Nat Sherman 509 Blend (Manhattan Twilight)
(2.64)
Dark cured cavendish. Cool, mild smoke with velvety smooth flavor.
Notes: Zimbabwe blended with black cavendish and mild burley. (Zimbabwe: Virginia flue-cured, burley and Oriental tobacco).
Details
| Brand | Nat Sherman |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium to Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.64 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 15, 2004 | Mild | Strong | Full | Pleasant |
This is a dark, rich cavendish with a wonderful tin aroma.
The description on the tin (see above) is right on. It is a very cool smoke--no tongue bite. It is indeed moist, but I was amazed how well it stayed lit for such a dark cavendish. I had previously tried some bulk dark cavendish, but had trouble keeping it lit; it was too syrupy. Now, straight out of the tin this isn't perfect; it doesn't stay lit as reliably as an uncased, or an English blend, but it holds its own. I let it dry out a bit, and that improved things greatly.
The flavor is warm, seductive nougat/vanilla-like marriage, though not overpowering. It is so unobtrusive that there is no ugly aftertaste after smoking it. The consistency is rich and smooth. The room aroma is sumptuous: sitting in another room, my wife and my buddy's pregnant wife both loved the aroma wafting its way from underneath the closed door of my buddy's library as we smoked away. That should be the mother of all room aroma endorsements.
I try to smoke it in the morning if I know I'm going to have a rough day because the after-smoke moustache aroma is as wonderful as the taste. The morning after smell is also pleasant, much like the aroma while its being smoked.
Great tin aroma, wonderful flavor and room aroma, including the day after, no tongue bite; this is a great tobacco.
The description on the tin (see above) is right on. It is a very cool smoke--no tongue bite. It is indeed moist, but I was amazed how well it stayed lit for such a dark cavendish. I had previously tried some bulk dark cavendish, but had trouble keeping it lit; it was too syrupy. Now, straight out of the tin this isn't perfect; it doesn't stay lit as reliably as an uncased, or an English blend, but it holds its own. I let it dry out a bit, and that improved things greatly.
The flavor is warm, seductive nougat/vanilla-like marriage, though not overpowering. It is so unobtrusive that there is no ugly aftertaste after smoking it. The consistency is rich and smooth. The room aroma is sumptuous: sitting in another room, my wife and my buddy's pregnant wife both loved the aroma wafting its way from underneath the closed door of my buddy's library as we smoked away. That should be the mother of all room aroma endorsements.
I try to smoke it in the morning if I know I'm going to have a rough day because the after-smoke moustache aroma is as wonderful as the taste. The morning after smell is also pleasant, much like the aroma while its being smoked.
Great tin aroma, wonderful flavor and room aroma, including the day after, no tongue bite; this is a great tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2017 | Mild | Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Nat Sherman - 509 Blend.
Like a strong aromatic? Step this way!
I popped this open last night for an evening smoke, I must admit, I really enjoy it. The blend smells heavily cased, and it's jet black. The ribbons are a bit too moist, but nowhere near as sticky as the heavy aroma implies.
This is my kind of aromatic, ticks all of the boxes for what makes an enjoyable evening smoke: thick and heavy smoke, heap loads of sweet vanilla, some nutty nougat, cool in temperature, and a splendid burn. It's very indulgent!
Nicotine: mild. Room-note: very pleasant.
509? A brilliant evening smoke. Highly recommended:
Four stars.
Like a strong aromatic? Step this way!
I popped this open last night for an evening smoke, I must admit, I really enjoy it. The blend smells heavily cased, and it's jet black. The ribbons are a bit too moist, but nowhere near as sticky as the heavy aroma implies.
This is my kind of aromatic, ticks all of the boxes for what makes an enjoyable evening smoke: thick and heavy smoke, heap loads of sweet vanilla, some nutty nougat, cool in temperature, and a splendid burn. It's very indulgent!
Nicotine: mild. Room-note: very pleasant.
509? A brilliant evening smoke. Highly recommended:
Four stars.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
One month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 14, 2017 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
This tobacco showed me what aromatics are: they are the liqueurs of the pipe world. This blend consists of a dark fired Cavendish soaked in a combination of syrup and alcohol, laden with vanilla and some maple flavors, and like a liqueur, should be taken after meals in small dosages.
That being said, "509 Blend" showed me why people enjoy aromatics. The tin note seals the deal: a fantastic blend of rising vanilla, maple, sugar and fermented tobacco scents. It lights easily and burns readily, as if soaked in accelerant. However, the flavor is gentle, without the rough edges of natural tobacco, and it feels more like a soft drink, marshmallow, after-dinner cordial or other treat than the rote process of an all-day smoke. In addition, the room smells fantastic, like people might want to eat it up and come back for more. During the bowl, you mostly taste the vanilla, followed by a flavor of Cavendish itself, which is like a very mellow sweetened Perique. As the bowl goes on, the maple burns off, which is fortunate because it is not necessary with the vanilla in this blend being so enjoyable, and the Cavendish and vanilla flavors merge into something sort of like a custard flavor. Then one sees the genius of soaking tobacco in goop: it burns nearly uniformly, down to a light amount of dottle and a thick grey ash.
