Ashton Rainy Day

This leaves a film feeling in my mouth and the last half of the bowl has tastes of motor oil.After tin was opened some time the tobacco was still wet/moist but the fruit aroma was disappearing rather fast .

Ashton's Rainy Day is an interesting aromatic; full flavored, but with a flavor which reminds me more of smoking a tangerine than anything else. I never did pick up a nutty flavor, but it was almost a tangerine-guava-passionfruit taste/smell. Easily lit, didn't require extra lights. First third of the bowl yielded a heavy volume of smoke which was somewhat moist and very fruity, almost sickeningly so; the Virginias and Burley's didn't come out in force, but the cavendish was much more noticible. The 2nd third of bowl became more dictated by the virginias and burleys, with much of the casing becomig burned off. Had to be careful not to scorch tongue here!! Smoking slowly yeilding a nice taste. Final third of the bowl cooled down considerably, with only the taste of the virginias coming through, with a hint of the casing, but noticibly less bite (either from burning off, or my taste buds are numbed, don't know which). Flavor became kind of scorched-tasting. Little to no dottle remaining; fluffy dark gray ash.

All in all, a fragrant smoke which can be enjoyed by those who aren't huge aromatic fans but occasionally find it enjoyable, and will certainly find love in the hearts of aromatic smokers. Pure english blend purists, however, will probably find this way too fruity for their liking. And yes, it does taint the pipe afterwards. I don't know how long that will last, but I could still detect it after smoking 2 bowls of a latakia base, if that tells you anything.

The jar had the 2015 excise tax, so the tobacco should, logically, have matured. But expectations were not fulfilled: the tin banged out smell loud, and not the "rainy". The strongest flavor of citrus with cane sugar and rum burst into the room like a tropical hurricane. The manufacturer claims that it is whiskey, but because of the basic bright tropical bouquet one can't speak about any whiskey - obviously, rum. There was also a little bit of coconut, and somewhere in the far reaches hid a cherry note of cavendish. I was overwhelmed by flavor, and set the open can aside for an hour or two to air out, not daring to smoke it straight away - let's have a look at it for a while.

The tobacco in the jar is sliced with a ribbon. The tobacco varieties are easily distinguishable - there are several varieties of Virginia, light brown burley, and dark blotches of cavendish. The cut is neat and the bag is loose.

After letting the tobacco rest for a couple of hours and making sure that the flavor has become less concentrated, I filled the pipe and smoked. The first few puffs were quite harsh, but didn't burn my tongue, rather, just a pungent taste that had sweetness, hay flavor, a distinct viscosity of nut skins and the feeling of having drunk a sip of alcohol. Smoked tobacco retains its pungent flavor for a long time, being nevertheless quite light in strength. The tobacco notes begin to overlap the flavoring somewhere in the middle of the pipe, but the rum remains almost to the end. The smoking is quite hot, I definitely don't recommend small pipes for this tobacco.

The smoke has all the same cane-nut note, doesn't make you uncomfortable in the room, but stays long enough. The tobacco is smoked dry, the ash is uneven, but it is not much.

Oddly enough, I ended up liking the blend more than the started. It's clearly for a Aroma fans, the flavor is dense and bright, the taste is a bit harsh. But at the same time, I can't help but notice the great harmony of the bouquet. I won't keep it in my collection, but if you don't have any other dessert tobaccos on hand, you can have it.

The tin shows an interesting scene of a rainy day. I do like a good rainy day myself. When I opened my tin I found a nice mix of Burleys, Cavendish, and Virginias. As with all of the Ashton blends so far the ribbon is pretty even with a stray stem every now and again. The tin smells of berries, Whiskey, toastiness and a light nuttiness.. The tobacco in my tin came pretty moist, so I recommend a light dry time. It lights well and stays lit throughout the bowl.

Upon a light I taste the Whiskey and the fruit topping, it sort of reminds me of traditional English Plum Pudding in an odd way. I think it is the combination of alcohol and fruit. It leaves a very nice aftertaste. The underlying tobaccos are still present but very light the Burley adds a little nuttiness, and the Cavendish is toasty and sweet. This can tend to burn hot, so I recommend a slow cadence but I had no problem smoking this in my everyday pipes. I don't detect a ghost in my pipes after smoking this.

I give the taste a medium. It's medium bodied, and slightly mouth filling. The strength is a mild. This is a good blend for the early morning or anytime you don't want to smoke something heavy. The room note on this is heavenly and I think you will have no problem with non smokers unless they have a prejudice against tobacco smoke in general. I like this blend and I think it's an aromatic done well.

Nice sweet Virginia cold smell with fruit topping when opened. Cavendish based aromatic loose cut doesn't look very special. Packs well with various methods and chamber sizes and takes flames easily. Burns slow and cold until the end with no tongue bite. I literally tested this one in a rainy day and found the fruity aromas fitting more for a sunny spring morning or a mellow summer evening. There are tobacco notes mostly Cavendish but the fruit topping is stronger so this tobacco is rather suitable for lovers of aromatic blends. Nothing outstanding but a solid fruity aromatic that tastes till the end.

Picked up a 50g tin at the tea store in town. Because there's no other store carrying pipe tobacco on main street I thought I'd offer my patronage and buy something. Tobacco is extremely expensive in Sweden! Opening the tin I took a big wiff and my eyes almost started watering. Not in a good way either but rather like putting your head down in a freshly filled mop bucket. I soldered on and filled my pipe. Upon lighting the first light it reminded me of the first and last time I cussed at my Mom as a little boy. Soap isn't a pleasant memory there. By now you'd think I'd put an end to the abuse. I'm cheap and stubborn. I soldered on hoping for a miraculous change. It never came. You could draw a picture of tobacco on A4 printing paper then dip it in washing detergent, rip it in pieces and stuff your pipe. At least then you'd save some money. no tobacco taste and will never buy any Ashton product again. Period.

The Tin aroma is as a liquor matured with notes of citrus, in Mr. Brog Navi black pipe is where I enjoy this mixture, does not burn very hot and doesn't need many reencendidos which makes enjoy even more his smoke, the nicotine charge is soft making it pleasant and quiet the smoke note in the room is very good is like a wine matured with very citrus notes although the liquor feels really Whisky.

I am not a fan of aromatics - I smoke mostly straight VA or VaPers. That being said, this provides a nice smoke if smoked gently. Smoke it hard and your tongue is not going to be happy.

I received a fresh new tin from Switzerland today and popped it open. Tasty and relaxing, leaves a fine citrus/tropical fruit room note. Burned hot in one of my small briars. Was that a trace of tongue bite towards the end? It was kind of hard to keep lit, even after padding it down. I would definitely purchase more of this in the future just to have around. The taste and aroma are definitely appealing.