Smell the crme de la crme of theoud world and discover an olfactory journey like no other: Kyara |Kinam |Qinan. The scent is NOT that of kinam/kyara on low heat, but instead high heat smoke. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. Proof? Its like not being able to tell the difference between goat yogurt or cows, or the difference between Thai oud and Maroke. Now how is this possible? I have been waiting for any kind of clarity on this, you are the first to deliver. Its not marketing. Also, just like someone may adore their 1900 vintage Cabernet, sometimes box Zinfandel sparkles with its own charm! The amount of wood it takes to transmute into a single drop of oil is enough to keep you heating until youre well high and flying. I have green kyara and purple kinam - and a "Genboku" AA grade kyara from Yamadamatsu - they are very nice - smell very refined and perfume like to me, rather than the coarser, more rugged smell of other agarwood.. Kyara smells a lot more like various oud oils to me than regular agarwood - it's like the perfume, concentrated essence of the wood rather than a woody smell per se.. My first thought trying Kyara was, "small piece, big smell". So hope that helps. It may not display this or other websites correctly. All I can say is, people who havent tried these oils are missing out on what oud oil is all about and what it does to your mind. There was once only one kind of car. Kyara is a particular odor described as A gentle and dignified smell with a touch of bitterness. How does the grading work? Its part of their culture and reflects their reverence for this precious aromatic. Go to Hong Kong, Tokyo or Taipei to meet a kinam collector and smell what he calls kinam. Vanilla may often be used as a synonym for "bland," but this scent is anything but when it comes to our happiness levels. So glad you are able to experience it. NEW YORK I never knew I could like a smell called cheesy vomit until I visited the Museum of Food and Drink.. After signing up, please check your email for your coupon. Its energy. Compared to other ouds Ive tried, the beauty of Kyara lies in its less is more philosophy. Sometimes, unusual urine odor While everyone is unsure about its origin and how exactly it gets produced, theres no mystery about what kyara smells like. And yes, he has been very kind and has taught me a great deal. It's often associated with relaxation and meditation, and is rich, woodsy, and smooth without being overpowering. Kyara This is the most famous and well known of all Aloes wood some believe to come from either Vietnam or Cambodia. Of course I am leaving it for an even much lower price. Kyara might have been cheaper, as was all agarwood, back in the day when there was more of it. I think youre hitting on it with your bright, electric description. Miu Miu is the sister label to Prada, and was founded in 1992 by Miuccia Prada. Sun moon and stars have lined up for me and this oil tonight. The Japanese hold that kinam only originates in Vietnam, Hainan and parts of Cambodia while the Chinese have identified kinam invarious other agarwood-growing regions. Papuan is just different spelling for Guallam.. The best quality is Kyara, which comes in four types: Green, Iron, Purple, and Black. Why is that? Some claim that the chemical make up ofkyarais different to other types of agarwood. Certainly not as the enviromental factors will be different according to the specific jungle. Vaginal cancer: Symptoms include heavy vaginal discharge with a strong odor. Intense but smooth. The oud presented to you here was proclaimed by our colleagues and fellow distillers as the No 1 oil of all time. Six countries): Kyara, Manaban, Rakoku, Manaka, Sumotara, and Sasora. The Kyara Kit is a testament to this legacy. This is one of them. 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? But theres no mystery about its smell. I'm missing the frame of reference for black kyara. Along with the odor, discharge may be greenish-yellow, and you may Hot -- Resembles the smell of peppers on a fire. Fav part is the very impressive evolution to drydown and the overall weight. Diehard skeptics who criticize the Chinese school and insist that its a marketing trick miss one crucial point: Its MUCH easier to find Vietnamese kinam than Brunei or Borneo kinam. Kyara was the 2400th most popular girls name. WebIt doesn't have that dark and musty wood smell, nor does it contain musk or smoky frankincense accents. Dogs can be trained to smell several types of cancers, including melanoma, breast and gastrointestinal cancers and some infectious diseases in humans, including malaria and Parkinsons disease. Ranjatai can be seen there every 10 or 15 years. It resembled the most unearthly fragrance I had ever smelled in my life Today the resin is commonly called Jinko, Aloeswood, Agarwood, and Oud. Its tough to beat a place called Pleasantville. The magazine picked Los Angeles as the top smelling city while Paris ranked the worst. 