Von Eicken Springwater Exotic Cut

I bought this from a Duty-Free shop in an airport in Thailand as a souvenir, and wasn't sure I would like it, as it was an unabashed "Vanilla" aromatic, and I generally smoke English blends. But my 6-year old daughter egged me to stuff it in my pipe and smoke it.. so I did.. and I was pleasantly surprised! It smokes dry, and cool; it has a pleasant fruity aroma, and has good tobacco taste. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience! And I think my little daughter did too! Lol! It's become a favorite... Highly recommended!

This is a fantstic tobacco indeed, I'm afraid I am repeating what has been said about this tobacco, it is indeed a choice one may take as a "life tobacco".It has very little tong bite, and the rich flavour of this tobacco makes it. It is a very pleasent smoke, at the first pouffs of smoke you can tase the richness of aromas, while beign cool and not very strong in nicotine.

One of my favorite aromatics -- if not the one -- and one I often use to break-in my pipes.

When you open the green and gold foil pouch, the rich chocolatey, almondy, slightly vanillaish aroma envelops your nose instantly. Mmmm. Almost like candy. A lovely introduction.

Packs well, lights well. The caramel-aroma comes nicely through in the smoke. A very good experience.

The chocolate confectionery feel drops from the foreground somewhere around the last third of the bowl. After that, it's just rich and tasty - with a nutty, almondy, chocolate feel in the back of your throat.

Burns well all the way to the bottom. Smokes wonderfully cool. No tongue-bite in normal smoking conditions. Keeps lit pretty easy, though a few re-lights are unavoidable, as this sometime tends to smoke a bit wet esp. outdoors, when it can even gurgle at times. (Mind your tongue at these times).

This isn't as light as it seems tastewise or residue-wise, either. You'll note that when cleaning. For a seemingly light aromatic this one's a pretty strong blend. "An aromatic with a backbone". Another thumbs-up to this blend.

Room note is well-liked, by passers-by and kin alike.

Most people probably will find this to their liking, whether they smoke orientals, va's or aromatics.

[update] After half a year I gotta say that the more I smoke this, the more I like it. After a month's break, I noticed the Virginias very distinctly. Aromatic and straight va. notes alternating...

[update] A year in rotation, and still keeps me happy. The chocolatey taste works in marvellous ways, and even gives new taste-sensations every now and then. From a jazz bar to a cruiseliner, from sun-shiny garden to a bat-watching night by the lakeside, a most versatile tobacco.

Note: Don't let this one dry out much, it won't benefit from it (rather the opposite, it becomes a thin-tasting tongue-scorcher).

like springwater cigarettes a great taste & a great smell when you smoke it,vanilla's magic!

seems mild when you smoke it but if you notice your pipe's filter,you'll understand it's not that mild....very good for aromatic smokers like me.