Mac Baren Mixture Modern

I have gone back and forth on this blend and finally settled on it. This is by far my favorite blend.

The aroma in the tin is very pleasant but not too strong or over whelming. As will all Mac Baren blends, I start out packing it very loosely on the first fill and lightly tap it down. Then I repeat the process but tap it down a little more firmly each time (only a couple more times). Overall, pack it a little looser than normal and you should be fine.

MM lights very well and stays lit for a good while. Like most everyone, you will need to relight once in a while. If you just smoke it slowly (slower than normal), you shouldn't have to worry about gurgles or bite. When your done, MM leaves a nice ash with very little dottle at the bottom of the bowl.

For those who are looking for a good 'first tobacco', I don't think you can go wrong with Mac Baren's Mixture Modern.

If you like MCBaren brand ,and couldnt find a large spetrum of Pipe tobacco this one is good ,not biting,easy light and last experience.Nothing special tough but enjoyed alot.Prefer as day smoke ,still dont replace the Original Choice as morning smoke. You will not regret if you try,tough will not gain anything special too .

10/4/2010: __This complex blend has such a small amount of Latakia in it that you can hardly tell it is there. The Latakia is used as a condiment which is the way I think Latakia should be used in a tobacco blend, unless you just really love having a pipe full of overpowering onion and garlic flavoring. __This tobacco will not get in your clothes to the point that other people will notice that you have been smoking. I chain smoked this blend for two hours in my car with the windows rolled up all the way from Macon to Savannah and when I got there I apologized for smelling like smoke, but the people there said they did not notice any smell! __The only reason I don't smoke this blend exclusively is that it does not have the crowd-pleaser aroma that I often times want to have eminating from my pipe when I'm around other people. It smells absolutely fabulous to me, but people who don't smoke are not going to love the aroma that is generated from this tobacco blend.

This was one of 4 MB tins given to me by a good friend and the last MB I will review since their tobacco is very similar to my mind and just gradients of nastiness. Though this did not bite as many MB blends do, it was quite flat, possessed a harsh unpleasant aroma and only a minimal amount of smoke though properly dried. It smelled cased in the tin but none of this vanilla like scent translated to the room note so far as I could tell.

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.

Being a lover of aromatics I must say that I absolutely enjoyed this blend. It is eveything an aromatic should be. I would have given it full marks but it does tend to burn on the hot side, but any pipe smoker worth his briar should know to pace him/herself. It is ideal to both seasoned and new pipers alike. I have actually dedicated one of my more expensive briars for this blend (because of the unusually huge bowl;)) Fill those bowls, sit back and enjoy, I absolutely recommend it.08/17/2007 This was one of my first blends I have smoked and since then have 'graduated'to other types of smokes with greater strengths as well as english blends. I will keep the origional recommendation because I feel that new smokers can surely benefit from this tabac instead of tabacs for more experienced smokers, this way newbies like myself will naturally graduate at their own pace in search of whatever it is they desire. I often still smoke it as the first pipe of the day and still enjoy it. It is what it is, light and easy to smoke, a new smoker can certainly do a lot worse, a great place to start.

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.