Mac Baren - Golden Blend pipe tobacco reviews

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The Unknown Piper	01/16/2006	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant

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CaptnDan	12/31/2005	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant
This is actually one of the better Burley blends that I have tried recently. It has been said that this blend bites. If you smoke it too fast, not only will you get bitten, but the flavor will all but disappear. The way it comes out of the tin, it isn't smokable - too damp. Let it dry a bit and you will have a decent smoke. Nothing to get excited about, but decent.
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emmbee	11/23/2005	Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Much better than the Virginia No.1, probably due to the burley in the blend. I tried this in a sampler format, and while it's more of the same honey/heathery MacBaren, it's a bit toastier & cooler. Rubbed out into long strands, it packs & behaves well. Again, so far, at least, Mixture Scottish Blend is MacBaren's representative work of art, though I hear Dark Twist is a worthy contender. The rest of their offerings, including Golden Extra smells & tastes too much like everything else they make: honey, toasty caramel & hints of chocolate. It's strange that McClelland & Cornell & Diehl have their characteristic signatures, yet each of their blends has measurable variety & contrast. Such is not the case with MacBaren, which is all basically the same thing amped up or down a notch or two. Two of five stars
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Pipestud	08/13/2005	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
This is a favorite of mine in the MacBaren line. It is not too sweet and has a nice tobacco taste. Perhaps a bit bland for regular consumption on my part, but a nice change of pace. As I find to be the case with most MacBaren tobaccos, a slow burn is necessary to get the most out of the blend and to prevent tongue bite. It is nicely rubbed and will pack easily in any size pipe. Since the flavor and strength are not overwhelming, fire it up in a big Ben Wade or some other Danish freehand and enjoy!
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Spike	06/12/2005	Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
What a great way to start the day! A one-note performance but very enjoyable. It is hard to believe this is just Burley it is so tasty. If you normally avoid Burley tobacs, give this a try.
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RickPiatt	06/12/2005	Strong	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
As with Burley London Blend I tried this tobacco after it was recomended by many on ASP as a possible replacement for Edgeworth Sliced. And, as with Burley London Blend, it doesn't make grade. While the flavor of this tobacco is substantially better than BLB, the strength of the nicotine again kicked me for a loop. Unfortunately, today is day two of holding my stomach after smoking too much of this tobacco and I still can't smoke for fear of wretching again. I feel very badly about this since to be quite honest, I like the flavor and had high hopes in each of my test pipes (this is test #4 - a group 4-ish Karl Erik 1/4 bent apple) believing if I could only find that magical combination of the right pipe for this tobacco I'd have a winner. I would have kept testing but each test left me holding my guts with the larger bowls being worse than the smaller of course. So, Flavor - nice. Tin Aroma - very nice. Stomachability (if there is such a word) - wretchingly terrible ... BUT IF YOU CAN HOLD IT DOWN, it's a nice flavored tobacco. I'll likely test it again in a couple of years hoping my stomach can take it at that time.
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DUPE.1512	06/11/2005	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
A sweet, monochromatic taste throughout the entire bowl. It's simplicity is its strength and it does simple very well. An easy and smooth all day smoke for burley fanciers.
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DUPE.1512	04/28/2005	Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Packs easy, burns clean and even. This is an absolutely delicious Burley blend with the perfect combination of sweet, creamy and nutty flavor without biting the tounge or becoming boring, therefore a great all day smoke. The aroma is sweet,creamy and nutty as well. Since it comes in bulk, I got 4 ounces of it to try. I enjoyed it from the first bowl so much that I smoked it bowl after bowl until it was gone. When I finished the last bowl, I couldnt get to the tobacco shop fast enough to buy a whole pound. At such a reasonable price, this has replaced Burley London Blend as my favorite MacBaren offering.
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The Keeper	11/06/2004	Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is - as others have stated - a very nice, lightly flavored Burley. It examplifies what can be done with just the right amount of topping. It provides a sweet, creamy aroma and texture over the nuttiness of Burley tobacco. Reminiscient of Union Leader but perhaps a bit more flavorful than that. Good for cool days when you want a bit of that "toasty" flavor and mood in your smoke.
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Eldrich	06/16/2004	Mild	Very Mild	Medium
I like to think of myself as a humble, no-bs kind of guy. That's why I avoid all tobaccos that try to convey an aura of wealth, privilege or aristocracy. Any blends with names like "Gold", "Luxury", "DeLuxe", "Royal" or "Club" are banned in my book. However, the one exception that confirms the rule is Mac Baren's Golden Blend. GB's a nice, easy and undemanding smoke -- a nice change of pace for when heavier and more complex blends seem a bit daunting. GB has a sweet, uncomplicated taste that stays the same pretty way all the way through the bowl. The only major drawback is the inevitable presence of Mac Baren's cardinal sin, excessive moisture upon opening the pouch. So crack it open the day before and let it air out.
