Pack it loose. Give the chunky pieces room to grow.

Tongue bite? Only if you puff fast. I never do anything fast.

Smells kind of like butter and brown sugar on toast when you blow it out the nose. I like it. It never gets tiresome.

So I buy it in 5 pound bags.

When I happen to get some good out of this, it has a nice taste, but nothing complicated, just virginias with a touch of sweetness. It has a nice price for the amount you can get in a tin, but I don't see me buying it again. Maybe one day I'll give it a retry, but for now, it has become a blender.

It is pure bright virginia that is fairly dry and has a honey topping. Which means that it will dance all over your tounge if you puff like crazy on it.

I was very gentle with this and thought it was great. The honey topping kind of covered for the newness of the tobacco. In more aged blends the tobacco itself provides the sweetness.

It is very mild and smells ok in the room although there is a slight cigarette-ish smell that is left behind (likely due to the fact it is a young viginia).

I like this blend and recommend it with a note that it is not for aggressive puffers.

Cheers. thbg

It bit me like a rabid beaver... How can something be so sweet and earthy, yet burn you so remorselessly? It's like going out with a a beautiful, well-meaning sadist. She wants to be sweet and make you happy, but it's just in her nature to inflict pain. Yes, she's wonderful to look at and she seems genuine, but once you get to know her, she knees you in the yarbles and sends an uppercut to your mouth on your way down.

No matter in what pipe I tried it and how carefully I smoked it(and I allowed it ample opportunity), it would leave a small, amusement park-version Gehenna on my tongue. I tried sealing it in a mason jar and letting it mellow, but this didn't help, either. Try it if you want, but be warned.

Overall impression: Mac Arc-Welder...

My baby steps into pipe smoking started with some store blends in bulk from my local B & M that were terrible, followed by the popular OTC brands that had taste and arome but nothing of substance. The owner of the B & M, who has little knowledge of pipe tobacco, suggested this as he said it was a popular one. He had a lot of it and I wonder if he was really just trying to get rid of it to a naive fool like myself.

The appearance was that of hay. I rubbed it like an amateur and smoked away. It was ghastly and strong and it torched my mouth. So much so that I started to search the internet to see if I had a serious medical condition. And this is where I learned of tongue bite. In a narrower search for Tongue bite, I happened upon TR and the rest has been smoking bliss.

I tried blending this with several mild OTCs in hopes that I could somehow salvage this diabolic blend, but to no avail. Into the bin I pitched the remainder.

I have since learned how to puff lighter, but I can't imagine it would have much of a difference with this weed. I have also smoked much finer Va blends and have realized that Va does tend to irritate my tongue a bit so, although I enjoy them, I must restrict my use not to exceed one bowl a day. For that bowl, I would prefer something much better than this. Right now that something lies in the Esoterica Line by Germain.

I see that some other reviewers do enjoy this. I imagine you must have mouths like leather. Perhaps the types who could down a gallon of tobasco and not feel it. People much tougher than me. lol

The typical danish style taste is there although very sublime, the experience is mostly that of a natural good bright Virginia with its typical hayish sweet notes. Full enough to satisfy. Good taste the whole bowl through, for me its changing during the coarse of the bowl in a good and interesting way.

If not for the tendency to make my tongue sore, even when puffed slowly, I would give it four stars. It would actually be one of my top Va:s.

Very enjoyable room note. I will pick up some Mac Baren Virginia flake to compare next week, I remember liking it very much.

It's apparent when opening the tin that this is good stuff. That smell that greets you is amazing. It's a 'ready rubbed' flake which isn't anywhere as fine as I like my tobacco but it's pretty close. Got a good pinch and worked it a little more before loading up the bowl. It was a booger to get lit but once it was finally lit it stayed so until the end of the bowl. Great sweet Virginia taste from start to finish. If anything it got more sweet towards the end. There was a mellow after note that stayed with me for hours after I finished the bowl.

I would say this is a great special occasion tobacco. It isn't bad in anyway, but the straight sweet note was dominating and could be too sweet for others that are looking for a more complex smoke. It's like that extra piece of cake. It's too sweet for everyday but man on those special occasions it's a rock star.