Satya (BNG) Patchouli

The scent on the stick is sweet, musky and very dreamy - rather in line with my hippy memories of  patchouli. Indeed, my thought was: This is patchouli! When burning it can at time be rather prickly and dry, and a little flat, but at other times it wafts sweet and glorious.

When compared with Satya (Mumbai) Patchouli Forest,  Nagraj's incense, it initially stands out as more natural, sweeter, and more in line with my expectations of patchouli. But then there are moments when the Patchouli Forest burns sweetly, and that is the one that I like the most.

I wasn't that struck with the Patchouli Forest when I first burned it, but burning it again today, and involving the family in the experience, we all gradually leaned toward Nagraj's incense. Well, Chrissie remained consistent in her liking of  Patchouli Forest, and identified it precisely time and again on several blind tests. Calling the scent of Balkrishna's Patchouli "like that of a man on a bus who has peed his trousers", while  Nagraj Patchouli Forest she found to be like "a field of flowers".

While not using Chrissie's words, nor agreeing with her descriptions, I find myself liking Nagraj's Patchouli Forest  more than Balkrishna's Patchouli, as it is sweeter and muskier and more pleasant. Balkrishna's Patchouli is a little dryer, harshier, and has sharper notes, slightly citric.

Date: Aug 2019    Score:  35 

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Satya (Shrinivas Sugandhalaya)

Patchouli