available for some odd reason. It will put a smile on every time you use it.
For those who don't have this Oudh, jump on the opportunity and grab a bottle or 2 as this is still available for some odd reason. It will put a smile on every time you use it.
The beautiful Oud Hud.
A "royal" barn, if there was one, according to me. Well kept, well presented, civilized.
Clean, solid opening, without cheese-funk or reminders of messy animals lurking in the stalls.
Developed a deep and warm resinous "purr" from the get-go, and hummed straight on through for 2.5 hours on my skin, after which it dried down and revealed unexpected floral notes and a green lime zest. Fireworks This definitely has Ensar's signature on it. Haven't experienced a Hindi with this sort of finish yet. 4 hours later, and the bright green notes are still growing.
Just to remind me of the style I was very used to wearing, I compared this with a swipe of decade old dehn oudh 400 from Ajmal on another arm.
I don't really have anything to say here; largely forgettable comparison. I can hardly locate much more than dust from the Dehn400 after 20 minutes.
My only other experience with a more traditional Hindi from Ensar is the AO 2010, and I'm really curious to hear about the other distillations of AO.
I've heard 2007 is amazing, and the 2005 distillation is available via the Legends Sampler. Thoughts, anyone?
As @PEARL has mentioned earlier, and elsewhere, there are some other top shelf Hindis of note emerging from the vaults in Amman.
Can't wait to hear the experts continue to chime in about these oils!
A "royal" barn, if there was one, according to me. Well kept, well presented, civilized.
Clean, solid opening, without cheese-funk or reminders of messy animals lurking in the stalls.
Developed a deep and warm resinous "purr" from the get-go, and hummed straight on through for 2.5 hours on my skin, after which it dried down and revealed unexpected floral notes and a green lime zest. Fireworks This definitely has Ensar's signature on it. Haven't experienced a Hindi with this sort of finish yet. 4 hours later, and the bright green notes are still growing.
Just to remind me of the style I was very used to wearing, I compared this with a swipe of decade old dehn oudh 400 from Ajmal on another arm.
I don't really have anything to say here; largely forgettable comparison. I can hardly locate much more than dust from the Dehn400 after 20 minutes.
My only other experience with a more traditional Hindi from Ensar is the AO 2010, and I'm really curious to hear about the other distillations of AO.
I've heard 2007 is amazing, and the 2005 distillation is available via the Legends Sampler. Thoughts, anyone?
As @PEARL has mentioned earlier, and elsewhere, there are some other top shelf Hindis of note emerging from the vaults in Amman.
Can't wait to hear the experts continue to chime in about these oils!
Simla, you're write-up on the Hud is perfect. It is a treasure.
Well, I am going to keep the Hindi train rolling this morning. Oud's Yunus and Zachyryyia.
The Yunus. Grace and power exemplifies this beautifully aged Hindi. There is a gruff, raw, opening yet it is not in any way offensive. Rather, it is comforting, even soothing and meditative. It is a dark and brooding concoction of subtly sweet, smoldering aloes, seamlessly integrated animalic barn, toffee, chocolate, leather, and faint dried fruit. This is a legendary Oud, plain and simple.
When I initially heard of Oud Zachyryyai, the first thoughts that came into my mind were: ancient, historic, primordial. And if those thoughts were not spot on. A supremely fitting of a name for this oil. This is the real deal if you are looking for the prototypical barny, fecal, animalic oud. It is of absolutely no surprise why PEARLY 'bubbles' digs this one so much. This oil needs to stand on it's own, as it is a reference for this genre.
What's amazing is that despite the barn and animal characteristics, it has an instant appeal and in no way puts you off. A very grounding oil. I simply love it.
Well, I am going to keep the Hindi train rolling this morning. Oud's Yunus and Zachyryyia.
The Yunus. Grace and power exemplifies this beautifully aged Hindi. There is a gruff, raw, opening yet it is not in any way offensive. Rather, it is comforting, even soothing and meditative. It is a dark and brooding concoction of subtly sweet, smoldering aloes, seamlessly integrated animalic barn, toffee, chocolate, leather, and faint dried fruit. This is a legendary Oud, plain and simple.
When I initially heard of Oud Zachyryyai, the first thoughts that came into my mind were: ancient, historic, primordial. And if those thoughts were not spot on. A supremely fitting of a name for this oil. This is the real deal if you are looking for the prototypical barny, fecal, animalic oud. It is of absolutely no surprise why PEARLY 'bubbles' digs this one so much. This oil needs to stand on it's own, as it is a reference for this genre.
What's amazing is that despite the barn and animal characteristics, it has an instant appeal and in no way puts you off. A very grounding oil. I simply love it.
Three darker-than-midnight oud oils for me tonight.
Merauke Muah, another Merauke, and a Vietnamese.
