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“古人说: 要积了三辈子的阴德,才能闻得奇楠香, 要八辈子修来的福气,才可品或饮用奇楠香。”

Tennendo Frankincense – the best frankincense stick

26 April 2014 by Kyara Zen

Incense : Nyukoh (Frankincense) Brand : Tennendo Source : Purchased from Japan Amount Burnt so far prior to this review : 13 sticks Taste profile : Sweet : +++       Sour, Salty, Spicy: very slight tinge Scent characteristics : Texture – thick ... [Read More...]

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Scientific Literature on Kyara

31 March 2014 by Kyara Zen

well.. thought it could be time to get a little scientific :) when I was doing my phd... reading science papers was a norm, they contain reasonably credible, peer reviewed, and quality information on various subject matters in depth. When it comes to ... [Read More...]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, kyara, kynam

Why does tea taste different when brewed in Yixing wares

26 March 2014 by Kyara Zen

Why is Redox (reduction/oxidation) of compounds important in tea? The ancient people had realized that oxidation often resulted in unique and special aromas/fragrances being developed in the tea, that was why oolong teas were born. In the process of ... [Read More...]

Filed Under: Articles, Tea Tagged With: tea, yixing

Agarwood in the 1980s

15 March 2014 by Kyara Zen

I thought I would share a couple of pictures which I had requested from Mr Lee (owner of the Kyarazen 1985 oud), to allow people to have a "preview" of what agarwood was like in the 80s. It was not uncommon to have gigantic well resinated woods pass ... [Read More...]

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What if you have discovered a huge chunk of kyara

18 February 2014 by Kyara Zen

Friend called and the conversation went like : AHHHHH!!! HELP!!! I think I just saw a huge chunk of kyara, probably 1 kilogram , and the trader doesn't know!! Me : What's the price? Friend : Not confirmed, but possibly below $50 per gram Me ... [Read More...]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, kyara, kynam, singapore

Agarwood beads

17 January 2014 by Kyara Zen

Agarwood beads are amongst the hardest to verify amongst all agarwood related products., This is due to the way the beads are made, spun, polished etc. The ultimate way to verify a bead, is just to split it into half, check the grain, resination, ... [Read More...]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood

An Awesome Tea site

23 December 2013 by Kyara Zen

  It wasn't easy convincing Mr Teaism to write about tea and tea culture online. At least I think I tried, and many other people too had been encouraging him to, and so he finally agreed! Mr Teaism is a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in ... [Read More...]

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Cultivated Agarwood

17 December 2013 by Kyara Zen

Agarwood plantations are common all throughout South East asia today. Some plantations are beginning to reap the fruits of what they had planted a decade ago, and have pushed out a myriad of intriguing agarwood products such as agarwood leaf tea, ... [Read More...]

Filed Under: Articles, Kyara and Aloeswood Tagged With: agarwood, agarwood singapore, mon-koh

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