Altadis - Blue Note pipe tobacco reviews

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Archangel506	08/02/2010	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is undoubtedly the worst aromatic I've smoked in the last 40+ years. The taste was so artificial,even metalic at times. I tryed several bowls in several pipes and could not force my self to finish any of them. On a scale of one to ten I'd have to give this blend a minus 10. In the future I'll aviod this blend like the plague.
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Nurse_Maduro	03/02/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I received this and two other Altadis pouches as a sampler. I was expecting great things, as I am a fan of their cigars. What I wasn't expecting was that these are all drug store blends, with propylene glycol added. Nevertheless, I'm muddling through them (at least one bowl), and I have to admit: Blue Note surprised me, and still surprises me with each new bowl smoked. This is the first time I have ever tasted a preservative that actually works with the blend. It's weird, but it somehow compliments the flavor, instead of overpowering it. If you've ever smoked a drug store blend before, you'll know that there is often an oiliness left behind in your mouth, along with a chemical taste. In Blue Note, the texture still remains, but the flavor doesn't. That's a very good thing. It's a mild blend, and I have to admit that I'm perplexed by those reviewers who have experienced gummy residue left behind in the bowl. I've smoked about five bowls, and have yet to have anything left behind besides grey, clean ash. It smokes cool, with no bite or gurgle, and the cavendish really shines through. I can't believe I'm waxing poetic about a drug store blend, but Blue Note is not only a good tobacco blend, it's actually a pretty great drug store blend. In today's economy, it's certainly worth a shot.
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James	02/08/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
Love it. One of my favorites. I mix it with another tobacco like half and half or prince to get more nic but have no prob smoking it on it's own. Try it. Love the smell. If this were the only tobacco I could get...no prob.
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guerillagorilla	01/25/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild	Full	Very Pleasant
A personal favorite of mine. Blue note has it all: a wonderful room note, a subtle casing over the black cavendish that serves to accentuate the cavendish rather than overpower it. The strength is not overpowering, nor did I get tongue-bite when smoking this blend.
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Helzbelz75	01/12/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
I'm not sure why this tobacco only gets an average of 2 stars. I think it is a solid 3 stars. It smokes well with a rich, sweet pleasant taste and good room aroma. Not sure what exactly I'm tasting but I think some vanilla and hazelnut. All I know is I like it. Once you get down the last 1/8th of the bowl it starts to taste a little like burnt tobacco but for the money that's okay with me. That's the only reason why I didn't give it 4 stars. Fairly cool burning, no tongue bite, no gook. Enjoy!!!
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Kissphantom05	12/22/2009	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
It seems that I found this tobacco more enjoyable than most of the reviewers. Admittedly I was met with an overpowering aroma that was rich enough to turn my stomach when I opened the bag, but as soon as I let the bag sit open and then began to smoke, it smoothed out with a rich and creamy smoke. The black cavendish is still very noticeable through the casing. The room note is extremely pleasant, reminiscent of a nice baked confectionery. I recommend this tobacco for aromatic lovers as an everyday smoke.
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rlrideoutjr	12/07/2009	Mild	Medium	Medium	Tolerable
I received a sample of this in the mail and was not impressed at all. I found it to be too wet and was too busy ramming pipe cleaners down the stem to sop up the moisture to enjoy the bowl. The only thing that was somewhat tolerable was the room note, but it did not pass the 9 year old's test and she instantly told me that she did not like the smell.
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huffnpuff	11/21/2009	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Blue note was a free sample I got in the mail box nice shiny pouch and tobacco nice color variety,then I smoked 5 bowls and could not not finish. First flavor is not top quality and the it was too wet and my corn cob did the gurgle song .My wife test did not pass . I m glad it was free. huffnpuff
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Kilmarnock Piper	11/20/2009	Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
This does not taste much like tobacco, but I just can't find a way to say it was completely unpleasant to smoke, just not that often or for an entire pipeful. All of these Altadis blends start hissing at you as you get past the middle of the bowl, and the stuff you subsequently knock out is gummy and gross! And still hissing. I might have given it one star if it tasted horrible, or gave me tongue bite, or wasn't free, but you get my drift...
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meanmrmustard	11/18/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Tastes like the left overs in an ash try at the Blue Note Cafe. Nice room note, bad tongue bite. Do I have to give it any stars?
