Incense Sandalwood Notes

Incense sandalwood notes refer to warm, woody aromatic profiles commonly associated with East Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) terpene expressions in cannabis. This aroma classification encompasses creamy, resinous, and slightly sweet woody characteristics often detected alongside base terpenes like alpha-santalol and beta-santalol in certain cultivars. Breeders working with heritage lineages and wood-forward strain families frequently report these sensory markers in laboratory and field assessments. The incense quality typically emerges from specific terpene combinations rather than single volatile compounds, making it a complex aroma descriptor in breeding documentation.

Cultivators document incense sandalwood notes as a stable secondary aroma trait appearing in select parent genetics, particularly within Kush and Haze-derived families. Breeders targeting woody, resinous profiles often select for plants expressing these characteristics across multiple generations to establish consistency in aroma phenotype expression.