If you create an Elf or Dwarf as your character you will start the game at Thorin’s Gate. A wintry, snowbound and desolate place. A good incense for that area is eucalyptus because of the clean, clear and crisp scent that it provides. Another good one would be frankincense for the clear scent that it provides. Unfortunately there are no campfires in that area or Amitayu Tibetan incense would work great.

So with that aside firmly spell checked, lets talk about Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa. Is it worth the hype and number one selling incense spot? Well, yes and no. Make no mistake, it is an excellent nag champa. Perfectly representative of nag champa incense. Warm, earthy, sweet, slightly “moist” smelling and with plenty of character. However, that comes with a big “but”.

Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa.  Golden Nag Champa.  Shanthimalai Nag Champa. Goloka Nag Champa.  These are the heavy hitters in the nag champa category and each one has its own die-hard fans.  Some will defend …

Vijayshree Fragrance, the makers of Golden Nag Champa deliver an excellent nag champa. It is everything that a nag champa should be. Including the slightly damp feel of the sticks when first opened. There is a reason that this nag champa consistently ranks right up there with Goloka, Satya and Shanthimalai.

Among all of the myriad nag champa offerings in the world it seems like Tulasi doesn’t get much respect. While Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa, Golden Nag Champa, Goloka Nag Champa and Shanthimalai Nag Champa battle it out for the top spots, Tulasi barely gets a mention in comparison. Which is sort of sad because it is definitely worth not only a mention, but it is worth trying as well.

Ah the confusion of the nose with dipped incense as opposed to hand rolled incense. Such is the case with Gonesh Nag Champa Extra Rich. Fresh from the package it barely smells like champa flower at all. It isn’t sweet enough to be honest. It is a bit too sharp.

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Since beginning this site I have noticed several searches with the keywords “hippie incense” as though people are searching for incense that is linked inextricably somehow with Hippies. So I thought I would address that as best I could and maybe help people out who are searching for an authentic scent of the American sixties and the counterculture movement.