Tinder Box Black Russian

(2.79)
Very rich and aromatic...a perfect desert tobacco. Creamy vanilla and dark chocolate flavorings with molasses added for smoothness upon light up and throughout smoking.

Details

Brand Tinder Box
Blended By  
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Cavendish
Flavoring Cocoa / Chocolate, Molasses, Vanilla
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Very Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.79 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 21, 2014 Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Medium to Full Unnoticeable
Wow. Have been smoking for 40 years. I ran out on a trip, and my friend that we were visiting with said, try mine. Well, I backed up a little bit, but said I would. WOW, I loved this stuff. Have been smoking Captain Black ( different ones ). This was great. Excellent taste, NO bite, lots of smoke, room note was great. Even my clothes did not smell after smoking. ( wife loved that ). About the best tobacco. Drove 40 miles out of my way to get some before we left. Then found a Tinderbox when I got home. Just the best stuff.
Pipe Used: Comoy guildhall
PurchasedFrom: Tinderbox
Age When Smoked: 64
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 08, 2005 Mild Strong Mild Strong
A typical cavendish blend, slightly moist with a lot of topping. In the past when I am smoking an aromatic and want something with a lot of sweet flavor, I reach for this or Blue Note. The "creamy vanilla, chocolate, and molasses" flavorings make up a super sweet, almost caramel like flavor and scent that lasts throughout the bowl. I highly recommend this blend only to those that like heavy aromatics, this is not for someone who wants a lot of tobacco taste with a little topping in the background. This blend did not bite, turn goopy, or stain the pipe with its topping flavors...

4.5 out of 5 stars in the category of desert tobacco
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 04, 2010 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
This tobacco smells great in the bag and has a pretty pleasant room note. The tobacco taste similar to the way it smells, in my opinion. During the smoke I usually do have to relight this tobacco a few times. Unlike some of the other reviewers I have never experienced tongue bite while smoking, although the tobacco does burn somewhat hot. I have had a one ounce bag of this stuff for about 3 weeks now and it's still fairly moist. Decent tobacco that's worth a try.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 18, 2008 Very Mild Medium to Strong Mild Pleasant
My Fiance loves this aroma. Need I say more?? It smokes like a typical aromatic but not as moist as some. Perhaps a little drying time and careful puffing will do the trick.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 31, 2010 Medium Mild to Medium Medium Very Pleasant
The pouch flavor is very nice. I got this in the 4 pack sampler. The smell and taste are very nice. I dried this out for 7 hours on a paper napkin first as it seemed fairly moist. 1 match to lit and that was it. Big clouds of smoke. Cleanup showed a fairly wet bowl afterwards.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 03, 2006 Very Mild Strong Medium Pleasant
The smell in the pouch was of chocolate covered cherries, even though there is no cherry topping here, that was the smell I got. Once lit it tasted like coffee liquer and chocolate, rather pleasant.

Black Russian smoked well and did not disappoint, but it is rather one sided, coffee flavor all the way down with no real tobacco taste underneath. Recommended for those who enjoy sweet aromatics and aren't looking for much in the way of tobacco leaf flavor.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 22, 2023 Very Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
This has to be the most decadent of all the TB blends. I used to get compliments every time I fired it up. I even had one contractor working at the house ask if he could smell the tobacco jar! Alrighty then.

Flavors of creamy vanilla and chocolate, almost a mocha undertone, and some sticky sweet caramely molasses. Came rather moist and stayed rather moist, but seemed to burn fine with minimal effort. Does get a bit goopy by the end of the bowl.

If you've got a sweet tooth - why not?
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 02, 2016 Very Mild Strong Very Mild Very Pleasant
On a recent trip to California I had the chance to stop at the Tinderbox, the last time I had the chance to was back in 2007 when Tinderbox was still open in Las Vegas. I had smoked Black Russian back then and had not had the chance to since then but I sure remembered it when I stuck my head in the jar, the Molasses aroma is very unique and once you inhale it you will not forget it. My mother (who hates smoke) actually said it smelled very nice (which is the highest compliment she can give on tobacco and remarked that I should stop smoking the other "Crap" around her.... BR is your classic Black Cavendish with a Vanilla /Chocolate topping ala RLP-6 or Captain Black White but the addition of the molasses really makes it unique and adds a creaminess without upping the sweetness so it's a very rich blend that's perfect for dessert after a large dinner. One must dry BR out for awhile to reduce relights and muck accumulation but IMO it's worth the added inconvenience. I really enjoy this blend, even more so when substituting 1/4 of it with a strong burley.
PurchasedFrom: Santa Monica Tinderbox
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 24, 2013 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Great tobacco among the aromatic class. Tobacco has a nice dark look, with some chocolate, molasses aroma. Like was stated, a slight hint of vanilla thought not too much. Smokes nicely, nice bit of tastiness here and there. Very pleasant to smoke, unfortunately I have finished the three ounces over a month ago, so the exactness isn't in my mind.

I never had to relight, nor did it bite the tongue. Nice casual pace, steady as she goes and this goes down to ash. Gotta dump out the ashes though, they tend to kill the pot. Great ARO, I do miss it in my rotation, and will pick up more than the three ounces next time around.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 16, 2010 Mild Medium Mild Pleasant
Upon opening the pouch, it smells of chocolate. The room notes are very nice with a small of vanilla. The taste however, is hard to enjoy with the large amount of bite this tobacco produces. Requires a number of lights to keep lit and not much payoff. I bought 1/2-pound, but I tend to skip it in my rotation.
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