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The Right Reverend	04/27/2013	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Some sort of bland vanilla aromatic. The best part is that it is not sweet, just a vanilla in the background and not a bad aftertaste. The room note is like burning leaves laced with vanilla, not unpleasant - not going to chase anybody away, but not remarkable either. Was gloppy in the bowl toward the end and experienced a bit more gurgle than I usually do. Overall not bad but not great either.
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dnietosi	09/20/2012	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
So far the most disappointing JFH tobacco I had. Very "soft" aromatic with too much Vanilla for my taste. Definitely not terrible but I find it less enjoyable than Old Toby or Longbottom Leaf. Missed Burley and VA flavors...
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CenTex	02/03/2012	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is a nice smooth bit of pipe weed. Required a few re-lights, but that can probably be solved by letting the stuff dry a little. Produced ample clouds of smoke. No bite, a little gurgle, just a hint of sweetness to the flavor. I'd recommend and I'll get more when I am through with the 2 ounces I started with.
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Pfeifegeliebter	12/16/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
I bought the LOTR sampler and thinking that I would not enjoy this blend it turned out that I do enjoy it ...right behing Mushrooms and Ruins but I do enjoy it. I would say this is a smoke to sit and enjoy over a long period while contemplating lifes trials and tribulations ..... a very pleasant all around smoke.
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fiorano	06/27/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant
I agree wiith tallman down below in the reviews. This for me was light on N and flavor. I felt a hint of perique, but the descriptions says there is none. There is a whisper of sweetness but it is unremarkable. Truthis this is smooth like other middle earth pipeweed blends, and it doesn't disappoint but it is not fabulous or super rich either. It is a comfortable smoke but bland. so far Ruins of Isengard has been one of the tops. They do not compare well. It is very easy to pack with a good thick smoke. I could smoke it all day but I would forget.
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Texian	04/07/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
A nice smoke. Nothing too special, but nothing to cry about, either. Mine burned well, no bite, and to the bottom of the bowl. Flavor is mild, more sublime than overt. Not something for a quick smoke, but more for a sitting where you don't mind trying to decide just exactly what tune the pipe is playing today.
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BeardedBounder	04/05/2011	Mild	Mild	Mild	Unnoticeable
This packed and lit well, but it tasted and smelled like I was smoking lumber
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Uncle Burl	03/05/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
I don't know if this has recently been reworked or if others just got it wrong, but my new sample of this was a rough cube cut not a ribbon. It packed easily and though it takes a few relights to keep it going it smokes cool and even. I am unashamed to say that I love sweet tasting and smelling aromatics, and I don't think that makes me less a man just because I don't like smoking things that taste and smell like burn grease rags or tumbleweeds. This is an incredibly fine tasting and smelling bacca. I will be ordering a pound soon!!! My wife who is not a smoker says the room note comes close to smelling like the package aroma. Since I like talking to her while I enjoy a pipe it's important to me that I have a tobacco we both can enjoy. This one fits that criteria perfectly!!! I think that LOTR character Treebeard was confident and strong enough to enjoy a sweet fragrant smoke without feeling emasculated, and so do I. Get some and enjoy it roaming the woods or on the porch with your lady friend. It's sure to please unless you have no heart or tastebuds left.
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LV9	03/03/2011	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Tolerable
This comes in a ribbon cut of mostly black cavendish, bright virginia and burley, easy to pack, light and keep lit, and thats all the positives I can say about this blend taste like air with whispers of vanilla, completely boring from first light to the wet dottle found in the bottom of the pipe. Bottom line if this was the only tobacco available to me I would give up pipe smoking completely.
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Cam The Man	02/08/2011	Mild	None detected	Very Mild	Pleasant
I definatley reccommend buying the sampler, but this blend was not to my liking. It didn't have much flavor besides a slightly nutty smell. At first I didn't know what they meant by 'Nutty', but after smoking this I now know. Its a mellow tatse that many nuts do possess, but besides this mild-if not intresting- flavor, not much to it. Although, i did mix the last bit of Treebeard with some Ruins of Isengard recommended and both flavors of smoke came through quite well. i almost want to make a blend of the two.
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marksman8351	10/11/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I recommend that you go to the site and try the sampler however as a whole id say that this specific blend was not my taste i found a little bite and had some trouble keeping it lit.
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BradS	09/16/2010	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I purchased the Middle Earth Sampler and have smoked 2 bowls of everything except STM. Treebeard was a very nice smoke for me. I loved the nutty flavor of the Burley mixed with the subtle sweetness of the Virginias and the vanilla was just a hint and not overpowering at all. The flavor was great all the way to the bottom of the bowl and I'll be buying this in bulk.
