Savinelli Black Cavendish
(2.62)
Rich and smooth with high portion of black cavendish, fine cut fruity Virginia and nutty burley combined and refined with great vanilla and chocolate flavors.
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Details
| Brand | Savinelli |
| Blended By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Amaretto, Cocco, Cocoa / Chocolate, Coffee, Fruit / Citrus, Honey, Nougat, Pecan, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams pouch, 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.62 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 21 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 20, 2009 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
Purchased a tin of this from Fader's in Towson, MD on a whim. I have been looking for a decent chocolate aromatic and hit a homerun with Mister G's Black Cavendish. The blend is a very interesting one for an aromatic, utilizing the seldom talked about Maryland tobacco, along with some Orientals. Of course the usual suspects (mature gold colored VA's and Burleys) are in there, and the blend is topped off with a nice casing of honey and caramel. The matured golden VA's provide the nice rich, sweet chocolatey taste that dominates over the honey/caramel casing. Mid-way through the bowl, the taste becomes quite complex, with the Orientals adding a nice rich spiciness to the blend. Finally, the room note is quite pleasant, with the rich, dark chocolate once again taking precedence over the honey/caramel. One disclaimer that I would like to add is that this stuff leaves a hell of a ghost in the pipe! I smoked this stuff in a GBD International and found that subsequent pipes smoked with other aromatics tended to be masked by the Mister G. I finally decided to solve this problem by dedicating my GBD Int'l to Mister G Black Cavendish. If you don't want to take that route, I would recommend smoking this stuff out of a meerschaum. Overall, a very nice, complex aromatic, with a pleasant richness and subtle spicy offset from the orientals. Highly recommended!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 03, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
While I have never smoked anything under the Savinelli banner, I have had plenty of great experiences with smokes blended by Kohlhase & Kopp. This one fell short however. The open tin didn't have a specific flavor, just a gross sour, dank, artificial sweetener goin on. Maybe the attempt to cram 100 ingredients into one tin was the culprit?
While not sticky to the touch, the toppings took some work to ignite that eventually gave off an almost greasy smoke. To its credit, the smoke tasted much like the initial aroma - so not good.
The batch tended to mellow out several weeks after opening the tin, but by this point, I was just blending it with other tobaccos on hand, so I can safely say I wasn't into 'it' as a sole recommendation.
While not sticky to the touch, the toppings took some work to ignite that eventually gave off an almost greasy smoke. To its credit, the smoke tasted much like the initial aroma - so not good.
The batch tended to mellow out several weeks after opening the tin, but by this point, I was just blending it with other tobaccos on hand, so I can safely say I wasn't into 'it' as a sole recommendation.
PurchasedFrom:
tobaccopipes.com
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 08, 2016 | Mild | Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
This is not only Black Cavendish, this is a flavored mixture and the right composition is Black Cavendish (three quarters), Virginia and Burley (a quarter). It is heavily cased with vanilla and chocolate but in my opinion the result is mediocre, and sometime disgusting. Low nicotine. The flavoring is with artificial essences and the taste is really ordinary. Not recommended. In my personal rating (from 1 to 10) my score is 4 and only a star.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 31, 2009 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I got this as a freebie when I ordered two Savinelli pipes. From the start, it has an incredibly wonderful tin aroma. I just love leaving the tin open while I smoke just so I can smell more of it. It's a smooth creamy smell, reminiscent of vanilla and chocolate, like the tin advertises. It came to me very much on the wet side, and required considerable drying time before I found it really pleasant to smoke. I made the mistake of smoking the first bowl before I'd let it dry adequately, and my pipe was gurgling within the first five minutes. After letting it dry for a few hours (I used the trick where you set it on a paper towel on the vents at the back of a tv) it had dried nicely. It packed well, not too tight or too loose, and from my second bowl onward, I find it smokes very well, and has a very nice room note. I really like this blend, even though it did come to me rather wet. I'll definitely be buying more of this!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 16, 2023 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Unnoticeable |
Very mild aromatic. And very hard to detect all of ingredients. Need to say, that they play complex role with cavendish aroma. Smoke is little bit spicy but keep vanilla notes till the end. Moisture in tin was accurate, but need several relights. Tobacco need several minutes to prepare due to unfriendly cut.
