Just For Him - Longbottom Leaf pipe tobacco reviews

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The Right Reverend	04/27/2013	Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Unnoticeable
Very light flavor with a hint of vanilla. Not much to comment on because not much to smell or taste.
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dnietosi	09/09/2012	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Soft aromatic with VA + Vanilla. Not being a fan of Vanilla sometimes I wonder why is this the most common flavoring for aromatic tobacco. Somehow disappointed about this blend after trying other JFH masterpieces. Dont get me wrong it is good and I will give it a second chance... there is just some better. Note: there is great discrepancy in the reviews of JFH tobaccos. I wonder if their bulks are just not very consistent/homogeneous so depending on how lucky you are you get something that in fact is always different.
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LV9	02/12/2012	Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Longbottom leaf is a good introduction to the aromatic smoker making a transition to virginias, is very easy to light and to keep going very forgiving for constant puffers since, the virginias almost have a lemony flavor to it and in my opinion overpower whatever the cavendish provides I recommend to use a pipe dedicated to aromatics because it will flavor a pipe, in the aromatic category you could do much worse. Would I buy it again probably not, but nevertheless it is a intriguing blend.
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Pfeifegeliebter	12/16/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Tolerable
I bought the LOTR sampler thinking this and Toby would be my favorites but it turns out I liked them the least of the five blends. I did like this blend better than Old Toby , but Mushrooms and Ruins are much better. Again it might be that I favor aromatics more than regular blends but I wanted to enjoy this but I did not "do it" for me.
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fiorano	06/29/2011	Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is another shire blend, from just for Him, and as always they nailed the smooth no-bite smoke perfect. I could taste the Virginia and a hint of vanilla, just not strong enough. It was a mild easy going smoke. I will try it some more as it had a ghost of sweetness and never was a biter. there seems to be certain blends that some smokers can taste and others cannot, so far Ruins of Isengard is the one i can really enjoy the full and distinct flavors, this offering of longbottom leaf was a little short on the flavor, just whisps and hints. nice nic content, but not a top shelf choice for me.
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brogreggblues	03/27/2011	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I give Longbottom Leaf a solid 7 out of 10. I like it better than Shortcut to Mushrooms. The flavor does change toward the end of the bowl, but not unpleasantly. It's almost like getting two blends in one. A good choice for aromatic fans looking for something a little richer.
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BeardedBounder	03/22/2011	Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Unnoticeable
This was the first pipe tobacco I ever smoked. Unlit it smells like licorice or horehound candy. The day I smoked it was very windy but it lit easily and I only had to relight once 3/4th of the way down and the only help I got for packing and lighting was from youtube videos This is an excellent beginners tobacco.
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jollysmith	11/30/2010	Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
i found that this had very little bite which i found nice for a new pipe smoker, but near the end of the bowl i found the taste to start to bitter. you could also tell it was a very wet smoke at the end
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marksman8351	10/11/2010	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
It came in a sampler pack it wasnt very strong i wouldnt purchase it again.
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BradS	09/12/2010	Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
Longbottom Leaf is the first of the Middle Earth series I've tried from Just for Him. This ribbon cut tobacco has a great smell in the bag. I packed my Missouri Meerschaum Diplomat, which is my test cob, and it lit easily and smoked to the bottom without a relight. The flavor started out very smooth and lightly sweet with a tobacco taste, and touch of vanilla. The taste faded slightly towards the bottom of the bowl, but it was still pleasant. On a 1-10 scale, I give it a solid 7. I will smoke the entire sample, but probably will not purchase again. I have 4 others in the Middle Earth series to try...
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krg1000	03/20/2010	Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
This is my last stop in the Middle Earth Series from JFM. I must say this one is as unique as the others were. There is the vanilla that tastes nicely in the pipe and smells nicely out of the pouch. This weed burns nice and slowly for me. I haven't heard any complaints from the wife and no pigeons dropped off the roof, alas it receives a pleasant room note rating. The moisture level may be a little on the high side for some, since I had some gurgle whilst smoking away, but no drastic measures are necessary, like having to dump a bowl out or anything as rash as that. It smokes down to a nice ash with some dottle in it. It produces a nice amount of smoke and there was not even a hint of tongue bite. I would have to say that this is recommended.
