Myitkyina 4K

My favorite Burmese oud oil from the ones I tried. Myitkyina 4K, the first verison, from Agar Aura. I didn't try Royal Myanma, which supposedly is a step above. I love Burmese oils. They offer a bit of everything. Some Hindi facets, some Crassna, some Malay. You get a small taste of various terroirs. This one was the first Burmese oil I tried. Needless to say, every other Burmese oil that followed did not reach up to it. They were either too traditional for my tastes with all the facets congested in too small of a dimension to appreciate, either one of the facets felt out of harmony with the rest. I feel Taha captured the beauty of the wood in mesmerizing harmony. He took the multitude of facets and stretched Myitkyina's profile to the max, unfolding it in a fractionate manner, making it easier to appreciate the complexity and beauty it boosts. The opening is narcotic. It is my favorite part. It smells like powdery violets sprinkled with honey and anise-like spiciness. I wish this stage would last for a good hour but it doesn't. In the heart, there is an almost steel-like blue incense chord unfolding, a green vibrating facet that tingles the nose, and the violet accord from the opening turns into this purple wine chord that further intoxicates your senses. It makes me think of serving a glass of wine in silver cups while relaxing with some incense burning in the room. The base changes the texture to a creamy oleoresinous smell, the green chord still beating, the incense faint at this point, and the purple-hued facet lingering. The most subtle impression of suede leather might come to mind, yet faint. A purple oil overall, playing on this central violet-wine-grape-orris chord, while branching in plenty of other directions. What puts it above many other Burmese oils for me is its clarity and dimension, as well as the lack of any kind of "dirty" facets. IG:@memory.of.scents