D'Las Aura Jasmine

Huge charcoal sticks which are clearly intended for use in the garden (which is where we use them).  I picked up this and one other from a charity shop in London when visiting my son and his girlfriend. They are from Sri Lanka - made and distributed by D'Las, which is the incense branch of HDDES, a Sri Lankan company dealing in spices and essential oils.  Here is a commercial I found on YouTube for Aura incense.

They are very long and thick (they take a long while to light). They are perfume dipped on deep charcoal, and give off a fair bit of oily smoke - unsuitable for indoors, but fine for outdoors, where the smoke can detract insects, and also create attractive swirls. The scent is a musky, sandalwood base, some pine, and then a distinct "floral" character on top. It is pleasant, though not refined or clearly defined - I wouldn't say it is clearly jasmine, it is just a sort of decent enough floral, that drifts around us as we eat outside. We like it. It's not profound or interesting, but does the job it is intended to, and I'd be happy enough to buy them again if I knew where to get them!

Date: July 2017   Score: 30

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