Sri Sakthi Ecstasy Jasmine

 

I have three boxes of crude incense codes sold under the brand name Ecstasy by Sri Sakthi Aromatic of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.  Sri Sakthi are a relatively new incense house, starting up in 2004.  Tamil Nadu is the region where Pondicherry incense is made, and where there is a tradition of using the tree resin that is left after the fragrant oils have been extracted. That is not the case here. These cones have been made out of some wood powders and then dipped in a scent that has been well diluted with something like DEP. I think I would like them a little more if they were using resin waste. 

There is a sharp tang on the cones of synthetic scent, which could be as much cat's pee and shoe conditioner as jasmine, though there's also a curious hint of sweet caramel.  The scent on the burn is, all in all, not that bad. It's jasmine, so it's not going to excite me, but at least it sort of vaguely points in the right direction. There is, of course, for me, off notes from the smouldering wood, but no more than is typical for cheap Chinese incense. 

This is very much stuff that we'll be using in the outhouse rather than the main house. 

Date: Sept 2025    Score: 15

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Sri Sakthi / Ecstasy 

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