Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Black Onyx hand-rolled into bamboo-less 10cm sticks

hand-rolled into bamboo-less 10cm sticks

The bamboo-less format is the defining technical feature of the Stupa range against mass-produced bamboo-cored stick incense - the material is the scent

On charcoal the piece softens slowly

Polished to a metallic shine

Usually clear and transparent

Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Black Onyx hand-rolled into bamboo-less 10cm sticksDragon's Blood is the resin from the strangest tree on earth Dracaena cinnabari, found only on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. Used by the Romans for varnishes and pigments, by Islamic scholars for inks, by violin makers for two centuries. On charcoal it does something no other resin does: the deep red piece softens, melts into the disc, then forms a dark charred crust as the aroma deepens. Earthy, slightly leathery, with a faint dried rose