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Mr. Dottle	06/14/2004	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Similar to but a couple of notches below the highly regarded Mac Baren Burley blend as regards my personal taste preferences. A great smoke nonetheless and a nice change of pace. I rate this tobacco 9.6 out of 10.
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workingstiff	06/01/2004	Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
Since I like burley of course I like this one and have nothing bad to say about it, with one exception. I prefer a smaller cut more like a flake over the larger rubbed pieces in this blend. I like the flavor which is a nice simple tobacco taste with a creamy quality. It is not as sweet as golden sweet but that makes it more of a every day smoke. It is popular enough to find at least two places locally at reasonable prices.
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Briarabbit	12/01/2003	Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant
Next to Mac B's Burley London being the number 1 spot, Golden extra is In my Humble Opinion number 2. Excellent sweetned Burley tobacco. Both White Burley,and Golden Burley leaves make up this mild all day smoke.The sweetner,which of course is honey, is not a tounge biter here. Wonderful aroma,clean pipe,non-sticky,darn good backy.
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raz	11/15/2003	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Mild, nearly unadulterated and nicely mellowed tobacco here. A welcome change after a longer stint with aromatics and Va's. Golden Blend offers a tasty, slightly roasted (or rather, toasted) and cool smoke. Slightly sweet, in a very nice way. Not a bit stingy. This is very much straight tobacco. Smokes well and clean. Mild and pleasant, and will leave your tongue in peace. Then again, this can get very hot. So puff easy and Golden Blend will give out her better qualities. Lights up easily, charring light is of course needed, and burns well and steady even in a bit of wind. There isn't much progress in taste as you go along, save for a deepening of the taste at mid-bowl or so. If you're using this as a pace-changer, that's a neat plus. All in all, a good relaxing straight burley blend that offers a welcome change of pace. This makes a good one for those summer cabin early morn, sunrise smokes. And isn't bad at a pub either. (As the blend was previously sold under the name "Golden Extra" you might want to check reviews under that name too)
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SFC/E7	07/22/2003	Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant
What an excellent change of pace in tobaccos, I generally smoke aromatics and Virginia tobaccos. I'm not really too fond of straight Burley Tobacco for smoking, but Golden Extra went a step further in presenting a mild smoking tobacco with a pleasant aroma. Although, do not let this tobacco fool you into believing it will not burn hot for it will get a bowl very hot to the touch if smoked too fast. Upon opening the tin you get that fresh mildly aroma of sweet burley. The ready rub was not that ready rubbed IMO, as I just had to rub it a little more to my liking. It packs well in the pipe, lights up easily, and smokes like no other Burley I have tried. I smoke this in a Larsen Port French Egg style bowl, but because of the mildness one could go to a larger bowl with no difficulty. No tongue bite, mild smoking, extremely mild flavoring, with no offensive overwhelming aroma. This one has earned a place on my Occasionally smoked tobacco shelf
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BriarNorth	02/15/2003	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Toasty, mildly spicy-sweet and good to the last ash. MacBaren tobaccos are some of the hottest I have smoked (and I smoke Va flakes) but this one is fairly well-behaved. You may want to rub it out a little but it packs just fine right from the pouch. For non-aromatic smokers in a situation where "room note" or "significant others" are an issue, reach for this one instead of a pouch of vanillacherryhoneydewmango as it will deliver real tobacco flavor and you'll be OK in the smell department. As for nicotine, this weed doesn't have a whole lot of it, so I don't reach for it when I'm looking for a little fix--or else I'll puff like hell and get the famous MacBaren bite. Good mid-day smoke, perfect for a sunny drive.
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Gae Richards	01/24/2003	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
For a Burley blend this is "delicious".It has just the right amount of sweetness & creaminess to it,without being boring!Doesn't bite the tongue & make's a good all day smoke.I smoke this alot when I can get it in Australia.The tin aroma is superb & it's easy to light & smoke.Leave's a nice clean grey ash & doesn't leave any goop.I consider this to be one of Mac Baren's finest.It can be smoked straight out of the tin.In it's class-I'll give it a strong 3 out of 4 star's.
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NEWMAN	01/24/2003	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
I previously smoked this blend regularly. However, from my exposure to VA flakes, I've grown to prefer many of them to this burley blend. I also now favor the taste of MacB's Navy Flake which is also Burley based but more mellow and in true flake form. GE is one of the better rubbed out burley blends but had a tendency to burn hot for me and torch my tongue especially @ a high burn rate and/or if smoked all day. Although a good smoke, not a great one and I just now prefer others.
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