Yankee Candle is the largest and most reputed candle maker in the world. They have been making premium candles for over 40 years and are renowned throughout the globe for their huge range of scents and different styles of candle.

Each Yankee Candle is made with premium-grade paraffin wax, the finest quality ingredients and the ideal natural-fibre wick for each fragrance to ensure the best possible burn. Wax: Premium-grade paraffin wax that delivers a clean, consistent burn.

Why do Yankee Candles cost more than some alternatives? There are a couple of reasons why Yankee Candles are a little more expensive than unbranded options, and most of them come down to quality. First off, Yankees are unique in that they burn down evenly.

And so began Yankee Candle, today the country's best-selling candle brand in its iconic glass jar.

Initially, Kittredge used the name Candles by Michael Kittredge for his enterprise, but he eventually settled on The Yankee Candle Company because he believed 'a stodgier-sounding name would be better,' as he explained in his April 1997 interview with Gifts & Decorative Accessories.

From the manufacturer

From the manufacturer

Our candle burn time is between 25-50 hours! You can enjoy longer burn times and less toxins in your home, creating the perfect vibe.

Our candle burn time is between 25-50 hours! You can enjoy longer burn times and less toxins in your home, creating the perfect vibe.

- Check the wick quality: Yankee wicks are coated with wax and have a decent thickness to them. - Check front label: some fakes have cropped images, sometimes the colour of the Title YANKEE CANDLE is different, instead of white, black and the other way around.

No one is really sure where the word Yankee came from. Some say a British general named James Wolfe used it first in 1758 when he was commanding some New England soldiers. Others say the word comes from the Cherokee word eankke, which means coward.

Yankee, a native or citizen of the United States or, more narrowly, of the New England states of the United States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut). The term Yankee is often associated with such characteristics as shrewdness, thrift, ingenuity, and conservatism.