Quo Vadis? 2025

Last season, I wrote more reviews than ever, and as expected, editing and translating them stretched well into winter. I only recently finished some remaining reviews and scheduled them for publication. The last ones will appear throughout March.
Despite that, my incense collection has rather grown than shrunk, and new packages from acquaintances and friends are already on their way to me. So, I certainly won’t run out of material to write about in 2025. 😉

There have also been some exciting developments outside Rauchfahne as well:
I was able to add two new blogs to my link collection: Ratnagandh, run by Vid, who writes reviews on Indian incense, and Nathan Upchurch’s website, which has been around for a while but, since 2024, also features articles on incense-making and a handful of reviews. I particularly recommend checking out his video in the article Making Incense: A Cursory Guide.
A brand-new discovery is Incense Apprentice, written by Sara, whose articles I’ve been reading with growing enthusiasm.

Unfortunately, I’m currently dealing with a mild case of anosmia following a nasty viral bronchitis I caught in mid-February. Therefore, it’s still up in the air when my new review season will truly start.

What I can already reveal, though, is that I have a series of Bakhoor reviews in the works, written during winter, though, I wanted to write more. Actually, I had planned to focus on a stack of Bakhoor samples from my friend Povilas in December. However, Sascha caused a delay on that; he sent me an incense cone advent calendar for an early Christmas gift. Naturally, given the season, that had priority. But postponed is not forgotten—I promise.

Aside of that, I have a couple of DIY articles in the making.
Last year, I neglected my experiments with homemade incense, but I plan to change that in 2025. Furthermore, I want to spend more time with loose incense again.

In short, the upcoming season promises to be exciting and diverse, and I’m looking forward to many new experiences and encounters. 😀