CAO Eileen's Dream

Very, very nice. From the moment you open the tin to the last puff. One can really detect the Irish Cream in this tobacco. Packs in the bowl well, and goes well with coffee. A nice morning smoke. You can't beat that. I will try the other CAO tobaccos in the near future if they are anything like Eileen's Dream I'm in for a real treat.

Gave this blend a try this morning. It lit very well and kept a good steady burn all the way to the bottom of the bowl. The casing was really good. It almost tasted like Baileys Irish Cream Liquor. Very good indeed. I'm sure a good cup of Baileys or maybe a coffee if you like would enhance the flavors even more. The fiance gave the room note two thumbs up. Defintely an aromatic worth picking up.

I really love his stuff a good smoke but it aint an aromatic. The bums in the park hold their noses while I smoke it. Great musky Black Cavendish. Wont gunk up your pipe. The Mint Chocolate flavor is light Great nocotine level off the chart bros Try it also let it sit for about two weeks after you open the tin

This was my first aromatic, and I have to say when I first opened the tin I was immediately intimidated by the sickly sweet scent. I'm a lover of Bailey's, but wow did this turn me off. I'm glad I persevered and tried a bowl, though, because this was a fast favorite.

The flavor is deliciously creamy, and the room note is heavenly. It lit very easily, even for this tobacco novice, and only required one relight about halfway through the bowl.

I smoked my second bowl with a strong cup of tea. Delicious.

First of all, there is no cigar leaf in this blend (as is stated in a review below). Second, the taste that "lingers" (again mentioned in a review below...what tobacco doesn't leave a lingering taste?) is fairly sweet and creamy. Eileen's Dream was one of my first blends for my first pipe, and the cake inside the bowl is now comprised of nothing but this blend. I have dedicated my first bowl to this tobacco and set aside some tins for aging. Considering that many/most aromatics are extremely syrupy and don't always taste as good as they smell, this one is a spectacular exception. The Irish Creme and White Chocolate continue to offer their harmonic tastes until the very last puff, unlike some aromatics that lose their topping soon after the bowl is lit. Furthermore, the sweet Cavendish is not completely masked by the flavors. Instead, the tobacco's natural taste gives a nice creamy touch to the sweet mix. This is a fantastic blend anytime of day, but is especially wonderful with a morning cup of coffee or on a cold dark night. 4/4 stars. Great place to start for beginners.

This is a good aromatic, when it says on the tin that it has irish cream and white chocolate truffles it means it. It smokes very evenly, and in the 5 bowls of it that I have had, it has not disappointed, or needed a relight. Overall, I give it a good 4/5 stars

This blend is a fantastic Aromatic with both bold flavors and subtle flavors. Blend needed no dry time and burned very well with only a single relight. I would dump the very bottom of the bowl because I found it gets a little dull at that point. Has a great room note and could be an all day smoke. The creaminess and nuttiness make this very enjoyable in the morning.

Mostly known for its market position as a leading provider of premium cigars, CAO selectively brands this featured mild Scandinavian Tobacco Group aromatic mixture within the folds of their extended product line of choice smokables. A well-trained, intensely top-coated selection of Black Cavendish and assorted Virginian strains forms the essential baseline of the recipe. Stylishly arriving in a fashionable shamrock adorned tin, Eileen’s Dream gets the full Gaelic up reeling with a sweetened jig of lively Irish Mist whiskey, posh cream, milk of coconut, savory white chocolate delight, a quaint nutty emulsion, and a final blessing of Mother Machree’s very own enhanced vanilla.

Opening the tightly sealed cannister unveiled a densely packed mass of skillfully crafted thin ribbons of refined copper and golden-browned Virginian leaf. These strands are handsomely clustered with an equal gathering of blackened coarse-cut pieces of European styled Cavendish. An emanant fragrance flushed with a veritable plethora of notable elements opulently greets the senses. Get ready for it’s a long one indeed. In specific, this most original tinned aroma nurtures a spicy note of spry whiskey, sweet cream, some cloying nuttiness, hints of softer fruity-vanilla, sugary chocolate, bright tarty grass, and the graces of regulated sour and passive wood elegantly lifting with impressive splendor. Whew! To merely say that Eileen’s Dream has a bolstered state of exciting fragrance would be a shabby declaration of the simple truth.

Let me clearly say, this mixture is one of those compulsory aromatics that has been on my hopelessly doomed trial list for a sheer eternity with not much follow-on action at that. Yet selectively nudged by the impetus of Muttnchop’s February Blend Club agenda, finally I was forced to move forward in pulling the forgotten dusty tin from the ridiculously bloated hoarding I call a personal cellar. And now having smoked the blend as prescribed by the reverent hosting emcee, shamefully, I am somewhat beside myself for unwisely burying it into the far reaches of neglectful oblivion.

