Mac Baren - Vanilla Flake pipe tobacco reviews

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Maccas	02/09/2013	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Bought this tin from The Pipe Shop in Frome, South West England. Go there if you can. Opened the lovely tin to a wonderful smell. Flakes rubbed out well and packed nicely. The first few sips were quite chemically and left me disappointed. It does settle down, lovely white smoke. Bit me hard - think this is what is called the Mac Bite. not sure if I would bother buying again.
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Perique	01/18/2013	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant
One of the few aromatics I enjoy. A beautifully presented flake with fantastic vanilla tin note. The rubbed out flake is moist, but burns well. Not goopy like so many commonly available aromatics. Actually tastes like a good quality tobacco, unlike so many aromatics. Room note is a crowd pleaser. Pleasant for a once-in-awhile aromatic smoke. Does not appear to leave a ghost as far as I can tell. Though if one were to smoke this regularly, it may benefit to dedicate a pipe. Edit: Mother-in-law visiting. Sitting around after dinner. Perfect occasion for an aromatic. I light it up, tin about a year old so plenty of time to dry. And I'm reminded why this is one of the few aromatics I enjoy. Smoker happy, non- smokers happy. Win/win. I'm raising my review from three to four stars in light of the genre: for aromatics, it just doesn't get much better. Dry this one out and you will be pleased.
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Informative	01/14/2013	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
Opened a 50g tin of this and was very pleased with the usual Macbaren Vanilla Cream smell. A nicely couloured dark virginia and cavendish was appealing to the eye. Rubbed out the damp flake and put er straight into the pipe. One charring light and she was roaring. The smoke was thick, white and milky, resembling that of a spray from a very taught snatch. A delicious sweet vanilla was the initial taste and then mellowed out half way down the bowl to a more subtle taste. Very easy to maintain and smoked down to a white ash. Now I tried the fold and stuff but found that I couldn't keep it lit as it was a bit damp. So rubbing the baccy out worked alot better. Room note was incredible and made my woman a bit hornier than she already was. A very fine tobacco from Macbaren and one that I will be smoking regularily with some drying time. Rating would be a 4 star out of 5.
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pipelicidad	11/23/2012	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant
I suppose a blend of this sort, so heavily cased and aromatized, must've been designed for the Danish winter, when people smoke in closed environments because of the cold and a nice and friendly room note is much appreciated. In this context, this flake really exceeds, it has a very well done vanilla-fruity flavor, perfectly married with a nice Virginia leaf (which is somehow present in the smoking experience, though not explicitly). Despite being a heavy aromatic, Vanilla Flake doesn’t feels like smoking a candy (I’m thinking in Prince Albert Vanilla Cav., and similar cheap aromatics), but something nicer, it’s really a tobacco, but very mannered. Compared to his sibling, Vanilla Cream Loose Cut, both of them are very close, it’s just a matter of which cut suits you better, flake or ribbon. Like some aromatics of this kind, Vanilla Flake must be smoked slowly and cautiously, or it can be very aggressive with the tongue. For me, this tobacco is like a dessert I fancy only once in a while, when I smoke it in the right mood, it’s superb.
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cody19940	08/02/2012	Mild	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
One of my favorite aromatics that the girlfriend/wife will always love. The only complaint I would have is the tongue bite that can get a bit annoying, and the lighting is a little difficult at times. However it is still a great tasting tobacco that is almost an every day smoke.
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ivycap	06/26/2012	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
This tobacco seemed like a great idea. I imagined a predominantly Virginia Flake, with possibly a hint of cavendish and vanilla. What I recieved was mostly full-fledged cavendish with some fleeting moments of Virginia and vanilla. This tobacco is very smokable in that it was easy, cool burning, did not goop the pipe or have a chemical taste... but that's because it doesn't HAVE a taste. It is sooo boring! Now I'm sure cavendish has its place; I just can't figure out what that is. It is tastless. It is like drinking Bud Light instead of real beer. I guess people want to smoke a pipe but don't want to taste anything. To top it off, my wife couldn't even smell a roomnote... and I was sitting right next to her. You might as well be smoking CBW. At least then you could please those around you if not yourself. Not recommended. Buy something with more substance.
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JustOneforMe	04/26/2012	Extremely Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant
I have now smoked several Mac Baren offerings and will not review them any further since they are extremely not to my liking. If interested in my thoughts about their line of tobaccos then just see my review on Burley London, it pretty much sums up this vapid weed give or take a slight aromatic difference (vanilla, cherry etc...).
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ewlship	04/12/2012	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I must say this is the best Mac Baren product I have tried yet, and maybe the pleasant surprise is why I am giving it a more favorable rating. I find most Mac Baren products to be hot, tongue biting, and chemically, but not the case with this blend. Smooth, but after two or three bowls in one day my throat does begin to hurt. I found some vanilla in both the taste and aroma, which made this a winner by my standars. I really enjoy the flake cut and the preparation it takes to get my next bowl ready. The tobacco smokes all the way down without relighting. Not a bad choice, but when I really want a nice tasting vanilla I will stick with Stanwell vanilla, the best I've found so far.
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Jikkiyu	02/16/2012	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
When I first tried it, I was expecting something with a little more vanilla in it, and so was a bit disappointed; however, as soon as you get over that expectation, it really is a very nice flake. It smokes cool and smooth, it has a very pleasant creaminess to it without entirely surrendering its tobacco taste. Now here is the thing: as I was packing my pipe once, my little sister happened by and took a smell of the tin. She told me "It smells like fig-newtons!" Now, having heard this, I must say, she was absolutely right. It smells and tastes like fig newtons. I can't even pretend to taste the vanilla anymore. All I can taste is figs. That being said, I like figs, and if you like them too, you will like this!
