There's a pleasant earthy lemon fragrance from this Cathedral blend by Prinknash Abbey. It's earthy and natural and has gentle wisps of seaweed covered sea coast. The Arabian frankincense resin is mixed with scented oils in five styles - Abbey, Cathedral, Priory, Basilica, and Sanctuary. The oils used in the blends are not revealed. People may have fun trying to guess.
Since 1906 monks at Calder Abbey in Wales had been mixing scented oils with frankincense resin and selling the resin to churches and visitors to the abbey. In 1928, at the invite of Malcolm Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes, monks moved from Calder to Prinknash, which had ceased to be an abbey in 1541 when Henry VIII suppressed monasteries throughout the UK, and formed a monastery there, resurrecting the old abbey. The monks use original recipes to add scents to the frankincense resin, and continue to provide the resin to churches and cathedrals throughout Europe, and regard themselves as "the oldest major incense blenders in Europe".
Since 1906 monks at Calder Abbey in Wales had been mixing scented oils with frankincense resin and selling the resin to churches and visitors to the abbey. In 1928, at the invite of Malcolm Leslie, 20th Earl of Rothes, monks moved from Calder to Prinknash, which had ceased to be an abbey in 1541 when Henry VIII suppressed monasteries throughout the UK, and formed a monastery there, resurrecting the old abbey. The monks use original recipes to add scents to the frankincense resin, and continue to provide the resin to churches and cathedrals throughout Europe, and regard themselves as "the oldest major incense blenders in Europe".
The scent is clean and pleasant, and lingers positively in the house, though can be intrusively sharp while burning, so good ventilation and/or a large space is something I would recommend. As this scented resin has been used by churches for over a hundred years it has proved its popularity and success; though, personally, if I'm to burn resin, I think I would prefer to burn pure, good quality resin rather than something that has been scented. I don't feel that I am truly experiencing pure and natural frankincense with this Prinknash resin.
Available at £4.50 for 50g direct from Prinknash Abbey.
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