Mac Baren Amphora Full Aroma

I love the cut of this tobacco nice and chunky , well sealed pouch , pack as it is or rub it out , not as aromatic as the name might suggest , slow burning , no bite or goop , nice nip of the virginia , I won't go into the ingredients , just to say it's a good mix , could do with being a little less sweet as I could just feel it on my stomach after a pipe full . I would prefer it to be a little bit stronger but it is a genuine tobacco taste . Recommended to try but use a corncob to see if you like it.

I am not old enough to remember this tobacco from the old days. It was around in the 90's, but I did not smoke it. When I got serious about pipe smoking, it was gone. However, I do remember the aroma from one of my college professors. I can recall standing outside on break and smelling this particular tobacco. So, my evaluation will be based on an aroma brought to mind from over 20 years ago. When you open the pouch, there is a sweet smell of natural tobacco with a kind of fruit topping that is very lightly applied. It showed up a little dry so I had hydrate it. It must be packed with care as the ribbons are kind of rough cut. It takes a light pretty well. Although, I did have re-light a couple of times. This stuff is definitely suited for a larger bowl. The flavor is sweet, but in an earthy kind of way. The taste is mild and the smoke was pretty full. The flavor stays the same throughout the bowl and there is a nice undertone of dark tobacco that is there to be enjoyed. Now, the aroma is not what I remember in that is a little more smoky than sweet. The wife will tolerate it in the house, however. This is truly a great smoke and well worth the money. The ash is fine and jumps out of the bowl with a knock. The pipe is left dry and not ghosted. I did run a pipe cleaner through the stem a couple of times and I felt the need to tamp a few times. Overall, this is a great tobacco even thought the aroma was not an exact replica of what I remember. I would still buy it again and wish they sold it in 12 oz tins.

I am a novice having only been smoking pipes for about 12 months. This was the first pipe tobacco I smoked as it is readliy available here in Australia. It is still a staple in my limited collection. Smells great in the pouch. The ribbon cut packs well and its mokes and tastes great, burns evenly and i've never been bitten by it (and I get through quite a bit of it). One of the best pouch tobacco's available here and we only have a handful to choose from (Borkum Riff, Captain Black and a couple of others) I see it gets some negative feedback, but not from me. I enjoy this and recommend it

On the package it says: "A complex mix of subtle aromas inspired by the sweetness of the Virginia leaf" I expected more flavor from a "FULL AROMA" blend. It was very difficult to notice the flavor. The tobacco burns with good temperature and somewhat evenly. I wouldn't buy another pack.

It is another regular tobacco blend, it is not surprising at all nothing remarkeble, no flavor deteced at all to me it is like poor english one with not srtong acceptable and just acceptable room note

I started my pipesmoking hobby in the late 70's, this blend was readily available here in the U.S. and I smoked it quite often. Now, of course, it is no longer available here, I sure miss it. I have an old empty tin of it here to remind me of those days when I could enjoy this blend on a regular basis. Although I understand that, like many older blends, it just is not the same as it used to be, not nearly as good.

*update* Now that this blend is available again in the U.S. I purchased a few pouches of this and just as I suspected...not the same old Amphora. Much lighter and sweeter than the original. I will smoke what I have but won't buy again.

This is the tobacco that piqued my interest in pipes. Many moons ago, my first boss on my first summer job smoked this all day long. It would be decades before I got around to actually trying it. While not the same as I remember, this is still decent. Sort of an orange-chocolate-cherry concoction that smells great.

The best drug store blend by far! In fact, far better than most so-called premium tobaccos too! I have more than 100 different tobaccos in my cellar and Amphora Full Aroma definitely falls in my 10.

The pouch aroma is of leather, herbs and tobacco. The leather note comes through in the taste too. I also pick up strong black tea and hints of oranges. The combination of notes may sound strange on paper, but they form a great taste experience. Unlike a great number of aromatics, the taste of tobacco is ever present: burley, kentucky, oriental and I definitely also pick up some tasty virginia. This is not a sweet aromatic like a vanilla or fruit aromatic. It's drier and manlier. You can even smell a bit of sweat in the room note if you search for it. The room note is pleasant but, for non-smokers, more of an acquired taste than the typical sweet aromatic.

The pieces of broken flake ensure a slow, cool smoke. This is a unique tobacco and highly recommended. Still available in some countries, I'll be stocking up just in case this treasure disappears completely one day.

Back when Amphora could be bought in the US, I smoked Amphora Brown for many years. I was sent this pack of red by a buddy in Abu Dhabi to try and I am quite surprised at how good it still is. I expected a gooey, sticky, and cloying aromatic since it's labeled Full Aromatic. But it's not. It is actually fairly dry smoking, a great cavendish cut and rubbed from obviously pressed tobaccos, and it is mild and flavorful. It is dark brown in the pouch and just looks quality, having a soft berry like fragrance in th pouch, kinda reminding of Stonehaven. It has to be loaded a little carefully into the pipe as the tobacco is very large and thick and could be packed too tightly if not careful. It lights very easily and stays lit well. The taste on the tongue is very VA like which is it's base but the burley gives it fullness. It has a somwhat berry backdrop, again like Stonehaven. It smokes nice and slow and is very mild and no tongue bite at all. It reatains it's flavor all the way doen and leaves a dark grey ash and just a little dottle but no moisture in the bottom of the pipe. It's really a shame that we can't get it in the US as it's a very nice blend and I would keep it in my rotation. So I do recommend it very much. Not quite four star as it did not floor me, but for sure a 31/2.