John Middleton, Inc Prince Albert's Cherry Vanilla

This is the vilest thing I've put in a pipe to date. Flavor from the pouch is o.k. but none of it comes through in the smoke. tongue bite and a nasty cigarette like aftertaste left me pretty disappointed.

Raise to possible two stars if you like Capt. Black. Otherwise not much to say.

Cherry? Vanilla? Nope. Just non-descript, tongue biting, nastiness. I don't even like it when somebody else smokes it. The only redeeming quality is that it's cheap. But then, so is swamp water.

The Prince should abdicate his throne. And speaking of "the throne", can you guess where this stuff ended up?

Ok, well first the foil pack was not sealed. This stuff was so dry, I started sneezing with the first whiff. There was a slight hint of cherry, nuts, Virginia,vanilla and sawdust. Did not pack well at all. But when I put a match to it, the flame from the tobacco almost took off my mustache. I’m not trying to be funny here, just truthful. One match is all it takes. The taste is not really to bad. I believe this could be an all day smoker if it was all you had. I believe one could learn to tolerate it, but why!

I found this in the two for a dollar bin at a local shop and I got less than I paid for. No aromatic flavor at all, just red hot steam.

Horrible on all levels, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Smells pleasant in the pouch, doesn't translate to the smoke however. Taste of Burley and slight vanilla. I would describe the cut as a short ribbon.

EDIT: Dec 7, 2020 I heard that Middleton discontinued this blend.

No. Avoid this blend. There is neither cherry nor vanilla in this blend. No other real positives to speak of. Very disappointed. For cherry, I'd recommend Cult, for vanilla, go up to Stanwell.

I have yet to find any hint of the original Prince in this blend. I guess I was expecting too much from it, but I honestly wasn't a huge fan of this for severel reasons: It burned way too hot, bit pretty badly, and seemed to be more like Borkum Riff than PA. I was disappointed. The room note was about the same as regular PA though, which I found rather odd. It chars toward the bottom of the bowl and can put off an acrid burnt taste. Can't say that I really recommend this one.

This at first seemed like a good deal for what I paid. Upon bringing it home and trying it I was very wrong. Dont get me wrong it does have a decent room note. However it has little to no good tastes. The worst part is while smoking this even though I dont inhale it felt like I was suffering from severe sore throat or I had just downed shot after shot of 80 proof whisky. If I had to choose about buying this again I wouldnt. Its just not worth the time to smoke it or the money. I think the original prince albert would taste better than this and I hope it does as I plan to order some soon. Im not even gonna try blending it with other tobaccos for fear of that same unwanted burning throat feeling. To put it simply dont buy it. I would recommend some mac baren or 777 aromatics way more than this.