I want to re-visit (or, rather, re-open) a significant topic for discussion. I've attempted to make rudimentary excursions into the deep and vast nature of this topic on my blog, but it seems that with the pace that Ensar is moving, that things are changing rapidly.
So far we have seen the release of two Organic oils: Oud Yusha and Encens d'Angkor, which in Taha's words, resembled his wild-harvested Oud Kampuchea to such a degree that he would not have been able to tell the wild oil from the cultivated oil.
Then we have all watched Ensar supervise with great care, affection, and intensity oils such as Thai Encens (1 and 2), Crassna Cha, and Encens Khmer.
The wild card in all of this is Oud Ishaq, a kien-distillation from wild Thai wood, yielding a scent profile that Ensar himself was initially perplexed by.
What are the implications of this on Organic Oud? In my opinion, Ensar has proved that Organic Oud oil can equal (and possibly even surpass) its wild-harvested counterpart. Nonetheless, as Ensar remarked, in Oud Ishaq he encountered the distinct scent of wild Thai wood. Does this imply that there is indeed an intrinsic difference in the scent profile of wild wood versus cultivated wood?
Even if we suppose that it does, does that mean that Organic Oud is not a worthy venture? Surely, Ensar has proved beyond doubt why Organic Oud is ethically sound and yielding oil of incredible quality. But I am still interested in examining the intricacies of wild vs. cultivated, and what is being discovered before our eyes, and under our noses!
Ensar has just completed his distillation from the wild Cambodi experiment that we all watched. This thread can be a place to discuss those findings, and for others to share their experiences of these oils as they acquire them.
So far we have seen the release of two Organic oils: Oud Yusha and Encens d'Angkor, which in Taha's words, resembled his wild-harvested Oud Kampuchea to such a degree that he would not have been able to tell the wild oil from the cultivated oil.
Then we have all watched Ensar supervise with great care, affection, and intensity oils such as Thai Encens (1 and 2), Crassna Cha, and Encens Khmer.
The wild card in all of this is Oud Ishaq, a kien-distillation from wild Thai wood, yielding a scent profile that Ensar himself was initially perplexed by.
What are the implications of this on Organic Oud? In my opinion, Ensar has proved that Organic Oud oil can equal (and possibly even surpass) its wild-harvested counterpart. Nonetheless, as Ensar remarked, in Oud Ishaq he encountered the distinct scent of wild Thai wood. Does this imply that there is indeed an intrinsic difference in the scent profile of wild wood versus cultivated wood?
Even if we suppose that it does, does that mean that Organic Oud is not a worthy venture? Surely, Ensar has proved beyond doubt why Organic Oud is ethically sound and yielding oil of incredible quality. But I am still interested in examining the intricacies of wild vs. cultivated, and what is being discovered before our eyes, and under our noses!
Ensar has just completed his distillation from the wild Cambodi experiment that we all watched. This thread can be a place to discuss those findings, and for others to share their experiences of these oils as they acquire them.