Von Eicken - Piccolo Vanilla
Cavendish pressed, broken flakes, individually wrapped as a plug in paper for a one pipe-bowl full smoke.
| Brand | Von Eicken |
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| Blended By | Von Eicken |
| Blend Type | Unknown |
| Contents | Cavendish |
| Flavoring | None |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | Individually wrapped plugs |
| Country | DK |
| Production | Unknown |
Mild to Medium, Medium to Strong
Very Mild, Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat), Mild
Pleasant to Tolerable, Tolerable
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| smokincoyote (19) |   |
Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Picked up one of the little pre-packaged plugs from the local humidor for 69c and gave it a try. Loading into a pipe is very convenient, lighting was hard considering how dry the stuff was. Vanilla taste dissipated after a few puffs and there was a ashy, stale harsh smoke to replace it. Halfway down I had to re-light, YUCK worse re-light taste ever!!! Nasty nasty nasty nasty! Had to smoke a cigarette to get the ash taste out of my mouth!
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| doc'spipe (183) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
The lightest of all the Piccolo plugs I sampled. A very subtle vanilla note upon opening the pack that quickly vanished after lighting up and while smoking. A harsh smoke was what developed and was not to my liking. Very cigarette-like.
Since I have sampled all four of Von Eicken's plugs, I have ranked them in the order of my preference (most to least): Honey & Rum; Vanilla Black Cavendish; Tropical Mango; Vanilla. The mango was the strongest as far as casing goes and a bit over the top for me as a result. The Vanilla was bland and harsh. The other two were pleasant enough for revisiting, although not something I must always have on hand. 1.5 stars for effort.
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