Super Value Natural Cavendish

I previously reviewed this in an apparent duplicate entry of this blend at this location on this site: http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=N&TID=2014

Perhaps the Moderator can properly combine these Reviews in one place.

This tobacco came with a 2 pipe purchase from pipesandcigars.com, so expectations were low.., i tried it on a Dr. Grabow filter pipe, result, flat tobacco, somehow sweet but dull. No bite for me even if i over puff. Room smell is very light and nice. English Lovers abstain to try it!, Aromatic lovers, you can find a better choice even if your low on budget !, somehow i would recommend it just for newbies.

This was the first tobacco I smoked in a pipe years ago and it will probably be the last. I never found it to bite (didn't know what tounge bite was until I tried Capt. Black) and it doesn't have a cloying flavor. It tastes like sweet tobacco with a hint of vanilla maybe? The finish to me is more grassy like a good burley will finish. Whatever, it is certainly availible everywhere here and at a price of $2.00 a pouch it is very afordable. Not a contemplative smoke, but if you suck on your pipe all day every day you can do a lot worse.

Another of my forays into "budget" tobacco. It reminds me of a toned down version of Walgreen's Black and Burley. This is understandable, as the Super Value brand is blended by Altadis as are the Walgreen blends.

This is a very mild Cavendish cut Burley/Virginia, with a bit of toasted black Burley Cavendish added to it. It is mild with a bit of sweetness because of the toasted Cav. It burns surprisingly dry, but can burn a little hot, so sip gently on it.

The downside is that it has an ashy finish, and can bite pretty badly. That will keep it from being a regular for me. It is a commendable option if you are on a tight budget, or live in the middle of nowhere. Thank goodness for the internet!

Nice smooth tobacco. Builds a sweet note early in the bowl, and carries throughout. Surprisingly tasty. Definitely NOT a cigarette tobacco, although if you go to town on it, it's liable to get ashy and bland. Probably bite at you some. As a slow roller, it was fine to me. I put this EASILY on par with some non-aromatic OTC blends I've had. Honestly, some famous ones. Sugar barrelish. I smoked a couple bowls as is, and was very happy with my purchase. Admittedly I did let it air awhile, but not a ridiculous amount. Maybe 5 hours. I think a light application of simple sugar or honey was added as a top coat. I detect no cocoa, spices or molasses. Again, it's a surprisingly good smoke on it's on, but my main reason for purchase was as a blender. Within it's own brand "family", I like to blend the S.V. Cherry, Vanilla, and Buttered Rum with this Natural Cavendish in different ratios. I'll be quite honest, any of the above mixed with the Natural, or 1/4 of each of the above shaken together is a pretty darn good puff. I like a 50/50 mix too with plain black Cavendish as well.

I bought a 12 oz. bag of this in North Carolina years ago for blending, packed as much as I could tightly in a pint Mason jar, used the remaining, and then forgot agout the jar. I was satisfied with its blenting properties at the time. It's good for toning down a too sweet aromatic or a too heady Balkan or English.

Recently I found the jar, 25 years later. What hat been a tolerable blending tobacco 25 years ago has become a superb blending tobacco over time. It has little effect on whatever tobacco it's being blending with, only takes the edge off if need be. And, after 25 years, now makes a very pleasant smoke all on its own.