Incense of the Day

[iori]

Tokusen Kyara Kayou is old stock, no longer produced. Kyara Seikan has too much reiryo koh for my taste, almost like Kunmeido Kyara Tenpyo/Tenchi. Kyara Houzan is great IMO, the spice blend is in my top 3, at room temperature the sticks have a green oil kyara smell, but I think Shunkohdo stopped making it, however, some stores still have it.

I see, i guess i should get myself a box!

Seijudo Kyara Enju nomnomnom

 

[Oudamberlove]

Kangiiten EID stick

I get ambergris the most,
the sandalwood is tame,
musk for support,
and agarwood at the base.

A mellow stick,
but for me…..satisfying.

At only $59, I had to get one more😎

 

[iori]

Shunkohdo Ka Cho Fu Getsu
Love this stick lot, really amazing blend.

 

[Dazai]

Yi-Xin assam incense stick. This is a darker scent. A lot an earth and damp wood. Bits of hay here and there with some rough mineral edges. Slight musky finish. Not much sweetness but I do get an occasional subtle hint of something that reminds me vanilla.

Overall I like this but liked the Sabah more.

 

[Sipy]

Wife just left on a business trip. Going for a whole KZ coil 😂

 

[iori]

Kunmeido Special Selection Kyara Tenpyo
Amazing stick, one of rarity with black oil kyara

 

[RexNobody]

Burned some some Kin Objects- Red Soil today. 20 sticks that are 8.25 inches long which is basically 40 sticks at 4.1 inches that most craft incense makers make. This was $46 with no tax and free shipping and I counted 23 sticks and so it was more like getting 46 sticks. $1 a stick is a very decent price for incense of this caliber. Their Red Soil and Nha Trang are by far their best stuff and probably the only things I may repurchase.

I like the Nha Trang a lot also. I received a distinct chocolate note and it's the stick that sent me down the agarwood path a few months back. I still haven't tried anything red soil yet, don't really know where to start with. On a related note, I recently received this and was very impressed. Sinking, wild, aged. It had the same chocolate note I experienced in the KO Nha Trang. At only $20 for 20 long sticks, I found it to be a great stick at a great price. I have really been enjoying the Bosen line: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C41ZYZNY/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1IDTXKZGC2QFA&psc=1

 

[TheOudDood]

Dreams of hainan - KyaraZen

Alongside dreams of hong kong, these are both really good sticks. Glad i got some.

 

[PersonelHigh]

🔥🔥 Sultry musky yet medicinal, ancient and grounding Socorata Kua Myrrh from AL HASHIMI 🔥🔥

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Dreams of hainan - KyaraZen

Alongside dreams of hong kong, these are both really good sticks. Glad i got some.

I'm also loving "Dreams of Hainan". This and the Laos Vietnam soil coils are fantastic.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Today I finished off the last of my cone incense that I had produced from Hainan char. Since being almost home bound now I guess I'll get busy on another batch. I've got some special Sri Lankan wood and hydrosol to play with.

 

[Woody69]

Tried some TAS Fragrance- Cambodian and it was decent but I wouldn’t buy it. Their stuff has been a little underwhelming and I considered it but I probably for now would not buy from them. For similar prices I find some other makers things to be a bit better in general. I still have a bunch more to try from their samples and I will see where it goes.

 

[SteveE]

Earlier the wet soil had an unpleasant earthworm smell so I lit a short stick on our patio

Kyara Taikan Premium Aloeswood Incense

From IncenseWarehouse

“Temple…” my (Asian wife 😆)

Solved the aroma problem and lingered a bit in the still air we had outside tonight

 

[iori]

Seijudo Kyara Horen
Been long time i forgot how amazingly this stick is, it put smile on my face with its elegance and pure notes.

 

[The Scent Guru]

take some Kalimantan Oud, sinking Cambodian, Mysore and Sri Lankan sandalwood, hand ground frankincense, moistened with Sri Lankan Oud hydrosol from Olefactory and toss in a pinch of Hindi Oud oil.

Ingredients are married

And hand rolled - ugly I know, my wife said looks like poops, lol


Given they were a bit too wet so carefully manipulated as they dried and final hand formed

Now drying time is a couple of days or so. They smell great just curing.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Very nice man. You need to get yourself a drying screen to sit them on. Will evenly speed that process up. I made cones myself for a while but I found that as the cherry gets closer to the base of the cone it became too hot for the ingredients and scorched them making the smoke acrid. You haven't found this?

 

[The Scent Guru]

Very nice man. You need to get yourself a drying screen to sit them on. Will evenly speed that process up. I made cones myself for a while but I found that as the cherry gets closer to the base of the cone it became too hot for the ingredients and scorched them making the smoke acrid. You haven't found this?

I haven't but I have made a large hole up thru the bottom to allow gasses to escape, perhaps it also helps cool

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

I haven't but I have made a large hole up thru the bottom to allow gasses to escape, perhaps it also helps cool

Hmm..I might give that a go. 🤔

 

[Himanshu Sharma]

Yamadamatsu Kayo 🙂

Burns slow. Very close to heart wood bead scrap that I’m smelling along side.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Very nice man. You need to get yourself a drying screen to sit them on. Will evenly speed that process up. I made cones myself for a while but I found that as the cherry gets closer to the base of the cone it became too hot for the ingredients and scorched them making the smoke acrid. You haven't found this?

Look at the bottom of the cone, see the cold stream of smoke condensing below? Placing a bore 1/2-2/3 of the way up seems to help these burn slower and cooler. 30-45 minutes each.