Mac Baren - 7 Seas Royal Blend pipe tobacco reviews

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griffonwing	12/21/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
The one thing that I have noticed about Mac Baren blends is there are very subtle flavours in their tobacco blends. I can take 3 different pipes, fully cleaned, fill them up, and get 3 differing tastes from the same tobacco. It all depends on the cut of the briar, the tightness of the grain, and also on the lingering flavours of the previous tobacco. That being said, this 7 Seas Royal blend is very smooth, and so full of flavor in my Jacopo. As such, I gave my Jac a salt and rum soak, fully cleaned and lightly sanded the interior so that I could harness the full flavor of this magnificent blend. I now devote this Jacopo specifically to this blend of tobacco. The room note is most excellent, and it brings to mind seaside taverns of old, just as it's name implies. This may not be a blend for every day smoking, but it is wonderful for an evening after a nice dinner. I daresay that many of the reviewers who have given this a 1-2 star review are those who either are not keen on any type of flavored tobaccos, or who are smoking this tobacco in a cheap, low-grade pipe, or in a pipe whose cake is that of a different type.
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19volks71	12/02/2010	Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant
I never buy the same aromatic twice, and this is no exception. I'm not sure why I bother sometimes. As with any aromatic, the room/car/air around you smell fantastic throughout your smoke. But as you churn on: -the flavorings coat your tongue -the moisture saturates the lower half and really heats up -after the quarter of the bowl, the only ones enjoying your smoke are the people around you. Beginning pipe smokers, Do not shy away from nor be intimidated by English/Balkan/Virginia blends. Do not let anyone convince you that aromatics are where to start. This stuff belongs in Black and Milds. Any time I buy a cliche aromatic such as this, I'm cleaning my pipes with alcohol the next day and vowing never to try them again. This is the third Mac Baren blend I have smoked and disliked. Very disappointing. Head for G.L. Pease or Cornell and Diehl if you want to find out just how delicious tobacco can be on its very own without the help of flavor and casings. Thank me later.
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Aomalley27	11/26/2010	Mild	Mild	Mild	Tolerable
I received a pouch of this stuff with a pipe order. It starts off with some tastes of maple syrup, and gradually picks up faintly the taste of caramel. This second note was actually quite pleasant, although it only lasted a small fraction of time. The bowl burned too hot for the 2nd half of the smoke, and it developed a bitter/acrid bite. Quite disappointing, even though it was free. I'd bump the review up a star had that pleasant caramel flavor lasted. Alas, this novice gives the review he has.
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Hacker	10/24/2010	Extremely Mild	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant
I´d like MB blands and smoke some of it everyday, but I will do a big mistake buing this tobacco. It is smoked like clean air. I´d overheat my pipe trying to feel something, but this bland has no taste at all. This tobacco made for smellers not for smokers I think.
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PersianBaccy	09/17/2010	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant to Tolerable
The tobacco in pouch looks and feels like captain black royal. it is even as damp. Why would you copy crap? I wonder.
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hgm	09/17/2010	Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This blend is surprisingly bad, almost no tobacco taste, very low in nicotine, gets bitter in the second half of the bowl. Also you can find big thick stems in the pouch, and the tobacco is too moist. I wonder how Mac they can make this blend and "Original choice" at the same time, they are far from each other in quality, looks like something bad is going on in Mac Baren. I should get a new pouch of "original choice" and try it to see if it is a blending problem or they have changed their tobacco source or something. I really hope their other blends don't change. update: it looks like captain black royal, and the pouch aroma is the same as captain black, the taste is very close but slightly better than captain black, this is an improved captain black with less goop and better taste.
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shyrlock	09/09/2010	Mild	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
I really enjoyed this new MacBaren blend. It's flavor is delightful, but not overpowering. The tobacco packed, lit and smoked very nicely. I ejoyed my first bowl from start to finish, with no roughness or bite at the end. This one of the few light aromatic tobaccos that I have tried that tastes as good as it smells. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys light, pleasant smoking aromatic blends.
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The German	02/15/2010	Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant
After trying the 7 Seas Regular, I had expected much more variance from the other two blends of the 7 Seas line. The pouch aroma, though, was almost identical to Regular (and, as it wold turn out, Gold). The cut is similar to the 7SRB, featuring more bright leaf in there, and the taste is somewhat less stuffy; I can make out the VA in there. The aroma is definitely pleasant and seems to be agreeable enough for non-smokers to not complain. Maintenance is easy, and the smoke is cool and uniform throughout, with only a very slight bitter note in the last third of the bowl. What I am missing, mostly, is strength, and there is not much honest tobacco taste in there. As an aromatic, this blend is quite good, though.
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