Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique

This is a complex mixture of many tobaccos along with some black Cavindish,the taste is woodsy, creamy and slightly sweet, this is an extrimely cool smoke, it is mild with a dry, thick smoke and it is very gentle on the palate,there is absolutely no tongue bite, however you puff.

The MB original Cavindish, which I am very familiar with, is present and has its distinctive flavor in this blend, I find HHAP a very enjoyable all day smoke and would highly recommend it to those who like the natural taste of tobacco. also this blend is the perfect alternative for cigarette smokers who wish to start with pipe smoking.

This is my current go-to tobacco. It comes is a 100g tin, to the high price on the back belies the actual value that you are getting with this.

It smells like fresh black raisins in the tin, and may be a bit moist on the first day you open it - but only a little.

It lights easily and yields a first impression of mellow Virginia off set by a peppery low note of Louisiana's cool wet dirt as the Perique has its say. The subtle influence of the orientals defines this as a superlative and complex smoke that keeps me coming back for more.

It is another of those tobaccos that has its finest moments near the end of the bowl where the perique's rich flavor descends into cigar-like depths which are tied by the medium body of virginia and the ashy crisp edge of the burley into a singular experience where that pipe smoker's moment of transcendence occurs. This moment is sustained over the last 15 minutes of the bowl until you discover with sadness that your pipe is done. It leaves you like the sound of a freight train long in passing and having now passed - your head swims for the absence of a sound you had forgotten was there.

I really enjoy this one and would love to find more in this range. I am reminded of my old forgotten favorite - King Fisher.

Edit: I have updated this to highly recommended. The more I play the field, the more I keep coming back to this blend. It's really my new fave. The local stores can't keep it on the shelves so it's hard to get a hold of for now.

Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique - i finally get around to cracking open a tin and it seems Mac Baren has discontinued it . I would consider it a Vaper as the pruney , raison dark fruit is the most obvious flavor . The other condimental tobaccos weave in an out . It has a lot of spice from Perique . Kentucky and Turkish . I don’t pick up the cavendish . A little cocoa from the Burley on occasion. Very enjoyable smoke . Very natural taste . A good solid blend . 4

Bag note is a bit sweet and spicy. moisture level is perfect. Beautiful ribbon cut easily for packing. This blend is totally off the hook good. The perique is defiantly there but not overly so. Its as close to a perfect balance as possible. Burley is the forward flavor ( nuttiness' earthy )with the Cavendish, Kentucky, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia all in balance in the second seat. A bit of sweetness from the Virginia. The flavors stay the same all the way through the smoke. I was super lucky to find a friend selling his and stocked up on close to a full lb. I would give this 5 stars if I could. One of the best Perique blends I have ever tasted. Easley an all day smoke. Wish they still made it.

As others have noted, this is a complex blend, with the name being a little misleading. For having so many components, it is quite consistent. Cirtus from the brights, dark fruit from the reds and perique, earthy/woody and molasses from the burley and DFK, and spicy/floral from the turkish.

The nic content sits right passed medium for me. Probably not an all-day smoke for me but certainly one that will keep me satisfied when I'm wanting a smoke with everything but Latakia. 8/10

I'm giving it full marks for what it is - a complex mixture that is sure to please. It isn't overly sweet and it has a full taste. I wouldn't call this an all day smoke because of the nicotine wallop I get when I smoke it. It kind of creeps up on you and then.... Whoa!!! I don't know if I'll be ordering more but being a VaPer fan I'm glad I tried it.

Spicy and almost toasty, the perfect morning smoke in a cob with coffee. Tastes a bit sour, but in a good way. Smells a bit sour in the tin, like body odour, but I can live with that. Not sure if ageing played a significant role or not, my tin was dated 03-10 I opened it in 03-12.

I can't believe this stuff is so cheap. I will be stocking up.

I Purchased a tin of this along with 7 other blends a while back, and out of all of them I love this blend more than any of the others (save the first tin of night cap I had But I got a sinus infection and sorta stopped smoking it).

It lights well, even in my friends man cave that has a fan on high at all times. This is the only tobacco I can say lit in that room.

The smoke is somewhat different every time. One smoke I will get alot of perique, on another I may get primarily balkans or burly.

The important thing is it never dissapoints me, well not when it is in my mcarthur bent cob anyway 😉

The added length cools the smoke, and something about the pipe make the flavor seem purer. I'd love to try it in a clay churchwarden 😀

My batch was just the right humidity. It has an almost sour armpit smell in the tin, a smell that sends a chill up my spine whenever I smell it. Another person wrote a review that said this blend needs a certain niche to survive, well I belive I am part of that niche.

If you want a tobaco that has flavor to the smoke, no tounge bite, and doesn't have much room note, this is definatly a tin to try out. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND buying a mcarthur bent however, it is only about 12$. In a shorter stem pipe it will not taste as good.

Next time I get paid I will be buying several tins of it.

A well put together blend and I am impressed with MacBaren on this one. In fact, on several of the "newer" tobaccos from this company I have been pleasantly surprised.

This blend is worth a try but be gentle in puffing...sip this as it will be most kind to you!

Highly recommended!

...A pipe is to be savored...