Stanwell Vanilla (Sungold)

This is the blend that started me smoking Vanilla aromatics. From the first bowl-full, I liked the way the vanilla flavours came through. The underlying tobacco flavours are not overpowered though, so the result is a nice, well-balanced smoke. I am not an every-day smoker - only smoke once a week to enjoy some quiet time - and this is a great tobacco for the occasional quiet moments. This was my favourite for quite a while (but now replaced with Planta's Danish Black Vanilla Flake)

Lightly top aromatic. Good, quality tobacco is in the forefront. The vanilla, there’s nothing as pronounced as you would find with your typical bulk blend. It is very refined and subtle.

Here is a quality vanilla aromatic, perhaps a bit milder than most. But a very enjoyable smoke. I found no tongue bite, but then I was using a 9mm filter. I think you'll find this a pleasure if you like aromatic blends.

As I like MacBaren Vanilla cream, which is for me undoubtely the best blended aromatic pipe tobacco I have ever experienced, I always wanted to give this one a go. I found a fresh pack at a very nice tobacconist in Argentina - Buenos Aires during one of my business trips. The packaging is very nice for a pouch, really sturdy. When I broke the seal I was greeted by a block of golden and black medium sized ribbons extremely well mixed together. Beautiful product. The aroma has nothing to do with natural tobacco. It is not Vanilla in my opinion too... It is much more of a nectarine, almost very mature peachy aroma, like a sourish peach marmelade. The aroma is really good for an aromatic. Packs well. Lighting it takes more than the average 3 or 4 chars... Tamop it down, give it a gentle 5th flame and get it going, sipping it with short puffs, retrohaling and french haling it. Not so much taste but a convincing aromatic overall flavour - (aroma with a bit of taste) which translates fairly well to the pouch aroma. No bite, a bit of tanginess... Mild on the nic dept. Wife does not complain much about the room note. A good aro, but I am now much more into natural pressed Virginias, Vapers and English blends, so not something I will puff everyday. A good change of pallate when I want something different from my staple smokes or when I cannot smoke outside. Recommended. Burns to dry ash not much of a mess on the pipe.

This is 1. My first tin, 2. My first impression and 3. the first tobacco I have smoked in my newly purchased Bertram estate pipe.

This blend surprised me. Being a very new to pipe smoking, I don't have much experience. I have smoked 5 or 6 blends, most of which have been aromatics. This is definitely VERY aromatic, so if you are anti-aro, not for you.

Upon opening the tin, I was greeted by the fruity scent described by my fellow purchasers below. Apricot is no lie. It's there, whether intentional or not. The packing was easy, and Stanwell's quality was obvious in the perfect balance of moist and dry that should be found in fine pipe tobaccos, which meant that there was no bite upon lighting this tobacco, even when smoked hot.

The flavor casing of this aromatic is very sweet. The vanilla is present, but a fruity sweetness seems more prevalent. The taste got more balanced and full once the bowl burnt down some, and the complexity of the tobacco became obvious. Though it is sweeter than I think I would prefer, I will enjoy finishing this tin and picking out the flavors of the Danish Cavendish, Burleys and the aged Turkish.

This likely won't be a re-purchase for me, but not one I regret. Part of the reason I started this hobby was to explore, so I wish to leave no blend unsmoked.

I do love Vanilla, but this blend was not what I was expecting. It is one of my favorites and it frequents my pipe quite regularly.

One of the greatest vanilla tin aroma.

The ribbon cut tobacco is of high quality.

It is, however, way too mild for my liking.

The vanilla casing has remained throughout the 3 or 4 months I had the tin opened.

Not for an experienced smoker of cased tobaccos, maybe only a beginner or a more experienced smoker that fancies only mild tobaccos.

The only pipe tobacco my wife has ever found agreeable. Unfortunately, I do not.

This one smells great in the tin and the room note is very good.

I like aromatics from time to time but this one left my pipe goopy no matter what I did. The vanilla was a bit overwhelming, so the tobacco was covered up by it.

If you like strong aromatics then you might like this one but, due to the goopy mess it made for me, I would only somewhat recommend this one.

I absolutely love this blend. While there is a good vanilla taste, it's not overwhelming. Besides of that, there's some room for a tobacco taste aswell. The room note is nice and not too strong.

Certainly not a boring tobacco. A tobacco for a mild, cool smoke, for any social event.