Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Bliss Pack Dorjee same workshop

same workshop

radiating rays around the rim

brittle resin tears from Bursera bipinnata

hand-tapped and hand-sorted by Dhofari families

It asks the driest

Dragon’s Blood (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra, Yemen Bliss Pack Dorjee same workshopDragon's Blood is the resin from the strangest tree on earth Dracaena cinnabari, found only on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea. Used by the Romans for varnishes and pigments, by Islamic scholars for inks, by violin makers for two centuries. On charcoal it does something no other resin does: the deep red piece softens, melts into the disc, then forms a dark charred crust as the aroma deepens. Earthy, slightly leathery, with a faint dried rose