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Kissphantom05	02/23/2010	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
The vanilla is very noticeable in this blend, but it does not overpower the Virginias. They blend perfectly! This is a wonderful aromatic tobacco that I love to smoke and be around others smoking. If this is what Longbottom Leaf was really like, those little Hobbits certainly did have some of the finest pipe-weed.
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Thorre	10/20/2009	Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This tastes much like other brands of lightly flavoured Virginia. I do love the Lord of the Rings tie in, although I am not sure if the Hobbits would use vanilla to sweeten their weed. But who's to say. It is as written before, quality Virginia.
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feedsasquatch	08/23/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Longbottom Leaf is a virginia-based light aromatic with a bit of vanilla added. It tastes like tobacco, so that's a plus. The virginias have their own sweetness, which I like. The added vanilla is on the light side, which is good if you like a little vanilla, but I prefer vanilla to be more pronounced in aromatics (SVH by Dan tobacco for example). Packing and lighting is the same as any other blend, nothing special required here. I found that smoking this blend just slow enough to keep it from going out helped make the vanilla stand out a little more though. It's a cool smoke, but I wouldn't recommend smoking it really fast, as you might get a little tongue bite. This is my second try at JFH blends, the first being Shortcut to Mushrooms. I'm definitely open to trying more of their blends in the future, as they are very skilled tobacco blenders!
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Tallman	07/31/2009	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I'm a big fan of JFH blends in general, and this one is no exception. It has a great taste, and as Pipestud notes, enough tobacco taste comes thru to please those who want something more than vanilla. Try it! You won't be disappointed!
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Pipestud	07/04/2009	Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
Longbottom Leaf is a light aromatic with an obvious essence of Vanilla. A high class blend with enough tobacco taste to keep me interested for awhile. It turned a bit sour on me as I neared the bottom of the bowl, but the first 2/3rds were doggone good. If you are a fan of lightly sweet Vanilla tobaccos, this one might zoom to the top of your list of favorites.
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Dave_in_desert	07/02/2009	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Longbottom Leaf is a wonderful front porch starry night kind of smoke. It is also pleasurable while fishing or sitting around a campfire. My first batch was great from the first bowl, while the second batch was best a couple of months later. It gets better with age.
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strongirish	01/06/2009	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant
I am in the process of trying all of the Middle Earth series from JFH and I ordered a sample of all but this one as usually when vanilla note is mentioned I know I won't like it. But there was an extra sample in the box when it came so I tried it anyway while relaxing with a book. Boy was I surprised. I actually enjoyed it! I also don't tend to be an all virginia lover but again, I enjoyed it. About halfway through the bowl, my mouth starting watering from it and I got that sweet paste we all search for on the end of my tongue. So, here I go again reversing my thinking I know my preferences. This is a very mild tasty tobacco that has only the faintest of vanilla, more of a trace of cherry in it and had zero gunk at the bottom of my pipe but that is pretty much always the case with JFH tobaccos. Give it a try, it will surprise you.
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punkeedo	01/25/2008	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
This tobacco surely garners interest primarily from its association with the pipe-weed smoked by the Hobbits and their friends in the Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. As such, I find myself hesitant to give an overly harsh rating...I don't want to offend the Hobbits, after all. Longbottom Leaf is not particularly strong or bold in any way. Like your typical Hobbit, it is mild in most every way. Little to no nicotine effect is noted; a very light vanilla aroma and flavor is noticed above the underlying hints of VAs. No latakia is noticed, despite Just for Him describing it as an "English-aromatic." Shortcut to Mushrooms and Ruins of Isengard would fit that description much better. The room note reminds me of a straight VA with a slight hint of sweetness. Not the most provocative aroma, but also not objectionable. The fast-smoking novice could cause some tongue bite, but it's a cool smoke overall. Recommended if the Lord of the Rings piques your interest. On the other hand, Just for Him's Treebeard seems to be a much more exciting version of this blend.
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Dan, Cordoba Man	01/08/2008	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant
One of the best I've had and will be ordered again. Burns very well and no bite. Wife says it smells good too... not that it matters.
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