Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish

I must say this is a good bulk tobacco. Very good taste in my opinion. Smells great too.

I like this stuff right well.

It has a very strong cherry pouch scent that's rather medicinal. Bear in mind, however, that the cherry syrup traditionally used in compounding medicines is based on the juice of the red sour cherry Prunus cerasus, a.k.a. "pie cherry," and our association of it with medicine is a learned one. I think the flavoring in this stuff is the real deal, or a very good imitation of it. May well be both, cherry juice augmented with artificial flavoring.

On initial lightup it burns hot and will bite your tongue if you're not careful. It has a bit of a harsh, bitter taste. After it burns down a bit and is retamped it settles down to a nice mild smoke. The slight residual trace of bitterness is inherent to cherry, I think, and isn't unpleasant. The aroma from the bowl and the room note are wonderful. I don't think it tastes quite as good as the black cavendish or vanilla cavendish, but the smell is enough to make me keep it around and smoke it regularly. It is heavenly!

Straight from a new pouch it burned dry in a bulldog that always gurgles a bit with BCA.

There may be better cherry aromatics around, but I'll give this one a lot of points for its price.

It seems to me that blending it half and half with the vanilla cavendish would be a natural option, and I'll try that shortly.

Yep! It makes a great blend! Neither overpowers the other. You can smell and taste both in a nicely balanced mix. Great stuff! A terrific "dessert aromatic." I love it! Be aware that any pipe you try cherry in will taste and smell like cherry for a good while if you switch back to other stuff, though.

For some reason I absolutely LOVE the smell of this tobacco and the taste is not bad at all to me either. It is kind of my go to tobacco because it is readily accessible and reasonably priced. Every time I smoke it, I get compliments on the smell of it. It can be prone to tongue bite if smoked quickly or incorrectly, but it is nothing that slowing down and enjoying the smoke can't fix. When someone asks me to recommend them a solid tobacco, I usually point them in the direction of this. It's not a sexy "wow like" tobacco choice, but I can almost guarantee that you will not regret picking up a bag of this stuff!

UPDATE: After months of trying this tobacco in a variety of pipes and smoking it in a variety of different ways I have noticed that it is still a solid tobacco, but more of a 3 star, rather than a 4 star. I definitely prefer the smokers pride black Cavendish a lot more. It smells better and tastes better, so I would encourage anyone wanting to try any of smokers pride blends to try the black Cavendish first, however for the price, pleasant aroma and mild taste both of these flavors are a solid choice. Happy smoking!

I am new to pipe smoking so bear with me if you will. Had a great smell I loved it the taste was good but I had a hard time getting the full flavor of the cherry. It is relatively cheap and it comes in a 12.oz bag great bulk tobacco.

All and all I did enjoy it all around it had vary little bite to it, overall it was a great bowl.

Similar to other reviews(and reviewers), I was worried about taking the plunge to cheap bagged bulk blends, but since the price of tobacco has skyrocket in my area I was left with little choice. As soon as i saw that this particular brand is produced by Lane Ltd I was very optimistic. I can say with confidence and an un-biased palate that every Lane blend ive tried has either been enjoyable or I could see how it would be enjoyed by certain smokers with specific tastes.Upon opening the bag the pouch aroma was equisite and divine, similar to cherry tarts, it reminded me of various Danish Christmas or holiday tobaccos ive tried over the years(in aroma)I could not detect any pronounced artificial casings or flavours, but im sure they are there. The cut was ideal for packing pipes; loose rough cut, but uniform similar to Granger or possibly the Capt. From what I could gather this blend consists of bright virginias, mild burlys and broad cut cherry cavendish. It packed well and took the match with capital success. The aroma of warm homemade cherry jam or pie filling was delightful, and was finished with a creamy buttery smooth note that i havent been able to identify yet(possibly pecans or almonds)I puffed hard to coax a bite with little success, it burned cool with lots of unmasked tobacco flavour, which I cant say for most cherry blends regardless of the price tag. It burned down to the finest white ash ive had to date, and left no dottle or slugs in the bowl.I have never been so pleasantly surprised or so impressed with a blend whether cheap or expensive. I was overwhelmed with the quality and overall enjoyment i got out of this blend, it was truly memorable.This blend will now become a regular in my pouch and at this price I will never feel guilty, a true pleasure in pipe smoking. This is one of these taboo blends everyone should try once, regardless of taste, preference or pride. You will be pleasantly surprised.

To me this is a good bit more Cherry flavor than the S.Value Cherry. This is a more flake cut as apposed to S.V's more stringy cut. This also has black cav style much more noticeable, whereas S.Value appears more light Cavendish/ straight golden va. That is all visual observation, not science. This is less sweet to my tongue than the S.Value brand. They both offer something the other doesn't, so I don't mind having them both on hand. The bag has a sort of "cherry chapstick" odor, but thankfully not in taste. Blends very well with Black Cavendish or some OTC's like Velvet and H/H.