Incense of the Day

[skiros]

Minorien - Chokoh No. 5. Sweet, dense and cleaner kyara compared to Ryugen.

 

[Joe]

Minorien - Chokoh No. 5. Sweet, dense and cleaner kyara compared to Ryugen.

Hey, @skiros , No. 5 is a bitter agar to me. I absolutely love it. I find it refreshing, don't I? I like to light it when I'm stressed out.

Joe

 

[Xerohome]

Shoyeido Shokaku
A self soothing and a mind clearing stick, my favorite.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Suko Oud Pattimura stick (Seram)

Thin sticks that pack an aromatic punch👊
Nice.

The some Shoyeido Myoho silk box
My complements to the chef👌

 

[skiros]

Hey, @skiros , No. 5 is a bitter agar to me. I absolutely love it. I find it refreshing, don't I? I like to light it when I'm stressed out.

Joe

It is very enjoyable and rejuvenating. Bitterness is very subtle to me. @Joe

 

[Joe]

Staranise.

Awesome spice!

 

[Joe]

It is very enjoyable and rejuvenating. Bitterness is very subtle to me. @Joe

Ahh, i am just now seeing this. I think I went to bed early last night. I woke up this morning, 5 am my time, with my dog attacking my feet. lol

 

[Oudamberlove]

Seijudo Nichigetsu

Not sure of what region,
but it’s like top notes,
not base notes.

Followed by Shoyeido Go-un

Now my room smells fantastic.

 

[Joe]

Kyukyodo's Kinshikoh. A nice aloeswood/sandalwood mix with a gorgeous musk note. Highly recommended. Not sweet, not better. Dry and musky. Nice. Is it worth the price? I'm an incense lover, I'm sure their profit margins are high, but these sticks are lovely.

 

[Joe]

You've tried it, @Mr.P and @skiros ?

 

[Mr.P]

You've tried it, @Mr.P and @skiros ?

hello, Joe! No I don't know this one. I don't have much of collection of incense sticks and rarely burn any.

 

[Joe]

hello, Joe! No I don't know this one. I don't have much of collection of incense sticks and rarely burn any.

ah, okay. I love burning incense. It's my communication to the divine!

 

[Mr.P]

ah, okay. I love burning incense. It's my communication to the divine!

Whatever works! it can be hard to get their attention 🙂

I like to burn stuff occasionally but the subitism style heating has kind of taken over. have you ever tried grinding up a little piece of a stick and heating it on a subitism? I think somebody here was talking about that being a great way to appreciate subtle notes in some of the really fine sticks. I recognize the sticks are made with combustion in mind but it's kind of a fun thing to try out

 

[Mr.P]

ah, okay. I love burning incense. It's my communication to the divine!

I would imagine that the aromas from the incense you burn provide some good inspiration for your blending… do you have any blends, or are you working on any blends that are inspired by incense?

 

[Joe]

Whatever works! it can be hard to get their attention 🙂

I like to burn stuff occasionally but the subitism style heating has kind of taken over. have you ever tried grinding up a little piece of a stick and heating it on a subitism? I think somebody here was talking about that being a great way to appreciate subtle notes in some of the really fine sticks. I recognize the sticks are made with combustion in mind but it's kind of a fun thing to try out

I'll try it with one of my medium-cost sticks, certainly not Kinshikoh!

 

[Mr.P]

I'll try it with one of my medium-cost sticks, certainly not Kinshikoh!

try it with translucent path! 😉

 

[Joe]

try it with translucent path! 😉

I'm saving what I have left of Translucent Path for special occasions!

 

[Mr.P]

I'm saving what I have left of Translucent Path for special occasions!

Absolutely… I was kind of kidding around, thus the little wink. That's a very delightful incense to my nose... if I had lots of that I would probably burn all the time. I have a few from sample packs but that's it

Not speaking from personal experience, butI think there's at least a chance that some of these sticks might open up in fantastic ways when heated gently on a mica plate. I could swear there was some thread about that…

 

[Joe]

Absolutely… I was kind of kidding around, thus the little wink. That's a very delightful incense to my nose... if I had lots of that I would probably burn all the time. I have a few from sample packs but that's it

Not speaking from personal experience, butI think there's at least a chance that some of these sticks might open up in fantastic ways when heated gently on a mica plate. I could swear there was some thread about that…

Thanks for the good advice, as always, @Mr.P ; I will try something good on my sub. Right now I'm heating something from our fellow vendor, @Oudologie Al-Ward muattar. LOVE IT! I don't know how much rose oil they use, but it fills the room. You can find many options here:

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[iori]

Nipponkodo Rakoku Akigasumi
2 more boxes incoming, i love how this scent represent Japanese elegant taste of wood!