Here’s some of what I read on Oud Impressions, a website dedicated to oud: “ … the most unusual Indian Oud I have smelled so far…it opens with a very potent top note. I am greeted with an incredibly strong and crystalline aroma that smells almost medicinal… convey(s) something of its potency, depth, and healing potential, as well as its ‘concentrated’ aroma. It is one of the strongest notes I have encountered in an Oud oil so far. This mysterious crystalline note is shrouded by a more traditional Indian aroma of sweet hay and woods, and a gentle barnyard tease. Within minutes, I am addicted to the singing clarity of Encens Imperial. It is an Indian Oud that possesses the clarity, beauty, and sensuality of the finest Borneo Ouds without sacrificing its Indian roots…Encens Imperial maintains a smooth, water-like clarity, without compromising any tenacity or potency.” Here’s a quote from Ensar: ”There might be no Kyara in Assam. But only in Assam do you find Muana (see entry), a heart note of serenity not even Kyara can capture, and just as rare. You might have smelled it when burning crazy-grade Assam wood chips, but pick it up in an oud oil… this is a first.”