Apotheke - Charcoal Classic Candle 10.5oz
Light Charcoal on a rainy evening and the room transforms. Smoky cedar and sandalwood with a whisper of burnt maple — moody, layered, the candle equivalent of a low-lit bar where you don't want anyone to talk to you.
The Scent
This is Apotheke's broody bestseller. Burnt maple and raspberry open it with an unexpected sweetness, then give way to green clove leaf and a faint cinnamon warmth. The base is where it gets serious: smoky embers, cedarwood, and guaiac wood that linger long after you've blown it out.
Scent Notes
- Top: Burnt Maple, Raspberry, Un-ripened Tomato Skin
- Middle: Green Clove Leaf, Faint Cinnamon
- Base: Smoky Embers, Cedarwood, Guaiac Wood
Fragrance Family: Woody
The Candle
Made in Brooklyn with a premium soy wax blend and a single cotton wick. The wax is black — a deliberate visual match for the scent itself. Housed in a matte-black glass vessel that looks at home in any decor. 10.5oz with 60–70 hours of clean burning.
Why we love it
The candle our customers come back for. If White Vetiver is the daytime Apotheke, Charcoal is the night version — better for evenings, perfect for reading nooks, and stocked year-round at our Hoboken shop because we never have it on the shelf for long.
Perfect for: evening reading, home offices, masculine bedrooms, anyone who finds floral candles too sweet.
Available at Wicked Scents in Hoboken, NJ, or order online with free shipping over $100.