Mac Baren - Aromatic Choice pipe tobacco reviews

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keremgulermen	12/19/2012	Extremely Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
Its my first tobacco, so I connected this tobacco in full of emotion. But, its really unnecessary and average tobacco to smoke, maybe only smell. :D
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Kleidophoros	05/23/2012	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
This is another aromatic I can locally find. It smells like lemon, it tastes like lemon, it burns like lemon. But why, wife loves the smell. You can find a better aromatic I am sure.
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scenario drunk	01/17/2012	Very Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

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UncleDoc	10/13/2010	Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant
It completely depends on your taste. This blend has some kind of bizarre fruity smell and taste. First few bowls I really hated it but now I’m getting used to it! And also my friends like it. Very easy burning so you don’t need to light it up again and again. Very mild with no bite. Good choice for those who seek something different.
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Dubinthedam	03/10/2010	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
a good intro aromatic baccy, but simply put, I would advise beginners to start with Vanilla Cream.
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Pipe Boiler	10/07/2009	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This is my first tobacco review having just started the hobby so having now tried 8 tobaccos I feel able to usefully comment. I had no trouble packing and lighting (thanks you tube) and keeping it lit but I did manage to burn a cave into the bowl of my first and not very cheap Peterson pipe. I put that down to technique. The tobacco was light on flavour but did not burn my tongue and the smell was pleasant enough. A pretty goood introduction into pipe smoking but I dont think I will buy it again. There are so many alternatives.
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viscfab	07/25/2009	Extremely Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
This is the worst MB blend I hae ever tasted. It tastes like the toacco had been replaced by shredded pieces of the same cardboard they use to produce the pack. Sorry Mac Bare, but this one is realy terrible.
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Sonaris	05/01/2009	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Sorry folks but this is clearly the worst Mac Baren I have tried and had to ditch it after the first couple of puffs. As you open the pouch, its almost reminiscent of opening a packet of tea. I have personally nothing against tea, but if this is an 'Aromatic Choice' they certainly could have done a better job. The tobacco quality is just fine as with all Mac Barens but the casing leaves much to be desired. The room note is not too bad but it not all about the room note is it? If one would be stranded on a desert island, it would be better if one had to drink or chew it rather than smoke it! Apologies to Mac Baren, I really wanted to like it but I just can't.
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Pipe4ever	12/31/2008	Very Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant
This is an ultra aromatic mild and heavily cased tobacco with very good aroma and room note but without any memorable taste or flavor, other Mac Baren blends are much better. Try Mixture
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j4nier38	07/15/2008	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
Just as a starting side note I am reviewing the "Mild Choice" version of this. I bought this because I went to the tobacco shop and they did not have what I originally went there for and so as I was browsing around I saw this and having heard mixed things about it I decided to see for myself, it also saved me a few bucks which is helpful to a poor college kid. When I first opened it the tobac seemed dry but I packed my pipe and puffed away. After a couple of bowls Ive decided this is pretty good stuff as far as aromatics go. In my opinion the casing is done right, not too much, but its still there. Definately not my favorite but good for social situations or a change of pace. It also doesn't really bite and I was puffing pretty hard. Pretty good stuff overall.
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Tantric	07/03/2008	Very Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
A nice enough aromatic blend, fruity in taste, similar to Larsen's No 50. Very Danish, smooth, no tongue bite, not particularly exiting (I much prefer Original Choice), but a definite crowd pleaser. In a way it's Cube with the sweetness toned down to a palatable proportion. Smoke it slowly, without thinking too much about it. An aromatic fan should very much enjoy this. Other folk might find it just OK. PS Hate the cardboard pouch color!
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suicune	05/14/2008	Very Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is a good mild aromatic tobacco, recommended for beginner smokers. It does not bite the tongue and the aroma is very pleasant. Smoke it easily and you will love this one.
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Scottgun	04/01/2008	Very Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
Smoke the corrugated pouch instead of what's inside it. At least it will have a taste.
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SmokeKing David	11/30/2007	Very Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
I recommend this for aromatic aficianados. Fruity, but still some real tobacco taste. Not wet and goopy like some other aromatics. Non-biting, the tobacco in the pouch I bought was somewhat dry; thus, air-drying prior to lighting was unnecessary. This blend stayed lit well and was virtually trouble free. I wholly enjoyed the 45 minute smoke and look forward to my next bowl.
