No Bite Delite is a good all around smoking experience for those who like very sweet tasting aromatics. Yet it has one nagging flaw that keeps me from really calling this a favorite of mine.

In the bag this blend smells of a port and dark chocolate reduction. Perhaps port flavored chocolate truffles. There's a little bit of a rancid note but that is likely due to brandy flavoring. It isn't displeasing, but it does give you the impression of fermentation. Fairly dark in color Virginia blend.

No bite, as the name suggests has very little tongue bite. A dry and cool smoking experience as well. The flavoring did come through fairly well in the taste of the tobacco. I would describe it as one of my favorite cocktails, a Manhattan. Flavors of whiskey. Spiciness of aromatic bitters. A hint of cherry. All with a very pronounced sugary sweetness that coats your palate for a good while afterwards. Overall a very nice aromatic blend that has gained more favor from me over time.

Lighting started off strong and I thought I would have no problems with relights. Yet halfway through it began to struggle and I had to relight despite constant puffing and tamping. It fairly quickly went out again. Probably a thirty minute smoke which is too short for my liking. This has remained the most significant drawback of this blend over time for me.

The room note was sweet and aromatic as you would expect. I got the caramel note right after puffing but it quickly vanishes. It is like caramelizing sugar in a pan rather than a caramel candy. A very light sweetness lingers for a good amount of time afterward.

I liked No Bite Delite. I might consider giving it another couple ounces and experiment with a different pipe to see if I can get it to stay lit. If it were not for that attribute I would be giving this blend four stars.

This is a great morning coffee, end of day smoke, designated a regular upon first taste.

No bite or gurgle at any point; good, steady burn with no re-light required after charring / second lights.

Boswell provides excellent, friendly service, and fast shipping.

Highly recommend.

Update: Recently purchased a Butz-Choquin Amadeus churchwarden and chose this for the first smoke - completely, totally wonderful; a couple of lights, no bite or hint of gurgle, no bitterness at the end and very, very little dottle.

Most tobaccos leave an aftertaste in my mouth that is less pleasant than the smoke itself was; well, not only does this tobacco not do that, it leaves my mouth feeling positively refreshed!

It lives up to its namesake, misting my tongue in a cool fog.

I purchased only 1 oz. and went through it quickly, so I did not experience the fading of flavor that others mentioned. Their experience does put a damper on my "delite," because I'd love to hold onto a good bit of this stuff long term, but take their word that I should not.

When I received my 2oz in the mail, I could smell the strong odors of Chocolate and Cherry through the UPS packaging! My roommates hate the smell of smoke, so I was very hesitant to smoke on my back porch, even with nobody home. When my roommates got home later that night, they were mad because they could smell my "Chocolate covered Cherries" and I had obviously eaten them all lol.

When they say there is no bite.. they mean NO BITE!! I could have probably sucked down a bowl in 10 minutes without so much as a sore spot. I wasn't sure if it was my beginners technique or the tobacco itself, but it was hard to light when I first got it. Seems to have gotten easier, but it has also gotten a bit drier too. All in all a VERY good smoke, and I will be ordering more of it as soon as I get paid this week!

I'm not trying to sound too in depth about it, but it's defenately one of the tastier, fuller bodied,complex and satisfying aromatics I've ever smoked. A No Bite Delight it truly is!

As for that caramel flavoring; it is delicious!

First off I have to comment that the pouch aroma was detectable through the box it was shipped in. When I opened the bag a very very strong aroma of dark chocolate hit me. This is not 'kinda smells like chocolate' its smell its near exactly like a tootsie roll. The pouch aroma is intoxicating and will waft through any tiny gap in the zip lock seal.

The moisture content was a bit on the heavy-side in a very strange way. The tobacco isn't sticky nor is it sopping wet or juicy... This made me fear that despite their claims some crazy new humectant was used. I attempted to dry the tobacco out for 30 minutes under my desklamp as I do with every tobacco, but the stuff refused to dry out--- even a little. The stuff packed very well (another surprise, I expected the moisture to make an airtight seal) and lit even better. Makes me wonder what the heck they do to this baccy to make it act this way.

Not much flavor was to be had on lightup... Or second light.. Then after my first tamp (around the first 1/5th of the bowl) an amazing incense-ish, warm caramel, butterscotch and chocolate flavor came through. The stuff burned down at an average speed without the hint of needing a relight, even after letting it sit a minute. I taste some orientals, I think burley, spiced cavendish and perhaps the smallest trace amount of latakia.

This tobacco lives up to its name. NO bite and a delight! If I could recommend ONE tobacco to a beginner pipesmoker, this would be it.

Update--- After reaching the end of my 1/4lb bag this tobacco has lost most or all of its flavor. Now it is just like smoking warm air that turns to a sickly chemical taste near the end of the bowl. Another strange thing is that this stuff is as 'wet' as the day it got here over a month ago, that's a bit scary. If you like this stuff order in small batches, or maybe vacuum seal the stuff. As for me, I had a good run with this tobac, but the total lack of nicotine and the vanishing flavor makes me think I will only order in 1oz bags when I start missing the flavor.

I have one pipe that I reserve for this blend. If aromatics are not your regular fare you may want to use a dedicated pipe or get a corncob just to try it out. This one leaves a distinctive sweet smell in the bowl that I find very pleasant by itself (sometimes I take the pipe off the rack just to take a whiff of the bowl) but I'm sure would taint any non-aromatic tobacco that followed it.