Or the occasions I need its calming and centering presence. But kyara always had a special place in agarwood culture. WebThey spent 20 percent more time with the cancerous samples. The distinctive element of Middle Eastern perfumery is oud, or agarwood, a precious resin with an opulent aroma of tobacco, leather and honey. Kyararemains a mystery to this day even for the most seasoned collectors of vintagekyarachips. All the confusion and difficulty in getting your hands on real kinam is exactly because Japanese and Chinese collectors have this monopoly. WebFragrance notes. It is this precious resinous wood that is treasured around the world. We gave our guests a Japanese kyara pellet to chew on. It's like an oud oil that is sweetish, otherworldly floral-fruity, with a shimmering twang that's not camphoric. Very balanced and instead of smacking you on the head it instead gently grabs you by the collar and pulls you in. So I didnt say anything about what I was burning. No one can explain the process that brings about the prized incense. The truth is, while kyara is made out to be a mystery, its not. With distinct notes weaving in and out. Last comment: this is by far the most incensey oil I have come across. Its beautiful, therapeutic and an experience.Brian / USA. The result was the same every time: The swipe of oud smelled exactly like the taste, onlylouder. Just gotten hold of Kevins plantation Kinam and decided to do a comparison with my selected White, Green and Black Kyara. Its tough to beat a place called Pleasantville. The magazine picked Los Angeles as the top smelling city while Paris ranked the worst. KINAM & MARKETING. If the Holy Grail is to capture the scent of gently heated agarwood, why not just gently heat the agarwood? Miu Miu opens like a peppery green floral. I like wild Kyara and all, but sometimes I just don't want to spend five hundred dollars just to get a few splinters of the "real" stuff. Reading this you realize these texts werent meant for teaching Today the resin is commonly called Jinko, Aloeswood, Agarwood, and Oud. Thats what I learned from my teacher. Let me repeat the question: A tree is bound to yieldkyaraif left to grow for 135 years. Duringthe 2017 OudFest, we did a blind test. I felt a sense of calm and peace that is so pure. I then gave them a swipe of oud and asked them to go back and forth between the taste on their tongueand the smell on their wrist. And the best way to experience it is by actually heating some first hand. This evening this oil opens with more Cambodi notes on the top and mid while the base is all medicinal dark red Vietnam. They are worth every single penny. Were in 2020 folks. I thought that this is what it was supposed to smell like, but when I put my face Go to Hong Kong, Tokyo or Taipei to meet a kinam collector and smell what he calls kinam. Otherwise, youre just talking through your teeth. Its the aroma that permeates everything I do. Thats what makes thescent of Borneo Kinam such an eye-opener. Smell the crme de la crme of theoud world and discover an olfactory journey like no other: Kyara |Kinam |Qinan. Argon gas holds it back. IfKyarais a unique, ultra rare species of Aquilaria tree that only grows in Vietnam, as Baieido maintains, then aKyaratree is aKyaratree irrespective of whether it contains anyKyara, just as an apple tree remains an apple tree even if it never bears a single apple. Only bizarre thing is a subtle to moderate note of grilled steak served blue. You have on at least 3 occasions accused him of false advertising. This might have been true two hundred years ago, but certainly doesnt apply today. In my opinion, all of Minoriens incenses are great and the Ryugen is like an upgraded version of the aloeswood and kyara. Any smell associated with mercury would be the result of other materials present in the environment and would not be from the mercury itself. WebThe sea where you can smell the clean salty seabreeze, listen to the sounds of rushing water and feel the sun on your skin. Theres agarwood and then theres KINAM. Im not offering you a mystery: This is kyara as identified by kyara experts in Japan and China, and sold as kyara by the most respected authorities in the field. So do all agarwood trees have the potential to become akyaratree, if only allowed to mature for 135 years? WebOne thing you do learn from ancient descriptions of kyara is the simplicity: kinam is bitter or smells like a monk. Despite how hungry some fakesters are to make a buck, they know theres too much Borneo wood around to compare his Borneo kinam to and get exposed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of cinnamaldehyde as a flavoring agent for direct addition to food. A teacher in Jordan once told his students about oud and why its so rare and expensive. Proof? Seriously, how far will this get you? On the surface, it looks like nobody has a clue. Soulstirring. WebDogs can be trained to smell several types of cancers, including melanoma, breast and gastrointestinal cancers and some infectious diseases in humans, including malaria and All this cultivated Kinam talkplaced e-bay order on January 31still waiting on it Did you get a tracking number? This is the most comprehensive kinam kit I know of. Thats how you get white kinam and purple kinam, and Papuan oud oil. Some even get hung up about the sinensis distinction, without having smelled either kinam OR sinensis. It is sublime. But one will be a brain