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Pipestud	03/31/2006	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant
Reading all the reviews of this blend has confused me - not that I need any help. All I know is that this tastes like tobacco in a muted sort of way and can be smoked hard and fast with little distress to the tongue. If you enjoy light aromatics that are more on the Burley side of the tracks, then I can certainly recommend this Mac Baren's offering.
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DUPE.1512	06/11/2005	Very Mild	Strong	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a typical MacBaren blend with heavy use of their favorite honey like casing. Sweet with no tobacco flavor at all.
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UncleGar	04/18/2005	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant
They say you can judge a man by his enemies. I?ve used this technique successfully several times on this list to select tobaccos. Why oh why do nicotine addicts try ?mild? blends at all? Yes, this is mild because it is SUPPOSED to be. I?ve smoked cigars and pipes for 30+ years and find nothing wrong with this blend. It delivers as promised and then some. It starts sweet and aromatic, but not excessively so, progresses to more complex, yet mild flavors of hardwood nuts, and finishes with long anticipated stoved virginia sweet/sour notes. If anything, it needs a bass note of something to stretch the spectrum. It never turns acrid or bitter. Like the first reviewer, I use this as a reward for evenings when I need to sleep later. A wonderful relaxing smoke it is, and I love the sweetness, be it virginias or casing; it matters not. It would not be an all-day smoke, though; the taste would stop being special. This was my first MacBaren and remains my favorite. Yes, they all can bite, but I find that to be a matter of technique and experience more than anything. The package claims it to be easy to smoke, and I agree. It seems oblivious to careless packing or lighting or whether you use a cob or Savinelli briar. Because of this, I?d recommend it also to those new to the pipe. Neophytes should also be cautioned to dedicate a pipe to flavored blends such as this so as not to risk carryover when they try english or balkan blends as another ?veteran? reviewer discovered. In fact, I devote a specific pipe to this blend so as not to introduce foreign flavors, welcomed elsewhere, to this one. I suppose the packaging is a bit full of itself, but no more so than many others with pretentious names and allusions to the leisure class of yachts, clubs and royalty. At least it sets itself apart from other pouches, as well it should. I wish it came in 100g tins. I?d recommend this to any smoker who can appreciate an upscale mild aromatic and especially to those who don?t need a hit of nicotine to get by. Update 1/05 Yikes! What IS this now? It went way over the top and I couldn't finish half a bowl. Did they unplug the flavor sprayer? Old package fine, new one gross. Something is rotten in Denmark. Really: my waning old stock is still great. Goodbye old friend...
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Ratcat	12/15/2004	Mild	Very Strong	Mild	Tolerable to Strong
Funny, I got both Mild Choice and Aromatic Choice and they are very different. Mild Choice is a milder version of the Original. So let?s talk about the Original first. It is very very aromatic. In fact so much so one can only taste the heavy creamy sweet vanilla with just a generous non-detectable tobacco flavor. Great to impress your friend with and fun to have around, I guess. But then they have the Aromatic Choice. It certainly makes me wonder, how can this be more aromatic then the Original? As I found out, once the bag is open, I am greeted with smell of assorted fruits, especially peach. I see a few yellow/brown leaves and that?s it. Once fired up, it is peach flavored aperitif all the way. Sorry, but this sway a bit too much from the purpose of pipe smoking.
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pedro	08/17/2004	Extremely Mild	Extra Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable
Oh yes the legendary mac baren bite - that's probably why mac baren has introduced this tabacco by mentioning on the nice wrap (no tonguebite). It's true you wont't get bit but you can smoke hot "lemonized" air....
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Benjamin	08/25/2002	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
With this tobacco, I had one of those moments I think every pipe smoker has from time to time. At last! I've found it! The tobacco I've been waiting for! Perhaps this blend will be dismissed by veterans, for it is not very strong and seems to be cased liberally. However, when I return home after a day of teaching english to, on average, about ninety small Taiwanese children, all I want is a sweet, rich pipe that doesn't ask very much. One can gravity feed, stuff, or mash this tobacco into the bowl and puff like a locomotive, but all is well. I've made this my reward tobacco, something to look forward to. Highly recommended, especially to novices such as myself
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