Incense of the Day
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Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
I have two for this today as I've received my Kangiiten order. First one to try is the Soil Ambon by Prof. Incense. This is my first ever stick by the professor and I can see now why people love his work. I'll definitely be saving up for his Nha Trang and his Red soil. This Ambon soil is very, very nice. Absolutely no burnt notes just pure oud. Almost like smelling two things at once. There is a powdery sweet perfume scent then running along side is a deep oud woody scent. Amazing. Next to try is the Prof. Incense Mysore square sticks. I've got a few Mysore stick's under my belt now. Enough to know that I must always have some on hand for the rest of my life. These are next level though. They're like Mysore plus 10. More like having a piece of chip on your heater than burning a stick. Just incredible. Also how full-on are the metal tubes!
Thanks for your response I am hoping that after a few tries I will start to appreciate it! As I love Fusen red soil wood I probably came To it with a really high expectation then a neutral one!
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
OMG! I know right re the Mysore sticks! Such a strong scent but not overpowering by any means. Oh no! Can I expect this to happen to me as well now I'm upping my incense grade sticks? Lol..Oh well such is life I guess.
Ahmaoud
True Ouddict
I was waiting to hear your opinion on them! The sale price of 2 tubes for 25 USD was insanity for blackmeat mysore. I didn't even have to burn them to know these quality sticks, I could just keep the tube nearby and sniff it every so often. During a morning reading section I may burn it for a couple of minutes max and then extinguish it, used like that, even a tube will last for ages! It's just so damn milky, I can't get over that, the afterburn is light and sweet, and while lit I'm sniffing pure sandalwood heaven 🤤. I didn't have high opinions of sandalwood sticks before these!
Btw @-Renton- have you happened to try these sandalwood sticks out?
Sadly after I tried the Fusen Red Soil Sticks from Prof. Incense, they started make me notice a lot of jagged parts to my Baieido sticks, which is something which also happened when I started using Aroma Sublime's Gold Seal Wild Vietnam sticks. You start to notice a harshness to more commercial stick, which doesn't mean I can't use them, but I find myself reaching for these single origin sticks way more often. I wouldn't give the Fusen Red Soils a blind recommendation though, I have to use them a bit more, they are price-y and I wanna see if the price justifies their scent profile.
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Ahmaoud
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Totally understandable FreeSoul, I have some Fili Fusen which I'm gonna try on my new heater, once my infinite kynam starts to die down, I've had the same pinch of shavings on 90 degrees for about 5 ish, 1 hour sessions and still not needing to raise the temp! During the work week it's hard to find time to sit and enjoy heating properly, which is why I enjoy sticks a bit more.
Olfactory Nomad
Smells so Oud
Oh! I just looked up those Gold Seal wild Vietnam by Aroma Sublime. They aren't cheap either but man they look like they're worth every cent. Have you seen these others as well? https://www.aromasublime.com/shop/ldesihjnqu25iwsu3seqghcagmz595
Fusen red soil from prof. Incense. i have gone through a few half sticks of this one and for the first time this evening I got a very cool almost numbing winter breeze on top of a creamy base. I actually enjoyed it this evening and look forward to seeing what notes I get next time. I find it fascinating how whether it be sticks, woods or oils they can sometimes take you on a journey of discovery as there have been oils I have not liked the first time but then ended up loving in the end!
-Renton-
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Kangiiten's Premium Daily, Cambodi Aloeswood Blend Sticks, 25g of small sticks that last around 25 mins, wild materials from Sothern and Central Cambodia, 100-125 sticks approx (I never counted as they are super fragile), but just weighed a stick and calculated based on the 25grams.
These sticks are absolutely delightful!!! Starts out very resinous, very "oudy", red berries, a soft mintiness starts to come along, you feel like you are burning some good wild Cambodian wood with these sticks, the mintiness gets stronger ever so slightly as it burns more and more, you get a red cherry fruity note, then not only moments later you get different kind of fruits (that I dont think exist on Earth haha) but they are definitely "red hued" fruits, they smell wonderful, relaxing. Notes of creaminess with chocolate, chocolate cake and chocolate cake mixed with these red hued fruits and cherries.... with a cherry on top 😉. As it comes to an end the soft (almost kinamic but different) mintiness is at good strength and you get this oudy, relaxing resin note, with the red berry, cherry, slightly some of the fruits, chocolate and some minor florals, with a woody presence starting to come in, nearing the end. It may be rather simple, and noncomplex sounding, but it is an absolutely amazing Cambodian incense that is used for pure enjoyment. I also have Cambodian sticks from NineRegions and they are even more minty, but a little more basic in their notes, no chocolate or creamy or much fruit, just red berries, mint and oudiness, and they are still very enjoyable.
