Its energy. This and Royal Kynam are simply the finest oud oils Ive ever smelled. Thats why you hardly see any advertised. Its not about Grade Aor AAA or Super King. Were no longer talking sinking-grade here, or about an untapped jungle. Borneo Kinam orBrunei Kinamlets you smell for yourself why the Chinese have a strong case for saying kinam isnt limited to Vietnam alone. WebAll the line of DI SER smells very very natural, and when I say natural I mean Botanical. Others believe that one mans kinam is simply anothers sinensis. 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. Smell the crme de la crme of theoud world and discover an olfactory journey like no other: Kyara |Kinam |Qinan. 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. When you want to learn about samurai swords, who do you seek out a guy in Iowa or master Osaka? Kyara Sayangs crispgreenscent reminds me of a facet of chewing and burning kinam at the same time like few other oilsdo. Edited by Scents of Earth. This is one of them. A fellow oud connoisseur, Thomas S., had this to add to the discussion: If we substitute, for the sake of this discussion, the word kyara with cherry, we see a different definition coming up. Do you get annoyed each time a read about a new Kinam or Kyara that hit the market? It has been brought up time and again that using the term Kyarain naming oud oils is misleading and inappropriate. Also - sometimes vendors ship but it's out of their control at that point. Thats what makes thescent of Borneo Kinam such an eye-opener. Kyara Enju/Kyara Kokoh.Rasoul / Canada, Kyara is a whole other level. Thats why getting oud is so dangerous. Anything not harvested in Vietnam, cannot be Kinam. Yet there is nothing smoky about the oil if it makes any sense. Asyou can see, these are sold kyara chunks,notthe tiny shavings most ofus are at best able to get our hands on 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. 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. Their scents will be tattooed into your olfactory memory for life. Great reading and from my limited listening experience I certainly wouldn't disagree one bit. Im not offering you a mystery: We have kyara as identified by kyara experts in Japan and China, and sold as kyara by the most respected authorities in the field. I took a couple of small pieces and made a true Kinam tincture with perfumers alcohol. With some oils its just super clear, the base materials were nuts and the juicing perfect. Kinam is hard to find if you dont know where. 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 truth is, while kyara is made out to be a mystery, its not. You dont need to know anything about incense to know that these sticks are special. I totally agree with you in regards to Nha Trang being a full-profile oil. The beauty of the oil is staggering I tried a little Kynam No 1 this morning to compare, as there are some similarities in scent profile both are extraordinary, though I do believe I prefer the Kyara Certainly the Kyara is the bigger and deeper scent, with a rich dark woody quality in addition to the ethereal camphoric and green qualities a lot going on, and all of it so enjoyable Kynam No 1 smells lighter, more like a delicate kyara perfume sort of thing, whereas the Kyara is a freight-train blast of kyara vapors rising off the heater The oil is distilled in part from actual kyara, and the scent to me is the finest representation of Vietnamese green kyara I have come across.Josh/ USA, All this recent love and talk for Kyara is warranted. The mind becomes clear and instantly stays in present moment. The best quality is Kyara, which comes in four types: Green, Iron, Purple, and Black. Some claim that the chemical make up ofkyarais different to other types of agarwood. I think the notes youre catching are green kyara. Special gift of nature handled very well by man to coax all the beauty and genius out. Though nobody seems to have a clue, most agree that kyara is a mystery. Also, maybe it only hits the kyara here or there and I just haven't hit any or noticed when I did. I think this companies take on kyara is much more on the sweet side of thing, like cake batter or something. You could also reach out and ask? In this Kyara Kit, weve put together a collection of kinam granules that covers both schools. Or just a regular agarwood tree? The result was the same every time: The swipe of oud smelled exactly like the taste, onlylouder. Yes, I have purchased many oils from him. Lisa smells like new books. Super incense. The Kyara is terribly wonderful, among the purest and most intriguing scents I have experienced in my long life. Today the resin is commonly called Jinko, Aloeswood, Agarwood, and Oud. Larry / USA. I am new to incense, I would like to know the differences between these products. Hot -- Resembles the smell of peppers on a fire. What is the best smelling city in the world? Instead of philosophizing about what it is, is not, or ought to be Borneo Kinamshows you what it IS. 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. Not sure who you ordered from but I usually try giving vendors the botd. WebThe frozen water smells pure, as if still trapped in the clouds hanging just overhead. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA. for pure kyara smells, you can consider 1) Gyokushodo en-no-sho (green oil kyara! As a matter of fact, while on my scent journey, I had to try everything that I could get my hands on. That was wonderful. I find that to be just a tad implausible. Regardless of their differences, what is clear is that kinam is a scent apart. I'm struggling to figure out what people are calling 'kyara' smell. Welcome to r/incense, a community dedicated to the discussion of incense of all kinds. