Hanga Momiji You'll need a couple sticks

You'll need a couple sticks of Hanga Koryu

upbeat hit to glide right into evening

We're reaching for a 19th century novel—likely Flaubert or Turgenev

when the day needs a crisp

Hanga Momiji You'll need a couple sticksSweet, slightly piquant and woodsy, this Japanese incense from our friends at Kousiado has an enlivening quality that puts us in a creative mindset. "Momiji" means "autumn leaves," and the Kousaido team nailed the wistful, romantic feeling of changing seasons. (Note to the heads: Ask the Ages' favorite recording of the jazz standard Autumn Leaves can be found on Canonball Adderly's Somethin' Else. Shout out to Miles on that muted trumpet!) Use Momiji