Given
the success of Kinam Attar and Khmer Kinam,
we are excited to unveil Kelantan; our first
ever extrait that captures the true-to-life aroma of
sizzling (non kinam) agarwood chips. This time, the aroma
is that of fuming "super king" grade agarwood nuggets.
Kelantan is an ode to oud from the northeastern tip of
Malaysia, the State of Kelantan Darul Naim ("the Abode of
Bliss").
Utilizing our in-house aged cinnamon and vanilla tinctures
for the right kind of rounded creamy cinnamic aroma (far
from the shrill tone of cinnamon essential oils and
absolutes), Malaysian tea tincture to give that bellowing
oomph to the bittersweet resinous tones, and the most
scrumptious propolis extract that brings the super king
grade velvety feel to life, Kelantan captures every facet of
the wood perfectly.
There's of course the lip-smacking cola that all species of
Malaysian oud are well-known for.
An ethereal, mentholated aroma permeates the opening notes,
identical to what you find in all of the highest grades –
the best being super king grade – of Malaysian agarwood.
But Kelantan wood is primarily known for its pepper and
orange shortbread notes, and they join the stage soon.
Then there's the mouthwatering vanilla-cinnamon cake baking
in the oven aroma – without exception, all
super king grade agarwood regardless of provenance possess
this aroma.
Chewy resinous and deep green jungly notes sing their
melodies into the drydown.
The two most loved Oud scent profiles in the western
hemisphere, by a mile, are Vietnamese and Malaysian. Few,
though, have experienced what the aroma of the raw woods
have to offer.
Kelantan gives you the chance to experience exactly that. A
couple spritzes on your chest or garment, be prepared to be
swept up and swirled away into the most fragrant reverie.
Alhamdulillah. I said to try it when praying. From the first spray of (Kelantan) that entered my heart and mind, a really wonderful mixture of oud, spices and a wonderful velvet finish.
F.A. (Oman)
Kelantan is the centerpiece,
very difficult for me to describe. But one thing for sure
is that it’s a beautiful masterpiece!
S.O. (Saudi Arabia)
I'm wearing Kelantin, the first one from the set I am trying and it is perfect, very nice.
M.M. (Japan)
Kelantan is already a bottle worthy for me 🤪🤪Totally
blown me away 🔥🔥🔥
C.B. (Romania)
I have not had the experience of burning East Malaysian
oud chips to my knowledge, but I enjoy the smell of
Kelantan and it does have a familiar scent to my brain. It
may be that my Muslim friends in the USA have burned
Malaysian oud chips during Ramadan or special occassions
and that has given the perfume fragrance a distant
familiarity. I will ask my Arab friends to comment on the
perfume to get their response and I will let you know!
G.A. (USA)
Really enjoying the gourmand facets of Kelantan. So good.
I’ve actually never heated oud chips, but now you’ve got
me curious.
M.C. (USA)
Unbelievable! Fantabulous
I want 1 more Kelantan
B.M. (India)
The Kelantan I don't know what to say about it and how I'm
gonna review it I'm sure I won't give it what it deserves
I won't even be able to get clean se to that it's so
gorgeous so calming so exquisite so magnificent
B.I. (Canada)
Kelantan is pretty potent stuff though. I get a spicy
peppery opening with a touch of medicinal aspects, and it
mellows out just slightly with a GREAT woodiness and hints
of earth.
A.D. (USA)
Been over 12 hrs, still going pretty strong
A.D. (USA)
I've tried all the previous releases except for Kinam
Attar, and Kelantan is my favorite of the bunch. The
opening is stunning, with a very prominent cola accord
that is balanced nicely by dry woodsmoke. It has the
green/earthy heart that I recognize from several of the
previous ones, however, here it strikes me as dialed down
a bit in sweetness/density/intensity. That works well for
me, I can really enjoy it in this dose. There is a
dry/sweet contrast is prominent throughout, and the
drydown kind of reminds me of LADDM. A spicy dry/woody
incense smoothened out by vanilla that goes on for ages.
Too expensive for me at this moment but will look to pick
one up if it is still around after a couple of weeks.
Really good stuff!
K.B. (Sweden)
I tried Kalentan today and my first impression really
matches Taha's description of it. it has that spicy
peppery opened cola top note that stays for a long time,
some short-lived citrusy nuances as well as menthol-like
note. Then, it moves to a smooth woody base and I get some
vanilla-like sweetness with some cinnamon but not as
cinnamic as Khmer Kinam, after some time, I get hints of a
green earthy note. It is not as thick or smoky as Khmer
Kinam.
A.B. (Oman)
Such a beautiful bottle and great scent!!
A.V. (Belgium)
I really enjoy your perfume aesthetic, in particular those
that capture heated agarwood which I have not seen done by
anyone else - keep up the amazing work!
J.S. (USA)
I first compared this to Kinam Attar and Khmer Kinam and
this is certainly a worthy successor with a realistic
heated agarwood accord. Unfortunately, I have not tried
Kelantan Terengganu Johor [sic. raw wood chips] yet but
from the photo-realism of the previous two and my
agreement of many of the notes and accords in your
description, I am sure you have accomplished your mission!
In comparison to KA and KK, I found K quite a bit more
subtle over the first hour - I will see if this will
change over time. It opens for me with a sweet spicy
accord over that ethereal agarwood smoke feel which really
distinguishes your work. I get a touch of greenness which
leads to a slight zesty citrus accord towards the end of
the first hour and the 'shortbread' accord in the second
hour (likely) deriving from a blend of sweet cinnamon and
vanillic notes. After 8 hours (on clothing), I detected a
herbal green woody accord that I need to re-visit and see
how this interplays with the sweeter notes at the top and
heart of the composition. Overall an exciting agarwood
smoke composition which complements KA and KK!
J.S. (USA)