Tinderbox - Black Russian pipe tobacco reviews

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RyeWhiskey	03/24/2013	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
Great tobacco among the aromatic class. Tobacco has a nice dark look, with some chocolate, molasses aroma. Like was stated, a slight hint of vanilla thought not too much. Smokes nicely, nice bit of tastiness here and there. Very pleasant to smoke, unfortunately I have finished the three ounces over a month ago, so the exactness isn't in my mind. I never had to relight, nor did it bite the tongue. Nice casual pace, steady as she goes and this goes down to ash. Gotta dump out the ashes though, they tend to kill the pot. Great ARO, I do miss it in my rotation, and will pick up more than the three ounces next time around.
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Eleknar	07/04/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This tobacco smells great in the bag and has a pretty pleasant room note. The tobacco taste similar to the way it smells, in my opinion. During the smoke I usually do have to relight this tobacco a few times. Unlike some of the other reviewers I have never experienced tongue bite while smoking, although the tobacco does burn somewhat hot. I have had a one ounce bag of this stuff for about 3 weeks now and it's still fairly moist. Decent tobacco that's worth a try.
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KJ139	04/16/2010	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
Upon opening the pouch, it smells of chocolate. The room notes are very nice with a small of vanilla. The taste however, is hard to enjoy with the large amount of bite this tobacco produces. Requires a number of lights to keep lit and not much payoff. I bought 1/2-pound, but I tend to skip it in my rotation.
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Jallen49	01/30/2010	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
First, let me state that I smoke mostly aromatics and bought this one solely by the smell (bought bulk). And to add, I had not been smoking that long at the time and really would still consider myself a beginner as far as taste bud development goes... As I said it smells wonderful. A sweet molasses smell with (IMO) hints of chocolate. Can't say I could detect much vanilla. As far as smoke goes, like any other aromatic, this puppy can get hot, and be prepared for a relight. A tasty tobacco if you stay relaxed and smoke it slowly. I enjoyed the taste of the cavendish (molasses and chocolate), and as others have said, you might even be able to catch some vanilla or coffee notes. If I could rate in halves, I would give this 2 and a half stars.
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sagesmoke	01/22/2010	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant
This came in a boxed set with 3 other Tinderbox aromatics I bought in 2004. In the pouch it smells yummy, chocolate and a hint of vanilla. In the pipe, however, it lost it all for me. Like others have stated, I experienced more bite than flavor. Also had something in the background a bit metallic-like, although it could be that this didn't age well.
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thedstnguishdgntlmn	08/18/2009	Mild	Very Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
I love all pipe tobaccos whether they be aromatic, non aromatic ,or English.... as long as they are good. THis tobacco scalded my tongue within 30 seconds of smoking it. I could not taste a thing as I could not get past the tongue bite. Take a pass.
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Meisterlowin	06/22/2009	Very Mild	Very Strong	Medium	Pleasant
I'm not a tremendous fan of aromatics, generally speaking, and wouldn't have bought this but for the "prompting" of my better half. That said, Black Russian offers a surprisingly nice smoking experience in my opinion. The aroma of the leaf to me was of chocolate with a hint of vanilla. When smoked, the tobacco itself seemed to have little body but the room note was pleasing. Maybe it was just a Twilight Zone moment, but this blend actually burned all the way to the bottom with only one relight. Occasionally, there was the hint of a sweet aftertaste that I did not find altogether pleasant and it did have a mild bite. Otherwise a good, clean burning, crowd pleasing smoke.
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PipenGuitar	12/18/2008	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant
My Fiance loves this aroma. Need I say more?? It smokes like a typical aromatic but not as moist as some. Perhaps a little drying time and careful puffing will do the trick.
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Philo Beddoe	12/03/2006	Very Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant
The smell in the pouch was of chocolate covered cherries, even though there is no cherry topping here, that was the smell I got. Once lit it tasted like coffee liquer and chocolate, rather pleasant. Black Russian smoked well and did not disappoint, but it is rather one sided, coffee flavor all the way down with no real tobacco taste underneath. Recommended for those who enjoy sweet aromatics and aren't looking for much in the way of tobacco leaf flavor.
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JohnnyO	09/08/2005	Mild	Strong	Mild	Strong
A typical cavendish blend, slightly moist with a lot of topping. In the past when I am smoking an aromatic and want something with a lot of sweet flavor, I reach for this or Blue Note. The "creamy vanilla, chocolate, and molasses" flavorings make up a super sweet, almost caramel like flavor and scent that lasts throughout the bowl. I highly recommend this blend only to those that like heavy aromatics, this is not for someone who wants a lot of tobacco taste with a little topping in the background. This blend did not bite, turn goopy, or stain the pipe with its topping flavors... 4.5 out of 5 stars in the category of desert tobacco
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