Mac Baren Amphora Full Aroma
(2.83)
Centuries of tobacco craftmanship go into Amphora Full. In addition to the Virginia tobaccos an exact amount of burley and Oriental tobaccos from three continents balance the blend. And the result is a well rounded and slow burning blend. Amphora is the trademark of high quality pipe tobacco.
Notes: Made by MacBaren since 2006, the company owns the blend as of 2015.
Now reintroduced back into the UK, under the name of Amphora Full, this is due to new legislation that has been introduced in 2017.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.83 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 57 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 06, 2010 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
When I ran out of Captain Black Royal - which I think is mediocre at best - I saw a pouch of this and decided to give it a try. It was either this or Captain Black again, so I went for this.
The smell right out of the pouch seemed to be pretty good, and I got a strong scent of Virginia tobacco, like with Drum rolling tobaccos. Like other reviewers, I didn't get much fruity notes upon smelling it. Smoking it, I got no fruitiness whatsoever.
What I like a lot about this tobacco is that it's extremely easy to pack and light, and keep lit. Another thing I absolutely love about it is that it requires absolutely no effort to keep smoking it. I found it great in my church warden while reading a book. Slow, small puffs and just forget about tampering etc, and just read. A really good experience.
I was expecting an aromatic, but quite frankly I got none, and I like aromatics. Captain Black Royal seems to be more aromatic than this. The taste is good, you can taste the tobacco, but it's just a bit on the dull side. Not very exciting, but that doesn't mean bad. It's basically just Virginia tobacco, slow burning, no tongue bite (another thing I appreciate it for) and decent flavor. After taste is kind of, well, dull, but all in all, for the price it's a good smoke.
Update : I had 3 bowls before writing this review. A few more now and I can't feel my tongue.. not exactly the best feeling in the world.
The smell right out of the pouch seemed to be pretty good, and I got a strong scent of Virginia tobacco, like with Drum rolling tobaccos. Like other reviewers, I didn't get much fruity notes upon smelling it. Smoking it, I got no fruitiness whatsoever.
What I like a lot about this tobacco is that it's extremely easy to pack and light, and keep lit. Another thing I absolutely love about it is that it requires absolutely no effort to keep smoking it. I found it great in my church warden while reading a book. Slow, small puffs and just forget about tampering etc, and just read. A really good experience.
I was expecting an aromatic, but quite frankly I got none, and I like aromatics. Captain Black Royal seems to be more aromatic than this. The taste is good, you can taste the tobacco, but it's just a bit on the dull side. Not very exciting, but that doesn't mean bad. It's basically just Virginia tobacco, slow burning, no tongue bite (another thing I appreciate it for) and decent flavor. After taste is kind of, well, dull, but all in all, for the price it's a good smoke.
Update : I had 3 bowls before writing this review. A few more now and I can't feel my tongue.. not exactly the best feeling in the world.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 30, 2009 | Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
A nice coincidence. Like Steden (previous reviewer) I also began smoking pipes 19 years ago and this was the first tobacco which I smoked. When I was a student, with small budget, I prefered to smoke Amphora full aroma almost daily. It was better then other cheap blends and very easy to find. It is a particular blend, with a cool and satisfying smoke. But can not be a real tobacco for a "natural" pipe smoke lover like me. It is very fruity for my taste. I'll surely smoke it also in the future but just for the memory of the old days.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 29, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
This was my first tobacco when I started smoking a pipe 19 years ago, since then it has probably changed (and me too...). I honestly do not know the current version but will not remember raspberry nor flowers, so my review is half-way between Xeneize and Pipestud.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 28, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Not as good as the Black Cavendish type. I just don not like orange and red fruit in my tobacco. It is an ok blend, but did not please my tastes. Wil not get it again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 13, 2009 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This tobacco was, and still is, one of my"temporary" smokes, while waiting for good English tobacco to arrive in the mail. Upon opening the 50 gram pouch, I was met with a pleasant, but low-key aroma that seemed dry and unexciting. Filling a lightly packed bowl yielded a tolerable to satisfactory smoke. I found also this blend to have a heck of a "bite" to it if smoked 'hard'. Best smoked gently I think.
The current issue of this tobacco is not as good as the same label of 2-3 years ago. i.m.h.o.
Quality of leaf is mediocre, but after a few pipes,the subtle tobacco flavors do come through. Perhaps a good smoke for the beginning pipe smoker, not a bad "drug-store" tobacco at all.
The current issue of this tobacco is not as good as the same label of 2-3 years ago. i.m.h.o.
Quality of leaf is mediocre, but after a few pipes,the subtle tobacco flavors do come through. Perhaps a good smoke for the beginning pipe smoker, not a bad "drug-store" tobacco at all.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 12, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Kinda new to the pipe smoking hobby. Finding tobacco locally is problematical, thus I'm trying the 'grocery store' offerings. Can't say I'm too impressed with this blend, but I reckon breaking in a new pipe probably has something to do with it. Certainly won't be giving up, particularly as the going price here for a 50gram pouch is darn near $22 Canadian. No kiddin'!
