Bakhoor
Cedarwood
Indonesian oud
Osmanthus
Malayan oud
Papyrus04/12/2025
HugeBalls
18 Reviews
HugeBalls
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What the hell is osmanthus?
Al-Mendoos was one of three Agar Aura samples that I picked randomly. Having dabbed it on my wrists and below my ears, the oud quality was obvious -- this is expertly distilled and absolutely top notch stuff. It's pungent wood heaven without being fetid or fecal. Then you kind get hit with this sweet floral scent. It reminded me of picking honeysuckle through the chain-link fence and tasting the flowers in elementary school. So I looked up Taha Syed's notes and apparently it's jam packed with natural osmanthus extract. So then I did some research and osmanthus is widely used in East Asia as a flavorant in teas, desserts, and other drinks -- to the point where PepsiCo makes an osmanthus flavored soda for Chinese markets. Anyway, the rich oud with the light yellow floral buttery sweetness of osmanthus makes for an enthralling scent. Well done.
