Aged Tarakan Oud 2002

1Gram for $350 Everything matters, and conscious tending makes for graceful aging.  This Tarakan oud is from 2002, and being 23 years old is ready for a venture out into society.  The world of oud is as deep and complex as any treasure of the ancient world.  Religion, ecology, language, technological evolution, and human ingenuity all intersect.  I revel in such scent - going beyond the complex reality from which these aromatic wonders emerge.  On the skin the first whiff is bold & mature, cacao like with vanilla and flowering tobacco, within minutes the aroma opens the senses with calming cooling vapors of a diverse deciduous forest system - refined, masculine, smooth woody character establishes a unique presence on the skin.  Dignified layers of dried fruits that descend into other aspects of its character, lurking, awaiting your consciousness.