Day 3 of the mammoth binge of samples from UK incense importer Gokula-incense - reviewing all the old samples I have in one session. The samples (mostly) date from May 2013 so are not indicative of what a fresh pack would be like. The highest scoring samples I will buy fresh, and review again. This sample is of an incense by Radha Madhav of Mumbai.
Jagannath is one of the complex representations of Krishna, and is the source for the word juggernaut.
Scent on the stick is mildly floral mixed with sandalwood. It hovers around a meld of floral and woody, with some mildly spicy sharp peaks which add a little interest. It's certainly a pleasant aroma, with a couple of vegetal/woody scents that are familiar but I can't quite pin down, but is essentially just a decent everyday masala incense. The burn is smoky and a little acrid, settling down to an everyday damp sawdust and modest sandalwood aroma which gradually evolves into a slightly prickly generic "masala incense" scent. It's the sort of scent you light and forget. Other than the initial acrid notes, it's an inoffensive and unremarkable incense.
Available from Gokula at £7.99 for 200 gms. [2024 note: Hasn't been available in the UK for some time]
Date: Nov 2021 Score: 25
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