I like Nandita incense - what I've had has generally been good quality at very reasonable prices: a 15g pack of approx 12 sticks will usually be under £2, and deals can be had, such as from this eBay dealer of 6 packs for £5.49 with free postage (must be the same scent), or from Online London Store who do packs at £1.19, buy four get one free (plus VAT and postage).
These are decent quality, professionally made sticks. The present as perfumed charcoal, and appear to be machine extruded. There's no melnoorva, but the sticks have a very very fine dust which comes off on my fingers when rubbed. The scent on the stick is divine. It has the aromatic qualities associated with amber (or, more appropriately, labdanum, the resin from the rock-rose which was valued by various ancient peoples in the Middle-east, including the Egyptians) plus touches of orange, brown sugar, cinnamon, and fresh earth. The scent on the burn is a little more earthy and vegetal than on the stick, less sweet and divine, and with some measure of smoke; however, it is attractive, and it informs the room pleasantly. If the fragrance on the burn matched the fragrance on the stick, this would be an awesome incense, and the score will lose some points because of the sense of disappointment that the burn scent is so considerably lesser than the promise on the stick; however, this is still a damned fine incense.
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