Lovely sticks, and for the price to stick ratio. Unbeatable!!!
These sticks are absolutely delightful!!! Starts out very resinous, very "oudy", red berries, a soft mintiness starts to come along, you feel like you are burning some good wild Cambodian wood with these sticks, the mintiness gets stronger ever so slightly as it burns more and more, you get a red cherry fruity note, then not only moments later you get different kind of fruits (that I dont think exist on Earth haha) but they are definitely "red hued" fruits, they smell wonderful, relaxing. Notes of creaminess with chocolate, chocolate cake and chocolate cake mixed with these red hued fruits and cherries.... with a cherry on top 😉. As it comes to an end the soft (almost kinamic but different) mintiness is at good strength and you get this oudy, relaxing resin note, with the red berry, cherry, slightly some of the fruits, chocolate and some minor florals, with a woody presence starting to come in, nearing the end. It may be rather simple, and noncomplex sounding, but it is an absolutely amazing Cambodian incense that is used for pure enjoyment. I also have Cambodian sticks from NineRegions and they are even more minty, but a little more basic in their notes, no chocolate or creamy or much fruit, just red berries, mint and oudiness, and they are still very enjoyable.
Lovely sticks, and for the price to stick ratio. Unbeatable!!!
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Oudamberlove
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Kunmeido Tokusen Kyara Tenpyo
Another lovely blend, sweet, balanced, and mildly spicy.
Another lovely blend, sweet, balanced, and mildly spicy.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Have you tried Kyara Tenchi by Kunmeido? And is it worth £114.95 for 70 5.5inch sticks?
Oudamberlove
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I have that one too. They’re nice, strong scent, with Reiryo (Fenugreek) dominant.
More for room scenting than listening closely.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Nice, I want a Kyara aloeswood blend that is more of a room scent passive incense rather than Monkoh style. Is £114.95 worth it for 70 sticks though?
Oudamberlove
Member
You can get the 140 stick box for £136 here in the USA, so, £114.95 for 70 sticks seems like quite a lot. But ultimately, if you like it a lot, then it’s worth it.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Do you mean 136 pounds or dollars?
Oudamberlove
Member
I converted it to pounds for you,
It’s $170 here for the 140 stick box.
I just lit some, it’s a good stick, I can detect plenty of agarwood, but kyara…hmmmmm,
barely.
-Renton-
True Ouddict
KyaraShrine's Vietnamese Hoi An Black Soil, only 3 2gram tubes for sale ever to exist, completely gone. I luckily got 12 instead of 8 or 10 😌 (since they are so expensive £55 for 8-12 4-4.13" sticks, and they burn real slow like Kyara Enju by Seijudo, perfect for Monkoh and used for that purpose when I asked Hina).
I believe the wood is very old and from a Japanese incense house as Hina works with a lot of them, or perhaps just one (she is Japanese) and I asked her what part of Hoi An, Vietnam did the wood come from, and she said and I am paraphrasing here, "I dont know because the wood is quite old and in Japan they don't go by exact region, especially really old wood as names change,and places to get wood change too, but we go by smell instead, but it is 100% old Wild Vietnamese black soil aloeswood".
These sticks are amazing. The notes start off with a nice aloeswood resin note with red berries that is quite sweet, soon after you get a red cherry that brings a pleasing sourness, mixing sweet and sour in a very balanced way. and then the cooling sensation immediately reveals itself, it's not EXACTLY "minty", but it is a very cooling Vietnamese stick. There was some trace of "mint" but very, very subtle, if you have a super trained nose (like a lot of people in here and a few people with such a Kinamic refined nose) they would be able to smell it a lot stronger, I believe. As the stick burns you get new notes jumping out at you every 1.5-2 mins, I was getting a nice strong honey note, honey and florals, (not much wood notes yet), powdery florals, all with a backbone of a sweet red berry resin note and the sourness of the red cherry. Then the honey note would get stronger, and then I got introduced to a real creamy note, mixed with chocolate, honey-creamy-florals were a note all in one, it was absolutely beautiful, especially when it happened with the raw undertone of the sweet and sour notes of the aloeswood. Nearing the end, it became a dry, powdery, woody/oudy note with some dry powdery florals, with a slowly dying sweetness (sourness was long gone) of the honey note, and poof... it was gone with a nice woody/oudy floral note with some bits of honey.
Absolutely lovely stick, and one of a kind, quite literally!!!
