Mac Baren Honey & Chocolate

This has become one of my favorites lately. I bought three ounces of this from my local tobacconist and upon smoking two bowls returned for 8 more ounces. Burns well, no bite and a wonderful room note. Has an unsweetened dark chocolate aroma.

What a nice treat from Mac Baren! A dark Cavendish that has a pleasant chocolate taste and a little ump in the strength and nicotine department. I'm not sure what some of the others were smoking but I found the tobacco to burn cool with little no bite. I really did not detect the honey but the chocolate or I should say cocoa mingled with the Cavendish to create a very relaxing 35 minutes.

This is by far my favorite Mac Baren blend. It is a very singular aromatic, as it smells like an aromatic, but smokes with a much more natural tobacco flavor than the tin aroma would indicate.

While it is a cavendish, it is not wet and gloppy as they sometimes can be. I would say most of my VA flakes are moister than this straight out of the tin. I dried it a little, and then packed it loosely. It took a few goes to get it charred and lit, but burnt readily, and coolly, once I got it started.

The tin aroma is wonderful, and very strong. I did not find that the taste was anywhere near as powerful as the tin aroma with respect to chocolate flavor. Actually, it tasted much more like tobacco to my palate than chocolate. I was skeptical of how chocolate would interact with tobacco as a flavoring, but after smoking more than one, have come to the conclusion that it is a flavor which enhances and blends very well with tobacco. It provides a rich and complex flavor, but does so by augmenting the natural flavor of the tobacco. This is nothing like the Milonga blend from Dan tobaccos, which is tasty, but aromatic in a very traditional way, meaning that the flavor and cased aroma is more pronounced in the smoking.

this is another home run from macbaren. the name can be articulated with many characters this tobacco shows. it is sweet and have that dark chocolate taste and scent to it. considerable nic delivery in this one so you might wanna consider that. the tobacco hold the fire perfectly and burns clean plus the room note is superb. do i recommend it, indeed i do. (just keep in mind that it could be harsh if mistreated).

I acquired a tin of this blend in a trade. Swapped out Plumcake for it. I have to say I love this blend. It smells just like a nice freshly baked brownie in the itn and that carries over into the taste pretty successfully. It takes the lighting very well and burns nice and evenly with few relights. Overall a great anytime aromatic from Mac Baren.

The local shop guy turned me on to this. it seemed from the smell a bit stronger in aromatic than I would like, but I was intrigued by the darkness and his recommendation since he is a heavy English smoker himself. I am not a chocolate lover either but I gave it a spin.

It indeed is closest to a fudge brownie in taste, very smooth and creamy, pleasant smell all around, very easy to sit back and smoke it slow and long. I was surprised I liked it so much. It was a tad wet and seemed to work best left out for a spell in the bowl before lighting. I must admit I could smoke this one a lot.

WOW! MacBaren aka "MacBlowtorch" has finally scored a Touchdown with this blend. If you are an Aromaphile or not, you cannot go wrong with this blend....Very "old-timey" in my humble opinion. Also, if you are fan of Nicotine, this one does not lack a little kick. My Grandfather smoked the "old-time" Aromatics, and many of them had quite a bit of "Vitamin N"....If you want to try something truly wonderful, give this Macbaren Aromatic a try!

I have tried other "chocolate" blends before and all of them fell rather flat in taste. This was the exception. It smells and tastes great, providing a soft honey and cocoa smell and flavor. Exceptional with a good cup of cofee. However, it did dry out my mouth and throat so I'd hesitate to smoke this without something to wet the palette. The flavor fluctuates from a soft cocoa to a dark chocolate taste. The flavor doesn't change much (or lessen) all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Love this one.

Wow! Really like this MacBaren offering. I have only tried Plumcake and Scottish mixture from the MacBaren line and this is a different kind of treat. What I liked was that the deep, fragrant aroma of dark chocolate and cocoa was achieved with such a dry mixture of leaves. This tobacco burned so easily and cool. Definitely a healthy helping of Perique in this cavendish mix which is much to my liking and the interplay between this nose-tickling tobacco and dark chocolate was truly outstanding. Smells like a fresh brownie in the tin but the room note when smoked is that of freshly brewed dark coffee and hickory. Truly a full-bodied tobacco with the sweeter elements of chocolate being found only in the aftertaste for myself. Packs an unexpected nicotine buzz which was quite enjoyable as well. Four solid stars.