Mac Baren Uncle Louie Whisky
(1.70)
Uncle Louie's Single Malt Whisky is the absolute, ultimate pleasure. The combination of sweet, aromatic Virginia, full bodied burley and Mac Baren's own Modern Cavendish with rich, golden whisky from the Scottish Highlands gives an excellent tobacco with a unique aroma and distinctive flavor.
Notes: Introduced in 2003.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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1.70 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 28, 2005 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
A nice, new tobacco from Mac B and one I should have reviewed a lot sooner.
A nice, pleasant and agreeable smoke. Quite light. The whiskey doesn't come through all that strongly, so at times during the bowl you might actually forget it is a whiskey blend. However, when the taste is "on" this must actually be one of the best whiskey blends out there. Ah, it's nothing like Peterson's Irish Whiskey, of course, but in it's own Aromatic category this one is a keeper.
Wet(ish) in the tin, agreeable, promising tin aroma. Packs easy enough (as Mac B blends usually do). Lights well, charring light is pretty okay. First puffs are none too strong, but still the flavor comes well through, and it is very nice in the beginning indeed. That doesn't mean it'd be a bad one after that, not at all.
Somewhere along the way the base tobaccos (which make the difference in Mac B tobaccos) come more to prominence, and the whiskey sort of recedes from the mix, not disappearing completely, but coming back every now and then. Room note is very agreeable, so this will be good in a company, too.
All in all, if you're going for a light one, this wouldn't be a bad choice. It isn't a bad choice to go with a whiskey either, though I'd steer clear of smokier single malts, or cask strengths here and stick to eg. a smooth Irish one (even if it's Scotch this one is cased with). And my rating.... well, I'm sure to buy more of this, so this will go into the aromatic rotation.
To make the whiskey experience a bit more twist, tried this in a corncob, too. Pleasant surprise, but I guess this needs a quality (aromatic-dedicated) briar to come out at it's best.
A nice, pleasant and agreeable smoke. Quite light. The whiskey doesn't come through all that strongly, so at times during the bowl you might actually forget it is a whiskey blend. However, when the taste is "on" this must actually be one of the best whiskey blends out there. Ah, it's nothing like Peterson's Irish Whiskey, of course, but in it's own Aromatic category this one is a keeper.
Wet(ish) in the tin, agreeable, promising tin aroma. Packs easy enough (as Mac B blends usually do). Lights well, charring light is pretty okay. First puffs are none too strong, but still the flavor comes well through, and it is very nice in the beginning indeed. That doesn't mean it'd be a bad one after that, not at all.
Somewhere along the way the base tobaccos (which make the difference in Mac B tobaccos) come more to prominence, and the whiskey sort of recedes from the mix, not disappearing completely, but coming back every now and then. Room note is very agreeable, so this will be good in a company, too.
All in all, if you're going for a light one, this wouldn't be a bad choice. It isn't a bad choice to go with a whiskey either, though I'd steer clear of smokier single malts, or cask strengths here and stick to eg. a smooth Irish one (even if it's Scotch this one is cased with). And my rating.... well, I'm sure to buy more of this, so this will go into the aromatic rotation.
To make the whiskey experience a bit more twist, tried this in a corncob, too. Pleasant surprise, but I guess this needs a quality (aromatic-dedicated) briar to come out at it's best.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 16, 2004 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well, I was one of the lucky twenty-five people to have won the Mac Baren Uncle Louie Competition (http://www.mac- baren.com/sw1719.asp).
I have yet to try the Caribean Rum offering as I am going to finish smoking the pouch of Single Malt Whisky. I have not tried other tobaccos that have Whisky flavouring, so this is my first amateur review of this blend.
The pouch was fresh when it arrived from Denmark. The smell of the tobacco when I opened the pouch was inviting and intriguing. It was not over-whelming at all. I chose to try this tobacco in a brand new pipe which I purchased last week. A W.O. Larsen Prince Pipe (Port) was employed for this. The tobacco packed well; sprinkling a little into the bowl lightly tamped and then added twice more with added firmness. The char lighting went just as planned. The second lighting introduced this wonderful tobacco to my taste buds. The smoke was moderate; not heavy and not light. Not having ever tasted another Whisky blend, it is hard for me to comment on the taste except for the sweetness that seemed to appear.
Now, I don't want to scare anyone off at all by that. It wasn't sweet like my aromatic blends are; no goop, no wetness, in fact a rather cool and dry smoke. I must admit that the pipe I was using was extraordinary for this tobacco. The sweetness is felt mostly in the upper part of my mouth in the front of my teeth. This also is felt on the sides of my tongue. It is exquisite to say the least. Again, sweet but not in a bad way.
The bowl was tamped down appropriately and the pipe only needed re-lighting once during the smoke. The tobacco sunk to about a 1/4 of the bowl and then it was done. Took me a leisurely 45 minutes. The ash was white with a bit of black and only two small flakes that survived my puffing.
I don't know if this tobacco could be classified as an aromatic or not, but I think that it will appeal to most smokers. I will be interested to see what others have to say about it. I have learned that it is available now through Knoxville Cigars online for those who wish to try it out.
Congratulations Mac Baren on a wonderful blend!
I have yet to try the Caribean Rum offering as I am going to finish smoking the pouch of Single Malt Whisky. I have not tried other tobaccos that have Whisky flavouring, so this is my first amateur review of this blend.
The pouch was fresh when it arrived from Denmark. The smell of the tobacco when I opened the pouch was inviting and intriguing. It was not over-whelming at all. I chose to try this tobacco in a brand new pipe which I purchased last week. A W.O. Larsen Prince Pipe (Port) was employed for this. The tobacco packed well; sprinkling a little into the bowl lightly tamped and then added twice more with added firmness. The char lighting went just as planned. The second lighting introduced this wonderful tobacco to my taste buds. The smoke was moderate; not heavy and not light. Not having ever tasted another Whisky blend, it is hard for me to comment on the taste except for the sweetness that seemed to appear.
Now, I don't want to scare anyone off at all by that. It wasn't sweet like my aromatic blends are; no goop, no wetness, in fact a rather cool and dry smoke. I must admit that the pipe I was using was extraordinary for this tobacco. The sweetness is felt mostly in the upper part of my mouth in the front of my teeth. This also is felt on the sides of my tongue. It is exquisite to say the least. Again, sweet but not in a bad way.
The bowl was tamped down appropriately and the pipe only needed re-lighting once during the smoke. The tobacco sunk to about a 1/4 of the bowl and then it was done. Took me a leisurely 45 minutes. The ash was white with a bit of black and only two small flakes that survived my puffing.
I don't know if this tobacco could be classified as an aromatic or not, but I think that it will appeal to most smokers. I will be interested to see what others have to say about it. I have learned that it is available now through Knoxville Cigars online for those who wish to try it out.
Congratulations Mac Baren on a wonderful blend!
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