Oud Extraordinaire Ensar Oud

[Jazznpool]

I’m a noob to oud oils but very much enjoy the real ouds in Ensar Oud, Bortnikoff and Areej Le Dore perfumes. I recently purchased 2.5gm of Oud Extraordinaire from EO. I apply a generous swipe to my wrist and the smell, while pleasant is extremely faint. Unless I have my nose to my wrist, I cant smell anything!

 

[Cheetah1919]

I’ve just started the real Oud journey and got a few samples from Agaraura, which I’ve really enjoyed and found pretty potent for the most part. Was about to get an order from Ensar, but maybe I need to rethink Oud Ex. I’ve been going back and forth trying to decide on a sample or two, but I can’t get a response from them with a couple questions I have.

Send an update if you find that others around you can smell it.

 

[wildrnesxperienc]

I would go with Aroha Kyaku to start. That’s what I did. It’s incredibly smoky and leathery. And potent. Not sure what’s up with Oud Extraordinare. I haven’t smelled it but no projection sounds weird. Oud does sit close to the body after a bit but, at least with Aroha Kyaku, it’s potent and noticable for a good while.

You could try emailing Adam there. PM me for his email.

 

[Rasoul salehi]

some oils really jump out and other stay quiet on the skin. generally speakign walla patta (sri lanka), borneo and chinese oils have major projection. depends on the distiller, age, etc. too.

i agree that oud extraordianire is not yelling from the bottom of its lungs, but i also dont find it super quiet either. mind you i recently learned (from a mexico trip) that higher humidty and tempretures make for major dampning of an oud's projection. back home in vancouvers cool clean crisp air, a minute swipe goes a long way. same oils with even quadrupple the size of a swipe would barely work!

 

[tomlin]

I have never seen anyone speaking about walla patta before, I never thought about Sri Lanka as an Oud Oil place, it is interesting to me as a collector.

I have bought oils from Borneo before and many other places, I would say my favorite destination for Oud Oil is Cambodia, a poor country but has many Agarwood trees including wild ones, I have yet to visit Cambodia but my work makes it impossible.

I know a grower in Sumatra who wants to sell a whole Agarwood tree, but for me I like to buy a few hundred ml at a time to I can re-sell to an Oud community here.

But Cambodian Oud Oil is very sweet just as I like it, keeping slightly away from very musty ones.

 

[powdernose]

I’m a noob to oud oils but very much enjoy the real ouds in Ensar Oud, Bortnikoff and Areej Le Dore perfumes. I recently purchased 2.5gm of Oud Extraordinaire from EO. I apply a generous swipe to my wrist and the smell, while pleasant is extremely faint. Unless I have my nose to my wrist, I cant smell anything!

Try Hareer by Al Shareef Oudh
that's about as loud as oud gets.

 

[Rai Munir]

Oud Extraordinaire has two fundamental traits: Organic and Thai. Low projection is mostly the hall mark of 'organic' aspect of the oil. Of course, EO's superb oil range starts from $500 when the oil does not let one bury one's nose in wrists. If the Oud oil is of high rank, 'less is more' will the first thing to realize. There is another Trat oil, Thai and organic, 'Oud Yusuf', it is a bit better choice so far the projection goes.

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Try Hareer by Al Shareef Oudh
that's about as loud as oud gets.

Mark the difference in the price. Al Hareer is $750/2.5 g while Oud Extraordinaire is $295/2.5 g. I think Oud Extraordinaire's price was not this when it was released. Second, Al Hareer is wild, while OE is organic. If the price difference is kept in view, OE is not an ordinary choice at all.

 

[Jazznpool]

Oud Extraordinaire has two fundamental traits: Organic and Thai. Low projection is mostly the hall mark of 'organic' aspect of the oil. Of course, EO's superb oil range starts from $500 when the oil does not let one bury one's nose in wrists. If the Oud oil is of high rank, 'less is more' will the first thing to realize. There is another Trat oil, Thai and organic, 'Oud Yusuf', it is a bit better choice so far the projection goes.

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Mark the difference in the price. Al Hareer is $750/2.5 g while Oud Extraordinaire is $295/2.5 g. I think Oud Extraordinaire's price was not this when it was released. Second, Al Hareer is wild, while OE is organic. If the price difference is kept in view, OE is not an ordinary choice at all.

Thanks Rai. Since the time of this post I’ve taken some leaps forward with enjoying and understanding oud oil. Oud Extraordinaire now has a place in my modest but growing collection and I’ve been able to place it in a context. OE is the only cultivated oud oil I own and it is enjoyable as a relatively low cost swipe. I do not, however, expect to pursue other cultivated or farmed oud oils.

 

[Rai Munir]

Thanks Rai. Since the time of this post I’ve taken some leaps forward with enjoying and understanding oud oil. Oud Extraordinaire now has a place in my modest but growing collection and I’ve been able to place it in a context. OE is the only cultivated oud oil I own and it is enjoyable as a relatively low cost swipe. I do not, however, expect to pursue other cultivated or farmed oud oils.

