Chinese oud
DrB1414
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DrB1414
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The pinnacle of Hainan Agarwood
A co-distilled Hainan and Hong Kong Sinensis Agarwood that the moment I sniffed I had to tell Marius that I needed some more. I knew on the spot that this was no ordinary oil.
I gathered my thoughts around this one in parts, mainly because I enjoy the experience so much that I don't want to interrupt the process with technical complexities.
The oil itself showcases the best that a Sinensis oil has to offer, and much more on top of that. There's also a green kinamic facet that is strongly displayed in the dry-down. The overall color palette I associated it with is golden, brown hues tainted with green speckles. The oil showcases more of a horizontal development rather than a vertical one. In the opening, it greets you with this huge, and warm spice cloud. Spices such as cinnamon, anise, and cloves. The Manuka honey note is also present from the start, together with a bitter green tea note, something akin to a cherry note, and what I sense as tobacco leaves. Like walking inside a traditional Chinese spice and herbs shop. The heart is shaped as brown, smooth, and suede leather accord together with a strong wooden flavor alongside the honey, tobacco, and green facet that pendulates between bitter green tea and sweet-sour green apple. Hours later, as it evolves, the woody-leather chord slowly retreats, and what is left is this now crystalized honey note paired with the everpresent bitter-sweet green note. This entire symphony of accords, flavors, and colors is the result of distilling one single material, Aquilaria Sinensis wood, and it always makes me smile when people think I'm describing an attar, instead of one single material. That's the beauty of Agarwood.
My favorite oud oil as of now, but it has fierce competition from another outstanding Jinkoh Store oil, Brunei Qi, only time will tell...
IG: memory.of.scents
I gathered my thoughts around this one in parts, mainly because I enjoy the experience so much that I don't want to interrupt the process with technical complexities.
The oil itself showcases the best that a Sinensis oil has to offer, and much more on top of that. There's also a green kinamic facet that is strongly displayed in the dry-down. The overall color palette I associated it with is golden, brown hues tainted with green speckles. The oil showcases more of a horizontal development rather than a vertical one. In the opening, it greets you with this huge, and warm spice cloud. Spices such as cinnamon, anise, and cloves. The Manuka honey note is also present from the start, together with a bitter green tea note, something akin to a cherry note, and what I sense as tobacco leaves. Like walking inside a traditional Chinese spice and herbs shop. The heart is shaped as brown, smooth, and suede leather accord together with a strong wooden flavor alongside the honey, tobacco, and green facet that pendulates between bitter green tea and sweet-sour green apple. Hours later, as it evolves, the woody-leather chord slowly retreats, and what is left is this now crystalized honey note paired with the everpresent bitter-sweet green note. This entire symphony of accords, flavors, and colors is the result of distilling one single material, Aquilaria Sinensis wood, and it always makes me smile when people think I'm describing an attar, instead of one single material. That's the beauty of Agarwood.
My favorite oud oil as of now, but it has fierce competition from another outstanding Jinkoh Store oil, Brunei Qi, only time will tell...
IG: memory.of.scents
