Cottage Industries Heritage No. 18 Parijat

 

Parijat, sometimes written parijatha, is a night-scented jasmine, which has significance in Hindu mythology as the sacred tree of life. This is the last of the Heritage range of Cottage Industries incense; all 10 of the range, plus two modern Cottage incenses, are available from the excellent Padma Store in Germany, who ship internationally. 

I'm kinda pleased to have got to the end of the range. I've not really got into these old style, basic incenses. I find them dry, prickly, and mean. Others may like that style, but I prefer my incense to be sweeter and more indulgent, and simply more interesting. It's each to their own. 

The scent on the stick is fruity-floral with decisive notes of neroli and frankincense. Really lovely. I've had this before with Cottage Heritage, where the scent on the stick was beguiling and promised much, but turned out to be a tease when the stick was lit, and the scent on the burn just goes dry and sombre. 

The scent on the burn, while not as charming as that on the stick, does start well. There's a little off-burn note of smouldering cheap wood, but mainly it's the bitter-sweet orange of the neroli that comes forth. Unfortunately the citric, floral notes do not sustain, and gradually it's wood and frankincense notes that come forth. The frankincense notes are pleasing and welcome, but the wood notes are crude and heavy and unwelcome. However, overall, this is an OK incense, though the fragrant notes of interest are somewhat held back by crude smouldering wood. 

Date:  Feb 2022    Score: 26 

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