Mac Baren Cube
(2.14)
For nearly a quarter of a decade, Henrik Halberg, master blender and 4th generation owner of Mac Baren Tobacco, has been selecting the five tobaccos used to craft this outstanding blend. The Blend consists of both pressed tobacco and loose cut varieties that make filling your pipe easy and ensure a cool, slow burn. Enjoy the elements experienced from the finest craftsmanship available in fine pipe tobacco. Puzzle your senses with its deep, sweet and fruity taste. Each time will be better than the last. Mac Baren Cube is THE smoking experience for the true connoisseur.
Notes: Introduced in 2004.
Details
| Brand | Mac Baren |
| Blended By | Henrik Halberg |
| Manufactured By | Mac Baren |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Fruit / Citrus |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | pouch weight |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.14 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 24 of 24 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 03, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Extra Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
My first bowl of this was appealing, I enjoyed the unique flavor combination of dates, coconut and the rich variety of tobaccos. The second and several subsequent bowlfuls were absolutely hideous because of an overwhelming acrid detergent sensation in my nose. I?ve read about ?soapy? flavors, which in aromatics have been variously described as perfumy or cloying, but this was more than soapy, this was literally reminiscent of detergent, as in when you weigh out sodium dodecyl sulfate (a.k.a. sodium lauryl sufate) in the lab and it?s fine dust rises to your nose and permeabilizes the olfactory epithelium. It is not pleasant. A piercing, sharp, bitter sensation. I can only guess that there is coconut extract in the Cavendish portion of the tobacco (sodium dodecyl sulfate is a component of coconut milk) and under some conditions, too hot, wrong pipe, whatever, the detergent concentration reaches critical micelle concentration and starts piercing membranes and denaturing proteins in your sensitive membranes. I?m totally guessing here with this image. But Cube has redeeming value. You can dilute it (maximum about a third Cube) with other tobaccos and it adds a very nice flavor without that acrid detergent onslaught. For this I give it two stars.
Oh, but the box is way cool.
Oh, but the box is way cool.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 03, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
To paraphrase a movie review, "For those who like this sort of tobacco, this is the sort of tobacco they like."
I'm not a big fan of aromatics for much the same reason that cannibals don't eat clowns: they taste funny. I prefer my smokes to have a strong dose of perique, so that will of course color my review.
My local B&M dealer, who knows my preferences and who hasn't steered me wrong yet, talked me into trying it. He was watching World Cup soccer on TV, so he may have been a bit distracted at the time. But since the price wasn't too outrageous, I bought a box. After smoking several bowls to clean out the taste of the Penzance I had last smoked in the pipe, I finally got just the taste of Cube.
To be honest, it is quite pleasant in both aroma and taste. Maybe I just have a funny sniffer, but in the pouch it seemed to smell more of chocolate than of coconut. And as Cellarmaster mentioned, it is indeed a nice "bump in the road." I also found it a bit difficult to keep lit. The room not is quite pleasant, however.
But as I said earlier, I'm not a big fan of aromatics. And even though it doesn't have any perique (sigh), I'll continue to smoke it, but not more than once a week or so.
Ad when it's gone, I'll have a nice box for storing my Kajun Kake!
I'm not a big fan of aromatics for much the same reason that cannibals don't eat clowns: they taste funny. I prefer my smokes to have a strong dose of perique, so that will of course color my review.
My local B&M dealer, who knows my preferences and who hasn't steered me wrong yet, talked me into trying it. He was watching World Cup soccer on TV, so he may have been a bit distracted at the time. But since the price wasn't too outrageous, I bought a box. After smoking several bowls to clean out the taste of the Penzance I had last smoked in the pipe, I finally got just the taste of Cube.
To be honest, it is quite pleasant in both aroma and taste. Maybe I just have a funny sniffer, but in the pouch it seemed to smell more of chocolate than of coconut. And as Cellarmaster mentioned, it is indeed a nice "bump in the road." I also found it a bit difficult to keep lit. The room not is quite pleasant, however.
But as I said earlier, I'm not a big fan of aromatics. And even though it doesn't have any perique (sigh), I'll continue to smoke it, but not more than once a week or so.
Ad when it's gone, I'll have a nice box for storing my Kajun Kake!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 14, 2006 | Mild | Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
This is an aromatic for when you want an aromatic. That is, it has a lovely, sweet, hard-to-define flavoring that so dominates that I can't detect any tobacco flavor at all. The flavor is very nice, it's just not a tobacco flavor. It seems like the leaf in this was carefully selected for its ability to support the casings, and to burn evenly and well, while not interrupting the enjoyment of those casings at all. I suppose it's possible that part of what I'm tasting is Virginia and that the overall taste is so balanced that it's essentially seamless.
If it seems I'm confused about how to respond to this, that's because I am. As a purely aromatic smoke, it's a great success. As a tobacco, it's... it's... it's not tobacco. If I could put whipped cream on it, it'd be a delicious desert, but as a pipe tobacco it's confusing as heck. Tobacco for people who don't like tobacco?
If it seems I'm confused about how to respond to this, that's because I am. As a purely aromatic smoke, it's a great success. As a tobacco, it's... it's... it's not tobacco. If I could put whipped cream on it, it'd be a delicious desert, but as a pipe tobacco it's confusing as heck. Tobacco for people who don't like tobacco?
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 05, 2005 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
I tried this when it first came out and was intrigued by the packaging as well as the appearance and presentation. I liked the blend of flavors at first, but then just found over time the blend of flavors to disintegrate to a weird combination of flavors that didn't hold together as well. Its out of my rotation, but would consider circling back around and trying it again.
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