Rauchfahne
Fiore D'Oriente - Marco Polo's Treasures - Red Mirrha

Fiore D’Oriente – Marco Polo’s Treasures – Red Mirrha

I picked up Red Mirrha with two other varieties on Kleinanzeigen.
At Ephra World a 30g pack like this cost 9,95€, but they’re no longer in stock.
I fear that the large packs are being discontinued, as they’re also no longer to be found in the Fiore D’Oriente shop.
There’ll probably only be the way simpler 20g packs with 10 sticks. At Padma Store such a pack costs 6,95€. At the Fiore D’Oriente shop, a pack costs 4,90€.
The sticks are 9″ (about 23cm) long and burn for about an hour.

You can find the overview article for the Marco Polo’s Treasures line here.

This is what the 30g pack looks like inside. The blurb on the inside of the étui-like box provides general information about the history of the Incense Route and specific information about the name giving main ingredient of the variety, in this case myrrh.
The description:

Red Mirrha (Commiphora myrrha)
Origin: A shrub that reaches ten meters in height and grows exclusively in eastern Africa and on the Arabian peninsula.
Form: Myrrh is a natural oleo resin and is solidified upon contact with the air and sunlight.
Uses: Sources dating back to 3700 years ago testify to its use in perfumery. For centuries it has been used as an anti-inflammatory and healing remedy.
According to ancient ayurvedic medicine, this resin brings inner peace, rejuvenates and revitalises the mind, purifies the aura and dispels distracting factors during times of meditation and prayer.

Each box comes with a certificate with a handwritten batch number:

Certificate of Guarantee
The mixture of these incenses was subjected to sophisticated laboratory analysis to assure the total absence of any substance resulting from synthesis products, petrochemical or other. You can find the results of the analysis by connecting to our site www.fioredoriente.eu. When you have completed the registration, click the button CERTIFICATES, then click the button Marco Polo’s Treasures, in this area you will find certificates matching the lot number that is stamped on this card.

Unlike with Kampuram, an ECOCERT sticker detailing the ingredients has been added to the back of the pack:
Commiphora myrrha gum, Machilus macrantha gum, charcoal powder, bamboo.


The first Red Mirrha stick I burned had a dominant off-note of cigarette smoke for me, which unfortunately isn’t unusual for natural myrrh incense sticks that contain the pure gum. But that must have been mainly due to the weather or another external factor. On all subsequent occasions, I’ve only smelled the note when I’ve stood too close to the smoke.

The room-note of Red Mirrha is quite pleasant and myrrh-typical: a dry, woody fragrance with a balsamic-soft aspect and a very delicate, subtle sweetness. The bitterness of the gum resin is more to be felt than really smelled.
However, the woody aspect of the myrrh clearly stands in the foreground and is probably enhanced by other ingredients.

Red Mirrha doesn’t count as one of my favourite myrrh incense sticks, but they are among the most authentic ones I’ve smelled so far. For people looking for a very natural and true to the original fragrance, I consider them a good option.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *