Banaras is one of the names of an ancient city on the banks of the Ganges. The official name is
Varanasi, though locals will use Banaras, especially in relation to the city's Hindu aspect, its arts, crafts (particularly saris), and culture. While sandalwood doesn't grow in the region around Banaras, the city is strongly associated with ritual cremation in which sandalwood paste is applied to the body to cleanse the spirit. The description on the Temple of Incense website says: "a spiritual Sandalwood with a subtle lift of lemon, making this a grounding, woody, yet fresh burn." A pack of 20 sticks costs £14.
The scent on the stick is pale fresh sandalwood with sweet citrus and red berries and a touch of vanilla. It's cosy, familiar, welcoming, and quite commercial. Very likeable.
The scent on the burn is sandalwood. A little dry, and without the pleasant, refreshing citrus and fruit notes from the stick. The scent is pale wood sandalwood - fairly light, a little harsh and sharp in places. Each to their own, and there are those who like the paler sandalwood fragrance. My taste inclines more to the dark side - I like when my sandalwood is sweet, dark, and musky. I also in general prefer when the scent formulation in an incense is more balanced, nuanced or complex. This is a little monotoned for my taste. Along with being a bit dry and a bit sharp. On the whole it is a pleasant, mild, and soft burn, and the dry or sharp notes are not intrusive. After a while I did detect some lemon sherbet, but that was after I moved it closer to me, and I may have been picking up some of the cold throw from the powder on the stick.
The scent on the stick is pale fresh sandalwood with sweet citrus and red berries and a touch of vanilla. It's cosy, familiar, welcoming, and quite commercial. Very likeable.
The scent on the burn is sandalwood. A little dry, and without the pleasant, refreshing citrus and fruit notes from the stick. The scent is pale wood sandalwood - fairly light, a little harsh and sharp in places. Each to their own, and there are those who like the paler sandalwood fragrance. My taste inclines more to the dark side - I like when my sandalwood is sweet, dark, and musky. I also in general prefer when the scent formulation in an incense is more balanced, nuanced or complex. This is a little monotoned for my taste. Along with being a bit dry and a bit sharp. On the whole it is a pleasant, mild, and soft burn, and the dry or sharp notes are not intrusive. After a while I did detect some lemon sherbet, but that was after I moved it closer to me, and I may have been picking up some of the cold throw from the powder on the stick.
An OK sandalwood incense, but not to my taste.
Note: It is not revealed where Temple of Incense source the incense for their brand; however, a number of the incenses are similar to those made by HMS of Pune.
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