I'll get more 'eloquent' with my discriptive terminology as time goes one, but one thing I notice is how the tobacco makes my throat feel 'raspy' in very short order (even though I'm smoking it slowly & smoothly). I do like its aroma, though (room note?). That's a plus.
Anyway, I'll leave it at that for now and see how things go as time passes. Cheers, d'Pappy
I'll get more 'eloquent' with my discriptive terminology as time goes one, but one thing I notice is how the tobacco makes my throat feel 'raspy' in very short order (even though I'm smoking it slowly & smoothly). I do like its aroma, though (room note?). That's a plus.
Anyway, I'll leave it at that for now and see how things go as time passes. Cheers, d'Pappy
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 22, 2009 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Not a full aromatic, by all means... Just a nice, clean, easy smoke. Elegant taste, but way too low on the nicotine level to satisfy me. Lights well, and smokes to the bottom with no maintenance needed. Burns very cool, even if puffed hard and smoked outdoors.
Perfect for a beginner smoker and for public crowded places, like sports events or similar, as it is very respectfull towards others.
Good quality, but only 2 stars strictly because its lack of strenght.
Perfect for a beginner smoker and for public crowded places, like sports events or similar, as it is very respectfull towards others.
Good quality, but only 2 stars strictly because its lack of strenght.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 23, 2008 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
I tried it because it was offered to me as a gift from Germany. It reminded me of my first days of smoking a pipe. Back then I had of course rejected it completely because I was stuck to Captain Black. It brings nostalgia back! I could not spend a whole day smoking only that (we have become demanding smokers), but it is a good -not quality- solid tobacco with decent flavor, it does not burn the tongue, it is dry and in the end you can smoke it quite pleasantly if do not have any other tobacco. It is a mixture of oranges, raspberries, chocolate and flowers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 27, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Strong |
Like a lot of folks, I starting my pipe-smoking journey with Amphora Red back in the 70s. I must admit I quite liked it. Two years ago while in the UK, I searched for this blend as it is unavailable in the US. Guess what, I couldn't find it there either.
I eventually secured some from a duty-free shop on the internet from England. I almost wish I hadn't. This is not the same tobacco that was around in the 70s. It has its moments, but I can only tolerate it in certain pipes: mostly the pipes that I smoked it in during the 70s.
It is still one of the few aromatics that I smoke along with a couple of Browns offerings such as Vegas 64, Brown's Vanilla and Planta Vanilla Flake.
I eventually secured some from a duty-free shop on the internet from England. I almost wish I hadn't. This is not the same tobacco that was around in the 70s. It has its moments, but I can only tolerate it in certain pipes: mostly the pipes that I smoked it in during the 70s.
It is still one of the few aromatics that I smoke along with a couple of Browns offerings such as Vegas 64, Brown's Vanilla and Planta Vanilla Flake.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 06, 2007 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Amphora was my father's choice and my godfather's choice when I was just a toddler. Way back when, I was thrilled by the room note.
Understandably, 20 years ago when I first picked up the pipe smoking habit, this was my first choice. My impression at the time was that all was fine but a stale room note would develop if you did not ventilate your area sufficiently after smoking.
Since then I stayed off pipe smoking for an extensive interval until I picked it up again. Now, my considerations are different.
I tried Amphora (Red) again and I felt something was missing. True, I did not find this pronounced "stale odor" any more. But, at the same time I did not get any enthusiastic remarks about room note.
This blend burns quite hot and it tends to scorch my tongue. After the first pouch I thought of never buying Amphora red again. For old times sake, and being somewhat swayed by the reviews here, I did buy another one. If I ever buy another one this will be just because I will have no other choice... (I Agree with the reviewers who say that this is good quality tobacco - way above the usual drugstore OTC blends, I just think that one can do much better.)
A reviewer mentions that one might go full circle and end up with Amphora red again. I doubt it. If you can afford the extra cost you should try other Blends, Mac Baren's Golden Ambrossia for example.
Understandably, 20 years ago when I first picked up the pipe smoking habit, this was my first choice. My impression at the time was that all was fine but a stale room note would develop if you did not ventilate your area sufficiently after smoking.
Since then I stayed off pipe smoking for an extensive interval until I picked it up again. Now, my considerations are different.
I tried Amphora (Red) again and I felt something was missing. True, I did not find this pronounced "stale odor" any more. But, at the same time I did not get any enthusiastic remarks about room note.
This blend burns quite hot and it tends to scorch my tongue. After the first pouch I thought of never buying Amphora red again. For old times sake, and being somewhat swayed by the reviews here, I did buy another one. If I ever buy another one this will be just because I will have no other choice... (I Agree with the reviewers who say that this is good quality tobacco - way above the usual drugstore OTC blends, I just think that one can do much better.)
A reviewer mentions that one might go full circle and end up with Amphora red again. I doubt it. If you can afford the extra cost you should try other Blends, Mac Baren's Golden Ambrossia for example.
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