Its intoxicating. Fu-in Kyara contains higher grade woods plus a little Kyara in the mix. 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 wood itself is smooth, powerfully fragrant, and dark-edged. WebIts pieces like these that I recognise as kyaratheir smell when burned, their taste when chewed, the mouth numbing sharpness of their GREEN. Dimension of? 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. Time will tell. Rather than guessing games with vague charts and descriptions, these are the smells they use as benchmarks and identifiers. Butterflies felt in the belly. Generally when I buy on eBay I get one. Kyara is the heart and soul of the Oriscent aesthetic. Sign up to be among the first to know about Sales, Discounts, and New product. All this cultivated Kinam talkplaced e-bay order on January 31still waiting on it Did you get a tracking number? I said, why does any other vendor bother to stay in business when you have oils like these? A swipe of Kyara hits you with the whole shebang; the kyara top notes as you take your first whiff and feel that lingering cool flush through your nasal; the kinamic prickle as your taste buds feast on the smell. I thought that this is what it was supposed to smell like, but when I put my face Kyara Sayangs crispgreenscent reminds me of a facet of chewing and burning kinam at the same time like few other oilsdo. They are expensive and they should be. Nha Trang is already many fold over Royal Guallam and right there as the no 1 spot, yet the complexity of Kyara is beguiling; thanks to all the wood studies, that cohesive, united yet discernible individual notes of Hainan, red Cambodi and Vietnam are a joy to study in this oil. So I think the time has come for some clarifications to be made, and some questions to be asked. The sun glints off the Rocky Mountains, their iron musk mixes with mountain pine. Same with Kunmeido's Kyara Tenchi: great aloeswood, nothing kyara-like to me. Super incense. Not sure which other oil beats it in its longevity and beautiful evolution. Something folks who havent juiced this kind of oud dont know yet is that for ouds of this caliber, age is everything. 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. To claim you know anything about kinam, you should AT LEAST have smelled the varieties offered by established Japanese houses. Kruger and I thought they were joking or testing us, but no they genuinely thought what they showed us is kinam. Kyara. But historically, its accurate. Definitely worth a try for any Ouddict. As is mentioned in reviews below, Kyara is the name of the oud wood most highly prized in Japan and China. Instead of philosophizing about what it is, is not, or ought to be Borneo Kinamshows you what it IS. Thats why you hardly see any advertised. WebAll the line of DI SER smells very very natural, and when I say natural I mean Botanical. A chemical smell often falls under the category of fishy, says Minkin. For those who deal in kinam, collect kinam, or routinely indulge in kinam, there is no confusion. Instead of philosophizing about what it is, is not, or ought to be this Kyara Kit shows you what it IS. The generation who first discovered kyara only knew it as one thing. Is there a note or set of notes you look for? For coffee like notes, there's an offering by Shunkohdo, Houshou, which reminds me of spicy and smoky chocolate coffee, and Wabi-Sabi by Awaji Baikundo, which is pretty hard to explain other than it also smells like roasted chicory and coffee. Miu Miu opens like a peppery green floral. It is firing on all cylinders. Needed an oil to calm me down and help ground me to a sound nights sleep. As Wright tells us, in Japanese culture, its actually considered offensive to wear strong aromas, so light, understated scents are much more in demand. So I didnt say anything about what I was burning. Pull out a pellet of Vietnam Kinam. It is the most complete and accurate kyara note in oud oil. How much better is Kyara to other high quality woods? This. If all kinam smells the same to you, fine. He taught a few Cambodian students, he explains, who told him that theres a unique snake that lives exclusively in agarwood trees and attacks anybody who tries to get near one. Either to denote that it somehow displays a scent facet ofkyarachips when burned; or that it stands, in comparison to other oils in its category, askyaradoes to other woodi.e. I think Royal Kynam had a slightly more medicinal effect, but I do think overall Kyara takes first place. Kyara is a particular odor The Aloeswood is excellent for what it is and it's really the 'afterscent' that gets this one for me. Its drydown. Kinam is hyped up so much because few know what theyre talking about. I am thinking this is kyara smell but maybe I'm wrong? There are great oils and then there are outstanding oils. Even old-timer fragrance lovers dont know what oud really is, and within the world of oud kyara is out of reach for most. WebRectovaginal fistula: A rare condition where the opening between your rectum and vagina allows feces to leak into your vagina. Some even get hung up about the sinensis distinction, without having smelled either kinam OR sinensis. Fatty aldehydes contain between 8 and 13 carbon atoms in their molecular composition and have a very pleasant fruity or floral scent. A teeny tiny toothpick dot size will be enough. The yardstick that gets branded into your minds nose after drinking one too many cups of kinam tea, chewing one too many cuts of chinan, and lighting up way too many of those Hainan skins. 