Mac Baren Amphora Full Aroma

Not what the name "Full Aroma" would suggest. It's not a bad tobacco, but not a great one either. A good average blend. A bit of tounge bite, but nothing too terible. I'd buy it again, but not my favorite.

Nothing more nothing less than a classic dutch flavored mixture. A commercial tobacco, cheap and common. If you like flavored mixture this blend can be an all day smoke. In my opinion this tobacco is ordinary, unassuming. Not bad but not recommended. In my personal system rating (from 1 to 10) my score is 6 and 2 stars.

I get a molasses like flavoring form the burley. The floral topping adds interest to an otherwise ho-hum blend. I need at least six more words.

This is Dutch style tobacco with black cavendish and a subtle taste of orientals. When you open it, smells nice like these small chocolate cakes with cognac.The tobacco I recognize is black Cavendish and the taste of Virginia, I do not recognize burley that much but there is some darkness in the taste. The last part it is a is sour so I have never completely smoked it until the very end as with other tobaccos. It has nice cut not very thin and brown color. At first light, it tastes like chocolate and Vanilla with nuts and with little alcohol and there is also a subtle taste of fruit maybe black cherry I am not sure. The taste is nice and it is a convenient tobacco that you easily carry, compared to tins. You can find it everywhere and it does not need a lot of space in my bag. In addition when I am in hurry and I have to go and I do not know which pipe to take and what tobacco and my wife pressures,'I choose full aroma with a corn cob and the job is done. The only problem is the biting part. Especially after three bowls at the same day. For that reason this is not a fine aromatic in my opinion. I buy this regularly and because it is convenient and I like taste but I wish it was of better quality. Update: Yes burley is there. Maybe deserves 2.5 stars rating, due to good taste, but no aftertaste after all. I would also like to mention that any flowerness results from the orientals and it is not a toping.

2017 update.It behaves better in corncobs, the taste is lighter with more nut taste than wood, as in a briar

It's cheap and you can get it anywhere. Apart from that I don't see why you'd ever bother to smoke this over anything else. It really does't taste like much, and, while it smokes well enough, is not particularly remarkable in any way at all.

It's great in a pinch if you really need a smoke and don't have access to something nice, but I wouldn't bother to put it on your regular purchase list.

Was not overwhelmed by this tobacco. It is not a familiar blend to me, so it has nostalgia value. It did have a nice unique taste, but I think could have used more flavor. I think Virginia's make good straight blends, and great aromatics. But in the middle, not so good.

Not too strong and not too mild. Ideal for occasionnal smokers or beginners. It must be the third tobacco I've tried, so I can tell it's ideal for beginners...

A wholesome smoke with citrusy undertones and a hint of raisin.

It smokes right to the end, with very few re-lights and no tongue bite or residue in the bowl.

A decent supermarket pouch, definitely worth a try.

I have smoked Amphora Red maybe a couple of times in my whole life of pipe smoker. This is the third, and now remember why A(R) is not in my recurring list: it's a mild and quite anonimous aromatic.

Nothing unpleasant, nor anything worth to get hooked on, also. Should I think to an every-day tobacco, my current go-to is elsewhere in the "regular" cathegory, not this one that also seems designed for the uninvolved pipe smoking. Basically, the fact is that I smell a pleasant complex mix of aromas over a weak tobacco base. So, the question is: why should I smoke this ?

Nevertheless, I must admit this is not the terrible garbage that H&H (the EU's one, I mean) is, nor a bad incendiary dutch as I experienced with Schipper's. Plus, several fellow pipsters like it, there must be a reason.

I will not finish the third pouch, I'm sure. Shall try to mix with something (maybe McConnell's Red Virginia, just to remain into the same colour...).

Sorry, this is maybe my worst review... Amphora Red has not helped my imagination that much.