Ordered from Temu at £1.15 for 20gm. It was listed as Sandalwood Incense Black Aloes, but is also described as Agarwood, and as Black Agarwood. A Google Lens translation of the lettering on the tube packet says "Heavy Agarwood" or "Lots of Agarwood" - which might be a poor translation for water-sinking agarwood (wood which is rich and heavy with the fragrant resin oil).
There is minimal scent on the little sticks - a vague perfume, a sort of outdoors fresh linen scent, the type you might encounter on clothes conditioner, but very, very faint.
I find the scent on most Chinese and Japanese incense to be too mild for my taste, so I like to burn several at the same time. In this case I am burning six sticks at once. And I like it. It's a fairly simple, wood based scent, but it does have some character. It's a little savoury and green, and has a pinch of spice. There are woody notes - leaning in toward cypress. It's a warm, somewhat dry, but not too sombre, fragrance. There's little in the way of contrasts or developments. It is an uncomplicated scent, and sometimes that in itself is what is wanted. Essentially this is an OK slightly spicy slightly gourmand woody incense developing an uncomplicated but attractive fragrance. Good value for money. You can pay more, and possibly get an incense you like more, but for the price, I find this a good deal.
There is minimal scent on the little sticks - a vague perfume, a sort of outdoors fresh linen scent, the type you might encounter on clothes conditioner, but very, very faint.
I find the scent on most Chinese and Japanese incense to be too mild for my taste, so I like to burn several at the same time. In this case I am burning six sticks at once. And I like it. It's a fairly simple, wood based scent, but it does have some character. It's a little savoury and green, and has a pinch of spice. There are woody notes - leaning in toward cypress. It's a warm, somewhat dry, but not too sombre, fragrance. There's little in the way of contrasts or developments. It is an uncomplicated scent, and sometimes that in itself is what is wanted. Essentially this is an OK slightly spicy slightly gourmand woody incense developing an uncomplicated but attractive fragrance. Good value for money. You can pay more, and possibly get an incense you like more, but for the price, I find this a good deal.
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