In general it is average tobacco, but honestly there are better and more interesting aromatics out there. On the other hand, this tobacco is not old fashioned enough too.
In general it is average tobacco, but honestly there are better and more interesting aromatics out there. On the other hand, this tobacco is not old fashioned enough too.
Pipe Used:
Savineli101; BPK; MM Cob
PurchasedFrom:
local tobacco shop
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 11, 2020 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
Savinelli, Black Cavendish: A Confusing Aromatic
The multi-flavored top note overwhelms this aromatic blend. It is very sweet. The alcohol in the Amaretto is the strongest flavor, with chocolate coming in second, an indistinct fruit flavor in third, and multitude of others getting lost in the midst, while at the same time subverting any kind of coherence to the palate.
Yet, somehow, the tobaccos are not sopping wet.
The cavendish creates a smooth foundation for the smoke, while the burleys add a nutty-earthiness and a pleasant depth. Though I can see the Virginia leaf, it remains hidden under the topping.
In full disclosure, I like my aromatic blends sweet and with a nice top note. However, the mixture of sweetness, alcohol, chocolate, fruits, and the rest…just does not work in this blend.
The multi-flavored top note overwhelms this aromatic blend. It is very sweet. The alcohol in the Amaretto is the strongest flavor, with chocolate coming in second, an indistinct fruit flavor in third, and multitude of others getting lost in the midst, while at the same time subverting any kind of coherence to the palate.
Yet, somehow, the tobaccos are not sopping wet.
The cavendish creates a smooth foundation for the smoke, while the burleys add a nutty-earthiness and a pleasant depth. Though I can see the Virginia leaf, it remains hidden under the topping.
In full disclosure, I like my aromatic blends sweet and with a nice top note. However, the mixture of sweetness, alcohol, chocolate, fruits, and the rest…just does not work in this blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 23, 2018 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The tobacco seems to be of high quality and was not dripping wet like most American aromatics. I get hints of the nutty burleys throughout the smoke and the cavendish leaf turns this blend into a creamy smoke, which I thoroughly enjoyed. The blend additionally smokes well all the way down the bowl without leaving any wet residue.
The tin-note is a bit boozy with Amaretto coming to the forefront of the topping. However, the intensity of the Amaretto does not carry over to the smoke. The chocolate topping is definitely present and is quite enjoyable. I do struggle to pinpoint the multiplicity of the other flavors in the topping—as there are many.
While I personally find the Amaretto a bit cloying to my palate, I would recommend Savinelli's Black Cavendish for anyone desiring a change from their normal chocolate/vanilla topped American aromatic blends.
2.5 stars
The tin-note is a bit boozy with Amaretto coming to the forefront of the topping. However, the intensity of the Amaretto does not carry over to the smoke. The chocolate topping is definitely present and is quite enjoyable. I do struggle to pinpoint the multiplicity of the other flavors in the topping—as there are many.
While I personally find the Amaretto a bit cloying to my palate, I would recommend Savinelli's Black Cavendish for anyone desiring a change from their normal chocolate/vanilla topped American aromatic blends.
2.5 stars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2015 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
This was a nice sweet, honey, carmelly-vanilla flavored aromatic. It's pretty good for an aro - I liked it. On the down-side, it did bite a bit if you aren't careful, but otherwise, a pleasant smoke.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell briar
PurchasedFrom:
Hemingway Cigars & Fine Gifts, Etobicoke (near Pearson airport)
Age When Smoked:
1-2 yrs
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 26, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I was given a tin of this fine leaf about 10 years ago. I didn't open it right away. I thought to myself, another pipe company trying to make a blend. I finaly opened it a week later, and was seduced by the tin aroma! Figgy,Vanilla, an a faint dark chocolate. I let the tin dry out for about a day and filled a bowl into a nice pot style Savinelli. The cavedish tobacco comes thru with the sweet taste of the aroma playing right through the middle. This tobacco has been in my rotation ever since, and will remain there.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 11, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
im not crazy about aromatic tobaccos but this one is really nice cause the aroma is not very strong to put you off when you are smoking and inspite of many aromatics its got some nicotin kick in it.
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