In prefacing the ensuing taste profile, at least for the first two thirds of the bowl, Eileen’s Dream proved to be effectually top-dressing privileged as no real great surprise. Even so, I detected the native tobaccos daintily registering in the procession of composite flavor, although somewhat curtailed at best. However, about the last third of the pipe, the strengthened effect of these coatings attenuated to a level that allowed for the pleasant influence of the citrusy laced Red Virginia to push through, still comfortingly sweet and seasoned with an attractive natural herbal woody flair. On that note, I should disclose that the smoking of this blend was surprisingly a slow metered experience, meaning the extended duration and accompanying savor that followed were quite impressive for a heavily infused aromatic.

Upon striking the charring light, I could tell immediately that this mixture would prove to be an intensely complex excursion, as the first waning faux notes of the sugary bliss proceeded to hit my palate with celebrated introduction. Once the pipe came to practice with proper smoking formality, the magnificence of Eileen’s very dream was put on display for my captured discretion.

With unreserved candor, an energized swell of colorful moving pleasantness overcame the initial tasting. The tobacco proved to exercise no delay in coming boldly forward with a sweet dense creaminess in line with French-styled vanilla expertly fused with the sugary succulence of milky white chocolate. Taken back by the assertively enchanting specter, I found myself genuinely charmed by this character of tremendously buttery, malty, and elegantly cultured brilliance; straight talk my friends.

As I became less fixated on the latter, my sense noted the equally prominent bundling of the resident liqueur as bracing evidence of its presence projected with tandem embellishment. For itself, the Irish Mist came into notice, primarily recording with a healthy impression of spirited alcohol spice, a dark sugar/honeyed herbal quality and just a manageable glimpse of a very delicate cherry-like fruitiness on the trailing accent. The confluence of these two principal streams defines the standard persona of this mixture’s leading characterization.

Furthermore, I soon discovered a pacifying lower nuance contained by the combined bands of flavor was annotated by a burnished nut-centric note. Specifically, what registered were indications of the thinned soft chocolatey undertones of toasty hazelnut and the bitter, blanched affluence of standard almond. These nutty condimental projections, when combined with the overtly sweet whiskey spiced coalescence transpiring above, solidified the uniquity of character of the blend’s memorable and complex persona. And as a final perplexing development, I consistently sensed a mystery seasoning that expressed itself as something between nutmeg and of all imaginable things, paprika. As to the native varietals, in adding to what I have already mentioned, the Virginia resided constantly on the core bottom mostly of Red attributes, primarily herby seasoned salty wood with an occasional bright flash of floral tinge. Not to mention, the Bright itself did manifest a very light tangerine-like/citric accent which surfaced as an amusing bonus feature.

Optimally functioning in its fundamental capacity of smartly melding flavors, the Cavendish directly rendered a facet of sugared earthiness that was strong in the base profile. The magnetism of its zesty worth was well felt within the nasal passage that is for sure. Final assessment revealed a bit of soiled, soured wood painted with a spearmint hearted climax as the trailing finale of its essential contribution.

And what can I say of Eileen’s Dreams expired room essence other than exquisitely delightful. As one should imagine, the luxury of fragrance evoked by its hearty plumes of candied smoke is nothing short of very pleasant by final judgment. Just a succulently sweet and light-bodied marriage of all the assorted condiments and principally the earthy woodiness of the Red leaf seemed to come in unison to produce perhaps one of the finest aromatic traces that I have chance encountered. It was as if I stepped into Willy Wonka’s factory on get a free shot of Wooden Cork Day my friends, as that provides a close approximation of the experienced scent of this mixture. Too much satiating goodness in basic terms.

If you are so inclined to engage in a trial of this quality STG production, discovery will expose that the critical mechanical features perform at a level commensurate with honest blending excellence. Again, for a heavily alcohol and flavoring steeped tobacco, being Virginia focused at that, the burn was consistently even and modest in temperature. The smoke quality itself, as well as the moving flavor streams, were delectably creamy with no harsh edging in the transitions. Moreover, the mixture posed no discomfort whatsoever in terms of disrespect to the palate. And last, the mellowing savor of the excitable complexity led to a stellar smoking indulgence.

So, there you have it folks, my bottom-line on this one, I liked Eileen and her dream told. 3.5 Pipes

Not sure if I can beat Old6String review but this is my take. The tin note was very pleasant, aromas of cocoa, Irish cream and a nutty hazelnut.

This is the second of the CAO blends I’ve tried. The first of which was Moontrance, which I enjoyed but had traces of a chemical taste toward the end. Unlike Moontrance, Eileen’s Dream did not have any chemical taste at all.

It was a pleasant smoke all the way to the end. No tongue bite on this one. I had a few relights, but that was attributed to packing too tight. The second round was much smoother after allowing it to dry some and a lighter pack. This is definitely one of my favorite Aromatics. Enjoy!