Alsbo Black

A friend from overseas sent me several Orlik tobacco blends to enjoy and/or try that are not readily available in the USA. I think this one is, but am not sure.

This tobacco tasted more like Almond Extract to me. I can certainly tout it as one aromatic lovers would enjoy simply because the added flavoring is there in droves.

Caution; this one is pretty soppy in the tin and will require many re-lights if you don't attempt to dry it out for about 24 hours in the open air first.

Very nice aroma. Medium size cut. A bit hard to keep lit.

A good choice for beginners because it does not bite

Nothing to write home about. Just OK if you are looking for a Vanilla aromatic. It does not burn too hot and it does not possess a strong tongue bite. Probably I got a dry pouch - but overall I will not buy another one. I have found quite a few better aromatics in this group.

Dark and sweet.

A heavily flavoured aromatic - the pouch note already is that of a somewhat old-fashioned cake & coffee shop - black cavendish is the main character here, but as it's augmented by so many other features it's barely recognisable as such at the end, and the general experience is something akin to smoking a dark chocolate-coated marzipan truffle, the virginia seeming to be there merely to provide a supporting base. Unfortunately, as the taste does come from the flavouring mostly, it always remains a bit artificial and unfulfilling, and while the undertone has that dark sweetness, it is never very strong; this is clearly an all-day smoke on the mild side.

Would probably not buy again unless for some reason I really felt in the mood for something like this and it happened to be the only such one available.

It's easily accessible, it's relatively cheap, and it doesn't make you want to die when you smoke it - these are all good things in a tobacco. What it doesn't do, however, is actively make you want to smoke it. It's just so average in almost every single way.

When you open the pouch and take a whiff it smells lovely, if a little sweet. It packs easily and lights well. The smoke is pleasant, although sometimes a little hot, and the aromas make you think, "yes, this certainly is a pipe tobacco that I'm smoking." Then you dump out the light ash and forget about the whole experience rather promptly.

I guess what I'm saying is that I have no real complaints about this particular smoke, but I can't say I have any real praise for it either.

If you are a beginner and are seeking an inexpensive, very mild, aromatic and easy going tobacco, then this is for you. If not, it is not for you.

first the good things, the taste is good, no tonguebite good roomnote. the not so good things, MILD MILD !! monotone flavoring. the flavour stays throughout the bowl good for the newbee pipesmoker. i would not recommend it to the more experienced pipesmoker

Hmmmm.... I thought I used to like this.

However, these days it seems to burn hot and taste a lot more 'chemically'(?!) these days than it used to..

Smells ok, and I'd suggest mixing it with other tobaccos if so inclined to. Medium/average quality tobacco that makes the best with what it has to offer..

Well i find it better than the gold, but neither i enjoyed. The pouch aroma was nice and so was the room note, i found it lingered for several days in my garage, but the taste to me was like plastic and vanilla. I bought this when it was on sale, and im shocked the company expects you to pay that much for the pouch. I think there are better black blends out there.