Apearance and tin aroma: Medium Ribbon, nutty tina aroma, yes like pecans.

Packing and Lighting: Easy, lights right up inspite of casing.

Initial Flavor: The cavendish tastes a little green to me.

Mid-Bowl: Nutty and cavendish, I'm not liking this one.

Bottom of Bowl: not much build up of strength, a little bitter, some dottle, but not too much.

Overall: This one didn't work for me. I didn't like the casing or the cavendish used in this blend. Tried in several pipes dedicated to aromatics, even a cob, but still couldn't get over the flavor. After half a tin, gave the rest away. This is a high quality aromatic that some of you may like, but the flavor just did not work for me. On a positive note, it is very mellow, with nary a tongue-bite.

Rating: 2.5 out of 5

The tin aroma does have a coffee-like quality, though I'd say the coffee in question would be a hazelnut-flavored blend. Also when first opened there's a vinegar-like scent, evidently from the preservative used to prevent mold. This blend doesn't mind a little drying out.

The leaf itself is primarily a rich reddish brown, with some lighter flecks and some black cavendish visible, and is moist and fluffy to the touch. Produces a good volume and thickness of smoke, suitable for those who like puffing smoke rings.

Overall a satisfying aromatic that's not too strong, not too sweet.

I rate this tobacco 8.5 out of 10

Mellow Mack, despite the goofy name, is a quality Burley mix. It looks to be about half Burley and half Black Cavendish and there is a bit of some kind of nut-flavored top note. The effect in the pipe is a soft, mild, nutty smoke with a good tobacco flavor. The flavor is not really sweet, and has none of that weird taste and aftertaste the sweeter aromatics have. Trial pinches laid out in the open air do seem to dry out some, so the humectant level in this stuff is not overwhelming. It also smokes to a nice grey ash, and I don't seem to have any problems with wetness, gurgle, or dottle. All in all, this is a good choice for the steamier climes and I'm adding this to Mac Baren Navy Flake as one of the few aromatic Burleys I'm willing to smoke (at any time of the year). It won't replace Marlin Flake, and no one will ever mistake this blend for a great tobacco, but it's pretty damn good, and pretty unbeatable for the mission at hand.

I have smoked this tobacco in a variety of briar and meerschuam pipes, and even a cob. It goes well in all, but really shines in a well-smoked meerschaum.

Later note: Aptness for steamy Dallas summers notwithstanding, I find this tobacco uninteresting in better weather. It also seems, like many aromatics, to lose flavor after it's been opened awhile. I'll smoke it again next summer, I'm sure, but in the meantime, I'm downgrading my recommendation.

This is the tobacco that you will wish drugstore tobacco tasted like. It's got a smooth flavor and it smokes well after you dry it out. It's mild, pleasant for others and it is a well-crafted blend of quality burley and cavendish.

Simply put, if you're an aromatic smoker and you can only afford one tobacco this month, make it Mellow Mack. You'll be able to smoke it without fear of reprisal and you'll be free of tongue bite and nicotine headache.

I also find this tobacco to mix well with certain other aromatics. I take 2 parts Mellow Mack and 1 part Raspberries in Cream and it seems to make the smoke milder and creamier than normal.

The first puff of this tobacco had me sold as the aroma was more of a nutty aromatic, very similar if not one in the same as their Just Plain Nut in Bulk.

No tongue bite, no harshness, not overwhelming with a sickening sweet aroma, a very cool smoke in which I contribute to the Burley and the Black Cavendish. The tobacco IMO smoked very well from the first match to the last of the ash in the bowl. This is one I would recommend to someone wanting to try an aromatic for thhe first time.

Simply put, I like the tobacco

Smoke it Slow, Enjoy it Longer

What a surprise -- I expected a gooey aromatic with no flavor. Instead, I am puffing on a Burley blend with backbone and subtle sweetness. The combination satisfies my urge for nicotine and my family's urge to whiff something pleasant from my pipes.

Like lustra's review, I find a little drying out helps the flavor. There is no bite and I can smoke this rapidly and often. This is a great change of pace tobacco. I will be purchasing more. MM is for experienced and beginners taste buds alike. Much cooler and less obtrusive than Danish aromatics too. Mellow Mack, quite simply, has beaten the Danes at their own game!!!!

Physical Characteristics: An even mixture of light and dark pieces make up this ribbon cut. I will hazard a guess that the lighter strands are Burley and the darker are Cavendish. The pack is easy, but the bowl does tend to puff up a good bit during the charring light. Once tamped back down, a fully packed bowl becomes more like 5/8th bowl.

Notes: I must say, this quickly became my favorite aromatic ever. The smell of this while it is being smoked reminds me of pecan pie, or cookies being baked, and the taste is identical to that of one of my favorite blends, Burley and Black, a bulk from the CVS Pharmacy. Now, some people might take this comparison with a drugstore bulk to be a negative thing, but not I. I rather enjoy Burley/Cavendish blends, especially straightforward honest ones, and, regardless of the aromatic casing this blend has received, it falls right into that category. As with any Burley blend, this produces giant volumes of thick white smoke, which is visually very satisfying.

Verdict: As far as aromatics go, this is most definately my favorite of the ones I have smoked. It manages to avoid the main problem I have had with other aromatics, which is a strange sugary flavoring to the tobacco, regardless of what the scent is. For anyone who likes Cavendish or Burley blends, and needs something to please a crowd, this is it.