The Storyteller soy candle, a bergamot candle with bergamot, bourbon, jasmine, oak, and cedar notes, by Aarka Origins.

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The Storyteller Soy Candle – Bergamot Candle for Book Lovers – Bergamot + Bourbon + Oak + Cedar

Name: The Storyteller Soy Candle – Bergamot Candle for Book Lovers – Bergamot + Bourbon + Oak + Cedar
Brand: Aarka Origins - The Best Scented Soy Candles
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$29.99

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8oz Amber Jar

4oz Black Tin

Wax Melt

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A Bergamot Candle for the Person Telling the Story, Not Reading It

Scents: Bergamot · Bourbon · Jasmine · Oak · Cedar · Hand-poured in: North Carolina, USA · From: $11.99 (wax melts)

This bergamot candle is a study at the end of a long working night — bergamot bright and bitter at the top, bourbon warming in a glass nobody is watching, jasmine drifting in from outside, and oak and cedar holding the room together.

It belongs to the writing desk rather than the armchair: drafts, revisions, the last hour before something finally comes right. Like every Aarka Origins candle, it is truly handmade: hand-poured in small batches in North Carolina from 100% pure soy wax, with no paraffin and no blends.

Scent Notes

BERGAMOT · BOURBON · JASMINE · OAK · CEDAR
Fragrance family: Citrus & Woody

Why Book Lovers Choose The Storyteller

Truly handmade — poured, wicked, and checked by hand in North Carolina, not run off an industrial line with an "artisan" label added later.
100% pure soy wax — no paraffin, no blends; a clean, even burn through long reading sessions.
Non-toxic — phthalate-free, dye-free, vegan, cruelty-free fragrance oils; safe to burn in bedrooms, nurseries, and small reading nooks.
Lead-free cotton wick — a steady, quiet flame that will not compete with the story on the page.
Honest pricing — wax melts from $11.99, while comparable bookish candles elsewhere often run $18–30+.

Five notes is a lot to keep in balance, and the risk is a jar that smells like everything at once. The structure here is deliberate: bergamot on top for lift, bourbon in the middle for warmth, and a two-wood base of oak and cedar to stop the whole thing floating away. The jasmine is a single thread, not a bouquet. Poured, wicked, and inspected by hand in small North Carolina batches from 100% pure soy.

The Storyteller — Frequently Asked Questions

What does the bergamot candle smell like?

Bright, then warm, then dry. The bergamot candle opens with sharp citrus, moves through bourbon and a thread of jasmine, and settles into oak and cedar — a working study rather than a tea shop.

Is this a good gift for a writer?

It is the one to give them. Most writing gifts are notebooks nobody uses, and this is something that actually gets burned during the work. It suits editors and readers just as well. Wax melts from $11.99.

Is this candle handmade and 100% soy?

It is. The Storyteller is hand-poured in small batches at Aarka Origins' North Carolina shop from 100% pure soy wax — no paraffin, no wax blends, no dyes, and a lead-free cotton wick. The fragrance oils are phthalate-free, vegan, and never tested on animals.

Trim the wick to 1/4" before each burn and keep burns to about two hours at a time for the cleanest, most even melt pool. Browse the full book lover soy candle collection.