I'm currently working on pouring the last of this incredible oud, and I can still remember vividly the day the profound bottle was brought fourth from what I have dubbed 'the vault' what seems like only a few months ago. The day in which I first experienced what was meant by psychoactive oud.
I had always wondered what, and how an oud can be "psychoactive" but on that day my perspective was changed forever, and I finally understood.
Beyond the extraordinary relaxing and soothing benefits characterized by oud, and the meditative components that we have come to almost expect from quality ouds, more than any others this oud has imbued many with a strong sense of nostalgia, whisking one away to far off jungles, mountain tops, and memories from childhood. Evoking vivid visuals, which is the only way your mind can interpret and explain such an alien aroma.
Kruger was smiling as the now famous words crossed his lips "so... what do you think?" When put on the spot I usually freeze up, but gaining the courage to take a whiff, I was immediately transported, plunging under deep mysterious waters, thick with sea weed, and gnarled tree roots, the feeling was like that of being overtaken by a strong wave on the beach, a somewhat panicked refreshment. My mind was fighting to explain what it is I just experienced!
...After a short time, the waters mellowed, and deep green comforted me like creamy pea soup warmed over an open-faced fire on a cold winters day.... I snapped out of it as Kruger reiterated..... "Well?"
Lol, all I could say at the time was "Green... I see green everywhere." I was later happy to find out the name, Green Papua! And have fallen further and further in love with the chameleon fragrance ever since.
A chameleon it is, as the cooler months reveal what I have explained above, and as the temperature warms, the profile blooms into a vast and incredible spectrum with seemingly endless hues.
With warmth comes a refreshing spice. "Like seeking shelter under a pimenta dioica tree in the middle of the Honduras jungle during a flash tropical monsoon storm. Heavy drops pummeling the leaves of the trees, the earth and the seeds, surrounding me in a fog of aroma."
The oud transported me instantly, evoking vivid images from nowhere, it calmed my nerves from the 'pressure' I felt from being put on the spot, showing me what is meant by psychoactive.
A familiar and comfortable fragrance, as good for a suit as it is relaxing on the beach! Absolutely love this stuff, and wish there'd be more like it!