Mac Baren Mixture Modern

Long story short : a very good tobacco for beginners, or as an all day smoke.

In the pouch: a light vanilla/ raisiny smell, very pleasant and not overpowering. The Virginia and Black Cavendish are a fairly coarse ribbon cut, with sprinkles of rubbed out Burley flake added. Moisture is similar to Original Choice, i.e. fairly moist but not overly so.

In the pipe: remembering MacBarens Scottish Blend Mixture I packed this one lightly which works fine. Lights easily, at first the seasoning is prevalent ( not in an unpleasant manner though), after a couple of minutes the Burley/ VA combination starts to come through and the taste gets darker and nuttier, but still on a mild and pleasant level. Smokes nice and dry, almost no tonguebite

All in all a very good attempt at an allround tobacco.

Overall this was a nice experience. It is recommended under the following qualifiers:

The printed "1" on the front forewarns for the lightness. You choose this only if you wish to smoke something light. Otherwise do not bother.

You chose this if you knowingly wish to smoke an aromatic; although this does not give too much of a tongue bite.

It is quite likely that you will find better aromatics but at least this is a decent choice. Not much to write home about but you easily reach for it again.

I agree with Tantric, This is a nice Danish blend. It is bite free and tasty. If you smoke a lot of lighter mild blends you will probably enjoy this Tobacco, but if you prefer a blend with medium to full strength it will be much to mild. This is a all day smoke, and worth a try.

MM is a good mixture that doesn't disturb you and around you. It is milder than the original Mixture-Scottish Blend. Also, no bite on the tongue.

This is a very pleasant in-between tobacco. It's mildly aromatic, mostly vanilla-ish, and tastes mildly of plain tobacco, mostly burley I think. If you are an aromatic smoker looking to move to non-aromatics, this is a pleasant smoke along the way. If you want something gently aromatic and not particularly challenging, this is a good smoke. This may sound like "damning with faint praise", but it's not. I smoke everything from sticky aromatics to strong English blends. I like to have a bowl of this once in a while when I'm not in the mood for a pungent sweet aromatic or a complex English or Va/Oriental blend. It's tasty and doesn't demand my attention too much.

A predominate base of virginia black cavendish that in and of itself seems almost neutral in character. Blended with Mac Baren's ready-rubbed burley which dominates most of the time and some virginia ribbon. In addition to the characteristic Scottish Mixture flavor the addition of some fruit and a whiff of vanilla are layered on top. The fruit which seems cherry-like is far in the back seat, not driving this blend thank goodness. The Vanilla is faint, just rounding out the sweetness on a minimal level. It is described as a bit sweeter than the original Scottish Mixture. I would say in terms of aroma, yes but not in taste. It is noticeably milder on the palate. Interestingly, it does remind me of Middleton's Cherry blend. Different but similar enough that I have settled on this as a suitable replacement and have no intentions of looking further for a close match.

A milder, sweeter, more aromatic version of Mixture Scottish. Mixture Danish is a sweet blend, smokes cool and dry. Virginia is the dominant player followed by the Cavendish, the burley and Kentucky are less prominent here compared to it's Scottish counterpart. The topping reminds me of English hard candy that was sold in tins back in the 70s with a picture of Big Ben on them. Same aroma ! I like this blend around Christmas time the aroma just suits the bill. This is a quality aromatic not a gooper.Nice sweet flavor and aroma, a mild smoke not a lot of nicotine. If you like mixture Scottish but wish it were sweeter and less bite then this is your ticket.