Mac Baren Three Nuns

This is a tobacco that seems to smoke harsh, unless you slow down and sip it. Not because of the nicotine, but because the flavors when sipped are some of the nicest I've tasted in a bowl. Pure tobacco goodness when sipped, where the distinctions between the tobaccos can be enjoyed. Leaves an enjoyable spicy tang on the tongue and palate in between gentle draws. If you are more prone to puffing without thinking, you'll have to concentrate on slowing down your cadence to truly enjoy what this has to offer. Burns all the way down on one light, leaving a clean bowl. 3+ stars.

No, it doesn't have perique and it should have had. But, it is a full bodied somewhat "dark" flavored Virginia with natural sweetness. It has a rich smokiness which I suppose is from the dark Kentucky. It's probably too expensive, but it is good and worth a try.

I had my first bowl of Three Nuns - and was very pleased with it indeed - I did not experience any tongue bit – I found it very Pleasant in my MM corncob pipe – while I was out walking the dog on a cold December afternoon – I will have it again – and I have no doubt that it will soon become one of my favourite smokes... give it a try – you will be surprised how you will like it....

Like many reviewers I had seen Three nuns around since I was kid and gave it a go with out thinking it would amount to much. However, I loaded up one of my pipes and what a suprise. I like to take big mouthfuls of smoke and blow it out of my nose to get the flavours and the three nuns never bit me and the tast of quality tobacco only increased as one smoked further down the bowl. A great all round smoke. Only wished I could have tried the tinned version before it disappered from the baccy shops of England.

I'm smoking it right now as i'm writing my first impressions of three nuns. I bought the tin last month. not the stuff from 30years ago some people talk about here. For me this is just a straight forward clean tobacco. When u like pure tobacco flavour. this is it! After lighting the pipe it starts with a natural sweetness, i'm halfway through the bowl now and the taste becomes more and more earthy, malty & nutty. just delicious. Warm Chocolate is encasing my palate. Overall it's a very "deep" tobacco, smokes smoothly. Definitely worth a try, only big downside - the high price

***Update***(after smoking half of the tin) this tobacco made it on my Hall-of-Fame-List!!! Three Nuns set the Benchmark high, indeed...very high! This tobacco has character, personality...you name it, Three Nuns has it all! Enjoy it with a cup of coffee...I'm melting away in pure pleasure...Three nuns just heavenly...

..make sure u keep this tobacco moist! i smoked a bowl with very dry leftovers of my latest tin...and the coolness and richness of this wonderful blend just vanished. It will burn too hot and becomes very harsh. This is a sipper-blend!

After reading the reviews with much stars, I think I had big expectations from this blend. Sorry for saying this, the taste and strength of this blend are not well proportioned for my taste.

Yes I do like strong blends with nice proportions of perique, but I also look after for a gentle, somehow bitter-sweet, nonacrid taste. Three Nuns left me with a dry and sour mouth.

I will buy some tobacco tasty products at cheaper prices.

Addendum:- Please ignore the following review, as I've just learned the UK. pouched 3N is nothing to do with this blend!

Yet another supermarket blend with nothing to offer. I thought there might've been something subtle I've been missing after reading some of the reviews so I bought another pouch to no avail. There's just nothing there! It's not like McBaren's Old Navy, which is laid back but complex and tasty, despite being mild. Three Nuns just tastes of nothing.

I used to smoke the "real" Three Nuns, starting when I took up the pipe way back in the 60's, and a very fine smoke it was too, a regular of mine.

Imagine then my horror when I bought a pouch of the current product. This is a drab, insipid creation totally unworthy of the name under which it masquerades. My one star is for the current product: the original deserved the full four.

IMHO,the tobak is "THE" benchmark for all Va/Per blends! With only 2 tins remaining it will be brought out only for special flights to destinations only known to you in search of more "coins". Enjoy the journey!!