Vauen No. 09 Himalaya Blend

(3.00)
A gentle, slightly fruity blend with a high proportion of velvety black cavendish and sweet golden Virginia tobacco. The assortment of various cuts of tobacco assures a cool consistent smoke. The aroma of fine citrus notes, delicious, high-aromatic ripe cherries and Goji berries exudes an extremely pleasant fragrance.

Details

Brand Vauen
Blended By Vauen
Manufactured By Vauen
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Cherry, Fruit / Citrus, Other / Misc
Cut Mixture
Packaging 50 grams tin
Country Germany
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium to Strong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.00 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 15, 2017 Mild Extra Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The most heaviest aromatic tobacco !!! No chance to feel tobacco taste, only cherry and berry jam with vanilla sauce on top. But surprisingly tobacco burns cool without tongue bite. People around is crazy of wonderful room note. I am not a fan of aromatic tobacco, but this one recommending to try for everybody. Quality !!!
Pipe Used: Altinay & Mr. Brog
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 07, 2017 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Medium to Full Very Pleasant
Oh, what a joy this blend is! First off, this is a full-grown aromatic! But don't think of this blend as "goopy" or "drowned in sauce", because it's just the opposite really! It's clearly aromatized, not much tobacco to be found, yet the flavoring is unobtrusive, not overpowering and rather natural.

Cracking the tin, I perceived a very fruity scent, with (cotton-)candy-like sweetness to it. I was expecting this to be much more sweet in smoke judging by the tin note, but I got surprised when smoking this. The tin-aroma is of sweet, ripe cherrys, (wild-)berries and is somehow reminding me of a "Huba Bubba Bubbe Gum" I like so much as a kid.

The appearance is delightful and typical for an aromatic. I'd estimate it's 50% Virginia / 50% Black Cavendish. To my surprise it comes in perfect smoking conditions! Not goopy at all, only little sticky. The Virginia leaf inside (which is reminiscent of golden-yellow cornflakes in form) is rather dry, almost crispy. Whilst the Black Cavendish is only moderatly moist and I'd guess only the Cavendish was flavored in this blend! You can pack a bowl right away without your pipe drowning in moisture.

I'm no big aromatic fan, nor expert, but I like to smoke one by times. Today was one of these times and I joyful packed a bowlful of this into one of my clay pipes - yes...this will ghost your pipe, take that into consideration when dedicating a pipe to it.

The first few puffs were unexpectedly smooth and contrary to the tin-note, the smoke itself is rather fruity than sweet. The fruity flavoring is the obvious star player here and is only underscored by a mild honey-ish sweetness. It gives aromas of ripe, sweet cherrys, wild berries (almost like berry-jam) and a slight citrus note that is lending very mild sourness to the flavor profile. Virginias are pretty much subdued by the flavoring, but they give body to the mixture and contribute a pleasant, mellow spice in the background. The spice rounds the very fruity, only little sweet aroma(tization) of this blend to make it satisfying and palatable to me.

Room note on this one is very pleasant. My girlfriend commented as following: "Very fruity, slightly sweet with a woodsy/tobacco-y undertone to it".

This is a high-class and classy, yet full-grown aromatic. This blend is how a "good heavy aromatic" should be to my perception. It's very balanced, smooth, not overly sweet and tasteful. Clearly aromatized, but not artificially and with gentle tobacco-spice. I'm happy I've got this blend, because I really enjoy the flavor of it. The intense exotic-tasting fruits...only mellow sweetness...gentle spice...harmoniously!

Clearly one of the better aromatics and does deserve at least 3/4 stars to me. If you're looking for an fruity aromatic, that has a rather natural flavoring and some spice to it - this is your blend!
Pipe Used: Clay Pipes
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 04, 2021 Mild Medium Medium Very Pleasant
An interesting aromatic, and a disappointing one. This is one of the first aromatics I tried a few years back when I was dipping my toes in the aromatic waters. I picked up a few cans, and the first few pipefuls of the first can were pretty stellar. I didn't really pick up goji berries from the flavor, but it certainly was a complex and unique aromatic.

Unfortunately, the aromatic essence gives up the ghost halfway through the pipe and the remaining tobaccos aren't really interesting enough to sustain the full smoke. This is not unique to this variety; however a good number of Lakeland, and other European aromatic tobaccos make up for the decrease of the aromatic component with a decent tobacco for the last part of the smoke. Whatever Virginias they were using certainly didn't help with any complexity for that last part of the smoke. I thought I'd found an aromatic for the rotation here but not only did the smoke fade out halfway through the bowl, the second can apparently missed it's appointment with the flavor department. I ended up with a can of rather low-grade non aromatic tobacco to finish. In fact I mixed the remaining tobacco in with some Lane Limited BCA just so I wouldn't waste it. At that point it actually smoked pretty well. Again, it was too bad, because the beginning of the first can was pretty unique flavor-wise.
Pipe Used: Bruyere Superiore, Sav 315
Age When Smoked: freshly opened tin
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 17, 2021 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Medium to Full Very Pleasant
I got a sample as a gift when ordering other tobaccos, and must admit I didn't expect much because of my previous experiences with vauen tobaccos (auenland series). However, I loaded one of my briars with the sample while watching "The edge"(1995, with Antony Hopkins..good movie), and for my sorprise, it was an ecxellent smoking experience. Unlike other reviewers (youtube), I found the flavours didn't taste artificial, and they were well balanced with the virginias. The black cavendish provided a decent volume of smoke, which had a medium body, and allowed to puff some rings. No tongue bites nor relighting, regular two matches smoke. I'm ordering a tin because it can be the beggining of a beautiful friendship.
Pipe Used: Peterson Briar, mid sized bowl
PurchasedFrom: Stadler wines
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