Jahagirdar of Pune say: "Turkish Oudh Incense Sticks are a luxurious blend of Turkish agarwood, frankincense, and musk." Turkish agarwood is not agarwood from Turkey, as the agarwood tree doesn't grow there. It is an attar style composed of an oudh scent (either imported agarwood, or blend of aroma compounds such as Iso E Super, Cashmeran, and Norlimbanol) combined with dark rose, and other ingredients such as spices, saffron, benzoin.
The stick is chunky and generous, and saturated with heady fragrances. Smoky-sweet dark rose, rich damp woods, cherry, ether, band-aid, and little tinkles of something close to aldehydes. Quite layered and compelling. A complex of ancient and modern perfumes compressed into one Indian-Arabian incense stick.
There's a fair degree of black smoke on lighting. Black smoke is caused by material that is not fully burned, so carbon particles are visible. Common causes are high levels of charcoal, or DPG, or oils. Or a combination of these. It is not a sign that the incense is poorly made - resins such as frankincense will produce black smoke if burned. But it may be a sign that this is not the incense for you if you like softer, quieter, pale sandalwood type incense.
This is the most smoky and heady of the Jahagirdar incenses I've burned so far. It is perhaps a little intense even for me. And while I like the rose and oudh accord, I'd welcome some light to relieve the darkness. Some vocals, guitars, and percussion in the mix with the drum and bass. So its attractive stuff, but a little too much of the same stuff for too long.
Only available in India. ₹300 for 100g, from Jahagirdar, or from GroovyFragrances.
Date: Apr 2026 Score: 31/50
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