I believe the wood is very old and from a Japanese incense house as Hina works with a lot of them, or perhaps just one (she is Japanese) and I asked her what part of Hoi An, Vietnam did the wood come from, and she said and I am paraphrasing here, "I dont know because the wood is quite old and in Japan they don't go by exact region, especially really old wood as names change,and places to get wood change too, but we go by smell instead, but it is 100% old Wild Vietnamese black soil aloeswood".
These sticks are amazing. The notes start off with a nice aloeswood resin note with red berries that is quite sweet, soon after you get a red cherry that brings a pleasing sourness, mixing sweet and sour in a very balanced way. and then the cooling sensation immediately reveals itself, it's not EXACTLY "minty", but it is a very cooling Vietnamese stick. There was some trace of "mint" but very, very subtle, if you have a super trained nose (like a lot of people in here and a few people with such a Kinamic refined nose) they would be able to smell it a lot stronger, I believe. As the stick burns you get new notes jumping out at you every 1.5-2 mins, I was getting a nice strong honey note, honey and florals, (not much wood notes yet), powdery florals, all with a backbone of a sweet red berry resin note and the sourness of the red cherry. Then the honey note would get stronger, and then I got introduced to a real creamy note, mixed with chocolate, honey-creamy-florals were a note all in one, it was absolutely beautiful, especially when it happened with the raw undertone of the sweet and sour notes of the aloeswood. Nearing the end, it became a dry, powdery, woody/oudy note with some dry powdery florals, with a slowly dying sweetness (sourness was long gone) of the honey note, and poof... it was gone with a nice woody/oudy floral note with some bits of honey.
Absolutely lovely stick, and one of a kind, quite literally!!!
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Ibn Abdillah
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I read the descriptions in this topic every now and then with interest.
I read the names of various suppliers such as Kyarazen, prof.incense/dr incense, aromasublime, Kangiiten, shoyeido. I think these are some of the most popular suppliers from what I read.
To date, I have not purchased or smelled such incense, on the one hand because I am quite hesitant about what it contains, and on the other hand because I like to buy my products from small-scale companies, where there is still old-fashioned contact.
Can some members tell more about the experience about the content of these types of products, are the raw materials used completely natural? I don't like messy products, preferably no chemicals/harmful substances.
Are there some small companies, that produce with only natural/not harmful materials?
I'm curious about the findings.
I read the names of various suppliers such as Kyarazen, prof.incense/dr incense, aromasublime, Kangiiten, shoyeido. I think these are some of the most popular suppliers from what I read.
To date, I have not purchased or smelled such incense, on the one hand because I am quite hesitant about what it contains, and on the other hand because I like to buy my products from small-scale companies, where there is still old-fashioned contact.
Can some members tell more about the experience about the content of these types of products, are the raw materials used completely natural? I don't like messy products, preferably no chemicals/harmful substances.
Are there some small companies, that produce with only natural/not harmful materials?
I'm curious about the findings.
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Zazu
True Ouddict
Don’t forget Ken’s creations @Ibn Abdillah . His monthly creations are lovely and there are some pretty unique ones most of the time!
I think he uses just raw materials? His sticks are a little bit difficult to burn/stay lit at times but that’s countered with great quality!
I think he uses just raw materials? His sticks are a little bit difficult to burn/stay lit at times but that’s countered with great quality!
-Renton-
True Ouddict
Most Japanese will use nothing synthetic, and if they do use oil it will be 100% natural (99% of the time), but it wont just be 100% oil, for example, Minorien's Fu-in range (lets take the Aloeswood stick for an example) they use a couple raw aloeswoods with some natural in house aloeswood oil of a high quality at a very low percentage, to create more of an oudy scent with their signature "wet" feel. Then you have low range Nippon Kodo sticks that use just pure synthetic oils, but I think that is the only Japanese house that does so, the higher you get in ranges with Nippon Kodo the oils become natural and the use of raw materials are used more and more until you get to the very highest range, were oils are still used but are natural and more raw material is used. Tennendo, like the amazing Tensei sticks, use raw (multiple) aloeswoods with some 100% natural oils to give a Kyara-like scent, with the amber accords, and sweet, floral notes.
Japanese incense, especially Shoyeido, Tennendo, Seijudo, Kunmeido, Gyokushodo, premium range Nippon Kodo and Minorien, are all artisanal range sticks. Some of these companies have been around of hundreds of years, like Shoyeido around 300 (and they would produce and provide incense for the emperors and nobles of Japan) years and Tennendo around 400 years.
If you also want some single ingredient oud and sandalwood incense that is made to an artisanal quality, KyaraShrine has amazing incenses!!! I would really check her out on Etsy. She is Japanese and very connected to a few houses.
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