Reiner Professional

The earthy, woody, nutty burleys take the lead in regard to the tobaccos. The black cavendish imparts a little brown sugar, but it's complimentary and doesn't distract from the other notes. The Virginia is a minor player with a little earth, tart and tangy citrus, and grass. The whiskey is of very high quality and while it's the star flavor, it leaves room for some nuttiness and fruit from the other toppings. Overall, the tobaccos are fairly sublimated by the toppings. The strength and taste levels are medium. The nic-hit is a step past the mild mark. Sweet and smooth so long as you sip, and don't puff too fast. It has a cool, clean, very consistent sweet taste from beginning to end, and leaves just a little moisture in the bowl. Requires an average number of relights. Has a pleasant, slightly lingering after taste and room note. Not quite an all day smoke. I recommend a meer or a cob because it will leave a trail of flavor in your briar.

-JimInks

A very beautiful box contains this aromatic mixture by Reiner. An interesting mix, with a characteristic scent - for me - on almost all the tobaccos that are made by Kohlhase & Kopp. Includes Virginia, burley and black cavendish. Easily fills the bowl. It also lights without much effort, burned dry to the end and retains the aroma, unchanged by the 4/5 of the bowl. Something that is especially difficult and those who smoke aromatic tobaccos know it. Fruity taste more like wine or cognac, rather than whiskey. Regarding the scent that it leaves in the room I must admit that it is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!

I am a big fan of aromatics, and I'm always on the lookout for the one of my dreams. For the past few months I've been smoking Mac Baren's Vanilla Cream, and while I like it a lot, I always find myself unsatisfied and willing to try different aromatics.

Enter Reiner Professional. The smell in the tin is amazing. Like, seriously amazing. When I opened the packaging inside the tin, the smell got even better. I almost didn't want to smoke it - I damn near almost ate it! It smells extraordinary. Nice dose of caramel and nuts, with some hints of fruit. I was incredibly excited to get some of this tobacco into a bowl as soon as I could.

Right out of the tin, the moisture level was perfect, and it packed easy as can be into my Peterson. Lighting it was also a breeze. Light, tamp, light again, and you're down to the end of the bowl with no hassles on the way whatsoever. It has zero tongue bite but, while I hate to say it, the incredible aroma in the pouch doesn't really translate into the actual smoke. It's very mild, which is not a bad thing, but instead of the caramel I got more flowery notes for some reason. Further down the bowl, it got sweeter and more satisfying.

For an aromatic, this stuff burns extremely cool, but then again, I am pretty slow sipper. It offers nice clouds of smoke, and the room note is absolutely out of this world - right up there with Mac Baren's Vanilla Cream.

I believe I still need to spend some more time with this, but I like it already. And I have no doubts at all that it's just going to get better when it's aired out a bit more, too.

Top quality smoke.

One of my favorite Danish style aromatic blends. I found the moisture level to be perfect with no dry time required. However, this will probably vary some as the tin that houses this mixture is not vacuumed sealed nor is the cellophane pouch within. So be sure to jar it up as soon as you receive it.

The Cavendish and burley are the main players and add depth and body to the smoke. The Virginia is a condiment, it's mild, bright and lightly sweet. The topping carries the essence of vanilla, fruit (both stone and citrus), light hints of coconut and a touch of whiskey. The tobacco strength is on the milder side but the subtleties that this blend is capable of producing keep it interesting.

The thing that I enjoy most about Professional Mixture is its consistent taste. From first light to finish it’s a mild, high quality aromatic smoke with absolutely no off-flavors. Mid to end bowl flavors are a richer, more flavorful rendition of the start. Like other Danish blends, Professional Mixture has some sugar in it, and it will nip at the tongue if mistreated, but otherwise it smokes mellow, sweet, dry and surprisingly cool.

I have to agree with Pipestud in his review of this mixture. I generally do not concentrate on (or for that matter "with") aromatics, but this blend is interesting. I have not had the snake bite on the tongue with Professional and I usually smoke a tad bit more aggressive than I know I should. The taste is pleasing and not overly seasoned to me. I think Reiner did will with this blend. I enjoy trying to discover the distinct flavors each time I relax with a bowl. An interesting diversion from my usual vaper and english blends. Recommended.

My wife says she approves of the room note. : )

Reiner Professional tastes fruity, nutty, with almost slight hints of coconut and cream. Surprisingly satisfying aromatic that feels balanced, full, deep and ready to be smoked. I have no information on age or for how long the tin was sitting at the dealer though. Reminds me of the legendary Castello Optimo that’s sadly not in production any more.

The use of a filter only takes off the edge a little and does not turn it into flavored hot air. I even prefer it with filter at times, so taste and scent are holding hands in intensity. Definitely a favorite among the K&K aromatics available.

I generally do not smoke aromatics although of late I have been branching out. I purchased this tin at the reccomendation of my tobacconist at The Briary in Birmingham, Alabama. I have found this blend to be an enjoyable smoke. For me, it provided a cool and tasty experience. I did smoke it slowly since I am afaid of aromatic bite. I would recommend this as a nice change of pace for the English blend smoker. Enjoy!

I needed a quality aromatic in my rotation for those occasions when I smoke my pipe around mixed company--or when I'm in the doghouse with the Mrs.--so I picked up a 100 g tin of this while at the New York Pipe Show this past weekend. The medium to long ribbon cut flakes consisted of black cavendish and medium to light brown Burley and Virginias. Naturally due to the higher moisture content of the casings, packing the bowl was a little tricky. When the match struck the tobacco, the aroma was pleasantly sweet and reminded me of Iwan Ries' Three Star Blue. Kind of an Apricot Brandy- Franglelica combination filled the air. Pretty nice stuff. This blend smoked cool, and surprisingly, there was no dottle at the base of my old Charatan billiard near the end of the smoke.. a real novelty in the world of smoking aromatics. This is a true Danish, high quality aromatic with a totally yummy room note. Highly recommended when you get that sweet tooth or for an after dinner treat.

The tin note is truly amazing sweet fruity aroma. The tins I bought had some inconsistency in them. I have purchased this twice and the first tin was much better than the second one. Its a very flavorful smoke, but it must be sipped if smoked hard the flavor is gone. Lots of fruity notes and a touch of sweetness really nice aromatic. I found it very light. Not much nic hit and I had no need for relights. It burns fast I am thinking due to the cavendish. The whiskey was more noticeable in the first tin I had. I think the second one was on the shelf for a while and lost some of its flavor. The packaging is not air tight and I think unless you get this fresh its not the same. If you can get a fresh tin its great and I would give it the max stars but if its been sitting around it looses its flavor fast I was disappointed with the second tin and its fairly expensive as well I hope they package it in vacuum sealed tins if they sell more.