Ted's Pipe Shoppe Private Stock

The nutty, earthy, woody, mildly sweet cube cut burleys are the main component. The sugary maduro cavendish is a supporting player. The grassy, lightly tart and tangy citrusy Virginia flakes are essentially a condiment. The chocolate topping is a little more obvious than the vanilla, and both sublimate the tobaccos to a moderate extent. The strength is mild, and the taste is in the center of mild to medium. The nic-hit is very light. Won’t bite or get harsh. Burns cool, clean and a little slow, mainly due to the cube cut burley. Has a consistent flavor all the way through. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. Has a pleasant, lightly lingering after taste and room note. An all day smoke.

-JimInks

I have just come back to this a year later after first trying it since I’ve been working on my cadence. A very pleasant cool smoke. The first flavors I got were mostly chocolate, and a little macadamia from the burley. Somewhere midway I did get hints of vanilla. Burned all the way to the bottom with little Dottle. I did like it and I would suggest it to any piper.

This is another good smoke from Ted's. Very sweet start with a hint of vanilla that turns into a hint of a chocolate chip cookie. I was very surprised at how cool of a smoke this was. No mess in the bottom of the bowl either. If you like a bit of sweetness and a mild smoke you can't go wrong here.