Christmas Time incense (brand closed)

Imported by the UK distributor Emporiumuk.biz [closed 2021] from an unknown supplier. I bought these from a seller on ebay for 99p for 20. The sticks and incense are dyed red. The sticks have been handrolled from a charcoal base and then rolled in an incense masala and probably perfume dipped as well. The sticks have a jammy sweet and pleasantly spiced aroma, reminiscent of Christmas jam. On burning the aroma is more of the base herbs that are used in the masala. There are hints of jammy spice, but not enough to make this a truly Christmas incense. Perhaps the sticks are old and the spicy perfume has gone stale leaving mainly the herb base? Anyway, the end result is a fairly dull and ordinary, if inoffensive, incense.

Emporiumuk have an incense factory in Calcutta, so the sticks could have been made there. Though they also import from "Tibet", and these sticks have the earthy herbal quality of Tibetan incense. 


Date: Aug 2013   Score: 25

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Emporium incense
(Own brand label
out of business)