Just For Him - Shortcut To Mushrooms pipe tobacco reviews

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fiorano	07/06/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is another good blend from Just for Him. This shares the characteristics they are now known to me for smoothness, thick smoke and creamy texture. my sample of this was good, soft and lighter in flavor. It did share the light Latakia used in Ruins of Isengard, but this is a bit sweeter and not as incense-like as Ruins is. nothing not to like, but a bit shy on the flavor it wants to take. yes the earthiness is felt and mushroom like quality but the sweetness peeks through and it does assert itself as in many blends. This is certainly more rich than Long bottom, Old Toby, and Tree- beard, this is not as distinct as ruins, my fave of the LOTR offerings. That said I will order a small bag to horde for contemplative mornings or evenings when i would be in the mood for this and my meerschaum.
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Texian	04/07/2011	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant
I am reluctant to like this, but I do. Has a really nice undertone that carries throughout the bowl, with a woodsy smell and taste that is very pleasant and slightly spicy. This is not in my regular rotation, but I save it for the times I am able to pack a big bowl and spend some time with it.
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Tairusu	03/29/2011	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
Fantastic blend, the latakia is muted until the end of the smoke when it hits you like a freight train. Smooth and creamy taste, and a thick smoke that is always sure to turn heads. Great room note, wife loves when I smoke this blend.
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thefoolish	03/21/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant
A fine blend. A shame to see it fall below a four star average.
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gladi8tor96	02/11/2011	Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Mushrooms....yup, that's what you get. It was accurate. A decent tobacco. But probably one I won't keep or smoke agian. I finished off my bag that I bought out of interest and enthusiasm for LOTR. It's not bad, just not my taste.
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babysinister	02/02/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Very easy to light, and burns down to a clean white ash. A very earthy aroma in the bag and, early in the bowl, in the smoke itself. But after the first third of the bowl, you can taste the fine base tobacco. Thereafter, all the flavors alternate with each other, like earth and fire, then fire and earth. It's impressive how it goes from the mushroom opening to the pure tobacco taste that emerges around mid bowl, while always retaining that creamy smoothness. It vaguely reminds me of some other "Engilshoid" blend, like Morley's Best, or Epiphany, but it's too distinctive to assign it anything resembling an identical twin.
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JohnnyMcPiperson	01/28/2011	Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
I absolutely love this stuff, I was mostly smoking English when I first tried it and I was hooked! I swear I taste mushrooms when I smoke it, but maybe that's just because of the name... Anyhow it is a unique aromatic and the smoothest presentation of Latakia that I've smoked to date! Try this one, you won't regret it!
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Robert	01/26/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant
I just can't stop smoking this stuff! It's probably the most satisfying tobacco I've ever smoked: period! What it is is Latakia based, mixed with Black Cav. and a vanilla flavoring. An unorthodox English with flavoring. The smoke is ample and this is the kind of baccy you can blow smoke rings with. It's white and thick. The taste has a smoothness to it, yet the Latakia is definitely present, providing an interesting spiciness without dominating the blend. It smokes down to a fine white ash and smokes dry and cool. The interplay of the tobaccos gives it a flare for flavor in the spiciness. Add to that mixture the vanilla (probably the source of the mushroomy taste) and you get a wonderful smoke. Some may poo-poo this blend for not being a proper English blend, but regardless of the mixing components, this blend works. It provides complexity of flavor, yet has nothing that overpowers the palate. This is a wonderful creation and one that I could sit back all day and smoke. That's saying something for me. I give this blend my highest recommendation of any tobacco I've ever smoked. This is the best of the best of the best for sheer pleasantness and quality of smoke.
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usnapipe1	01/18/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
This has to be my favorite tobacco to date. As an avid LOTR fan, I had to order the Middle Earth sampler pack from JFH. I thought that I would for sure love the Longbottom Leaf or Old Toby brands the best by their description, but it was Shortcut that really was dominant. Being new to pipe smoking, I started off with cheap bargain brands, such as Smoker's pride whiskey and Walgreens brand black Cavendish and peach. However, after moving close to a pipe shop, I began to sample their tobaccos, especially house blend Englishes and a few aromatics. However, after ordering Shortcut, i don't think I'll go back. The aroma out of the bag is very earthy and conjures up images of Sam tending Frodo's garden at Bag End. It lit very easily in my Stanwell majestic pipe and burned to a clean white ash. It starts with a very earthy taste that moves towards a pure tobacco taste about ten minutes into the bowl. As the bowl burns down, the earthy and tobacco flavors resurface in turns, creating an exquisite experience. Overall, it is a very relaxing smoke that will take you to Bagshot row and place you on Bilbo's porch, enjoying the sun rising over the water and Sandyman's mill with a cup of tea in hand and second breakfast already in the oven!
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William Holden's Booze	12/30/2010	Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

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hawky454	12/03/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Had high hopes for this blend but it just doesn't do it for me. It taste like a very "young" tobacco as if it was blended the day I purchased it. The flavors are not well melded and at times the smoke can be harsh, just not a very good balance going on here. I think if it were to be aged for a year or so you might have a 4 star tobacco but I'm just not interested enough to go that length.