Anyone else here tried (/have) Merauke Muah?
If you have, and also happen to have XLL or Succor as well, I'd be curious to know how you medicate yourself differently, with brighter vs darker Meraukes.
Merauke Muah, another Merauke, and a Vietnamese.
Anyone else here tried (/have) Merauke Muah?
If you have, and also happen to have XLL or Succor as well, I'd be curious to know how you medicate yourself differently, with brighter vs darker Meraukes.
Three darker-than-midnight oud oils for me tonight.
Merauke Muah, another Merauke, and a Vietnamese.
Anyone else here tried (/have) Merauke Muah?
If you have, and also happen to have XLL or Succor as well, I'd be curious to know how you medicate yourself differently, with brighter vs darker Meraukes.
Merauke Muah, another Merauke, and a Vietnamese.
Anyone else here tried (/have) Merauke Muah?
If you have, and also happen to have XLL or Succor as well, I'd be curious to know how you medicate yourself differently, with brighter vs darker Meraukes.
Maroke LTD
Maroke Muah
XLL
Maroke 2008
Maroke Asgon
Sultans Succor
I find them all to be unique in their own right. A beautiful spectrum of scents and colors I associate with each Merauke oil. Muah is black while Succor is purple in my mind. Muah seems dryer and more primordial, then the sweeter and brighter Succor and Asgon. XLL seems to hover in the middle although leaning more towards the brighter damper side to me. 2008 reminds me of Port Moresby and seems to stay close to my skin. LTD has kind of a boozy top that dries down into that deep Merauke damp junglness!
All seem to have what I referred to in the email I sent you a few days ago about Succor...this note that I describe as what the finest patchouli wishes it was! Very heady and soul stirring. I also find with the exception of Muah that they all have a cool damp vibe to them. Maybe that is why my Hot/dry constitution craves them so much. No other oud region pulls at my heart and soul like a good Merauke. I truly do consider them medicine for my mind body and soul.
Give me a swipe of a beautiful Merauke, a fine oolong, a rainy day and I am in pure zen bliss!
Always looking to add more to the medicine chest wink wink @Taha @Ensar
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I agree about Maroke Muah.
Actually, for the longest time I was MAD at Ensar... how the heck did he manage to capture this scent profile?! I was trying to chase down Merauke materials ever since I ran the dipstick for this oil under my sniffer. Easily one of the most underrated EO oils, because I know its exactly the sort that many people would have enjoyed, had they known what it smells like.
Sometimes the absence of a jam-packed laundry list of reviews for an oil makes it fly right under the radar of folks who actually would have loved said oil to bits.
Winks noted!
Like you, Merauke for me is very medicinal as well (in fact, my primary use for Merauke oud). I find that even less-than-incense grade Merauke can be far more mentally therapeutic than many oils significantly higher in grade. Its very possible this is due to the natural abundance of compounds in Filaria wood (if I'm not mistaken, THE most or second-most, out of all varieties of Aquilaria, 150+- compounds from what I recall).
For me:
Bright Meraukes: when I need to escape from the worries of the world, and spiral myself out of the cosmos.
Dark Meraukes: when I need the strength to face the challenges head on, staying in this world (more of a mental anesthetic effect).
Actually, for the longest time I was MAD at Ensar... how the heck did he manage to capture this scent profile?! I was trying to chase down Merauke materials ever since I ran the dipstick for this oil under my sniffer. Easily one of the most underrated EO oils, because I know its exactly the sort that many people would have enjoyed, had they known what it smells like.
Sometimes the absence of a jam-packed laundry list of reviews for an oil makes it fly right under the radar of folks who actually would have loved said oil to bits.
Winks noted!
Like you, Merauke for me is very medicinal as well (in fact, my primary use for Merauke oud). I find that even less-than-incense grade Merauke can be far more mentally therapeutic than many oils significantly higher in grade. Its very possible this is due to the natural abundance of compounds in Filaria wood (if I'm not mistaken, THE most or second-most, out of all varieties of Aquilaria, 150+- compounds from what I recall).
For me:
Bright Meraukes: when I need to escape from the worries of the world, and spiral myself out of the cosmos.
Dark Meraukes: when I need the strength to face the challenges head on, staying in this world (more of a mental anesthetic effect).
It seems i'm not the only one to be in a Merauke mood. Since yesterday I've been overwhelmed by a special agar aura in the name of Sultan's Succor. That oil is excellently delicious.
Definitely when a Merauke is made of high quality materials and is done rightly, that should not only make up everyone disappointed with that specie (rare to find high quality Merauke unfortunately) but also should make it recognized as one the best oud species.
Definitely when a Merauke is made of high quality materials and is done rightly, that should not only make up everyone disappointed with that specie (rare to find high quality Merauke unfortunately) but also should make it recognized as one the best oud species.