Gokula Vrindavan Flower is available from gokula-incense.co.uk for £1.95 for 20 gms. Paul Eagle of Happy Hari supplied Cultures of Eden with Vrindavan Flowers which is exactly the same, so would have come from the same supplier. In the picture above I have laid out the two sticks side by side, and there is no difference. The sticks are crudely made, with the thin paste crumbling off in places. The stick has a paste hand-rolled onto it, and then rolled into a fine masala powder of fragrant ingredients, and it appears to have then been dipped in an essential oil, as there is a mild alcohol volatility about the scent. The scent is mild, subtle, of light spring flowers. As they are different batches, there is a greater weight of essential oil on the Cultures of Eden sticks. On burning there is some awareness of vanilla and very mild summery floral notes, gently underpinned by a soft woody pale sandalwood. The whole is subtle, mild, gentle and reasonably pleasant, at the lower end of decent incense. It is borderline between decent and everyday incense.
Date: June 2018 Score: 30
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Gokula has two Vrindavan offerings. One is in the Connoisseur line called Royal Vrindavan Flower and this one in the Classic line, simply Vrindavan Flower. This one, I care for less than the Royal Vrindavan. A thin handmade stick listed as a 40 minute burn. A floral mix with a bit of vanilla base. Something in the fragrance bothers my nose. It is slightly irritating and perfumed but still light. I wasn’t taken with the Connoisseur line Vrindavan either. Perhaps this scent is not for me.
ReplyDeleteYes, that happens. There are some scents I like, no matter who makes it. And some scents I don't like, no matter who makes it.
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