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. LCG, It's not likely that smelling Kyara will be an epiphany. I have some Hainan kinam and it is very nice. With distinct notes weaving in and out. 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? Ants smell the chemicals that make up odors with olfactory receptors on their antennae. You must log in or register to reply here. If you havent, and you got your kinam from Facebook vendors or online circles swapping little splinters of kyara then chances are youre still in the dark about what kinam is all about. Or the occasions I need its calming and centering presence. Is there a note or set of notes you look for? Some believe kinam is purely a marketing gimmick. More of an experience rather than just a great scent.Rasoul / Canada, I went for Kyara in the evening to accompany a long walk. A w12 engine on a Bentley. Kyara Tenchi uses black kyara. 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. So I didnt say anything about what I was burning. Sore as hell and in pain. Kyara defines what I do and Kyara is not only as close to kyara an oud oil can get, but one that takes you beyond the wonder of the wood into the labyrinth wonderland of oud oil where red kinam smells green smells purple smells more, all at once. WebKyara is a particular odor described as "A gentle and dignified smell with a touch of bitterness. Kyara is a particular odor Why is that? This is one of them. The sun glints off the Rocky Mountains, their iron musk mixes with mountain pine. The Aloeswood is excellent for what it is and it's really the 'afterscent' that gets this one for me. In my opinion, all of Minoriens incenses are great and the Ryugen is like an upgraded version of the aloeswood and kyara. Otherwise, youre just talking through your teeth. Ive even been treated to kinam by esteemed distillers only to realize what they generously offered me was notkinam by any standard. With time the Cambodi-like notes strengthen and kyara enju incense notes take over. We gave our guests a Japanese kyara pellet to chew on. There are great oils and then there are outstanding oils. 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. I do think some kinam oils greatly resemble it. 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. Visit Baieido or Shoyeido and buy their kinam. Reading this you realize these texts werent meant for teaching and, as youll discover after youve smelled it, the scent of kyara is strikingly simple in its beauty. Theres agarwoodand then theresKINAM. Edited: Certainly, from my very broad forays into trying everything that comes my way, expense does dictate the rarity and grade of materials, but if there's something I try to keep in mind when the siren's call strikes, is that I can fully enjoy 'cheaper' ingredients if they are blended expertly, and sometimes there's beauty in enjoying the straightforward stuff and burning with more abandon. Just how I like my Aloeswood. One thing you do learn from ancient descriptions of kyara is the simplicity: kinam is bitter or smells like a monk. Yet, its still peppery and green while being a virginal white floral. 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. WebTaylor Swift has collaborated with many different brands to create signature scents and a candle. There's something else going on in their blend, and it's also dark, sultry, smoky, a bit husky and gritty. Just like using those old charts outlining the traits of different kinds of agarwood is effectively useless today sasora is sour while kyara is bitter or smells like an aristocrat in its elegance and gracefulness. New York forests tend to smell of pine and fern. Words cannot describe these two oils. The name derives from Miuccia Pradas family nickname, and was established as a more youthful, playful and affordable alternative to the Prada line. Although it is commonly referred to as quicksilver, it has no detectable odor. And my biggest swipe of it to date. I heated some lovely purple kinam last night, and also spent some time smelling the raw wood after freshly shaving my heater qty off it - very beautiful smell indeed - I agree LC that it is soul stirring.. Welli would say the green note is just one facet of the Kyara total scent profile and in totality, the smell from those oils are hardly an exact representation of a heated kyara sliver. Along with the odor, discharge may be greenish-yellow, and you may Many people report a particular scent appearing around this time of year; some describe it as melancholy, while others associate it with more pleasant harvest-type smells. That is just my view. Regardless of their differences, what is clear is that kinam is a scent apart. or Aquilaria agallocha andis a very popular ingredient in Japanese incense and is often used in traditional Chinese, Unanai, Ayurvedic, and Tibetan medicine. Anyways, special oil and as far as I see it a must for any and all oud lovers. Vanilla can elevate your mood. WebWhile discharge is distinctly different than urine, that may be the scent you're smelling when in the bathroom. It was as if time stood still. Firstly, no one knows whatkyarais. Its based on my dealings with the men whobuy and sell this kind of kyara that I have come to my own understanding of the term. Just take a whiff of each and youll know! I said, why does any other vendor bother to stay in business when you have oils like these?. 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. 