ShoyeidoPeaceful Sky Incense, 20 Sticks - Ten-pyo

This smell is rich and spicy and has hints of aged leather, fine cigars and spices like nutmeg and white pepper, but none of these are notes that I can identify as much as the things that come to mind when I'm smelling this. I'm also smelling a deep Asian forest after the monsoons have lifted and everything is alive and growing. This is definitely in the sweet space that kyara can go into and the quality of the wood here is wonderful on the nose. As I let the smell fill the room I realized this aroma reminds me of Doctor Pepper. I haven't had that in over two decades so my memory may be colored with nostalgia, but I wanted to write down this note because it's becoming undeniable the more I experience this stick.

The sticks have very little odor themselves and the scent when burned is minimal. This is not the Shoyeido aloeswood quality I’m used to. Perhaps it has been stored improperly or something but this is not the premium quality Shoyeido is famous for.