Just For Him Shortcut To Mushrooms

When I reviewed "Ruins of Isengard" I finished with the statement that I would have given it 3 stars if it had a bit less artificial flavouring and a bit more Latakia. This is just that- Cool-burning, delicious, great-smelling, and mild with enough Latakia to taste. I will be stalking up on this and will more than likely fill my travel pouch with it as my current all day smoke. The earthy Latakia and sweet Cavendish accompanied by whatever mild condiment they add, almost tastes like a patch of mushrooms in a cool dark forest. 3 1/2 stars.

Just got their MEB sample pack, I started with Treebeard then Shortcut to Mushrooms. It lit and stayed lit after the initial light/tamp/relight. This blend tasted like fresh dug dirty mushrooms. I mean this in a good way. As the name implies it is blended to remind you of it's charecter name from the section/chapter of the story when they take a shortcut through the forest and happen upon some fresh mushrooms. Again it had a slight sweetness build towards the end but this time it was more of a (Honey?) taste to it not Vanilla(like treebeard). It's strength was similar to Treebeard. It did however seem to burn a little hot but unlike Treebeard I had no gurgle and it bured even all the way down without problem, again I sip/puff quite often. A good blend to follow Treebeard with in my opinion if you are working your way through the sample pack.

I've learned since smoking this tobacco that it is Just For Him's most popular tobacco purchased on line. I can see why. This is a VERY mild smoke with very wet earthy flavors. I have smoked a blend of black cav and latakia for many years but wanted to try something slightly different. STM did not disappoint. I can only describe it as "smoking a dry glass of water". Subtle flavor and very mild (did I mention it was very mild). Kind of a refreshing light smoke with an interesting aftertaste. Pick some up. i think you will enjoy it.

I have been puffing on this blend for about 5 months off and on.When i first tried STM i thought it came a little moist but after about 3 months of opening and closing the jar it came into itself and smoked great. so letting this dry a little proved the way to go. i found a savinelli bulldog that makes this blend really bring out all the flavors that i heard about in the other reviews i have read.a mildly sweet hint with a smokey flavor that every once in a while will grace your palate with a hint of that miscellaneous mushroom taste.nicotine wise it won't crush you.The smoke is creamy and consistent . I'm gonna look for a taller deeper bowl to really see if i can prolong the goodness.3 1/2 stars for me .

I enjoy my flake tobaccos but I also enjoy English blends for a change-of-pace. This tobacco is at the top of my English rotation. The latakia is noticeable and satisfying. This blend also satisfies my sweet tooth and is a good substitute for aromatics. This blend tastes great from the top of the bowl to the bottom. After a little drying, it packs great and stays lit. If you are looking for some kind of mushroom taste; forget it! I love this blend and highly recommend it.

Note to GlSal: If you are going to pan a tobacco, have the decency to state why!

Bob Schafer's most popular concoction. One of the few aromatics that I will smoke. Totally unique.

oh, man. i'd been smoking cigarettes for over ten years, and decided i'd switch to the pipe. after a couple (misguided) ventures into aromatics, i was looking for something a little more natural.

perfect is the best way to describe this blend. it's well balanced. it's full but not chokingly overwhelming. it's smooth but not wafty. after so many years of slavery to the nicotine craving, i found myself craving this blend just for the taste, which is hard to describe. it's kind of like eating a smore over a campfire. very enjoyable. also, when i'd smoke it in the garage at work, the managers would come in to pause and inhale the smell.

just a terrible shame that just for him stopped accepting mastercard. i had to switch to sillem's black, which is similar but not on par with this blend, which is, so far, my favorite. if you can get it, get it. you wont be sorry.

Amazing customer service. Amazing tobacco. It's like an English/Aro hybrid.. Epic. To me it tastes like caramelized mushrooms.

Preface: This is my first ever review and my first ever English (Lat) blend.

Had my first bowl of STM tonight, here are my collective thoughts from opening to finishing:

Tin note/first impressions: Amazing...it has an earthy/smokiness to it which I'm assuming is from the Latakia, but upon taking in a huge whiff, I also picked up on almost a vanilla sweetness and a bit of spice. It was a bit wet so I let it sit for about 45 min prior to packing my bowl.

First light:

Took to my match with no issues, I did 2 charring lights and then the final light. As soon as the flame hit it, you could really smell the sweetness, the smoke was smooth and creamy and tasted very mild. I was a little disappointed on the taste, the tin note had such strong aroma I was expecting an umph of flavor, not that it was bad, just expected more. I tasted a bit of the vanilla sweetness picked up in the tin note, but not a whole lot of the earthy/smokey flavor that was so prominent. It was still there, just in the back ground.

First 1/2 For the people who say the room note is tolerable...idk what they were smelling, but to me the room note smelled a little like waffle cones baking (so quite pleasant). I even asked my wife what she thought of it (big critic) and she like it as well. The mild taste from the first light continued throughout the first half of the bowl. I must say though that when snorked I thoroughly enjoyed the earthy tang that I sensed. I just wish it was a bit more prominent without snorking.

Last 1/2

The last half seemed to have a little trouble burning, I think that this was due to user error in not letting it dry out all the way as the tobby seemed moist. A little more earthiness/smokiness came out towards the end. The whole bowl smoked cool with about 5 relights (most on the wet second half).

Conclusion All in all I'm looking forward to my next bowl of this, I would say though, I am slightly disappointed at the mildness of the flavor. I packed a pretty big bowl of this and it was almost a 2 hour smoke so I'm guessing this is low on vitamin N as I didn't get a head rush or anything after puffing for 2 hours. This would make a fine all day smoke imho.