Mac Baren Three Nuns Yellow
(2.64)
Three Nuns Yellow consists of first class Virginia tobacco from all over the world. It's produced according to old English tradition and offers a natural sweetness from the Virginias. Only hand picked Virginia leafs are used as wrapper leafs for this mixture.
Details
| Brand | Mac Baren |
| Blended By | Per Jensen |
| Manufactured By | Mac Baren |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Unknown, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Curly Cut |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.64 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2018 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Mac Baren - Three Nuns Yellow.
I reviewed Three Nuns Green a few months ago, found it nice, but not fabulous. So, Three Nuns Yellow? Let's see:
A mixture of both coins and ribbons, with there being more intact coins than ribbons. They're medium brown with some lighter birds eye flecks in them. The moisture of this tin could have been higher, it arrived slightly dry to the touch. Because of the coins being a little under-hydrated a bowl can be readied without needing too studious a hand.
The smoke: the Virginia's don't taste as opulent, or sweet/sticky as can often be the case. They seem to be dryer, and have a more austere character: slightly rugged, with more hay than sweetness. Throughout a bowl the flavour isn't particularly peripatetic, fluctuating or meandering, but is undeviating: from start to finish I notice little change; it maybe develops some depth, but we're not talking about anything profound. The burn, as expected, can be a little quick because of the hydration being too low. I get zero bite.
Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: not the best.
Three Nuns Yellow? Two stars:
Somewhat recommended.
I reviewed Three Nuns Green a few months ago, found it nice, but not fabulous. So, Three Nuns Yellow? Let's see:
A mixture of both coins and ribbons, with there being more intact coins than ribbons. They're medium brown with some lighter birds eye flecks in them. The moisture of this tin could have been higher, it arrived slightly dry to the touch. Because of the coins being a little under-hydrated a bowl can be readied without needing too studious a hand.
The smoke: the Virginia's don't taste as opulent, or sweet/sticky as can often be the case. They seem to be dryer, and have a more austere character: slightly rugged, with more hay than sweetness. Throughout a bowl the flavour isn't particularly peripatetic, fluctuating or meandering, but is undeviating: from start to finish I notice little change; it maybe develops some depth, but we're not talking about anything profound. The burn, as expected, can be a little quick because of the hydration being too low. I get zero bite.
Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: not the best.
Three Nuns Yellow? Two stars:
Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used:
Peterson S'S' #312
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Four months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2019 | Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Tolerable |
Small coins and ribbons were a bit dry right from the tin but easy to fold and pack which is my normal technique for flakes. Uniform, grassy taste throughout the bowl but lacks the sweetness that I prefer. Smokes hot in the bottom 1/2 of the bowl but without bite. Relatively low in nicotine content.
Pipe Used:
Estella billiard; Montbatten bent billiard
PurchasedFrom:
pipes & cigars.com
Age When Smoked:
unknown
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 10, 2018 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Taste is fine. Grassy, hint of vanilla on first lights which is probably a small amount of latakia added. I seem to taste dark twist, HH virginia and at times even virginia number one elements. I like it. Its tasty and up my alley. However, after 10 minutes this tobacco turns to shit burning hot and wet. Ive tried everything to negate that aspect but havent succeeded. So its ok in a small pipe if you reload every 10 minutes but anything more than that 10 minutes and itll burn your tongue like no other tobacco ive ever tried.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 28, 2024 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Yesterday I purchased one tin each of Three Nuns Yellow and Three Nuns Green to try. It seems both tins were made in around 2018? If so, they have already been aging for 5+ years.
In the tin: Small, thinner coins, which at this point were quite dry. Aroma of sweet straw/hay and a slightly dark fruit note.
After rubbing out: it packs and lights easily. The whole bowl only required two relights. As others have noted, it does burn somewhat hot in the bowl.
Flavour: in the beginning it is nice, ever so slighty sweet / malty and with very slight citrusy overtones. I detected some light tongue bite. Half way through the bowl it developed an odd cardboard flavour which was somewhat off-putting, further down the bowl this gets reduced, but never really goes away.
Conclusion: It is ok, not great. It's not as thick and cloying like a Capstan Gold nor as rich and citrusy as Orlik Golden Sliced, which can be nice, but the cardboard flavour is odd. Would I buy again? Not really.
In the tin: Small, thinner coins, which at this point were quite dry. Aroma of sweet straw/hay and a slightly dark fruit note.
After rubbing out: it packs and lights easily. The whole bowl only required two relights. As others have noted, it does burn somewhat hot in the bowl.
Flavour: in the beginning it is nice, ever so slighty sweet / malty and with very slight citrusy overtones. I detected some light tongue bite. Half way through the bowl it developed an odd cardboard flavour which was somewhat off-putting, further down the bowl this gets reduced, but never really goes away.
Conclusion: It is ok, not great. It's not as thick and cloying like a Capstan Gold nor as rich and citrusy as Orlik Golden Sliced, which can be nice, but the cardboard flavour is odd. Would I buy again? Not really.
Pipe Used:
Il Ceppo Fiammata Billiard
PurchasedFrom:
Local shop
Age When Smoked:
5 Years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Very Mild | Unnoticeable |
Nice creamy flavor after opening the sample appears. Coin cut should be rather called broken coins. Tobacco was drier than I used to pack to my pipes, which cased hot bowls sometimes. But no tongue bite. It needs only few relights. Taste was very simple for me. Virginia was less sweeter, creamy, earthy sometimes sour. Aroma was very pleasant (at least for me) Definitely some kind of creamy toping on top. Overall, I can recommend better VA out there.
Pipe Used:
BPK, MM cob
PurchasedFrom:
etrafika.cz
Age When Smoked:
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