‘Hold on to your nose and mind…because Samandari is bliss, it is tranquility and contemplation, deep thought and revival. You are greeted with a deep ambergris Oceanic note, followed by menthol that makes the ambergris feel cool, the ambergris and menthol flamenco a little before the arrival of a piercing blueberry note without the fruitiness, fresh green cinnamon from another world, ripe mangoes, rice hay with a hint of corn leaf a hint of earth, like the khapra used in mitti attars, but a pleasant version oscillates between sweet and bitter…this tango continues on repeat with waves of acute kyara and Nha trang Oudh. As you get comfortable with the Kyara notes you are tantalised by a pineapple note without the sickly sweetness of itbut a greenness with hues of red and purple. Every time you take a whiff you are accosted with layers with different dimensions and notes, as though it is a completely different oil, but then suddenly moments later the previous notes appear. The longevity and projection is amazing. It is no wonder kings like the Emperor Jahangir would revert to Samandari as their preferred Oudh indulgence.‘ – Al Shareef Oudh
