You're being too modest Rasoul it went more like you said "here's how I understood that post......." and then I said, "yep, that's exactly it".
And I do agree: we need to come up with more accurate terms to describe the non-intrinsic scent notes. I've done it in the past, even went into detail about the what's and why's (I think it was back in the Basenotes days), what type of barn ages into what, and so on.
Heck I even rolled out two fermented oud oils myself (one Indian, one Cambodian) for the sole purpose of educating what a fermentation triggered by the fungus that triggers the resin formation itself, smells like.
The general rule of thumb, of course is that... if it doesn't smell like the wood, its been tinkered with. No Indian wood smells like feces or carcasses, that's a no-brainer, hence a good start. From there, a more accurate lexicon would be beneficial.
Ultimately, its about knowing what the heated WOOD smells like. Most folks still haven't smelled actual heated raw agarwood.
And those who have... well, I'm sure you don't smell feces and carcasses in it.
And I do agree: we need to come up with more accurate terms to describe the non-intrinsic scent notes. I've done it in the past, even went into detail about the what's and why's (I think it was back in the Basenotes days), what type of barn ages into what, and so on.
Heck I even rolled out two fermented oud oils myself (one Indian, one Cambodian) for the sole purpose of educating what a fermentation triggered by the fungus that triggers the resin formation itself, smells like.
The general rule of thumb, of course is that... if it doesn't smell like the wood, its been tinkered with. No Indian wood smells like feces or carcasses, that's a no-brainer, hence a good start. From there, a more accurate lexicon would be beneficial.
Ultimately, its about knowing what the heated WOOD smells like. Most folks still haven't smelled actual heated raw agarwood.
And those who have... well, I'm sure you don't smell feces and carcasses in it.