Julian of Incense Atelier has imported a selection of sticks from an outlet in Vrindavan who have a heritage of incense making in Vrindavan, which Julian is selling as "True Vrindavan", and is keeping the name of the outlet to himself.
Ruh Kasturi is the spirit or essence of deer musk, though in reality the scent comes from aroma chemicals, which has been the standard in Indian incense for many years, though some makers will use plant alternatives, such as the musk mallow. The sticks are a charcoal-based paste hand-rolled onto hand-cut bamboo splints with a faint orange dye. The paste has a light covering of melnoorva/masala powder more in the Pune style than Bangalore. The scent on the stick is cool and perfumed, inclining more to white musk than regular musk.
The scent on the burn is gentle and pleasant with musk elements - though with that clean element of white musk, leaning in toward fresh linen. It's an attractive room freshener. Gently sweet and likeable; quite safe in the scent profile - there's nothing adventurous, unexpected, or interesting here - it just delivers a quiet, pleasant, and musk tinged fragrance
Ruh Kasturi is the spirit or essence of deer musk, though in reality the scent comes from aroma chemicals, which has been the standard in Indian incense for many years, though some makers will use plant alternatives, such as the musk mallow. The sticks are a charcoal-based paste hand-rolled onto hand-cut bamboo splints with a faint orange dye. The paste has a light covering of melnoorva/masala powder more in the Pune style than Bangalore. The scent on the stick is cool and perfumed, inclining more to white musk than regular musk.
The scent on the burn is gentle and pleasant with musk elements - though with that clean element of white musk, leaning in toward fresh linen. It's an attractive room freshener. Gently sweet and likeable; quite safe in the scent profile - there's nothing adventurous, unexpected, or interesting here - it just delivers a quiet, pleasant, and musk tinged fragrance
Available from The Incense Atelier at £3.10 for 10gms (plus shipping). A handy good value sampler of 2 sticks of each of the seven scents is available for £4.45 (plus shipping).
Date: March 2026 Score: 36
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