Incense of the Day

[Ahmaoud]

Yamadamatsu Premium Range - Shikun. First time trying this stick and I got a 100 stick box.

Definitely reminds me of a more refined, higher class, Baieido Tokusen Kobunboku, to me, atleast anyway.

It is a very nice, aloeswood based stick, but it definitely has sandalwood in it, amongst some herbs and spices, even though all the ingredients that are in the description of every online store I have found its, aloeswood, I would agree with that on Kumoi but not Shikun. Shikun definitely has some sandalwood and herbs and spices to give it certain notes (like floral).

The stick is lovely, an amazing stick, goes up there as one of my favourites I think now. Notes are very resinous and woody (aloeswood), with some soft florals and a hint of sweet, creamy chocolate. It has this mellow spiciness to it, that is half sweet, half spicy. Lovely notes of sweet honey florals, some sandalwood notes like milkiness, and some creaminess with the traditional Mysore wood scent slightly in the undertones, with a great floral scent all the way through, usually in the undertones, but they can sometimes come out in a big grand way, with chocolate notes already playing and even some woody , somewhat greenery kind of tones.

Really nice stick. Sweet/Spicy, great quality aloeswood, resinous as hell all the way through, and high class floral notes mixed with all the others, a great blend!!!

Thought I had a sample of this laying around but it turned out to be of Saiun not Shikun 😅

 

[-Renton-]

Thought I had a sample of this laying around but it turned out to be of Saiun not Shikun 😅

Haha. I haven't tried Saiun yet. Only Shikun, Kumoi and Oubai. How is Saiun?

 

[Ahmaoud]

Haha. I haven't tried Saiun yet. Only Shikun, Kumoi and Oubai. How is Saiun?

Sadly I haven't tried it either 😂 Dude it's a paradox of choice when it comes to incense sticks here ...

 

[-Renton-]

Sadly I haven't tried it either 😂 Dude it's a paradox of choice when it comes to incense sticks here ...

Lmao. So you have too many incense sticks? Or too much to choose from?

 

[zahir]

Gokujo Green Kyara by Seikado. Things of beauty need to be handled & used in the most excellent manner too!

 

[Oudamberlove]

Shunkohdo Kyara Houzan

I get hints of sandalwood, jasmine G, and musk. It’s subtle in the background so I wondered if I am just imagining it, or extrapolated from associations.
Anyhow, I ❤️ it.

 

[Zazu]

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Gokujo Green Kyara by Seikado. Things of beauty need to be handled & used in the most excellent manner too!

Don’t you just love that incense holder! Its such a simplistic and functional design.

 

[zahir]

Don’t you just love that incense holder! Its such a simplistic and functional design.

Indeed. I was already using a tweezer with a rubber band around it. I got this one from Shoyeido purely for aesthetics! I hate wastage so holding the incense sticks with the tweezers allows me to use the sticks down to the last mm! I will say that my pointed tweezer was able to hold the sticks more finely and cause almost zero wastage than the Shoyeido one, which has rounded/blunt tips.

 

[Ahmaoud]

KZ Dreams of Hai-Nan - this morning

KZ Dreams of An-Nam - this evening

 

[zahir]

Shoyeido Myokaku
Shoyeido Nankun
Holy Land 2.

 

[zahir]

Tennendo Divine Incense Kyara. A box is going for less than $20. Perfumic. Doubt has any real wood let alone Kyara. Wonder if they sell the perfume of the oils that they use in their sticks.

 

[TheOudDood]

KZ - Dream of Hainan and Fragrant Harbour

Both are excellent sticks and Im glad I got some. Taking some time to fully enjoy them but they see to be opening up more and more.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Kunmeido Tokusen Kyara Tenpyo

A touch of clove in a fantastic blend.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Kida Jinseido Hanakokonoe
and Shunkohdo Ranjatai

Similar sticks with Hanakokonoe brighter and more bitter, while Ranjatai is darker and woodier with a roasted vibe. Both enjoyable.

 

[TheOudDood]

Ambon sticks while wearing Ambon oil 😊

Purple floral powdery musky sweet agarwood resin

 

[Xerohome]

Kangiiten Dreams of Hainan
very balanced and smooth, I'd replace fumigating the room with, instead of using real agarwood on charcoal.

 

[Shunga]

Dr Incense - Cinnabar

I’ve been using these sticks incredibly slowly since first purchasing them, I am unsure if I actually enjoy them or not. There is something savoury about the raw sticks and scent trail that reminds me too much of something found in British curry houses called ‘Bombay Mix’. Would love to know what it is that causes that.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Shoyeido Horin range Muro-machi Have been wanting to try these for a while. Not to dissimilar to Pride of Kyoto. Maybe a little softer. Definitely spicy with prominent agarwood and sandalwood. Leaves a noticeable lingering scent in the room.

 

[Sproaty]

Burned so much lately, I've been on a huge reading kick - spending most of my evening laying on the sofa (instead of reading in bed for 30mins before sleep as was usual) so I've been taking the time to burn some incense while I'm there - I have a small table besides me which has my incense holders perched on a wooden chopping board

lots of Shoyeido, 9 regions oud sticks, Craft Incense , Kangiiten stuff etc

 

[Ahmaoud]

Dr. Incense - Enlightenment - I was a bit disappointed with Cool Moon, what I imagined it to have smelled like didn't quite fit reality but just now I burned a bit of Enlightenment and I'm blown away!

As with many classical incense recipes it has fenugreek Reiryo Koh (interesting deep dive on Reddit) , most likely the source of that curry note, and in that it isn't unique. What's unique is how while it was burning I suddenly started feeling a coolness coming from somewhere, naturally I though this was the AC so I stepped near the vent, but it was silent. So I took a deeper inhalation and realized it was coming from the stick! It's a very refined stick with sinking agarwood and ambergris, most likely a heavy dose of good quality Borneol but no stick has left me, almost mentally cool before. I shall try it again several times to make sure I'm not imagining this, but very impressed. Overall the scent isn't unique but this aura its left in the room from burning, no more than a cm length, stunning!