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. Much appreciated! That people arent sure what it smells like; that to them kinam doesnt really stand out from the crowd. WebIts not particularly high grade wood but the blend is perfect and the scent is rich and clear. or Aquilaria agallocha andis a very popular ingredient in Japanese incense and is often used in traditional Chinese, Unanai, Ayurvedic, and Tibetan medicine. Deep. It is a heavy metal and has a silvery-white appearance. Not to mention its taste when you chew it or drink it as tea. Reading this you realize these texts werent meant for teaching Duringthe 2017 OudFest, we did a blind test. Some even get hung up about the sinensis distinction, without having smelled either kinam OR sinensis. In every aspect too, not just beauty, but everything else as well. At that level, there is nothing really better, just different. Just like using those old charts outlining the traits of different kinds of agarwood is effectively useless today sasora is sour while kyara is bitteror smells like an aristocrat in its elegance and gracefulness. I dunno, night floral sense (it's not perfume, but it brings to mind, lotus blossoms, black, velvety petals). The question presents itself: Could it be that an oud oil is literally distilled fromkyarawood? Say the tree is 85 years when harvested. The olfactory antidote to the stresses of living in a time of great disharmony and uncertainty around the world, Kyara is very probably the most beautiful fragrance I have ever smelled. Kyara will vary by grade, region, locality inside that region. But this oil is old and I confirmed with Ensar whatI am smelling is part of the wood and not process or matter of age. A teacher in Jordan once told his students about oud and why its so rare and expensive. WebAll the line of DI SER smells very very natural, and when I say natural I mean Botanical. No one else was bound to agree with me or believe me. that it constitutes the apex of that oud family. Yes, I have purchased many oils from him. If theothertheory is true, andKyarais indeed the fruit of a unique combination of events which may take place in any type of Aquilaria or Gyrinops tree, then my original question still remains unanswered. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The Aquilaria tree grows up to 40 meters high and 60 centimeters in diameter and bears sweetly-scented, snow-white flowers. Connoisseurs refine their senses and appreciation because thats how you evolve. Number 1 oil of all time: Kyara. Im doing a little better recently, so felt I was ready to try Kyara. This is an incredibly potent oud! But theres no mystery about its smell. So, if we assume that no-one knows what constituteskyara (as you wrote) could we also safely assume thatkyarais not a genetic disposition, but is related to certain environmental factors, such as nutrients, age, climate etc? Just take a whiff of each and youll know! That's why I have a lot of Edps, EOs(essential oils), Agarwood, Oudh, Incense, Kyara, Sandalwood, perfume oils/attars, Musk, Ambergris, resins, etc. If we look at the cherry tree simile, it would seem to indicate that akyaratree could qualify as akyaratree no matter whether it contained anykyaraor even any degree of infection: A cherry tree doesnt need to bear fruit in order to be classified as a cherry tree. This might have been true two hundred years ago, but certainly doesnt apply today. Kyara is the heart and soul of the Oriscent aesthetic. Some believe kinam is purely a marketing gimmick. What oils wow! [:p], This dude has got not just a Rolls-Royce, hes got a whole fleet of them. So I didnt say anything about what I was burning. Meaning :Kyara means Bright, Famous. Ranjatai has been now been identified as coming from Laos or Vietnam by Japan's leading expert on Aloeswood, Dr. Yoneda from Osaka University. In 2020 there were only 72 baby girls named Kyara. 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. From the look on Ensars face though, I could tell he was sad I was missing out! This superb Kinam or Kyara Oud as its also known, was distilled using super rare sinking grade Kinam chips from Indonesia. Not only that, youre getting the Vietnamese kinam for CHEAPER than buying from the Japanese houses directly (currently, $246/gr LESS to be exact). Does all the marketing hype ofkinam thisandkyara that make you feel like kinam is now just a generic term that means anything? Bottomless oil that comes across to me and base yanked to the top note. Let me repeat the question: A tree is bound to yieldkyaraif left to grow for 135 years. Too bad it costs so much, but that's because it's rare, or is it?? From that point on, incense would become an important facet of Japanese culture.Incense is used for a variety of purposes, including Kyara This is the most famous and well known of all Aloes wood some believe to come from either Vietnam or Cambodia. I have monkoh style burner and I am still learning to listen to it better. And they dont flaunt it. Great balanceto it. I am open to ALL vendors of good oud. It is profound.Rasoul / Canada, It is, without reservation, a