Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) sodalite The Stupa sticks burn upright

The Stupa sticks burn upright and need a separate incense holder

A-grade designation - low smoke from the charcoal itself

Worn for that sheen across India and Sri Lanka for centuries

different genus

botanically a member of the cypress family rather than a true cedar

Peruvian Black Copal (Bursera Copallifera) sodalite The Stupa sticks burn uprightBlack Copal from Peru is the rainforest cousin of Mexican copal a different genus, Protium copal, with a deeper and slower character than the Bursera copals of the north. Andean and Amazonian cultures have burned it independently of Mesoamerica for centuries. On charcoal the piece softens slowly, releasing earthy resin and sweet pine before deepening into amber and dry wood. Slower than White Copal, less linear than Hojari the kind of session that