Frankincense has been adored and traded for more than 5,000 years.  It was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen and we all know that the Magi thought it a gift worthy of a king.  It is an enormously popular incense fragrance and virtually every incense manufacturer has their own version of it.  It is so popular because honestly, it smells wonderful.  Woody, spicy, slightly camphoric, haunting.  These are the words commonly used to describe it although I have also heard, musty, musky, dusty, powdery and more.

So I am going to try to describe a frankincense offering by Tulasi and try not to confuse anyone.  First of all I want to say that it is a very good version of frankincense.  Dry, woody, slightly spicy, a bit camphoric and most definitely haunting.  When I say “haunting” I don’t mean that spectral entities appear in the smoke and dance around the room.  What I mean is that the scent has such subtle nuances that your subconscious flails around trying to pin down where you have smelled it before and in turn that leaves you with that “it’s on the tip of my tongue” sensation.

Overall this is a very good representation of frankincense.  To get much better you would need to purchase the pure resin and heat it appropriately. Self lighting, or quick lighting charcoal is not the appropriate way by the way.  Which brings me to my last thought on this particular stick.  I am not a fan of incense sticks that feature charcoal as a component like this stick.  However the charcoal isn’t tremendously noticeable and does very little to detract from the overall enjoyment of this stick.

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