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| Second review - scroll down for earlier |
Muted scent on the cone. Sweet black jam, but very faint. Some musk and cold coal dust. Scent on the burn is also very faint, but has about it the aura of myrrh. A myrrh that's a little blackened, and has been rubbed in synthetic musk, but there's a gentle dark sweetness that tugs at me. On the whole this is too quiet and small an incense to grab and hold my interest, but there is some room freshener musky sweet dark spots that are pleasurable.
Date: Jan 2025 Score: 26
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| First review |
Germany has a wonderful tradition of wooden incense cone burners in the shape of various characters, such as farmers, gardeners, snowmen, etc. I think they are mainly used during the Christmas period. I bought a vintage one off eBay a few years ago, and it is my favourite incense burner, though a bit battered now.
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| My vintage German "smoker" |
Knox are the main brand for these burners. They are a German firm who were founded around 1882 in a disused gunpowder mill. The range of fragrances available are quite traditional, and Christmas orientated, which suits me. I had been meaning for some time to get some Knox cones, but just hadn't got round to it.
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| Knox are not the only producers of cones or Räucherkerzen, there are three main producers: Knox, Crottendorfer and Huss |
Wandering around Winchester Christmas Market in December I found a stall selling German smokers and Knox incense, so I bought a cute mushroom burner and two boxes of Knox incense. This is the Weihrauch-Myrrhe. Myrrh is one of my favourite incense aromas , so I had to grab those. The cones are somewhat crudely made - they are quite small and burn much more quickly than I am used to. My main cones are Satya, and they last between 20 and 30 minutes each. These cones last between 5 and 10 minutes. There is a clear ridge on the side which indicates they are made in a mould rather than formed by hand. And, curiously, many of them have a lop-sided sort of curling tip. Ha! Quite cute.
It is a light scent, and while myrrh is present there is also the sharp tang of coal, so it sometimes smells like an old coal fire. I don't mind that, as I grew up in the age of coal fires and steam trains, so I find the smell of burning coal quite attractive and evocative, but if people are looking for a purer myrrh scent, then they might be disappointed. I have myrrh resin which I burn on charcoal discs, and I love that, but it is a bit fiddly, so I find incense quicker, easier and safer.
Anyway. I am pleased to have tried these Knox cones, and I will be curious to try more, and to try the cones from the other German companies, but I am just a tad disappointed at the overall quality.
Date: Feb 2017 Score: 30
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| Knox incense |
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| Myrrh |
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