surgeon, the next one an opthalmologist, yet another a psychiatrist. Definitely worth a try for any Ouddict. Kudos to you Ensar.Brian / USA, Kyara is certainly a contender for greatest oil of them all It is remarkable how potent it is, absolutely bursting with aromatic intensity Apparently, a small amount of actual kyara was added to the distillation perhaps it is this that gives it the extra body and richness that sets it apart from most other oils A few other Ensar oils Royal Kynam, Brunei Kynam, Yunnan Kinam apparently also had kinam in the distillation and have a similar body and richness, an extra level of decadence.Josh / USA, The Kyara is wonderful and interesting. While that was 6 years ago, I have not revisited it but I have revisited other kyaras that were too subtle or lost on me the first time through and what I noticed after developing my nose was that there were these deeper peppery notes under the aloeswood that once you start tuning into those and listening, you get a bigger kyara profile than you would in the ones like Chokoh no 5 where it essentially smacks you in the face with the smells, because you had to look for it. Instead of philosophizing about what it is, is not, or ought to be this Kyara Kit shows you what it IS. Say the tree is 85 years when harvested. Thats the real challenge of distillation. I dont buy the claim that kinam is a modern marketing tool, but I do get why people say this. Not many oils do that. Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. But if someone with more experience and a deeper appreciation for nuance identifies differences, that doesnt mean he makes things up. There are many stories about aloeswood being buried under the ground for hundreds of years. I'm missing the frame of reference for black kyara. A teeny tiny toothpick dot size will be enough. I find it very deep and meditative for me. Butterflies felt in the belly. So if at all possible, try some Kyara. There are only a handful of ouds on the planet in the same class as this one. Throw together random batches from Hong Kong, Vietnam and Cambodia, and you wont get this smell. A chip of kyara has layers of enjoyment. NEW YORK I never knew I could like a smell called cheesy vomit until I visited the Museum of Food and Drink.. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Between my Chinese mentors, our mad Taiwanese kyara guru, and all these years chasing the kyara dragons piercing breath, I believe weve got the dragon in a corner. But historically, its accurate. WebIts pieces like these that I recognise as kyaratheir smell when burned, their taste when chewed, the mouth numbing sharpness of their GREEN. This oil is not a scent but a portal. I encourage oud heads to secure .3 grams of this oil for it is unlike anything else. Memories though can distract from mindfulness, and the Nha Trang is pure presence, resonating like a singing bowl, calling you back to mindfulness, helping you to see memories and let them go and be aware of the beauty youre being given now. Dunk the blackest Nha Trang logs you can get your hands on into the thickest copper cauldron you can forge, and it wont smell like this. Its not marketing. Now if they are totally unrsponsive to inquiries post sale, say after 72 hours without any reply, that's when I'd say it's a bit unnerving -. Nha Trang seems to have delinked itself.Fahad / UAE. Welcome to r/incense, a community dedicated to the discussion of incense of all kinds. In the form of Bakhoor, which is scented wood chips soaked in fragrance oils, it burns in public places and private homes throughout the Middle East and North Africa. In fact as I mentioned, this plantation Kinam is amazing in its own way considering the short inoculation period and the generated scent profile. Thats a good indication of a premium incense, and its one of the things that makes people willing to pay more. Powerful but poised. WebThe scent is kind of like an earthy scent like regular copal, but where youd smell the sweet top notes and complex woodsy smell, its more of a one note earthy scent mixed with some charcoal. Proof? However it remains to this day the most sought-after oud oil that has ever been released. It is believed, the famous piece of aloeswood called Ranjatai was presented by Komyo Emperor for Todaiji Temple in Nara, Japan, in the year 756 A.D. Ranjatai was kept in the Shosoin warehouse of Todaiji Temple. The Kyara Kit is a testament to this legacy. Bitter -- Resembles the smell of bitter herbal medicine when it is mixed or boiled. I would say other 'dark and rich sticks' that I enjoy and use regularly would be my perpetual favorite Tennendo's Enkuu, which is less smooth than the two Kyaras above but has a swirl of traditional spices, but still has this very thrummy depth to it that surpasses Minorien's Aloeswood. Both of these sans effort set off the senses sailing into an abode of recurrent wonderment although Kyara still seems to retain some terrestrial links as if standing at a peak linking both this world and the beyond. On the opening, I see the Hainan notes clearer than before and the narcotic Cambodi bitterness. Not sure which other oil beats it in its longevity and beautiful evolution. The sun glints off the Rocky Mountains, their iron musk mixes with mountain pine. