Incense of the Day

[Mr.P]

Sound good, but what is makko?


Today I simply use labdanum resin. Simple, but it has a deep and complex smell

makko is a mild smelling powder that can be used as a binder to hold powdered wood together. It is often mostly made out of the bark of a tree called tabu no ki, but may have other small amounts of aromatic materials added depending on the origin.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Sound good, but what is makko?


Today I simply use labdanum resin. Simple, but it has a deep and complex smell

Makko is an organic binder that also controls burn. Without it or some other material, resin heavy incense won't stay lit.

 

[The Scent Guru]

Sounds bloody great!

I'll have to give that a go this week

 

[iori]

I have not tried the old or new Silk Road,
sounds good though👍

Seijudo Jitsugetsu
bellissimo

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Shoyeido - Myokaku. I'm pretty new to this particular stick. I've only burnt three sticks in total but it is singularly very different from the rest in this line and quite honestly one of the most amazing sticks I've ever smelled.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Dr. Incense Hong Kong stick

Colorful aroma in a fruity sense😁🥰

 

[SteveE]

Shoyeido - Myokaku. I'm pretty new to this particular stick. I've only burnt three sticks in total but it is singularly very different from the rest in this line and quite honestly one of the most amazing sticks I've ever smelled.

Wow this is pricey!!

 

[Oudamberlove]

Shunkohdo Kyara Houzan

My compliments to the chef
for this nice recipe👌

Then to brighten my palate,
Seijudo Shiragiku😊

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Wow this is pricey!!

But so totally worth it.

 

[PersonelHigh]

From ESPRIT DEL NATURE (Be En Foret) ~ The Perfumes of Pachama

Intoxicating. On low heat chamomile and sweetgrass. Sometimes cinnamon. Yes to the anise. I recognize my childhood. the first scents that called my name.​

The actual ingredients are: Black and White Copal resins, Breuzinho resin, Tagetes Lucida flowers and leaves, Palo Santo wood, Nicotiana leaves, Datura flowers bound with Organic Honey and Figs soaked in Red Wine.

 

[Al Shareef Oudh]

Mulouk - there is something about this bakhoor transports you to a beautiful place

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Starting on my Yamadamatsu - Shuju sample set. First up is Shuju Rakoku. Immediately upon lighting, this stick smells like genuine jinkowood. Not a synthetic aroma chemical interpretation of, which I am very happy about. I think I'm finally getting the hang of reading between the lines of incense descriptions. Definitely has bitter notes coupled with sweet and sour. Pretty nice.

 

[The Scent Guru]

One of my favorite aromas

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Yamadamatsu - Shuju Manaban. Noticeably different from the Rakoku yesterday. This has a powdery softness to it. A little sweeter maybe? Also very nice. Really impressed by this line so far.

 

[Nathan]

I recently got a sampler of Yamadamatsu's high-grade series. I tried Oju yesterday, which was great, but I really love the sweetness of Kumoi, which is also much cheaper.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

I recently got a sampler of Yamadamatsu's high-grade series. I tried Oju yesterday, which was great, but I really love the sweetness of Kumoi, which is also much cheaper.

Big fan of samplers.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

Yamadamatsu - Shiju Manaka. This one has the unmistakable bitter agarwood note throughout plus a floral.

 

[mobyus]

Odamatsu - Sandalwood Kayō

The stick smells citrusy and clean. But when I burn it, it turns into this buttery creamy 🧈 and slightly marine salty beautiful scent.

 

[Alamande]

It’s 30° Celsius here in our tiny, AC-less English house, but I’m making the most of it. Got some crumbs from the gorgeous honey agarwood sticks I picked up at Yu Xiang Tang in Taipei on the ceramic heater. The breeze from the open window is helping to spread the thick, sweet, oudy aroma around. Makes me think of cinnamon buns, for some reason.

I’m also swilling good-quality Taiwanese high-mountain oolong tea from a mug, which is helping to keep me cool somehow.

 

[p$yl35h]

Mindrolling Grade 1 - one of the finest.

Find it to be a beautiful crossover between resinous Tibetan sticks and delicate hinoki cedar agar Japanese sticks. Fills up large spaces without exhausting senses.