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? Most authentic kyara pieces were sold to private collectors in Japan, which is how Di Ser came into possession of its own small collection of the precious wood. With their gums and tongues numb, I asked them to savor the taste of the kyara, breathe it in and let the green medicinal brainfreeze run through their noseand into their forehead. It is profound.Rasoul / Canada, It is, without reservation, a piece of art. It would suggest that all Malaysian, Indonesian and New Guinean agarwood trees are going to be medical students for quite a long time! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Kyara is the heart and soul of the Oriscent aesthetic. How can anyone in his right mind, upon harvesting akyaratree, proceed to distill oil from it? 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. I feel like I get some sense of a kyara smell by comparing Minorien's Chokoh no 5 to Seikado's Gokujo Kyara and Gyokushodo's En No Sho. So goood. He didnt warn me that it came with a side of knafeh fresh out the oven. So if at all possible, try some Kyara. You are using an out of date browser. 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. WebHighly resinous Agarwood will have that acrid effect BUT with more experience your nose will learn to bypass those notes altogether. Welcome to r/incense, a community dedicated to the discussion of incense of all kinds. WebWhat does Kyara smell like? 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. 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? On the opening, I see the Hainan notes clearer than before and the narcotic Cambodi bitterness. Kyaras narcotic tone, its medicinal bitterness is my personal benchmark. 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. Some believe kinam is purely a marketing gimmick. 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. 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. Vaginal cancer: Symptoms include heavy vaginal discharge with a strong odor. A kaleidoscope of kinam and greenery, wafting in and out of focus. Even old-timer fragrance lovers dont know what oud really is, and within the world of oud kyara is out of reach for most. Some believe kinam is purely a marketing gimmick. One of the longest-lasting oils to date. Papuan is just different spelling for Guallam.. Heat it, chew it, suck on it until your tongue moves a bit slower than it should. We perceive two different worlds entirely. Thatsthe kinam youre getting in this kit. One thing you do learn from ancient descriptions of kyara is the simplicity: kinam is bitter or smells like a monk. Talk about a real superfruit! Sometimes, unusual urine odor Certainly not as the enviromental factors will be different according to the specific jungle. Being a newer distillation it has a great top note profile. And its the very same scent that is present to various degrees in a numberofrare oud oils. WebTaylor Swift has collaborated with many different brands to create signature scents and a candle. The wood is extremely rare and often very difficult to obtain, as well as being quite expensive. 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. The Brunei kinam alone was stored in wax for ten years, and you havent seen wood half this caliber come from China in the last two decades. It lingers in the corners of a room for at least an hour for me, and is rich, damp, loamy, dark. Just gotten hold of Kevins plantation Kinam and decided to do a comparison with my selected White, Green and Black Kyara. There is a rusted iron/alloy workshop scent that is both odd and yet enjoyable. Its good to also burn one stick at a time and maintain a steady burn routine so your nose learns to work around that acrid smell. Time will tell. An inferior resin is created by the deliberate wounding of an Aquilaria tree, leaving it more susceptible to a fungal attack by using a forced method. But this same tree is harvested at only 85 years, before the resin has hardened. Update next day: Slept like a baby. On the surface, it looks like nobody has a clue. Others believe that one mans kinam is simply anothers sinensis. In its opening. Fu-in Kyara contains higher grade woods plus a little Kyara in the mix. 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. Not that its a conglomeration or collage, rather its an ordered universe of the finest molecules in balance, and it is shatteringly awesome to experience. 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. Visit Baieido or Shoyeido and buy their kinam. It was my own conviction, and it pertained to me only. Thank you all for taking time to read this! It's a special agarwood, wonderful when heated, transcendental when used in an incense stick. Kyara is a particular odor described as A gentle and dignified smell with a touch of bitterness. This is a high kyara content incense stick with minimal other ingredients smell alike. That is the best I can do to describe how it feels. At that level, there is nothing really better, just different. This stands in stark contrast to the Baieido official stance on the subject, which I have discussed at length way back in the day with David Oller. 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 -. Deep. Enough with the charts and ancient descriptions. The Japanese incense houses and Chinese agarwood collectors monopolize kinam because they sought out and bought out all of it over the years, long before others caught on thats why soil kyara is a big thing now, because with no living kyara trees standing, the only place youre likely to find kyara today is underground. 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. Now you have sedans, SUVs and coupes. 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