Baieido – Ensei – Gallant I got this tube of Gallant in late 2024 as part of a lot of… Continue reading “Baieido – Ensei – Gallant”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju I bought Meiko – Eiju as part of a set of second hand incenses, also including Shibayama on Kleinanzeigen. As with… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Eiju”…
Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama I was curious about Shibayama because it’s one of the few Japanese incense sticks where musk can be found in… Continue reading “Nippon Kodo – Meiko – Shibayama”…
Shoyeido – Overtones – Vanilla I was able to snag five of the seven Overtones varieties second-hand at the beginning of 2025, including Vanilla. The… Continue reading “Shoyeido – Overtones – Vanilla”…
Bhagwan – Balsamic Amber I already received a few sticks of Balsamic Amber back in late 2023 when Eugene (the owner of Bhagwan Incense)… Continue reading “Bhagwan – Balsamic Amber”…
Nikhil’s – Aaradhya Another “Premium Incense” from Nikhil’s. Aaradhya had been on my ‘curiosity list’ for a while, and after someone from Brazil… Continue reading “Nikhil’s – Aaradhya”…
Koya’s: Rasta, Nirvana These are the last two sticks from Steve (Incense in the Wind) out of our first 2023 sample exchange. He… Continue reading “Koya’s: Rasta, Nirvana”…
Holy Smokes – Long Line – Halmaddi This is another pack from Arkanum des Lichts, a low-priced online retailer that I unfortunately cannot recommend. In fact, these incense… Continue reading “Holy Smokes – Long Line – Halmaddi”…
Old Mountain Sandalwood Clouds (AliExpress) My friend Povilas sent me three of these Sandalwood Clouds at the end of 2024, which he had purchased from… Continue reading “Old Mountain Sandalwood Clouds (AliExpress)”…
Hikali Koh – Japanese Garden – Tosui (Joy of The Heart) I bought this roll second-hand along with a few others on Kleinanzeigen. The regular price for a roll, containing around… Continue reading “Hikali Koh – Japanese Garden – Tosui (Joy of The Heart)”…
Vinasons: Golden Rose, Green Rose I received one stick of each of these varieties from Padma Store. They are available as part of the Vinasons… Continue reading “Vinasons: Golden Rose, Green Rose”…
Khadlaj – Kashmeeri This is one of the many samples I received from my friend Povilas. Kashmeeri is a dukhoon bakhoor; it is… Continue reading “Khadlaj – Kashmeeri”…
Vinasons – Kesar Gulab This sample was gifted to me by Ashok from Padma Store.A pack currently costs €6.85 and contains 20g. The burning… Continue reading “Vinasons – Kesar Gulab”…
Baieido – Rose Sawayaka (smokeless) A while ago, a friend of mine, Povilas, sorted through his collection and gave me several boxes of incense sticks… Continue reading “Baieido – Rose Sawayaka (smokeless)”…