Auto-da-fe

"After the earthquake, which had destroyed three-quarters of the city of Lisbon, the wise men of that country could think of no means more effectual to preserve the kingdom from utter ruin than to entertain the people with an auto-da-fe, it having been decided by the University of Coimbra, that the sight of several persons being burned alive in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes."
- Voltaire, Candide

The scent of smoke and a burning stake, softened and sweetened with additional notes of patchouli, sandalwood, amber, ylang ylang, violet, musk, cedarwood, and vanilla.