Gokula Oud Pure Vietnamese Agarwood Connoisseur

 

I'm clearing away incense that has accumulated on my desk, and I come upon a cellophane packet of Gokula Oud with just two sticks in it. I've either burned the rest of the packet with absolutely no recollection, or someone sent me these two sticks as samples or gifts. If you know who you are, make yourself known so I can say thankyou! 

Gokula is a UK based distributor, Mark, who sources from a variety of places, including from the respected Haridas Madhavdas Sugandhi of Pune, and mainly sells under their own brand name.  The incenses tend to be decent quality at low prices. And they are worth checking out if you're in the UK. 

The sticks are a firm dry brown paste machine extruded onto a hand cut dyed pink bamboo splint. There is a faint vague perfume fragrance on the stick - a little like emulsion paint, wool, stale butter, mineral, church hall chairs, cedarwood, frankincense, and honey. But it's all too vague and faint and somehow subdued and old to be especially interesting. Moderately pleasant.

On the burn this smells like a joint made from fresh marijuana - earthy, herby, very green with notes of nettles and green tea. Very pleasant, though not what I would associate with oud.  

A moderately intriguing and moderately pleasant incense. 

Date: Aug 2023   Score: 28

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