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Aged vs. Fresh Oud: Aging and Character

Connoisseurs distinguish between aged (old) oud and fresh oud, for aging has an effect on the character of oud resembling what time has on some perfumes. In this comparison we...

Natural vs. Enhanced Oud: Authenticity and Tran...

Among the most important things the oud buyer needs is to distinguish between natural oud and enhanced oud. For the natural is the oud as it formed in the tree...

Papua vs. Maroke: The Wide Region and the Area ...

Papua is a wide region in eastern Indonesia, and Maroke is an oud from the Merauke area within Papua itself. So the comparison here is not between two opposing regions,...

Jawi vs. Sumatran: An Ancient Name and a Specif...

Jawi is an ancient Arabic name for oud, attributed to the island of Java, and it was used in the past in a broader sense than the island alone. And...

Malino vs. Maroke: Sulawesi and Papua

Malino (from the island of Sulawesi) and Maroke (from the Papua region) are two names that connoisseurs of Indonesian oud know, and both are among the sought-after eastern regions. In...

Kalimantan vs. Sumatran: The Two Most Famous In...

Kalimantan and Sumatran are among the most famous Indonesian oud regions and the widest in presence in the market, and often the beginner stands between them. In this comparison we...