Mac Baren Honey & Chocolate
(2.68)
A fine loose cut blend made of a very special kind of cavendish. The long and delicate cavendish process makes this blend soft and smooth with a taste of honey and chocolate.
Notes: Discontinued 2014.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.68 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 71 - 74 of 74 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 29, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
As i opened the tin of this wonderful tobacco I got a immediate smell of Chocolate! Everyone that smelled this blend in the can said" YUM", even English smokers at the smoke shop liked it! As you smoke it it burns perfect and gives a great chocolate flavor! As i continued to smoke this tobacco to the middle of the bowl I got some spice, which is what I look for in a good cigar! All I can say about this blend is DELICIOUS!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 29, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Very Full | Very Pleasant |
This was my first MacBaren tin. Having read reviews of their other products, I was expecting a flame thrower, but Honey & Chocolate sounded too good to pass up.
I have had zero tongue bite with this blend, although like most aromatics I'm sure it will bite if pushed.
The tin aroma is very rich, a dark chocolate that is sweet but not cloying. The moisture is not excessive and just about where I like it to be.
Packing is easy... the cut is very much to my liking. Two charring lights sets me up for a straight smoke to the bottom of the bowl, with only grey ash at the bottom. If I've puffed a little too vigorously I can get it to produce a little moisture, but if I take my time that doesn't happen. I find the flavor rich and complex, with cocoa, coffee and dark sugar notes. I do not find it excessively sweet. It is consistent throughout the bowl. The primary tobacco taste is dark cavendish, and it is strong in flavor but smooth. I'm not looking for a nicotine hit, so the lack of a pronounced one does not bother me.
The room note is exceedingly pleasant. This is a tobacco which my wife does not complain about me smoking in the house.
Overall, an enjoyable, pleasantly sweet aromatic, with enough complexity and richness to keep my attention. Now a star in my rotation, and making me wonder why I hadn't tried MacBaren before.
I have had zero tongue bite with this blend, although like most aromatics I'm sure it will bite if pushed.
The tin aroma is very rich, a dark chocolate that is sweet but not cloying. The moisture is not excessive and just about where I like it to be.
Packing is easy... the cut is very much to my liking. Two charring lights sets me up for a straight smoke to the bottom of the bowl, with only grey ash at the bottom. If I've puffed a little too vigorously I can get it to produce a little moisture, but if I take my time that doesn't happen. I find the flavor rich and complex, with cocoa, coffee and dark sugar notes. I do not find it excessively sweet. It is consistent throughout the bowl. The primary tobacco taste is dark cavendish, and it is strong in flavor but smooth. I'm not looking for a nicotine hit, so the lack of a pronounced one does not bother me.
The room note is exceedingly pleasant. This is a tobacco which my wife does not complain about me smoking in the house.
Overall, an enjoyable, pleasantly sweet aromatic, with enough complexity and richness to keep my attention. Now a star in my rotation, and making me wonder why I hadn't tried MacBaren before.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 22, 2007 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This blend was passed around at our last pipe club meeting. I am an English smoker to begin with, but do every once in a while enjoy an aromatic. This tobacco is absolutely as advertised, Honey and Chocolate it is very intense in flavor and is in my opinion very well balanced. I think it is a bit stronger than I would have blended it, but my wife loves the room note. I was surprised to note that the tobacco was not very wet, but it did still leave some of the typical aromatic goo at the bottom of the pipe. I think a Meerschaum or corn cob is the best way to enjoy the tobacco. I am not sure why I liked this blend as well as I did, on paper I should despise it, but the luxurious flavors were enough for me to go out and buy a tin of this stuff. I do say that it does blend well with a Virgina tobacco. Give this a try blended 50/50 with McClellands Virgina Woods.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 19, 2007 | Very Mild | Very Strong | Overwhelming | Strong |
I have long been a fan of many of Mac Baren's offerings so I wanted to try their newest blend "Honey & Chocolate". This is a black cavendish blend that is heavily topped with cocoa, honey, licorice and sugar.
The cut is your standard Danish loose cut with short ribbons of dark brown and black leaf. The moisture content is rather high but not quite "wet". The smell from the tin is a heavy musty scent with a slight resemblance to chocolate.
Packing is pretty easy and I went a little light on the pressure. The initial match brought forth a very dark and heavy flavor similar to the tonquin topping of Sam Gawith's "1792 Flake", although the Mac Baren is not as sophisticated as the Lakeland flake.
When pushed, this blend will bite quite hard. The flavor becomes one-dimensional and tastes not unlike old coffee grounds. If puffed with a lot of respect the tobacco burns slow and cool and requires few relights. A slow cadence rewards the smoker with a subtle sweet dark chocolate flavor and exhaling through the nose only enhances this effect. The general flavor is different from any other blend I have smoked before and it would be correct to say that one might need to acquire a taste for this.
For a moist tobacco it smokes dry and leaves the pipe walls clean of any sticky residue. It does, however, color the flavor of the bowl after one smoke so you may want to avoid using a favorite pipe to try this one.
The cut is your standard Danish loose cut with short ribbons of dark brown and black leaf. The moisture content is rather high but not quite "wet". The smell from the tin is a heavy musty scent with a slight resemblance to chocolate.
Packing is pretty easy and I went a little light on the pressure. The initial match brought forth a very dark and heavy flavor similar to the tonquin topping of Sam Gawith's "1792 Flake", although the Mac Baren is not as sophisticated as the Lakeland flake.
When pushed, this blend will bite quite hard. The flavor becomes one-dimensional and tastes not unlike old coffee grounds. If puffed with a lot of respect the tobacco burns slow and cool and requires few relights. A slow cadence rewards the smoker with a subtle sweet dark chocolate flavor and exhaling through the nose only enhances this effect. The general flavor is different from any other blend I have smoked before and it would be correct to say that one might need to acquire a taste for this.
For a moist tobacco it smokes dry and leaves the pipe walls clean of any sticky residue. It does, however, color the flavor of the bowl after one smoke so you may want to avoid using a favorite pipe to try this one.
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