Planta Danish Black Vanilla

I was trying to decided what I wanted this evening and came across this one. To be honest I at first thought it was unopened as I usually write the date with ‘opened’ on the bottom and did not see it marked. Clever, huh? 😊 Upon opening I could tell that I already had some due to the cellophane baggie inside the tin being opened. Also, this had really dried out so I guess we are talking months and months ago. The tin note was very strong with an alcohol smell of what I am guessing to be vanilla and a semblance of caramel. If there is Madagascar Vanilla in this then it is blended with an artificial vanillin topping in my humble opinion. After smoking two bowls of this I started getting flash backs as to why this tin looked almost completely full. There is a chemical/artificial taste to this one that I cannot get past. I mean it is not bad and if I chugged on a pipe all day maybe a good choice but I only smoke a little in the afternoon while drinking coffee as my recreational activity for the end of the day. To me if you want a really good black vanilla then just go with BCA. I guess I am joining the majority of 2-star reviews on this one. I do like aromatics but this one just does not have a really good flavor as stated earlier.

It was a pleasant and light smoke, although because of it sweetness it could get cloying. Even though most of the negative reviews focused about the chemical vanilla flavoring, I consider a pretty balanced blend and its flavoring made with a fine vanilla extract has its quite bitter aftertaste which might not be pleasant, but that is the way vanilla extract taste like.

Very easy to light, it burns evenly and maintains its flavour from beginning to end. It comes with the right humidity so you can smoke it right the way.

A light smoke for a light time for you and your others because of its light and pleasant room note.

kik_rpm

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Danish Black Vanilla was recommended to me when I started smoking and bought my first pipe out of the basket. The aroma is extraordinary sweet, smells intensely more like some kind of sirup additionally enhanced with lots of sweetener than natural vanilla. The tobaccos used match the price tag in the lower segment. Handling is easy and the room note is excellent (for non-smokers). I like it better using a charcoal filter.

If you look for real tobacco in taste, this one is not for you. I would also not recommend this tobacco to beginners today; however, I recently bought another tin and tend to really enjoy it in that same basket pipe I started with for sentimental reasons. Good memories most likely make it appear better than it actually is and at least I didn’t quit smoking pipe starting with it 16 years ago.

Been sitting on this tin for years now. I sometimes open it to smell the contents (it still smells really nice), but smoking it I felt was always a bland affair, so I rarely bothered to do it - which is why I find myself at this impasse. Is it worth the effort to rehydrate for smoking? Unfortunately the answer is always no. I've tried it a few times before and by the time it's finished, my attention will have wandered off to other things and I'm left with a temporary container with nice smelling tobacco that goes dry again.

Though, to be fair - when fresh, it had a pretty nice and mellow vanilla quality about it, I don't remember the base tobaccos making much of an impact however. So, I suppose that if you're looking for a nice smelling tobacco with a very mild taste and nicotine content, it might be for you (just remember to finish the tin in a reasonable amount of time).

Personally I would rate it in the 1-range, because it's simply not my thing, but for those into aromatics, it might just hit the spot, so somewhat recommended it is.

Packet note. Pleasant. Room note. Mild. Taste. Fruity. Slightly tangy. Burns moderately. Overall a nice smoke but not as smooth and as a good as the flake version.

The tin note is very nice and also the room note but to be honest I wouldn't recommend this tobacco. It burns well and dry to a fine white Ash but it just isn't for me. No tongue bite for me but also not much enjoyment. As for the flavor is what you would expect . A bit of a mild sweet note at the beginning of a bowl busy half way through its just bland. It is also a hot burning tobacco

I do not usually like the Planta aromatics. In general to me they look like mixtures of not so good quality strongly flavored. This case is almost an exception.

The mixture itself is not necessarily of poor quality, but the flavor and aroma of the tobacco are hidden behind the strong vanilla flavoring. I do not find any serious flaws or the smoke is unpleasant, but it's not really good either.

I think there are many other better offers, some much better, in the vanilla department.

Just straight up vanilla, a pleasant dessert tobacco that smells and tastes of good vanilla bean, with little complexity. Burns well, but leaves some goop in the bowl. I judiciously blended a bit of this with some 1Q and put that classic aromatic into overdrive.

Aromatic. A full aroma that overlaps an ashy taste. Often burns hot, bitter aftertaste at times. Nice roomnote.