Wild Patchouli Incense Sticks

It offers a spicy, moderately sweet patchouli aroma with a spacious, balsamic ambience. Deep and earthy, it evokes the scent of damp soil or a forest floor, adding a grounding, natural quality to the fragrance. Woody undertones and herbal hints reminiscent of fresh herbs enhance its complexity. Overall, this is a warm incense with a musky undertone, bringing depth and sensuality to the scent. Previously sold under the Good Incense brand, it has now been added to the Bhagwan line due to numerous customer requests — making it easier for customers to save on shipping.

Steve from Incense in the Wind Blog informs: “Bolder, sharper, more defined, and longer lasting. Distinctly patchouli, but sweetened by the vanilla crystals, which appear to be a feature of the “school of Pune” incense. Vanilla crystals are sometimes used in the same way as halmaddi to “fix” the perfume notes so they are clearer and last longer.”

Mike from the the Olfactory Rescue Service informs: “The Good Incense Patchouli looks to be fairly close to a dusted charcoal as a style. It would not surprise me at all if this was Madhavadas sourced as there’s a lot of vanilla and sandalwood coming off the burn. Vanilla often seems fairly comfortable next to patchouli for some reason, it’s not a match I’d make on my own, but it often works as it does here. In my recent Asayu review I talked about patchouli variations to hopefully give some idea where I sit with the scent as a whole. The more premium, essential oil heavy sticks with it tend to fatigue me (probably because living in California I used to come across people wearing the oil as an aromatic), so this match-up of a more leaf-oriented scent and the vanilla/sandalwood base fronting an oil that’s a bit greener than your average essential oil is probably a bit closer to my personal preferences. That is, the greener a patchouli is the better. So not only does this hit that spot but it’s also variant from other Indian sticks that are roughly in the same region. The herb will always fall somewhere in the middle for me, I like a good one but I’ll likely come more across it in reviews than looking for it myself if that makes sense.”

Full review is available here.