piece of art. It's arresting in its noticeability (I sometimes lose track of tasks I'm doing, so it's a 'sit on the meditation pillow bro' stick for me). Simply amazing. What might be considered aged by some was barely separated from water to another. I had a chance to form a first impression of the cultivated kinam being discussed here. 327 Carpenter Lane I find that to be just a tad implausible. I believe it is a process that yieldskyara, a question of age, nutrients, soil, light, water and of course the bugs. The fragrance is like an aristocrat in its elegance and gracefulness." It is not even a scent as much as it is an experience.Phil / USA, This oil is simply outrageous, it has no peer. Just as you would, when talking about kinam, at least have an industry-standard reference like Baieidos on hand (included in this kit). And they dont flaunt it. Thats the real challenge of distillation. A dark green bitter smoke. But if someone with more experience and a deeper appreciation for nuance identifies differences, that doesnt mean he makes things up. The words alone evoke a deep sense of a meditative mood . Are the incense houses haording tons of this stuff to drive up the price, is De Beers in on it? You must log in or register to reply here. Reading this you realize these texts werent meant for teaching You know its nonsense, but hereally believed this and taught it as truth. This must be it. The scent that makes you fork over your life savings to make one just one Oud. One of the things I did to help me along was to find sticks that had a aloeswood version and a kyara version. 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. Its the aroma that permeates everything I do. Time will tell. I am growing to like this note. When was the last time youve seen any of these for sale anywhere? Generally speaking, these chemical compounds provide a soapy-waxy-lemony-floral touch to a perfume formula. Instead of philosophizing about what it is, is not, or ought to be this Kyara Kit shows you what it IS. This is a scent years in the making. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. !Nazif/ USA. To smell more. A teacher in Jordan once told his students about oud and why its so rare and expensive. The scent itself is green, sharp, dark, and linear, unmistakably kinam. Her candle, made in collaboration with Rewined, features notes of orange, grapefruit, pink peppercorn, neroli, and orange blossom. Thats why you hardly see any advertised. So .5 ml can go a looooong way.Rasoul / USA, None to this date has been as clear, as loud, as evident and as glorious as Kyara when it comes to capturing the scent of kinam and kinamic wood on higher heat. Same with kyara. Houzan reminds me a bit of the Confucious Kyara stick from Baiedo. Being a newer distillation it has a great top note profile. Yes, I have bits of some of your other high-end oils, and of course they are spectacular, but Kyara seems to isolate and intensify the most exquisite possible scent elements of the most exquisite Vietnamese oils and present them in a single oil. This oil is powerful, bitter, medicinal. Chokoh is vaguely Indian to my nose, theres a rich fragrant accord running through the wood that brings to mind natural perfumers ingredients. Its part of their culture and reflects their reverence for this precious aromatic. Is this tree 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. Just gotten hold of Kevins plantation Kinam and decided to do a comparison with my selected White, Green and Black Kyara. The mind becomes clear and instantly stays in present moment. From this evolution in kinam appreciation came two schools of thought: the Japanese and the Chinese. How long does the smell linger for most of the Minorien incense sticks? Questions? On the opening, I see the Hainan notes clearer than before and the narcotic Cambodi bitterness. At first sniff, one is brought into the presence of kyara, feeling its huge impact, opening up the doors of the mind to a vaster plain. Others believe that. There are several types of kyara. I am new to incense, I would like to know the differences between these products. The perfume has a central note of pure and extremely difficult to distill Kyara Agarwood. Only bizarre thing is a subtle to moderate note of grilled steak served blue. I am thinking this is kyara smell but maybe I'm wrong? Off-putting to my nose but too much other awesome going on that I can get past it and still derive pleasure and still crave it again.Rasoul / Canada, .25 gr high recovery V-vial, 3 gr EO-Vial. You dont need to know anything about incense to know that these sticks are special. Kruger and I thought they were joking or testing us, but no they genuinely thought what they showed us is kinam. Chokoh and Ryugen are equally good but different for different purposes. Its not particularly high grade wood but the blend is perfect and the scent is rich and clear. Felt I was burning being discussed here constitutes the apex of that oud family, nor it... 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