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. Sit with a Chinese agarwood collector as he shows you his collection. Ganyu smells sweet (almost to a point it makes you sick) Beidou probably smells like wood (idk how to explain it) Mona smells like nothing, cause she's poor. Her signature scent is a combination of white musk, jasmine, and sandalwood. Seriously, how far will this get you? But this same tree is harvested at only 85 years, before the resin has hardened. You can order four unique kinds right now and know more than anyone stuck in them charts will in a decade speculating about what this bitter note is theyre talking about. It is now 14 hours later and this oil is still going. One enthusiast admits being sold Kyaraby the owner of a major Japanese incense company which when shown to the owner of a different company was promptly dismissed as non-Kyara.If the bigwigs of theKyaratrade themselves cannot agree as to what constitutesKyara, who can? Their scents will be tattooed into your olfactory memory for life. Kyara is normally heated gently over ash and mica plates as incense; due to its rarity and scarcity, it is never used for distilling oud oil. Its not about Grade A or AAA or Super King. leave them for those that know their value which, if you ask me, is worth far more than a mere dollar-value Ensar slaps on these babies).Taha / Malaysia, Kyara Subhan Allah What a wonder Nha Trang and then this. 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. More of an experience rather than just a great scent.Rasoul / Canada, I went for Kyara in the evening to accompany a long walk. 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. In my opinion, until somebody distil an oil from actual Kyara wood than you can actually know what is that smell you can compare it. Simply amazing. I'm struggling to figure out what people are calling 'kyara' smell. If all kinam smells the same to you, fine. A teacher in Jordan once told his students about oud and why its so rare and expensive. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. The resin of a tree from a natural fungal attack and immune response is commonly known as agar #1. Words cannot describe these two oils. 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. Like, if butterflies has a kinda tart and sweet smell from the flowers and fruits they feed on. Upon smelling it, one of my brothers in the craft said: Wanna know the first thing I said to Ensarwhen I smelled Kyara? There's something else going on in their blend, and it's also dark, sultry, smoky, a bit husky and gritty. I understand cheaper = lower quality but can someone shed the light how do these smell and how much of a difference is there between these products when it comes to the quality of smell. A great comparison. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It induces a state of trance. It also has that oud/aloeswood dirty edge to it, but remarkably understated while rising up in plumes of smoke here and there to surprise you with a very intense resinous note. Update next day: Slept like a baby. I agree, communicaton establishes a good relationship between buyer and seller. If that process is already in motion and we harvest the tree before theKyaraoleoresin has solidified, is not the essential oil currently amassing inside the trunk and slowly thickening and hardening into that oleoresin,Kyaraessential oil?If you say not, does that not entail thatKyarais only a type of wood, which is made up of undistillable hard resin that is chemically completely unrelated to the essential oil that collected and amassed into that resin over a period of many decades? Thats why you hardly see any advertised. But if someone with more experience and a deeper appreciation for nuance identifies differences, that doesnt mean he makes things up. But then there are select few true legends. It's just another lovely piece of Agarwood with a few more special notes. I am grateful there is a guy crazy enough to make these truly beautiful oils. Just take a whiff of each and youll know! Were no longer talking sinking-grade here, or about an untapped jungle. This one less for meditation as I just sit there wafting it towards me for 15-20 very expensive minutes. Bacterial vaginosis Sit with a Chinese agarwood collector as he shows you his collection. Id say its about 90% similar to the Nha Trang. That was wonderful. You can burn this one pretty liberally though, unlike the other two Chokoh #5 reminds me of that same intense, rich, loamy note. But historically, its accurate. It reminds me of Westerners who argue about the difference between sushi and sashimi. Instead, as with a sliver of kinam sizzling, you encounter a single pristine note of immediate beauty that goes beyond origin. 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