Solani 113: Sweet Mystery

If our beloved government know how good this stuff is they would either ban it outright or tax it ten fold.

I didn't taste the rum or coco cream but the currant flavors came through very nicely. The flavoring was perfectly applied by the blenders - it didn't overwhelm the tobacco taste and it didn't fade away in the course of smoking the bowl. It was sweet without being cloying. Great stuff!!!!

Recently I got hold of 2 tins of Solani sweet mystery dated 8/11 still packed and unopened. Since I use temper with the flake cuter I inserted the round edge of cuter into the coin insert of one of the tin and it woosh opened means vacuum pack was intact and contents still fresh. The top white round cover was stained brown due to long term compressed with the tobacco. I brought the tin to my nose and boy I can smell sweet cocoa coconut creamy and liquorish smell but it was very very pleasant. I immediately filled my nose warmer pipe with the sweet mystery and did the charing light... Oh man that burst of flavors specially the cocoa and coconut captured the whole room it lit very easy and on the second light I was puffing like a train and cocoa turn to more into coconut and cream and after few minutes I feel like chewing my pipe stem for that creamy coconut taste which is my favorite. I really enjoyed smoking this blend more over I left that pipe for two days after smoking this and I can still smell the sweetness. Overall a very good experience and I definitely recommends this for aromatic smokers out there.

This is a personal favorite of mine as I am a huge aromatics fan. The smell is absolutely sensational and the room note is by far the most pleasant one since the invention of perfumes. I have not met one person who doesn't like the scent.

Taste wise it is very mild. I couldn't really taste the coco cream and once in a while i can taste the black currants slightly, other times it seems to be hiding. That says, it is an very pleasant and cool smoke. If i could taste the black currants every-time I draw this would by far be my No.1 blend but hey, I think the name 'mystery' explains it all.

Highly recommended to the aromatics lover and you can be sure it will delight the people around you and yourself.

Having tried the Solani Green Label 127 and finding it impressive, my taste buds lured me to explore more and chose Solani X Sweet Mystery out of the options available. Again, Solani hits the mark, and I was not disappointed. As one opens the the tin, a whiff the most pleasant and sweet aromas infiltrates ones olfactory tracts, and immediately draws you to fill up the good ol' bowl and take it for a spin. It seems that the blend is cased by fine berries dowsed in rum and topped with healthy dollop of scrumptious cream. Absolutely deliciously concocted by the blender for a sudden change of pace and 'mysterious' surprize! This is indeed a prime example of aromatics at their best with Solani taking it to a totally different level. If you are not into aromatics per se, this is surely the one to try. Its refined, its cultured, and above all not to over-powering. If one wishes to impress an audience and get the smoking satisfaction - this certainly tops the list. As with all aromatics, pace it as it will bite the impatient.

I can understand why this would seem like a dessert to some. It seems heavily cased.

Perhaps not my "normal thing", but the [unusual] flavors worked out well enough for me to make the 100g tin fit into my "occasional" rotation.

(4-16-03) I decided to buy the 100g tins rather than the 50g tins for two reasons. First the cost savings is considerable and the 100g tins are designed as collector tins. The aroma upon opening the tin is sweet, very sweet, yet it's also wonderful in a way. I like it, yet it may be too much for some. It's a very course cut blend which is about 1/3 dark tobaccy, 1/3 med. brown and 1/3 yellowish/tan in color. It claims to be topped with Black Currants treated with Bacardi and Coco Cream. I do not detect either. For me, the prominent aroma is that of ripe sweet prunes and raisins. It's far too moist for my liking so what I've been doing with this blend is packing a pipe full and then just letting it sit for 4 to 6 hours before I smoke it. At first I let it sit for about 2 hours but it's not long enough. Six hours seems perfect for me. After sitting out for the time specified, it fires up easily and burns nicely from top to bottom with very little maintenance. The flavors are sweet, all the way, from top to bottom, getting slightly spicer and richer after the half way point. I still cannot define the flavor properly, as it seem a bit different from pipe to pipe. Sweet Mystery was a well thought out name for this blend. I will say that from time to time, I do pick up notes of Coco and berry and what seems to be white grape, for lack of a better description. This tobaccy has grown on me over a short period of time. I really enjoy it! Highly Recommended for those of you who enjoy quality aromatics and for a quality change of pace for others. THIS IS GOOD STUFF!