dignitychicken
Oud Fan
I've made a commitment to myself, mainly for the sake of delayed gratification, to allow for a 5-year ageing window for new oils I pick up before I properly dive into them. Obviously it means I miss out on following along with the ageing process for fresher oils, but it's also a framework (an arbitrary one) for dedicating time and attention to older oils, and experiencing some already highly acclaimed oils from ouddict vendors in recent years from a point of their maturity.
Anyway - I'm finally able to enjoy the first oil that I committed to this process.
Jinkoh Store's Tawi Tawi (2021). I remember an initial sample and smelling the cap at different times that this one had a really fruit-forward acidic/fructose profile, along with a lovely nose tingly buzzy pitch. Now that this has had the benefit of time, I'm much more able to detect the floral qualities in this oil, especially in the heart, rather than getting a nose full of 'kinamic' fruit juice. I get impressions of mimosa, and others I want to associate with african violet, waxy iris, narcissus and maybe magnolia (I'm not a perfumer so I'm not claiming any precision). Fruit wise there's a lovely guava and grapefruit tinge, with a hint of passionfruit acidity and mango, but I would no longer only consider this a fruity oud, which I did when this was younger.
All in all - it feels gratifying to smell the material rewards for patience and restraint, and exciting to know that I already have a stellar lineup of oils that will become available over the next few years (up until 2030, I think) without needing to keep buying.
Anyway - I'm finally able to enjoy the first oil that I committed to this process.
Jinkoh Store's Tawi Tawi (2021). I remember an initial sample and smelling the cap at different times that this one had a really fruit-forward acidic/fructose profile, along with a lovely nose tingly buzzy pitch. Now that this has had the benefit of time, I'm much more able to detect the floral qualities in this oil, especially in the heart, rather than getting a nose full of 'kinamic' fruit juice. I get impressions of mimosa, and others I want to associate with african violet, waxy iris, narcissus and maybe magnolia (I'm not a perfumer so I'm not claiming any precision). Fruit wise there's a lovely guava and grapefruit tinge, with a hint of passionfruit acidity and mango, but I would no longer only consider this a fruity oud, which I did when this was younger.
All in all - it feels gratifying to smell the material rewards for patience and restraint, and exciting to know that I already have a stellar lineup of oils that will become available over the next few years (up until 2030, I think) without needing to keep buying.
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