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Susanna Hoffs	09/03/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Never smoked it. But I just have to say that Miyanovich's review below is the BEST EVER on this review site, and has compelled me to look for some.. I'm off out to go find me some of 'Mangar Turdburgals' finest. If he still makes it.......himself. X-D
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rstevens	06/28/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant
Treebeard is a fantastic tobacco. It lays a sweet flavor on your tongue, but it is not disgustingly sweet. You definitely pick up on the vanilla in the blend, and it also gives a natural tobacco taste. Very easy to pack and light up, but it may come a little moist. If so, let it sit in a ziploc bag for a few days. Highly recommended.
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Miyanovich	06/25/2010	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant
These are my initial impressions, after three bowls of Treebeard. This aromatic pushes the same question to my head as the others that I have tried: "Is there an aromatic that exists which maintains a center?" It seems to me that when tobacco is used for aromatics, it is almost completely unable to keep its original body and flavor. The tobacco merely becomes a vehicle to carry hints, whisps, flavor bombs, and goops. I would like to smoke an aromatic that holds its body / center as well as its unique topping. You know Latakia eh? You know, "that one"? Has anyone ever questioned that they were smoking Latakia? I say not unless you lost your tongue in Nam. When you smoke Latakia, you say something like "yeah baby, LATAKIA!" You don't say, "What f-ing tobacco is this?" So far, every "reputable" aromatic that I have smoked makes me go, "what F-ing tobacco is this?" I can taste the maple, the vanilla, the mystery casing, the sugar, but not the tobacco itself. The tobacco becomes a brown-grey tasting bog, with the Tollund Bog Man still buried inside of it. And you know what? If the Bog Man were to wake up inside of your aromatic, 3000 years after his death, the first thing he would say is: "What f-ing tobacco is this?" Here's a comparison: I like Treebeard more than I like C&D's Autumn Evening, which is unfortunate, because I REALLY want to like Autumn Evening. But the truth is that they both have no center, and Treebeard wins because I can taste more of the goodies on top of the Bog Man. As a huge fan of Tolkien, I wanted this blend to be as strong as Tolkien's legacy, and as strong as the character of Treebeard. As it is, it is nowhere near either. This blend should not be named Treebeard. It should be named after some inconsequential squib character that barely gets mentioned. The character should be one of those shady guys who lives in Bree and kisses Bill Ferny's a$s. The name of this blend should be something like, "Mangar Turdburgle".
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gladi8tor96	05/10/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant
This tobacco was just the right humidity when I opened the 1oz pouch I had purchased. It smelled sweet with a bit of a smokey flavor mixed in. I loaded up my pipe with it and lit it up. The pleasant vanilla and almost caramel vapors were wonderful to smell. The blend seems to be balanced quite nicely. The only problem I had was that it seemed low in flavor on the tongue and not much of a N-kick. It is a decent tobacco and will be pleasant to those around you.
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krg1000	02/28/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is my first foray into the Middle Earth Series from JFH. This seems to me to be quite a mild blend in taste and aroma. The room note seems quite nice. There seems to be a decent amount of Vitamin N along with a nice amount of smoke produced and little or no gurgle while smoking and it burns down to a nice ash at the end of the bowl. I would recommend this to a new smoker and the old hand as well. You should get a few compliments from those around you in the smoking area and passers-by as well.
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Tallman	07/31/2009	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I thought I had reached the ultimate with JFH's Golden Cashmere, but I think I like this one just as well. I thought I detected a little Perique, but I guess not. The flavor is just sublime, and it burns really well, leaving a fine gray ash when it's all over. For those who like aromatics, you just can't go wrong with this one! My two ounce bag (received today along with Longbottom Leaf) will not be enough! If you give the folks at JFH a try, you will be pleased with their products and quick shipping (6.60 flat rate!) if you aren't fortunate enough to live close by so you can stop in and meet them!
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Pipestud	07/10/2009	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant
Aromatic fans will rejoice after puffing on this blend. It is mild, smooth, sweet and still tobacco tasting. It burned very clean and dry for an aromatic and I liked the added essence (although Vanilla would not have been my first guess). Finally, the cut of the leaf (a cube cut), makes loading up a pure pleasure.
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Dan, Cordoba Man	01/08/2008	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is my absolute favorite now. Excellent after dinner or even while eating. The room note is nice and the flavor is divine. Burns well and many compliments on the aroma. Second light burns right to the bottom. A great one to try.
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