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tonyg	10/30/2010	Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
I was so impressed with all the rave four star reviews that I was tempted to order a pound. I'm glad I ordered the sampler! While I thoroughly enjoyed the flavor of this blend, I will order no more because there are so many others I prefer made with superior quality tobaccos that do not contain all the chemicals to make this one of the wettest and stickiest tobaccos out there. I concur with Captain Enormous' review.
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marksman8351	10/11/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is one of my favorites in the LOTR sampler that i ordered. I will be ordering more. If you have any doubt i would recommend the sampler pack i think it give u like 6 types or so for like ten bucks so give it a try. This one is in my favorites for a reason.
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MrBrandyBuck	09/26/2010	Mild	None detected	Very Full	Pleasant
This tobacco was very easy to light. The first thing I taste is the latakia. At first it is a very strong smokey flavor. A few minutes into the bowl the smokey flavor subsides and I taste a creamy earthy flavor. This blend makes a good amount of smoke and smokes cool and dry. The smokey flavor begins to return. I can taste why this is called Shortcut to Mushrooms, it definitely has a very earthy mushroom like flavor, which can be appreciated whether you like mushrooms or not. The smoke smells like a mixture of Dirt and campfire, which is actually very nice. About 10 minutes into the bowl and the flavor hasn't changed much, it is largely dominated by a strong Latakia flavor. I would highly recommend this to anybody who enjoys latakia. If you do not like Latakia, this blend is definitely not for you. I do not taste the sweetness described in the description. Other than that the description is perfectly accurate. This blend could be described in one word. Latakia. Out of all the Middle-Earth blends, I have tried Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby and Shortcut to Mushrooms. Personally this is my 2nd favorite, I prefer Old Toby because of the Perique. This blend gets 4 stars because of the lovely Latakia flavor and because it is a nice dry, cool smoke. Probably not an all-day smoke, I could see getting tired of just tasting latakia. I do not taste any other tobacco in this. If you are new to English blends you might want to start with something a little less potent in flavor. Have not noticed any nicotine effect.
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Alfonzo St. Awesome	09/21/2010	Mild	Medium	Medium	Tolerable to Strong
A true 4 star blend should be a rare thing. I don't think this is one of them. Let me temper the rave reviews that have come before this one. . . This is a smokeshop mixture and seems to use the usual humectant-soaked blending tobaccos (McCleland? Lane maybe?). It's an outstanding blend, so good it nearly transcends it's B-grade ingredients. It seems to be a Latakia/Cavendish mix. Which means it's smokey and earthy and (not overly) sweet. This is worth a try for anyone. Pay the $10, get the whole Middle Earth sampler. Even if you don't love any of the blends, it's a pleasure working your way through them. For me, I was never able to lose the feeling that I wasn't smoking really quality leaf. And that's a shame, because I like this stuff. I wish there was a version out there by a blender that had access to better ingredients.
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BradS	09/19/2010	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is one of the few blends that matches the description to a T. Not much else can be said, other than I will be buying more.
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Pike Mopers III	05/26/2010	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant
Wowzer. This was my second pipe tobacco ever and boy am I glad I found this blend so early on! I bought a cheap drugstore blend before this and was thinking that pipe smoking wasn't that much more enjoyable than a cigarette as far as flavor is concerned. This blend changed my idea of pipe smoking completely! It has such a unique flavor that kept me guessing and wanting to smoke more. I am almost done working my way through my first 2 oz bag and I will be ordering a much larger quantity in the future. I don't think I will ever truly tire of this smoke.
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Boomer-Z	03/20/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is my second into this series. I purchased it based on reviews here and to see if there are really mushrooms in it. I am still not sure about the mushrooms, but it is a nice easy smoking tobacco with a nice cool taste, packs easily and burns cool. I could definitely see smoking this out of a churchwarden trading stories across a camp fire. It is very nice. Enjoy, Z
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krg1000	03/05/2010	Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant
Upon first lighting this fine blend up, I noticed it tastes something similar to Frog Morton by McClelland, which for me is hardly a bad thing. It burns down to a fine ash and leaves the pipe dry and not a gurgle to be found. It produces a nice amount of smoke and the Vitamin N is in the right portion for me. The room note (always a negative if the wife is on the floor gagging) seemed pleasant enough for me. I haven't really had any complaints about it, so it goes down as "pleasant." I definitely think this will be something to keep in stock. I recommend this very highly.
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Judge Adams	03/04/2010	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I suppose the word is "buttery". This unique blend has an extraordinarily smooth, rounded taste, a lovely, light room note and the qualifications to be an all-day companion. Latakia, while essential, is way, way in the background. The black cavendish is smoother and less goopy than any I have smoked in 45 years. And, yes, there is a mysterious mushroom something about the whole thing. If "smokeability" is a fair test for pipe tobaccos, this one gets an A++. I just can't stop smoking it. Everything else is aging on the shelf. You'd think this stuff was made "Just For Him." Another remarkable blend somewhere in the same arena is "Bald Headed Teacher" by 4 Noggins. No matter what your tendencies--English or aromatic--you will love this. If you don't, send it to me.
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