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Trippwire	01/15/2012	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Not too sure about this... First few smokes I didn't like it, the vanilla seemed too weak. After finishing the tin I have found it smokes best for me fully rubbed out and smoked slowly. The vanilla is very subtle but pleasant. I have got good feedback regarding the room note. This being my first danish aro, I wasn't expecting the very subtle flavour, but I think I like it. Enough nic to keep me happy, but not a heavyweight by a long shot. I will buy more of this to properly figure it out, once you smoke it for a bit it sorta makes a bit more sense.
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Bradley	01/10/2012	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
Basically this version is much like the loose cut, except I found its flavours intensified a bit. My guess would be the pressing of the tobacco increased the intensity of the flavours a bit. Definately reccommend the fold and stuff method with a bit of drying time before smoking. Then it smokes like a dream. Great blend and the Mrs. loved the room note, she noted it from about 100 feet away even.
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Jallen49	01/09/2012	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
Strangely enough, when I bought my tin in spring 2009 I absolutely hated this blend. It burned hot hot hot, and I could never even really detect the vanilla. Over the years I have come back to it several times and still to no avail. Today I was in a different mood, and decided to give it another go (having not tried it for at the least 6 months, probably longer). Today was just different, and I don't have the first clue why. The tobacco was smooth, cool (especially for an aro), and actually tasted like vanilla this time! Plus, the note was completely marvelous. I don't have the slightest idea why today's experience with it was so different. I used the same pipe. Maybe the bit of age did something, but surely nothing that significant from the last time I tried this some 6 months ago. Maybe it's just me going crazy, but today, I really enjoyed this blend.
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GSTQ	12/05/2011	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Appearance is a brown flake. Tin smells of vanilla. Tastes lightly sweet with, of course, vanilla notes. Lightly sweet with a nice vanilla flavour, but still biting even with a slow cadence. This is one of the nicer vanillas in re flavour, but also comes with the dreaded Mac Bite.
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marosi	10/22/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
This is a wonderful aromatic flake, perhaps the best that I have ever tried (this far, as always!). It comes in a nifty little tin with very neatly packed bright VA flakes nestled inside. The moisture content is pretty good right out of the tin, but the smoking quality improves with a little more drying outside of the tin. The tin aroma is fantastic, and smells of rich natural vanilla. The room note while smoking is the same, and equally pleasant. This has the look of a VA flake that could just destroy your mouth. Thankfully, in this case looks are deceiving, and it is in fact a cool, comfortable smoke when dealt appropriately, meaning no freight train puffing. It rubs out nicely, lights readily, and burns evenly down to the bottom of the bowl. The flavor is rich VA and cavendish with a hint of vanilla. Everything really comes together with this flake. This is a must have for everyone. I think you could even put a pinch of latakia in there, if you are one of those types who cannot live without that flavor, and it would taste delicious. I am going to go smoke a bowl right now!
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Dr Pipeflake	09/25/2011	Medium	Medium to Strong	Full	Pleasant
Many Aromatics bite me, no matter how slow I smoke. It is a pleasure to find one I can smoke with little or no bite, full tobacco flavor with just the right amount of gentle vanilla sweetness. There are many cloyingly sweet vanillas out there but this is not one. Rich tobacco goodness. Nicotene level seems good. It won't knock you over but it will leave you satisfied. A+
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ADz Pipes	09/08/2011	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable to Strong
The best vanilla tobacco period - so far - the loose cut was good but on a recommendation that I try this, well, its superb, more flavour than the loose cut - burns to ash, no bite, I rub it out carefully, not too much then take a bit of time to pack it, and the reward is the perfect vanilla. The tin aroma is pretty good, but NOTHING in comparison to the smoke, - if you are an aro fan, with TASTE - get some or - get outta here!!! (on my 2nd tin - alright already - ordering more soon) I Youtubed my review too.
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Ronnstein	08/12/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I sometimes find myself at work looking forward to getting home and taking 1 1/2 flakes of this blend and packing it into my Ascorti Business pipe and relaxing after a full day of putting up with people. Mildly sweet, wonderful burn, a pleasure to the bottom of the bowl, and at the price you can get it from P&C.com, it's well worth it.
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dsltrkr	06/06/2011	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
Thanks to Macbarrens excellent quality , everything else tastes terrible to me! I love this stuff , had to order more.
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nitekrawlr	05/21/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
Now this is an aromatic I can live with. My tobacco of choice is MacBarens Navy Flake, but this Vanilla Flake, may....have edged it out. It's a similar blend of Virginia's and Cavendish, but the expert "touch", of the Vanilla casing, is both subtle, and sublime. Upon opening the tin, it's no doubt....vanilla. But, when smoked, the taste of vanilla, and slight sweetness, adds to, not detracts from, the Virginia and Cavendish tobacco's. For those tobacco smokers, like me, who prefer the natural taste of quality, cured tobacco's like Navy Flake, Virginia Flake, etc., you may want to give this MacBaren aromatic a try.
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Davie Jones	05/02/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
A surprising flake, flavorful and inhabited with a decent dosage of Vitamin N. Burns nice and slow, releases tobacco taste despite the very present vanilla casing. Just 1 thing: I recently opened a 1 1/2 year tin, and it took on a slighly salted side. So, if I may give an advice, try to smoke them ASAP after purchase. Overall, a nice flake. I will rebuy.
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