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria: I wonder how the scent would be classified relative to Rikoku woods? There is a bright, almost electric, mineral note that is sublime and that I have not found in anything referred to as aloeswood without kyara no matter how rich or deep (e.g. Fav part is the very impressive evolution to drydown and the overall weight. !Nazif/ USA. If left to grow for another 50 years, it would yield identifiablegreenkyara. Thats why you hardly see any advertised. Scent of such grade of wood on low heat is prettier and more easy to understand but there is a case for its high heat smoking scent too. There are several types of kyara. It gets more tricky when you hear that kinam doesnt even need to be agarwood! Yeah. And so an agarwood tree who has not yet producedkyarais an agarwood tree, and not akyaratree. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Even old-timer fragrance lovers dont know what oud really is, and within the world of oud kyara is out of reach for most. Yet, its still peppery and green while being a virginal white floral. This might have been true two hundred years ago, but certainly doesnt apply today. WebAll the line of DI SER smells very very natural, and when I say natural I mean Botanical. Monster oil but a gentle giant. Until now, that is. The next generation said, wow, do you smell that? you dont get this note in that batch. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Its odor is described as woody, spicy and floral. Sweet -- Resembles the smell of honey or sugar. But historically, its accurate. Instead, as with a sliver of kinam sizzling, you encounter a single pristine note of immediate beauty that goes beyond origin. Kinam is massively hyped and marketed Ive gotten slack for this myself (I guess people dont read my blog enough) and the result is a cloud of confusion. The fact that the Kinam does not measured well against the wild Kyara (in my own opinion) is NOT an indication of its inferiority. Fatty aldehydes contain between 8 and 13 carbon atoms in their molecular composition and have a very pleasant fruity or floral scent. There is a rusted iron/alloy workshop scent that is both odd and yet enjoyable. Simply amazing. And right behind them, another fleet of Maseratis, and, and. Sour -- Resembles the smell of plums or other acidic foods. And to find the same caliber kinam thats a different challenge altogether. It is profound.Rasoul / Canada, It is, without reservation, a piece of art. But if you insist on Vietnamese kinam being the only kinam out there, youll still be left in awe at how these Brunei, Borneo, and Chinese palettes smell SO out of this world compared to regular varieties from the same regions. Dimension of? This is an incredibly potent oud! Firstly, no one knows whatkyarais. Same with Kunmeido's Kyara Tenchi: great aloeswood, nothing kyara-like to me. If whatever-piece-of-wood fulfills certain scent characteristics, it gets the label. Irritable and edgy. I have learned that aloeswood has a huge taste range and each new sample extends the vocabulary a bit. One thing you do learn from ancient descriptions of kyara is the simplicity: kinam is bitter or smells like a monk. Kyara shape-shifts somewhat and with time different facets of kyara/kinam and different origins come out.Rasoul/ Canada, So I applied a dot of Kyara became totally zoned out, remembered I still havent eaten (dangerous following a workout), and then I learned something dont apply Kyara while you are waiting for your naan bread to warm up in the grill youll forget all about it and the naan will burn and set your smoke alarms off. The scent is NOT that of kinam/kyara on low heat, but instead high heat smoke. It is the most complete and accurate kyara note in oud oil. But if you insist on Vietnamese kinam being the only kinam out there, youll still be left in awe at how these Brunei, Borneo, and Chinese palettes smell so out of this world compared to regular varieties from the same regions. As a matter of fact, while on my scent journey, I had to try everything that I could get my hands on. When I first smelledKyaraLTD (the original batch) I was convinced that the oil I was smelling was literally distilled fromkyarawood. It is not even a scent as much as it is an experience.Phil / USA, This oil is simply outrageous, it has no peer. Larry / USA. Kinam was already part of their culture before the USA even existed! In 2020 there were only 72 baby girls named Kyara. After signing up, please check your email for your coupon. Thank you for taking the time to write this. From that point on, incense would become an important facet of Japanese culture.Incense is used for a variety of purposes, including The question presents itself: Could it be that an oud oil is literally distilled fromkyarawood? The wood itself is smooth, powerfully fragrant, and dark-edged. WebIt doesn't have that dark and musty wood smell, nor does it contain musk or smoky frankincense accents. This legend comes from an ancient Chinese book on incense, but today most aloeswood comes from infected trees that, although in the process of decaying and dying, are still standing. Hell point to different batches of wood and tell you: This is Yunnan, that ones Maluku; over here youve got sinking Port Moresby But ask him about those nuggets way at the top and he doesnt tell you where its from. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. One thing Ive learned is that many people who talk about kinam have not smelled kinam; not even the offerings by established Japanese houses. 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