Sillem's Blue

Good quality leaf, packs very easy and smokes very well when dry. It's a light and fresh smoke with very well balanced sweet caramel flavors accompanied by beautifully balanced lime or lemon like zest. When smoked slowly I get a smooth roasted marshmallow sort of sweetness that is very pleasant. I do detect the nuttiness of the Burley which again fairs very well with all the other flavors present. Smoke this one slowly and savor the richness of it. Smoke it too hot or fast and all these beautiful flavors seem to burn off. I experienced no tongue bite from this blend, there were however occasional yet subtle hints of what i might describe as a chemical taste, but only a few times throughout the bowl and not for very long. Room note is very nice as the wife can attest. Not very much nicotine present here. Burns very dry and clean. The only negative i can find is that it burns relatively fast, so pack it in a larger bowl if you want a reasonable length of a smoke. All in all a solid aromatic.

I like the Sillem's series. I love the Black, but had to try the others. This is a light, somewhat citrusy sweet aromatic blend. Great for the summer, but also nice on a cool fall day (today). Nothing too spectacular - the thing that is nice about it is it's not goopy at all. Very light.

Very pleasant smoke indeed. The lime flavor does predominate, but the maple is subtly there.

I smoked it slowly and experienced zero bite. Flavorful all the way through the bowl.

Will not be a regular but I plan to keep it on hand as a delightful occasional smoke.

I, for one, prefer it to Sillem's Black.

A wondeful aromatic. High quality tobacco. Lights and burns very easily and stays lit all the way to the bottom of the bowl, burning down to a light grey ash. Wafting hints of caramel interlaced with stronger notes and flavors of maple, and hints of tart apple, lime, and maybe a light dose of spices such as cinnamon. Room note is lightly sweet and pleasant, a mixture of mild vanilla and maple. This is not cloying or chemically in the least. Good flavor consistent with the room note throughout the smoke. Highly enjoyable. No goop or gurgle. And despite some overzealous, enthusiastic puffery on my part which cranked up the operating temperatures on a sweet old, capacious Preben Holm I was absentmindedly abusing for some 40 minutes or better, not even a suggestion of tongue bite. Very impressed.

3 stars! I prefer it to the very good but slightly less interesting Sillem's Green. I look forward to trying Sillem's Black shortly. I'm going to keep this around unless the Black blows it out of the water. Reminiscent of the excellent, slightly richer, smoother, highly recommended Bennington's Connoisseur's Choice #1276, and their Raven #1277 which are both only available from Bennington's in Florida. If you like Sillem's Blue, try those for sure!!! https://www.bocabenningtons.com/items.php?cat=8&name=Bennington%20Premium%20Blends&type_id=101

I found this to be a very good aromatic, strong overtones of lime ...the maple is in there but i mostly tasted lime throughout the smoke. There was a sweetness to the smoke but i could not identify it as caramel. Burns nice and doesn't have tongue bite at all. Overall a very enjoyable smoke.

Nice baccy, not as good as Sillem's black but still nice aromatic.