Planta Danish Black Vanilla Flake

This tobacco was one of my first, and I smoked it out of a cheaper pipe. Perhaps that's why i didn't much care for it then, and I don't now. I wish I could like it, but there's a few reasons I still shy away from the stuff. It does smell like a good Vanilla aromatic from just the tin note alone, but it doesn't taste like it. This flake smells deceivingly sweet because of the Burley and Black Cavendish, but tastes very sour due to the heavy vanilla casing. Even the flakes are sticky to the touch. Definitely let it dry out before smoking. I found that this tobacco, even after drying it, smoked wetter than anything I've puffed before. Lots of gurgle and goop in the pipe, and the smoke itself is almost like hot and sour vanilla steam. It's not very appetizing, and the flavor sticks in your pipe for a long time. The only reason I bothered giving this two stars is because it is available in ready rub. Maybe that's better. I've found ready rubs are easier to work with than flakes. I've also found they tend to smoke drier, but hey that's just me. Give it a whirl I guess. If you can make it work, I'm sure it's a satisfying smoke. Just not for me.