Just For Him Shortcut To Mushrooms

Smoking Just For Him Shortcut To Mushrooms is like eating fresh picked mushrooms right out of oven. Somewhat Recommended to the lovers of Aromatics and Highly Recommended to the hobbits of Middle Earth.

Ah the combination of sautéed and strained Oyster, Shitake and button mushroom topping really makes the fine Latakia taste shine through. For a little zip add a pinch of Vauen's Black Pepper blend and the hint of spice will really bring out the sweetness of the mushroom casing. Perhaps the best in it's genre, surely on the same plane as Mcranie's Hells Gate both being outstanding Latakia semi aromatics. Well Done and very original which is so refreshing!!!

By far my favorite in the Lord of the Rings series by justforhim.com (though I have not tried Old Toby). When I first tried this tobacco, I didn't like it, though at that point I was almost purely an aromatic smoker. The presence of Latakia in the blend almost had a soapy taste to me. I stored it in a mason jar, determined to give it away or eventually throw it out. However, that fact that I am cheap and didn't want to waste tobacco drove back to this blend. By the fourth bowl, I was hooked and this has become a refreshing alternative to my main tobacco blends. Not something I would smoke daily, but getting into this once or twice a week has become something to look forward to. I even have a dedicated MM corn cob for this tobacco, ensuring that I get a pure Shortcut to Mushrooms experience each time.

The customer service (i.e. shipping) was excellent. I've ordered from justforhim.com three times now, each time I get very quick order verification notices and receive my package within 2 or 3 days.

At first smoke I was very surprised with this blend. Not too strong latakia, but still very tasty. Overall, tobacco is not very strong and is really easy to smoke. Room note is excellent, got my few friends trying out pipe smoking only because of the smell. P.S. my recommendation is to be patient and leave tobacco be for a few days.

I will be honest and say that my initial interest in this blend was based in my interesting in Tolkien's Middle Earth. And yes, I was anticipating a calm, retrospective nostalgia as I smoked this in my all-wooden Churchwarden.

I expected a pretty good tobacco, suspecting that the raving reviews were from those whose opinion of the tobacco were sourced more in the name of the blend rather than the blend itself. But from the very first puff, I knew that this blend wasn't fooling around. It's simply damned good.

The thick Latakia smokiness, while in the foreground of the taste, accentuates the sweet Cavendish. I eat a lot of mushrooms, and I can taste a hint of mushrooms, for sure. (Note: if the only mushroom you've had is a baby bella on a pizza, it won't be reminiscent. But if you've had wilder mushroom, like shitake or sulfer-shelf, or even a smoked bello cap, you'll definitely recognize the flavor.) I can't tell if it's just the interesting combination of Cavendish and Latakia, but I do taste a hint of some berry. Can't quite put my finger on it.

I initially was expecting a pretty good smoke in my churchwarden. Instead, I experienced a deeply meditative flavor in a pipe built for relaxation, while reading a bit of Emerson's poetry. And a gentle niccy-buzz.

This blend will be in my collection until they stop making it.

I am smoking this in my Jansan as I type and my feeling is WOW! This is a great tasting blend and the least tongue bite of any Latakia English type tobacco I have ever had. It is simply delicious with just touch of sweetness and the great smoky taste of Latakia. Has an unusual slightly sour tang to the palate, which is a good thing with this blend. Smells a little sour in the pouch as well and I love the room note though not sure my wife will. I had to relight one time right out of the pouch on the day I recieved it. This could easily become one of my staples. I don't get the mushroom taste or the butter taste mentioned by others but it is rich and creamy without kocking your palate all to hell like some of the heavy Latakia blends.And as usual, the folks at Just for Him were great to work with and this is a well done smoke. I highly recommend all to try this, I may go up a star if it keeps performing for me.

Edit on Jan 17th 2011 This blend is so consistantly good that I am raising it to a four star blend. It performs wonderfully and I alway enjoy it!

One of former tobacconist Bob Schafer’s more popular concoctions. Ingredients known only to a select few create a very unique crossover blend. The careful blending of these components creates a one of a kind flavor like no other. If you’re in the mood for an aromatic Latakia blend, this one is a must try. Burns well and not particularly goopy. If I were to have to find a downside to this tobacco, I’d say it can be a tad too sweet due to some of the components and perhaps a bit bitey.

Has a strong aroma out of the package. Kinda smells like a cigar. I consider frog Mortans cellar the worst smelling tobacco I have smoked thus far. I prefer aromatics. This is border line a cross between an English and an aromatic. It burns well out the package. No drying required. Aroma out the packe is not my favorite but not the worst. Just a normal average blend for me.

Very pleasing; even flavored smoke; not very complex; Very mild; no bite whatsoever; a very creamy pleasant smoke. I taste Cavendish, Latakia, and cinnamon with a hint of vanilla bean, with an earthy after note. I am not a mushroom fan so it is safe to say I like this much more that I do mushoorms. If there are actually mushrooms in this, which I doubt, then maybe I like this variety of mushroom, which ever one it is. Even though this smoke is very even, by this I mean not complex I just like the taste very much.

I did not get much moisture at all bowl and my experience has been very positive. There is a sweet cinnamon note that touches the tip of my tonge that I just love.