I reviewed "Golden Nag" Meditation in stick form last January (2025). I've had something of a journey with the "Golden Nag" brand. At first I really liked it, then I really disliked it. I think now I'm in more of a middling spot. "Golden Nag" incenses tend to be quite heady on the "cold throw" - quite oily and prominent. Put a stick or cone on the table, and you don't need to light it, the scent will arise and disperse somewhat. Not a huge distance, but certainly within several feet it is quite noticeable. The cold scents have an immediate appeal (this Meditation has a pleasant oily resin scent); though they also tend to have sharp edges, as this Meditation does. I suspect that the sharp edge is personal to me, and is to do with my terpene sensitivity.
This is quite heady on the burn - a little too heady for me in the same room, so I move it to the next room. The scent on the burn is an echo of the scent on the cone - oily, rich, resinous, musky, with some sharp nips which is likely due to my terpene sensitivity. I find it a little overbearing, and too compressed in the same fragrance area so there are few contrasts and little relief from the main drive of the musky resin note. Sachin Jain of Vijayshree has assured me that their incense is "100% natural and non-toxic", which is reassuring. However, the impact of the incense on me feels more chemical and toxic than a natural and non-toxic walk through a forest. It feels like the cone has been soaked in a lot of oils, rather like a Flora incense, and the intensity of the oils is just a bit too in the face for me - a bit too like inhaling hot petrol fumes. I feel I should put the Golden Nag incenses away. At least until the summer, perhaps. But if bold, heady, terpene-rich incense is your bag, then this will suit you fine.
This is quite heady on the burn - a little too heady for me in the same room, so I move it to the next room. The scent on the burn is an echo of the scent on the cone - oily, rich, resinous, musky, with some sharp nips which is likely due to my terpene sensitivity. I find it a little overbearing, and too compressed in the same fragrance area so there are few contrasts and little relief from the main drive of the musky resin note. Sachin Jain of Vijayshree has assured me that their incense is "100% natural and non-toxic", which is reassuring. However, the impact of the incense on me feels more chemical and toxic than a natural and non-toxic walk through a forest. It feels like the cone has been soaked in a lot of oils, rather like a Flora incense, and the intensity of the oils is just a bit too in the face for me - a bit too like inhaling hot petrol fumes. I feel I should put the Golden Nag incenses away. At least until the summer, perhaps. But if bold, heady, terpene-rich incense is your bag, then this will suit you fine.
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