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BigSwede	08/29/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
Didn't expect much from it but have been surprised at how often I've gone back to my sample pack. I love the ribbon cut, which allows me to pack the tobacco just right to get the right draw (something I can't always get from say the Middletons crimp cuts). Long and slow burning: got two hours of a nice smoke yesterday from my long stem Canadian. The vanilla flavoring is a bit generic, neither bad nor exceptional; not overbearing, staying out of the way. Toward the end of the bowl the tobacco flavor starts to come to the forefront and mellows. Absolutely no tongue bite, smokes very cool. No end of bowl bitters and no left over gunky aftertaste (like 1-Q). I find myself turning to this when I need a no-maintenance, simple smoke.
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cbomce	04/13/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Fired this in a clean Kirsten, good quality, not my cup of tea....but a decent smoke. It has all the qualities I expect when I try something new. UNIFORMITY: in the pouch, from first light to last puff, from the first bowl to the last of the pouch even though it took me over a month to finish the pouch. I look for consistency if I am going to purchase more of a blend and this has it. It would be a good choice for a change-of-pace or your regular blend. I picked up my first pipe over 40 yeas ago and this tobac has my respect.
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feedsasquatch	04/06/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is my first experience with Altadis blends. I enjoyed the smell of the pouch, but found the tobacco to be unpleasant to smoke. The tobacco was good, but the casing/flavor seemed "chemically". I disliked the blend so much that after smoking 1/3 of the bag I gave it away to a friend instead of throwing it away. I tried smoking it in a briar, churchwarden, and corncob, and it burned well, but the flavor didn't improve any. Leaves a lot of gooey residue even if you smoke it slowly and leave it on a plate for 1/2 an hour before smoking it. The aroma was ok. My wife who likes many of my tobaccos said that the smell of this blend was her least favorite of the some 6 tobaccos that I have smoked in our apartment. I think I will try one more Altadis blend, Montego Bay, before giving up on the brand...
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strongirish	04/05/2009	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant
I can't give this one too high a rating for I found it too mild for me which makes me puff too fast looking for flavor. I liked the flavor I did get and the aroma was very nice. It is sweet and burns quite well. Idid leave a little goop in the bottom but that is normal for aromatics. It would be good with more burley in it and a rougher cut instead of ribbon cut to slow it down.
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doc'spipe	04/02/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This blend has two good things going for it. First, a pleasant pouch aroma that smelled like butterscotch/caramel. Second, a very appealing room note; although I had to put the pipe down, leave the room and return minutes later to appreciate this. After that, it reminded me of one of many Tinderbox aromatic blends I smoked many years ago. As a matter of fact, English Toffee is the TB blend I would compare this one to. Not much in the tobacco taste department, nor did I taste the casings. The all too typical chemical harshness came through which was not pleasant. Lots of moisture - and I'm sure even if bone dry, the casing would still break down and produce a gurgling bath in the bowl of the pipe. It wasn't totally bad, but it's too mild for my liking at this stage of my pipe smoking pleasure. Ok for beginners as there was no bite, but just not enough in the tobacco department for me. For when the mood strikes, but I'm sure not too often for me. 2 stars only.
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macbeth	03/18/2009	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
Opened pouch to a delightful fruity smell with vanilla undertones. My pouch did not have chemical smell/taste. Burned well. Not wet or too hot. It came in free sample package. I would buy it. Enjoyed so much, ended up mixing it 50/50 with Tinderbox Cavendish to stretch it. This Cavendish complimented Blue Note very well.
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Ismokeadapipe	03/17/2009	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
This is my review: What little time I did spend smoking this blend is all the time I care to give to it. It was the second worst blend I have ever smoked...period.
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Fofo	02/13/2009	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Flavor: Some sweetness, mostly PG. Complexity: None Aroma: Sweet but undertermined, perhaps a hint of vanilla but mostly humectants. Tin/pouch aroma: Vanilla and humectant with some hints of stale and cheap tobacco. Room note: A wife pleaser, unfortunately I need more than a pleasant room note to like a pipe tobacco. Burning characteristics: Few relights, leaves a lot of gunk in your pipe though. Cut/Moisture content: Loose cut and moisture content isn't bad considering it's an aromatic. It's loaded with PG though. Overall: Altadis isn't a company I hold in very high esteem. Some of their cigars are pretty decent but their pipe weeds are unremarkable and, sometimes, unenjoyable. This is probably one of their most decent offerings but not something I'd recommend since there are much better blends out there. I got a free sample in the mail but I wouldn't waste my time with it again.
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apostle228	02/09/2009	Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I have tried a few of the Altadis blends, and i like this one the most so far. It is a bit wet when first opened, but if you let it sit a few hours it dries up a bit. overall, my favorite from Altadis.
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earlr1957	01/03/2009	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Just as its cousin,"Irish Creme", very wet smoke and gooey at bottom of bowl. Wont try it again.
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