Mac Baren Norwood
(3.00)
A mild lightly burning ready-rubbed pipe tobacco manufactured from selected burley and Virginia tobaccos.
Notes: Discontinued 2014.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.00 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2014 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
A broken flake of mid brown tobacco. It shares a tin note with Symphony, and both reminded me of Royal Yacht in that regard. Sweet, vanilla, perhaps honey, and a maltiness suggestive of biscuits.
Takes a light easily and smokes to the proverbial white ash without any drama. Tends towards the hot side, uncomplicated and a bit harsh. Straight out of the tin it will give off moisture, so drying is recommended.
Takes a light easily and smokes to the proverbial white ash without any drama. Tends towards the hot side, uncomplicated and a bit harsh. Straight out of the tin it will give off moisture, so drying is recommended.
Pipe Used:
Lepeltier
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2014 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Norwood is another of Mac Baren fine burley tobacco blended with aged ready rubbed burley and Virginia tobaccos.
The tin aroma certainly is very Burley-ish with a strong note of cocoa. The leaf is Mac Baren's typical medium wide, roughly-rubbed flake. Note: The cut is something between ready rubbed and broken flakes. Easy to stuff and light, and perfectly ready to smoke out of the fresh tin.
Very similar to Burley London Blend and Golden Extra from the same manufacturer in which I find Burley London Blend to be the best of the three. I wish it wasn’t discontinued. Norwood does completely satisfy my Burley cravings, but we are not in the masterpiece territory.
The tin aroma certainly is very Burley-ish with a strong note of cocoa. The leaf is Mac Baren's typical medium wide, roughly-rubbed flake. Note: The cut is something between ready rubbed and broken flakes. Easy to stuff and light, and perfectly ready to smoke out of the fresh tin.
Very similar to Burley London Blend and Golden Extra from the same manufacturer in which I find Burley London Blend to be the best of the three. I wish it wasn’t discontinued. Norwood does completely satisfy my Burley cravings, but we are not in the masterpiece territory.
Pipe Used:
Various briars
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 28, 2014 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
There is not a lot of VA in this offering. The nutty and chocolate taste are very subtle. For the most part, it reminded me a bit of a cigarette taste and aroma, but in a lot more refined fashion. Not bad overall but I can't say I would buy again (even if it would not have been discontinued). I will use the rest of the tin to add to another personal blend. London Burley Blend and Golden Extra from the same manufacturer are better Burley blends than this one. I'm glad I just bought 2 tins of this one.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell, Tinsky
Age When Smoked:
2 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 22, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
This is a very decent Burley and Virginia blend. Reliable, made with good quality leaf, never unpleasant, well-behaved.
I am alternating between a tin of Golden Blend (or Golden Extra, depending on where you live) and this Norwood: the Golden Blend contains (almost) only Burleys, and as such it's stouter in body and taste. Norwood clearly uses very similar Burleys, has a similar flavoring/casing, and it's very similar to the other blend in all departments... but it's more refined and slightly sweeter. Alas, I have to say it also tastes a bit milder and flatter than Golden Blend. Golden Blend might be more "rustic" and "down to earth", but also more straightforwards.
As a whole it's OK, pleasant and perfectly smokeable (it doesn't actually have any real faults), but also rather unexciting.
I am alternating between a tin of Golden Blend (or Golden Extra, depending on where you live) and this Norwood: the Golden Blend contains (almost) only Burleys, and as such it's stouter in body and taste. Norwood clearly uses very similar Burleys, has a similar flavoring/casing, and it's very similar to the other blend in all departments... but it's more refined and slightly sweeter. Alas, I have to say it also tastes a bit milder and flatter than Golden Blend. Golden Blend might be more "rustic" and "down to earth", but also more straightforwards.
As a whole it's OK, pleasant and perfectly smokeable (it doesn't actually have any real faults), but also rather unexciting.
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