You may poo-poo the aromatics if you want, but if I smoked one bowl a day and did not care about nicotine, I might choose this or another variant on this classic style. Then again, I started out with "Golden Burley," which was a vanilla smoked Cavendish mixture just like this one, and found that people enjoyed the scent in public and I liked the mellow, consistent burn and flavor. I can see why 90% of the smoking population enjoys these, having tasted a top-notch aromatic which preserves the smoking characteristics of the leaf. That being said, my own path leads in another direction, and I find myself cutting this blend with Cube Cut Burley on subsequent bowls. But I have found much to enjoy in it, and an understanding of what the majority of pipe smokers desire as a result.
That being said, "509 Blend" showed me why people enjoy aromatics. The tin note seals the deal: a fantastic blend of rising vanilla, maple, sugar and fermented tobacco scents. It lights easily and burns readily, as if soaked in accelerant. However, the flavor is gentle, without the rough edges of natural tobacco, and it feels more like a soft drink, marshmallow, after-dinner cordial or other treat than the rote process of an all-day smoke. In addition, the room smells fantastic, like people might want to eat it up and come back for more. During the bowl, you mostly taste the vanilla, followed by a flavor of Cavendish itself, which is like a very mellow sweetened Perique. As the bowl goes on, the maple burns off, which is fortunate because it is not necessary with the vanilla in this blend being so enjoyable, and the Cavendish and vanilla flavors merge into something sort of like a custard flavor. Then one sees the genius of soaking tobacco in goop: it burns nearly uniformly, down to a light amount of dottle and a thick grey ash.
You may poo-poo the aromatics if you want, but if I smoked one bowl a day and did not care about nicotine, I might choose this or another variant on this classic style. Then again, I started out with "Golden Burley," which was a vanilla smoked Cavendish mixture just like this one, and found that people enjoyed the scent in public and I liked the mellow, consistent burn and flavor. I can see why 90% of the smoking population enjoys these, having tasted a top-notch aromatic which preserves the smoking characteristics of the leaf. That being said, my own path leads in another direction, and I find myself cutting this blend with Cube Cut Burley on subsequent bowls. But I have found much to enjoy in it, and an understanding of what the majority of pipe smokers desire as a result.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 13, 2004 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
my favorite smoke so far. very delicious and smooth. great for a relaxing pipefull on the porch with friends. goes great with port, beer, or just about anything else. highly recommend this smoke.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 04, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
My niece has brought me 2oz. Of this mixture from NY. He looks like to me a magnificent cavendish. The critiques as for the flavor, can be for the packaging in tin. Very advisable.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 01, 2009 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
This is exactly what an aromatic Cavendish should be.
It packs and lights beautifully, produces a nice amount of smoke, smokes cool and doesn't bite.
I bought 2 oz of this when I was in Manhattan and should have bought a pound.
Our local B&M has an aromatic black cav, but it isn't nearly as good as the Nat Sherman.
It packs and lights beautifully, produces a nice amount of smoke, smokes cool and doesn't bite.
I bought 2 oz of this when I was in Manhattan and should have bought a pound.
Our local B&M has an aromatic black cav, but it isn't nearly as good as the Nat Sherman.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 24, 2008 | Medium to Strong | Strong | Medium | Pleasant |
Tin: Strong, distinct and pleasant nougat/vanilla aroma, so heavily soaked in casing that the paper packaging is permeated with a dark brown syrup and even wets the inside of the lid. This is in an old-style tin, so it is probably old, but the casing on the paper and lid is still moist. Oddly, the dark black tobacco, more of a wide irregular ribbon, is not sticky and will not stay rolled in a ball. It has to be the world's record for casing.
Packing & Lighting: Packs easily, the tobacco having a soft, fluffy feel. Lights easily, burns well, without producing much moisture.
Taste & Aroma: A nice, soft nougat, tasting slightly burnt at the end. Unfortunately, a lot of the casing is left in the packaging. No where near as strong as the tin aroma.
Nicotine: moderately strong buzz that lingers
Room Note: decent, similar to aroma
Overall: I smoked drugstore aromatics for 26 years, Captain Black, mostly Golden, almost exclusively, for 18 of those years. One of the better aromatic(cased, flavored) blends I've smoked. Oddly enough, this aromatic blend would make a good transition to non-aromatics, in that 509 is tinned, good quality, no dottle, and has significant nicotine. In the context of an aromatic, 3.7 stars.
Packing & Lighting: Packs easily, the tobacco having a soft, fluffy feel. Lights easily, burns well, without producing much moisture.
Taste & Aroma: A nice, soft nougat, tasting slightly burnt at the end. Unfortunately, a lot of the casing is left in the packaging. No where near as strong as the tin aroma.
Nicotine: moderately strong buzz that lingers
Room Note: decent, similar to aroma
Overall: I smoked drugstore aromatics for 26 years, Captain Black, mostly Golden, almost exclusively, for 18 of those years. One of the better aromatic(cased, flavored) blends I've smoked. Oddly enough, this aromatic blend would make a good transition to non-aromatics, in that 509 is tinned, good quality, no dottle, and has significant nicotine. In the context of an aromatic, 3.7 stars.
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