Gokula Gopala Parvati

An incense sample from Gokula-incense under the brand name of Gopala.  This review was originally published in the Gokula-incense review page in May 2013. I don't know if this incense is still sold.

The name of the incense is Parvati, a Hindu goddess who appears to related through incarnation to all other Hindu goddesses. Complicated. The incense itself is a sandy coloured powder covering a dark, possibly black paste on a mauve bamboo stick. The aroma of the stick is quite yummy: vanilla on benzoin with a sprinkling of mint. The quality of these sticks from Gokula-incense, and the low price, put to shame most of the incense that is sold here in the UK. This is the incense that I want to burn - not the crap put out by HEM and Ancient Wisdom and Divine Spirit and Flute. I want interesting, delicate, and beautiful aromas on long burning, hand rolled incense sticks made from natural ingredients. The scent from these sticks gently perfume the room - they don't assault the senses, they stimulate and yet sooth. When burning, it is the vanilla that is most evident - a drippy, creamy ice-cream vanilla complete with biscuit wafer. While there is this potentially cloying sweetness to the scent, it's held in check by a damp earthiness with a suggestion of fresh sweat on wool, which gives an added depth of interest and pleasure. Bloody gorgeous, and bloody fascinating. Great incense.


Date: May 2013   Score: 45

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