John Middleton, Inc Cherry Blend

Well, wanted to try this before it was gone since it was put out of production. This leaf is kinda neat. Upon opening the middleton pouch arrangement and was struck by a strong cherry candy smell. Not mediciny mind you, but strong, I could barely smell the burley. On lightning and enjoying the bowl though the opposite was achieved, a light nutty burley ( of the middleton variety, which I like) with only the slightest hint of cherry. Where did the scent go? In the roomnote which is pleasant burley cherry scent. It burned like other middleton products, fully, and a bit quick. No mess in the pipe like most aro's. Bite? You could make it bite, but then you have to be trying. Shame it's gone away, not some super fantastic aromatic but as with Carter Hall and the Prince a solid porch sitter, all day smoke with a bit of cherry.

I've now had 3-4 bowls of this and I'm updating my review.

Very nice, sweet tobacco flavor. I do detect a cherry flavor, but I really have to look for it. Let me state for emphasis though I do not consider that a bad thing, I think it is just about right.

Not as easy to smoke as Carter Hall, but not nearly as difficult as some other baccys I've tried. All in all a pleasant experience.

My buddy came over and smoked a bowl with me the other night, and for the first time I really got to smell the "room note" and I found it very nice. In fact, I think I might say it is "the" smell I remember from other pipe smokers which originally drew me to this hobby.

A big factor in my liking of a tobacco is in the aftertaste it leaves. The last time I smoked this baccy, it left me with just the slightest hint of cherry in my mouth all day long. And it was very very nice. Not overpowering, just a little taste if I stopped and thought about it.

I didn't experience any tongue bite, but if you puff like a steam locomotive I think you'll find it.

Right now this is tied with Carter Hall as my favorite, but I suspect it might surpass Carter in the near future.

What a surprise...I like this cheap stuff! I gave it a whirl about six months ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. The cherry flavor is there in a non-cherry sort of way, if that makes any sense. I liked the leaf's cut and taste. If I had to pick a "drug store" blend as the one I had to smoke for the rest of my life, this one would be in the mix. And that surprises me. If you are a coffee lover, try a bowl of this with your next cup. The flavor combination is delightful!

Little to no flavor, burns hot, and worthy of simply adding to your trash can. A true disappointment. Considering that this comes from the John Middleton tobacco company, I expected something better in flavor.

When you open the pouch, there is a sweet smell and you might think you are in for a cherry candy smoke. You would be very wrong. The Burley tobacco is light and the cut is rough. There is a swettnes, but one could just as easily call this a sweet Burley. The moisture level was perfect out of the pouch and the little roll-up bag keeps the stuff fresh and easy to carry. If you know how to pack a rough cut, you should not need too many re-lights. And, this stuff will not ghost your pipe. The flavor does not change throughout the bowl, but it is sweet and gentle. The aroma will not win any friends as it smells just like many other codger Burley offerings. I love Prince Albert and Half and Half; I like this. The taste is a little on the light side for me. The ash is nice with no clumps. If you do not puff like a dragon, there was no moisture left at the bottom of the bowl. The nicotine level is pretty low. I think any true Burley fan should try this. Some talk of cough medicine in the taste, but that is either those who simply see cherry in the title and hate cherry or maybe they tried it years ago and simply lump it in with many other cherrty Cavendish blends that really to tast sickly sweet. I read that this blend is actually named after a street called Cherry, but I don't know.

The cherry is overwhelming and it bites like a rabid badger. Some folks must enjoy it, but I can't stand it. I'll stick to Paladin Black Cherry.

Light brown, small-"chunk" ribbon cut. The pouch/tin aroma is like cigarette tobacco with a hint of raisins, dried [black?] cherries, and [dark?] chocolate. The tobacco is a bit moist, but it dries out quite quickly.

The smoke is pleasant, but nothing great. Tastes like original Captain Black, with a very light, creamy, vanilla-ish scent and room note. What annoys me is that this stuff is advertised as a cherry aromatic, but doesn't taste anything like cherries, and only smells slightly like them.

A good deal of tongue bite off this one. No detectable amount of nicotine. More of a drug store tobacco.

This is my favorite Cherry Aromatic, but it still is not good. 🙁

I have only had three other cherries and have really sworn off buying them, but was given this healthy sample from a forum friend who was not too fond of it. My other experiences are a Store bulk cherry Cavendish, Sutliffe Gallery Wild Cherry and McClelland Three Cherry. All three of them overwhelmed me with an overpowering artificial cherry taste that disgusted me from the start and never abated.

This one is different in that the cherry flavor is more reserved and it allows the tobacco to come through a bit. It is like a lightly flavored Carter Hall. And it may very well be, but I would much rather have the Carter Hall without the flavoring. To me, this blend isn't too much different than a cheap cherry flavored cigar you would get at the corner gas station.

So this is somewhat recommended by me, but Don't think that I actually like it. I am sending the remaining amount of my sample to Scotland today to let another forum buddy gain his own impression of it.

it was given me by Clarkus (Steve, thanks again), he told me it’s perfect for summer so I planned to preserve it for the warm season but … a fight against curiosity is a hard thing! Cherry has been a pleasant surprise, the pouch smell is heavenly: cherry of course, and something else that I can’t describe but the whole effect is very pleasant, the taste is fresh and slightly sweet but not cloying, the base tobacco is mild and pleasant. Bites? Honestly I haven't experienced any bite, may be a personal chemistry or a cadence on puffing. Thumbs up!