That's gonna change. I am building an alarm clock with a motor and blade from a circular saw. A bracket holds a pine two-by-four vertically in the top of the clock; the alarm triggers the motor to start and the blade makes a single pass across the bottom of the board, just cutting off the width of the blade. This releases a fresh dose of the desired smell, along with enough sound to be generally successful in waking the deepest sleeper. As the blade returns to its parked position, the board drops down for the next morning's cut.

There is a plate to guard against groggy fumbling for the shut-off button...