What did scented dreams and smelly caves say about 17th century Ottoman social mobility and global positioning? Why do I like perfume oils so much? How many Turkish words can I mispronounce in an hour? All are answered on this week's episode!

I get into some new perfume acquisitions, hint at some discovery sets on the way, and review "Aromas of knowledge, networks of scent: tracing the olfactory imagination of a 17th-century Ottoman traveler" by Rao Mohsin Ali Noor. Let me know your thoughts!

Perfumes mentioned:

Ashore/ Amouage

Ambre Supreme / Les IndémodablesGucci Bloom / Gucci

Lust/ Lush

Otis & Me / Jazmin Saraï

3 Fleurs / Parfum D'Empire

Jasmin et Cigarette / Etat Libre D'Orange

Various perfume oils/ Tarife Attar

*Mehmet Efendi was the writer I was referring that is associated with the last cave passage discussed; Yazıcıde is the word I couldn't pronounce and I read that is was a term to refer to someone who was the "son of a writer" or someone who was apart of the Ottoman court. 

Citation for work discussed: Aromas of knowledge, networks of scent: tracing the olfactory imagination of a 17th-century Ottoman traveler, Noor, Rao Mohsin Ali. Abingdon: Routledge, The senses & society, 2023-01, Vol.18 (1), p.52-65

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Sound engineering and music: Jasem Jarrar