Learning relevant knowledge about the 11-incense box
In each package of Daily Zeng, we have randomly put a free 11-incense box, which contains a variety of high-grade incense. Smell and appreciate them carefully and then you may find what you love to smell.
Now, let us have a look at this incredible 11-incense box.
Related Place Name
1. Mara OK (eaglewood)
Similar as Mara OK is to karaoke, it is the name of a real place in the nearby coast of Sauron, Indonesian archipelago. Local people usually make deals in the place, so all the incense exported from there is named Mara OK. We also call it “Sauron incense”.
Scent：cool, sweet, milk-like and herbal.
2. Mara OK (eaglewood)
Similar as Mara OK is to karaoke, it is the name of a real place in the nearby coast of Sauron, Indonesian archipelago. Local people usually make deals in the place, so all the incense exported from there is named Mara OK. We also call it “Sauron incense”.
Scent：cool, sweet, milk-like and herbal.
3. Manilla (eaglewood)
It is located near Tarakan Island, Indonesia.
Scent：fresh, sweet and milk-like.
4. Brunei (eaglewood)
It is located in northern Kalimantan Island of northeastern Indonesia, bordering the South China Sea to the north.
Scent：milk-like and cool.
5. Hoi An & Hue (eaglewood)
Hoi An and Hue actually are names of two places in Vietnam. On the map, Hoi An is located between Hue and Fussen.
Scent：milk-like and honey-like.
6. Nha Trang (eaglewood)
It is located in east Vietnam.
Scent： sweet, fresh and milk-like.
7. Hainan (eaglewood)
It is a province located in the south end of China. Since ancient times, Hainan has been well-known for its incense.
Scent：fresh, cool, sweet, mellow and milk-like.
8. Mysore (sandalwood)
It is located in south India and worldwide recognized as a high-quality producing area of sandalwood.
If we have to rank incense produced in above areas, the order is as follows: Hainan, Nha Trang, Hoi An, Manilla, Ambon, Brunei and Mara OK. However, this is not absolute. After all, it is possible that some low-grade producing areas produce superb incense.
Category
1. Worm-bitten Funnel
When eaglewood was bitten by worms, it will secrete oil to protect the injured part. The incense that forms in this way is called “worm-bitten funnel”.
Scent：restrained, calm, elegant, fresh, sweet and changing
2. Red Clay
Obviously, the incense forming in red clay is called “red clay”, which is a kind of mature and mellow incense. As a saying goes, “a million years of red clay makes a thousand years of incense”. Red clay is definitely precious.
Scent：fresh, honey-like, fruit-like, mellow, changing, penetrating and occasionally spicy.
3. Sangha-arama
Sangha-arama is the highest-grade incense made from eaglewood. There is white, purple, green, yellow and black Sangha-arama.
Scent：sweet, cool and occasionally spicy.
Based on the above information, incense in the 11-incense box is arranged according to their rank, that is, incense in the right is better than that in the left.
If you have received an 11-incense box before but don’t appreciate it yet, please do it now.