Incense of the Day

[harshabhat86]

Have you tried burning that eucalyptus gum on its own? That's an interesting sounding material. If it's mostly gum then it could be a good binding agent, and of course if it's got resin and oil in it it could be a beautiful fragrance I imagine.

I used it as a binding agent because just dried gum didn’t smell much. But on my burner it gave a very nice peppery sweet smell. It was nothing like eucalyptus!!

It’s not a great binding agent though ( or maybe I haven’t learnt how to tame it. )
Wanted to make sticks and they didn’t come out well. So cones was easier.

I also will be using eucalyptus gum to burn on its own. I have lots of it now 😂😂

I also used it as binding agent because I was too impatient to order some makko powder and wait. But there is a reason why makko must be so popular. One way to find out.

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

Ken's Hindi Senkoh

Resinated manipuri muri on grey charcoal. This is a beautifully constructed stick.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Dreams of Merauke - Kangiiten. Perfect dark smokey wood for a very wet day.

 

[iori]

Dreams of silkroad v1
nice stuff

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

Ken's Mellifluous Vietnam

Sweet.

 

[Maunamoku]

“Myo-Ho”

What can be said that has not been already? It uncoils, like a serpent. The architecture of the aroma is as complex as written language, unified into a singular script.

 

[Xerohome]

“Myo-Ho”

What can be said that has not been already? It uncoils, like a serpent. The architecture of the aroma is as complex as written language, unified into a singular script.

My box should be here any minute, I can't wait to lit a stick!

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

KZ Dreams of Nanban

Sweet melodious resin notes with great room-filling qualities. Beautiful.

 

[Oudamberlove]

For agarwood,
Dr. Incense Assam sticks, yum!

For a blend,
Shoyeido Nan-kun, nice!

 

[Dazai]

For agarwood,
Dr. Incense Assam sticks, yum!

For a blend,
Shoyeido Nan-kun, nice!

I haven’t had Indian wood or incense yet. What’s the main profile like?

 

[Oudamberlove]

I haven’t had Indian wood or incense yet. What’s the main profile like?

Honey floral woody,
and with the oils some have barny notes.

 

[aoudgauze]

Kangiiten's Dreams of Merauke with some coffee. It took about mid-stick for it to settle down/me to settle into it. I love the soil, earthy notes, although I have to admit that I put some of their black meat mysore on the ceramic heater in the morning and was completely blown away by the medicinal butter. It just might be my favorite purchase from Kangiiten, with their daily green kynam a close second.

 

[Woody69]

burning some Sandalwood Ensemble from Kin Objects and the benzoin is coming out of it more today than any time I have ever burned it. Very sandalwood forward with just a touch of agarwood and the frankincense barely shows. This blend has been difficult to nail down. I still can't decide if I would buy more of it or not. I'm liking it a lot today

 

[Maunamoku]

Honey floral woody,
and with the oils some have barny notes.

I’ve been recently studying the point of transition between floral and barn aroma, it is quite fascinating. It appears that some oils and woods will transition back or forth on the spectrum, evolving from floral to barn, or visa versa, as they age. For non-fermented oil, I would guess that there is something happening with the indole content, rather than changes induced by lactic acid bacteria.

I wonder if is possible that some people might perceive the strong barn aromas as purely floral or herbaceous notes?

 

[Maunamoku]

Seijudo, “Shiragiku”. Electrical arcs of blue and green streak across the void. Glowing, woody note that seems to vibrate with energy.

 

[Oudamberlove]

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I can relate to that.

 

[Oudamberlove]

I’ve been recently studying the point of transition between floral and barn aroma, it is quite fascinating. It appears that some oils and woods will transition back or forth on the spectrum, evolving from floral to barn, or visa versa, as they age. For non-fermented oil, I would guess that there is something happening with the indole content, rather than changes induced by lactic acid bacteria.

I wonder if is possible that some people might perceive the strong barn aromas as purely floral or herbaceous notes?

Very interesting, I’ll try to observe it.

 

[Woody69]

burning some Kyukyodo- Sho Bai Koh. Nice spring type scent and great price if bought from Japan. Around $25

 

[aoudgauze]

Kangiiten's Black Meat Mysore. I shaved off a few pieces and threw them on the ceramic heater. Today I'm getting mint, mint, and more mint.

 

[Xerohome]

Shoyeido Myo-Ho
After heating kyara, I wanted to end the smelling session with a beautiful stick.
When smelling it close, it is very sweet, very uplifting, has some depth with wafts of high end agarwood.
When I smelled the room after burning like 2 inches it was extremely good! this is a high end stick no question about it.