Balarama Moroccan Bazaar Cherry

Moroccan Bazaar are a UK incense distribution company who were formed in 1970. They  stopped making incense just before August 2017. They seemed to specialise in foil wrapped incense, an operation that is carried on by Zam Zam. There are similarities and differences between Moroccan Bazaar incense and Zam Zam incense. They have the same scents, and the method appears to be the same - though the Moroccan Bazaar incense has a mottled appearance. This could be due to a slight difference in production methods, age, or contamination in storage. I don't know.  The aroma is cherry. A pleasant enough dark red fruit aroma with a touch of sweetness and acidity. Quite good. But it is felt more on the edges than  in the full, as the base material intrudes. This is a particular problem with older perfume-dipped incense, and I think this one is probably a year or more old. I don't feel the foil wrapping is really keeping it fresh, as air can enter through the unexposed bottom where the stick ends are. I don't care f or the foil wrapping - I find it awkward to access the sticks. I feel it's more about the marketing and the low cost than anything else.

Anyway. It's an OK, long burning and pleasant enough scent that gently informs the room with a cheerful fruit aroma. It's on a par with the other foil wrapped incense I've had, though at the lower end of the range. 

[Added 2024]: These sticks are made by Balarama of Thailand, who are quite possibly also the source for Kuumba incense.


Date: Jan 2018   Score: 30

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Balarama foil-wrapped incense

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