Tulasi Jasmine Masala Incense

A masala style incense. A generous amount of soft crumbly charcoal paste hand rolled onto machine cut plain bamboo splints and then coated in tree bark powder. There is a volatile alcohol aroma on the stick, quite sharp, which is the jasmine scent. On the burn the scent is basic woody with whiffs of garden fire and some idea of jasmine in among the general smoke. It's not offensive, but there's little here for me to like. A little harsh. This is now going into the outhouse. 

Date: April 2023    Score: 19  

There's an intense fragrant oil on the stick which gives the jasmine scent, though it's not a natural scent, it's just like the scent you'd get from a jasmine perfumed stick. The scent when burning is fairly modest - there's the rather typical perfumed jasmine incense scent dominating the top notes, mildly sharp, with soapy notes of silky cotton and breezy lemony jasmine, then there are wafts of  "masala" incense - the rootsy, woody, hippy, indefinable suggestion of masala, and sliding down to base notes of sawdust and charcoal. 

All in all this is not a great incense. It's not offensive, and should please those who like the soapy jasmine aroma typical of cheap everyday perfumed incense - it's bright and floral and perks up a room.  But it's not that satisfying for those who are expecting something more solidly masala, and there is something overall lacking about it that it sort of slides down into a rather dull ordinariness. Not an incense to throw away, or consign to the toilet, but damn close. 

Date: Oct 2021    Score: 21

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