When I think of dragons, I am likely to think of brimstone, burning wood, charred peasants and the smell of the pet snake I had several years ago.  I am not likely to think of sweet, sultry, sensual scents. Unless of course we are talking about the Fuolornis Fire Dragon as made famous by Douglas Adams and The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy.  But I digress.

Right out of the heat sealed inner packet this stick is exactly that.  Sensual, lightly sweet, sultry and mysterious.  Once again though it has that sharp note I notice in Gonesh offerings and it tends to distract me.  If you have read my previous reviews you know I am not a fan of sweet or floral.  I lean towards earthy, musky, warm and spicy.  However, this scent works for me.  At least before it is lit that is.  Let’s find out what happens when we apply the Bic to it.

Surprise!  It works even better for me.  The scent takes on a warmer, slightly muskier character when burning and loses some of the floral notes.  To my nose it still has that uniquely Gonesh charcoal incense stick scent, but perhaps that is just me.  Like I said before, I am not a fan of sweet or floral except in rare cases and this scent won’t change my mind although it puts up a good fight at doing so.

It won’t take the place of a pure Dragons Blood resin, nor will it beat out other Dragons Blood sticks and cones in my opinion, but it is worth trying and enjoying if you are a fan of Dragons Blood.  A personal experiment I am going to try later is burning a bit of white sage at the same time as this.  I think the two scents will work together wonderfully.

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