Amritha is the incense brand of E B Creasy, a long standing large Sri Lanka company (founded in 1878) which sells a range of products and services. Creasy took over another long standing Sri Lanka company, Darley Butler, in 1967, and both names appear on the packaging. The incense is very much in the Indian tradition; which is appropriate as Sri Lanka (formally Ceylon) is an island country very close to India, and was at one time joined by a natural land bridge, Adam's Bridge - believed by some to be crossed by Adam after he was expelled from Eden.
They make scented/perfumed incense sticks, which are machine extruded onto machine cut bamboo splints. There is generally a fragrant synthetic scent of citric fruits, or heady florals, or creamy woods - often quite bright, high notes, some alcohol chemicals, some interesting earthy herbs and woods to ground the flying top notes. It's generally decent everyday single scent stuff, though on their own blends, Original and Gia, they can raise their game to something quite significant. They make their own incense in a facility in Padukka, which is a small town on the outskirts of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
Scents tried: 5
Top score: 43
Reviews
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| Amritha Gia (P) Sept 2024 - Score: 43 |
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| Amritha Original (P) Aug 2024 - Score: 36 |
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| Amritha Lavender (P) Aug 2024 - Score: 28 |
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| Amritha Jasmine (P) Aug 2024 - Score: 26 |
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| Amritha Green (P) Aug 2024 - Score: 24 |
Scents tried: 5
Top score: 43
Bottom score: 24
I like the three story ones. I note that they push the DB name rather than the Creasy name. I assume this means that when Creasy took over DB, the Amritha incense brand had already been established by DB.
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