Original Crottendorfer Zimtapfel (Cinnamon Apple)

 

There is a long standing tradition of Germany of burning incense cones at Christmas - often in beautifully carved wooden smokers. Crottendorfer are one of three long established cone manufacturers in Germany. All three tend to target their scents to the Christmas period, so frankincense, spruce, fireplace, winter orange, etc are popular scents, and this Cinnamon Apple falls comfortably into that bracket. 

The scent on the cone does have a mild cinnamon apple scent - rather similar to the cinnamon apple scents popular for the fresheners that people hang in their cars. On the burn, provided the cone is placed at the far end of the room so that the scorching notes of the wood powder used as a combustible don't carry, the scent is light, delicate, moderately sweet and moderately attractive. As the burn only lasts ten minutes, and the scent is quite delicate, I don't find this a very effective room freshener. However, the cones are not expensive, and when used in conjunction with a German smoker can be fun - and it feels more authentic to use a German cone in a German smoker. But, on the whole, I feel any other brand of winter themed incense cones would serve as well or better.  

Sold in boxes of 24 cones for  €1.95, and available direct from Crottendorfer.  

Date: Feb 2025    Score: 25

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Original Crottendorfer cones