Chewing a tiny bit of kinam is as good as anaesthesia. Your mouth’s gonna be numb for a good half hour. The numbing effect as the drop of Basic Kinam touches your tongue lasts only a few seconds. But isn’t that something?
The kinam-y menthol minty incense green high notes linger long enough to make you go – is this for real? – then smoothe into a gentle sencha suave reminiscent of the mighty Oud Yaqoub.
There’s a plum-like savory tone at the heart of the profile imbued with herbaceous green incense notes that prickle your nose just enough to make you wonder…
We often emphasize, perhaps over emphasize the piercing, numbing quality of kinam. That’s because it’s a distinctly kinamic quality – but it’s not the only trait that defines it. There’s also the profile that surrounds the sharpness; the smooth agar-incense that smells of wood, of resin, of the subtle umami that smells fresh, but in a jungly sense. Sometimes a touch of spice, a discreet ripe bitterness akin to the scent of fruit in a forest.
While the green quality is present, Basic Kinam also captures these ‘accessory’ notes to give you an oud that’s highly enjoyable to wear and explore. It’s every bit as layered as wild ouds that would cost you double the price – in fact, in a blind test, I’m sure most would categorize and price it exactly like that.
This is organic oud gone green—kinam green.
