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Oud

Oud oil is distilled from agarwood soaked with dark resin, which the tree makes to fight an infection, and its smell runs from sweet and woody to smoky and barnyard.

Everyday reference
It recalls old, smoked wood with a trace of leather.
Versus Incense
Incense is lighter and drier, with a lemony smoke, while oud is denser, woodier and more animal.
What to smell for
Notice how strong and animal it is; natural oud oil is rare and costly, so many oud notes are blends that copy it, and they smell cleaner.
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