Al Hashimi

[thescentguru]

Just received a few of the most beautiful oils from artisan distiller Al Hashimi who is back with a bang and an impressive new collection. The three oils I was able to snare are from my favorite region;

Satkara: 2021 Sylhet, rich, deep, almost gourmand.
Al Hind: 2021 Assam, the essence of a traditional Hindi Oud.
Laal Jinko: the pinnacle of artisan distilled Hindi, high grade incense & sinking woods from Assam result in a top shelf heirloom oil.

I only had time last night to try a tiny swipe of Satkara and Al Hind on my inner elbows, both very enjoyable, different and have excellent longevity, I could easily smell on my skin this morning. Are you familiar with Al Hashimi? INSTAGRAM & FACEBOOK

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[thescentguru]

Satkara - Al Hashimi

An oil that will definitely grab your attention, Satkara is a 2021 distillation of wood from Sylhet, Bangladesh and with India to the West, Bhutan to the North and Myanmar (Burma) the East you'd expect this oil to be dense, deep and intense. You'd be right but it's quite a bit more. �

Dark, bittersweet, moist, pungent, are the words that come fast to describe the first few minutes. There's dark cacao, a twist of orange zest, crushed tea leaf, all these bittersweet notes coming forward as it progresses. Spent coffee grinds and "new" leather, lead to an impressively long dry-down of woudy leather with a touch of sweet grass that goes on for over 10 hours on my skin, incredible. Satkara is the most affordable of the three oils I chose, looking forward to time with Al Hind and Laal Jinko.

 

[thescentguru]

Al Hind - Al Hashimi



Assam 2021, Al Hind is a full-bodied ambrosia with a rich and complex aroma that opens moist, creamy and almost gourmand. Juat opening the cap it's aroma immediately hits you with notes of tobacco leaf and soft leather accompanied by a bit of sweetness and as it progresses, hints of chocolate appear and intensify. A subtle twang, a hint of animalic, dried fruit and dark berry, resinous oud along with the tobacco, chocolate and leather form a hearty, intoxicating aroma that keeps my hand to my nose. Add to this an edible quality with notes of chocolate, coffee and maple! Al Hind is an oudy oud, a warm, sensual, essential oil with depth and smooth transition from open to drydown, which is an all-day experience.

 

[Mick B]

I made use of their sale today, and ordered:
2x Kinam X
2x Santal X

 

[thescentguru]

I made use of their sale today, and ordered:
2x Kinam X
2x Santal X

Yeah I got some wood. Quick sample of Santal X today, it's interesting, still going

 

[thescentguru]

another order received

 

[floraopia]

The sale is on for this weekend only - this is from an email that was sent out yesterday.

 

[Bazungu]

I tried their Brunei Microcarpa and wild Khao Yai so far. Really impressed with the wood. The brunei loves a gentle heat on the subitism, lovely sweet & complex vanilla note with a certain creaminess to it. Later on, it starts smelling a bit like milk that is started to caramelise.
The Khao Yai likes a bit more hit and gave me a blast of sweet deep dark red fruits with quite an array of complex floral notes. I was quite blown away first time smelling this one, especially since I do not like Thai oils at all but this has something truly captivating about it. The sweetness & richness is addictive.

Curious hearing about the X-tracts and how they compare to oils, as it sound very intriguing.

 

[thescentguru]

Laal Jinko - Assam 2021
Labelled "A Collector's Oud" by Al Hashimi, Laal Jinko is unlike any other oil in my collection. A traditional Hindi with absolutely zero funk. Nada, nilch, it's absolutely free of any influence of ferment, or Still. That's no doubt due to no soak of the Incense and sinking grade woods and excellent temperature control. �Unlike any other oil in my collection, one sniff is all I need to know Laal Jinko is on another level. Grass, dried fruit, lemon zest and a bouquet of floral notes rise off my skin with a creamy, buttery texture. As it warms it gets bolder, richer and deeper with a slight sweetness. Getting resinous and woody with a light smokey incense, coffee, and a touch of sea salt. So clean and pristine, like a walk along the virgin shore, each wearing is slightly different, it's complex and impossible to get my head around without more time but I hope that gives you an idea.

 

[Bazungu]

Was really sick so haven't been able to smell a lot of oud but feeling a bit better so time for a first review!


Lindaraja 2016:
Starts of with a very volatile blast of green banana, slight almond sweetness, apple skin. Later on I pick up a bit of vetiver, guava & violet candy. The first few minutes are very intense but once the volatile top note settle down a bit it reveals a beautiful golden sweetness similar to a low heat chip of gyrinops wood with that almost aquatic feeling to it. The dry down is more of a white floral musk, vetiver, white peach and frangipani flower. The whole experience lasts around 2 hours rso with the sweer dry down lasting a bit longer in clothing.
All in all, it is a very unique oud experience although very short. I feel this would work great as an eau de perfume or toilette or perhaps to layer with some rose oil, frangipane etc..
While it is not the kind of oud I would wear regularly, I do think it offers a very unique experience of what oud can do, really capturing that gyrinops on low heat experience but amplified to an extreme. I could see this oil being a really good entry point for people who might not like the very heavy, fermented barn like oud oils.

 

[thescentguru]