You are always welcome. If the cultivated Oud oils are to be tried, RPP's (Rising Phoenix Perfumery) organic Oud oils are not to be missed. ASO's (Al Shareef Oud's) cultivated Oud oil Fajr can prove to be an excellent choice too.

 

[thrilledchilled]

You are always welcome. If the cultivated Oud oils are to be tried, RPP's (Rising Phoenix Perfumery) organic Oud oils are not to be missed. ASO's (Al Shareef Oud's) cultivated Oud oil Fajr can prove to be an excellent choice too.

in one of his recent videos Ensar says that cultivated ouds are in his opinion often better than the wild ones today.

 

[Jazznpool]

in one of his recent videos Ensar says that cultivated ouds are in his opinion often better than the wild ones today.

In general, cultivated trees lack precious time compared to true wild Aquilaria trees. The longstanding plantations in India might be an exception.Also, in many but certainly not all cases toxic chemicals are used to induce agarwood growth. To further confuse there are trees in the jungle that sre being cultivated. It’s not a simple wild/ cultivated dichotomy. As a consumer it’s great to have choices.

I have recently asked a couple of leading distillers of oud oil to forecast the end of wild agarwood. The consesus is roughly 15 years. The cost of woods worthy of distilling aren’t getting any cheaper.

 

[Rai Munir]

in one of his recent videos Ensar says that cultivated ouds are in his opinion often better than the wild ones today.

Organic Oudwood cannot compete Wild Oudwood. But there is some possibility an organic Oud oil can, but that would be technique, not wood. So far as wood goes, it is near to impossible.

I am sure any one of EO's organic Oud oil lot cannot compete EO' Sultan series Oud oils or wild Oud lot. So, it is just an 'opinion'.

 

[911LambMelb]

I’m a noob to oud oils but very much enjoy the real ouds in Ensar Oud, Bortnikoff and Areej Le Dore perfumes. I recently purchased 2.5gm of Oud Extraordinaire from EO. I apply a generous swipe to my wrist and the smell, while pleasant is extremely faint. Unless I have my nose to my wrist, I cant smell anything!

Generally speaking Oud oils have softer projection when compared to synthetic, natural or mixed natural/synthetic perfumes.

So softer ouds will definitely feel like they have less projection. Take a break from anything synthetic and focus on ouds for a bit if you really want to pick up the nuances of the oils.

I would say for your next one, select a stronger oud (and with ouds it is better to sample first, this is coming from someone who always blind buys bottles of perfume).

 

[PEARL]

Low projection is not indicative of an oil made from cultivated agarwood, conversely, big projection is not indicative of an oil made from wild wood nor is it indicative of the relative quality of an oil.

I do not, however, expect to pursue other cultivated or farmed oud oils.

in one of his recent videos Ensar says that cultivated ouds are in his opinion often better than the wild ones today.

Cultivated oils can indeed be better than wild oils, on a case-by-case basis of course. It depends on the method of cultivation, such as avoidance of chemicals and the age of infection. Consider, trees that are slashed with machete or drilled are still out in their "wild" environment and not somehow quarantined from nature, in that case the farmer merely helped them along. If such trees had a 7 year age of infection, what would separate them from wild un-drilled trees with 7 year age of infection?

 

[Himalayan odyssey]

I am reading this old thread with much interest ....would like some opinion on oud extraordinaire & oud ehab both from ensar which I am actively considering to buy ....non barny / less animalic & less funky ..more crowd pleasing ...more sweeter, citrus undertones with resinous , incensy and more woody aromatic ( la tomfordish oud wood types for lack of a better contextual indicator )...thanks in advance for any input ?

 

[stinkyriddle]

I am reading this old thread with much interest ....would like some opinion on oud extraordinaire & oud ehab both from ensar which I am actively considering to buy ....non barny / less animalic & less funky ..more crowd pleasing ...more sweeter, citrus undertones with resinous , incensy and more woody aromatic ( la tomfordish oud wood types for lack of a better contextual indicator )...thanks in advance for any input ?

Mine should be coming in next week! I’ll report back once it arrives.

 

[stinkyriddle]

I’ve had oud extraordinarie for a few wearings now and the op is correct. The projection is pretty soft but like most oud oils I wouldn’t expect it to be monstrous.

Here’s the kicker though. I put a little dot on my hand so I could discreetly sniff it thinking it’s this weak oil only to get in the car and have my wife yell at me for putting something on so loud and obnoxious!

Case in point here, oud needs to be carried in the air to your nostrils. This takes time and it’s way more rewarding. What I thought was a weak oud oil is actually pretty freaking noticeable to those around me even though it appeared to have soft projection.

As for the smell it’s thick and resinous. It has a slight medicinal tinge of cherry syrup only if the syrup was dark black cherries smothered in incense.

The core is beautiful and spicy with facets of pink pepper and resinous incense. Overall it’s a solid oil that’s complex enough to be worn alone as a perfume with clearly defined stages of progression. It’s a safe blind buy if you know what this kind of oud oil is.