Perfume even gets its name from the Latin phrase ‘per fumum’, or ‘through smoke’, and incense is still widely ... summer bestseller at Lyn’s super-cool Mayfair boutique, richly swirling ...

“The smoke comes ... that samurai warriors reportedly doused their heavy metal armour with its fumes before a battle. Even today, Kodo — the art of “listening” to incense — is taught ...

Incense has been burned in sacred rituals for thousands of years but is enjoying a modern renaissance. Forget everything you think you know about incense and don’t dare mention the word patchouli.