Altadis - B27 Smooth Black & Golden Cavendish pipe tobacco reviews

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NEWMAN	05/31/2011	Mild	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
I also received this as a free sample but it's not so bad that they couldn't sell it as an aromatic. I don't buy or typically enjoy them but did finish this pouch. Very moist and soft and packing had to be done carfeully. Smoked without bite but also without a hint of tobacco taste; just the vanilla casing. Towards the bottom of the bowl, it started popping from the condensation and origianl mositure content. Guess this is why I don't smoke aromatics but if you do, this is better that those I've had from the drug stores.
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DK	04/16/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
From the files of "I'll Smoke Anything As Long As It's Free", comes this plastic pouched ditty from Altadis that came to me free with a tobacco order. A sniff inside the pouch gave me the typical aromatic burst of really nice aroma. As the tobacco came very moist, I dried it out until it stopped leaving so much nasty residue on my fingers. The flavor was vanilla and caramel, which was quite nice. It also gave off a hefty volume of smoke, for those who find that important. Dried out, it didn't leave quite so much goo in the bottom of the pipe, and smoking it in a meerschaum helped as well. The best part of this blend is that the flavoring is maintained further down the bowl than most inexpensive aromatics I've smoked. Generally, a decent aromatic goes bitter when the casing burns off about halfway down the bowl. This lasted to at least the 3/4 mark. Nice! I'd have to say that I prefer this one to Lane's 1Q or BCA. Recommended for aromatic lovers that don't concern themselves with complexity and want a very nice room note. I smoked 5 bowls of this and will save the rest for those rare times I really crave something extra sweet.
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TK Pipe	03/25/2011	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
B27 Cavendish … Just like the description on the pouch, black Cavendish with a few strands of gold, and of course the ever popular vanilla topping. My sample was somewhat moist, so I dyed it to the point where the pieces would not stick together when squeezed. Flavor wise, IMO it’s far more interesting than their B20 Cavendish, and maintains a mild degree of sweetness longer. Still not my kind of tobacco, but I’ll have no trouble finishing the pouch, that’s for sure. It is bite free, dry, and mild enough to be an all day smoke, but does require some puffing control, because at a faster pace this stuff can hinge on the harsh side. For those that love mild aromatic tobaccos, I would only somewhat recommend a try, because IMO this stuff offers nothing new, to this already overly crowded genre.
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doc'spipe	03/19/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
A "crowd pleaser" for sure - but for those looking for a more satisfying "tobacco" experience, look elsewhere. I received a free pouch of this with a recent tobacco/pipe order. The pouch aroma was similar, but not the same, as Captain Black White and Mac Baren's 7 Seas Regular; a nice vanilla presence without being too cloying. Relatively moist as American aromatics go, but there was no difficulty loading or lighting this offering. I was happy that the chemical presence, or taste, found in so many American aromatics was at a minimum, but present none the less. It smoked relatively dry and without bite, but there was no real tobacco taste to make me want to revisit. All being said, I do give it a 3 star recommendation as it was not at all bad. It certainly has a pleasing room note, and I believe it would be a fine offering for a new pipe smoker to use in getting accustomed to the pleasant past time of pipe smoking.
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macbeth	03/22/2009	Mild	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant
This blend is one of my favorites. More black than gold, it seems. But, the vanilla casing definitely comes through. Real crowd pleaser, everyone makes comments on how good it smells. I don?t find it sweet at all. Smoke is almost too strong, yet, no tongue-bite. Very smooth! Burns great. Easily a one match bowl! Smokes wet, if packed too tight. It tends to hold and picks up moisture, if stored improperly. I dry it out a bit if it seems too moist, before smoking.
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Pipe Guy	12/22/2004	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
I knew this stuff was probably going to be trouble when I loaded my bowl. The tobacco was very soft and moist. My fingers were also a little sticky after loading, which was a sign of things to come. 1st light: Tobacco started sizzling. This stuff sounded like bacon frying in a pan. Not good. This tobacco produces a lot of smoke, which I liked somewhat. The room aroma is very nice, but a little cloying. Taste and smell is definitely creamy vanilla with a little nuttiness. In this case, the tobacco flavor description is accurate. I found the taste to be way too cloying and creamy. I might as well have been smoking vanilla custard or pudding. One good thing about this tobacco is that it's remarkably gentle. I had no bite or heat, even during re-lights. Well, 1/2 a bowl was about all I could take. As expected, the bottom half of my bowl was coated in that thick, disgusting sludge that's reminiscent of roofing tar, and that I oh-so-hate! Needless to say, the rest of my 2oz. baggy of this garbage tobacco will be disposed of immediately.
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