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| Second review - scroll down for earlier |
I'm just reviewing a Vrindavan Super Hit, sold by Rasbihari Lal & Sons, when I thought it would be worth having a sniff at the original. My incense collection is something of a mess, but I found this box in my drawer. It is, sadly, the same box as I reviewed in 2019, with just two sticks remaining. I probably have a fresher one somewhere, but these sticks need using up, and the empty box cleared away, so might as well get on with it....
It is sweet and flowery on the stick. Difficult to pin down the florals exactly - lotus and daisies come to mind. Quite light, sweet, playful, and quite girly and summery. It's anchored by some solid pale sandalwood. Attractive and balanced. The scent on the burn echoes that on the stick, though leans more on the woods, with a touch of cedarwood alongside the sandalwood, and less of the sweet florals. The lack of floral top notes could be down to age. There's also a curious mineral/marine note - a bit like fresh seaweed when the tide has just pulled back from the rocks. On the whole likeable, though a little vague, and a general sense of being old, though that could be in my mind.
It is sweet and flowery on the stick. Difficult to pin down the florals exactly - lotus and daisies come to mind. Quite light, sweet, playful, and quite girly and summery. It's anchored by some solid pale sandalwood. Attractive and balanced. The scent on the burn echoes that on the stick, though leans more on the woods, with a touch of cedarwood alongside the sandalwood, and less of the sweet florals. The lack of floral top notes could be down to age. There's also a curious mineral/marine note - a bit like fresh seaweed when the tide has just pulled back from the rocks. On the whole likeable, though a little vague, and a general sense of being old, though that could be in my mind.
Date: June 2025 Score: 31
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| First review |
A new corner shop has opened near to us in an old pub. Along with the bread, milk and baked beans they are selling incense - HEM and Satya, imported by Sifcon. All packets are a £1, so, just to support and encourage them I bought this pack of Satya Super Hit, and was surprised to find that while I have rated the cones, I have never rated the sticks. The scent is similar to the cones - a very sweet, dreamy, slightly musky scent. Pleasant rather than heavenly. Probably, one of the better everyday scents one can buy. I'm always happy to burn a Super Hit, though it doesn't quite transport me.
This is one of the incenses made by Nagraj Setty, the brother who is based in Mumbai, and who was previously in charge of distribution rather than production, so there is no direct connection to the original Super Hit, which is still made by Balkrishna Setty in Bangalore, though doesn't get the distribution that Nagraj's products do. I'd like to get some of the same scent of both brothers one day and compare them side by side. For now, though, I'm quite happy with this.
Date: April 2019 Score: 35
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| Satya (Shrinivas Sugandhalaya) |
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