Three factors Joseph.
First is the mutton tallow. I've only tried a small sample of Mitchell's Wool Fat soap, and a couple samples of Stirling's beef or mutton tallow. There is a difference in the quality of the lather from my experience. Mutton tallow makes a better performing lather than beef tallow.
Now if I have enjoyed the lather, there's the second factor. Mutton has a scent all it's own. Rendered sheep fat is concentrated into high melting temp tallow. That scent follows through to the soap. I don't find it unpleasant, but it's different from more traditional or at least more often used beef tallow. That's one of the reasons I haven't purchased a puck of The Fat - little or no scent I can pick up.
Third factor is purely subjective. The choice of scent in Glastonbury is strong with "
Patchouli, Lavender, Oakmoss, Lichen, Frankincense, and Vetiver". I like each of those in any scented products I've tried.
In this combo they please my nose. Not listed is a pine scent I get. Could be the combo fooling my senses. Doesn't matter to me because I like the scent. Can't say if those around me enjoy it as much as I do, either. I think it was Joe
@Trigger who found the scent light in his experience. Being a small batch soap maker could be the scent oils needed more stirring. Maybe I got the extra that Joe missed.
There's a fourth factor that may have influenced my purchase of both the SS & AS - availability. Making this a Limited Release or seasonal offering - I didn't want to
not have it. FOMO much? Possibly, but I enjoy it so I'm a happy shaver.
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