Root opens with clove and stays low. The spice is warm rather than sharp, a small numbing sweetness at the front; patchouli and vetiver put damp earth and dry smoke under it, and cedarwood and sandalwood settle a soft, steady wood through the middle. It smells like a wooden house with the stove lit. It is the blend for the end of a long day — the one you light when the house needs to feel like it has walls again. Evening, winter, or any time the ground under you feels further away than it should.