Sutliff Tobacco Company Vanilla Custard Z92

I've been smoking Vanilla Custard for nearly 2 years now. It's not just a crowd pleaser...this is some ridiculously good stuff, and is a go-to aromatic for me. The tin note is amazingly creamy vanilla, and it does not disappoint in the pipe. To say this has the aroma and taste of cookie dough or cake would be accurate. If you like sweet flavorful aromatics which smell and taste like dessert, you don't want to miss this one.

Sutliff Tobacco Company - Vanilla Custard - Z92.

This is one of those blends that's so indulgent the fear of weight gain arises after a bowl!

The coarse cut mix (with more brown Cavendish than black) smells decadent beyond belief, it screams vanilla custard! To be fair, even though the nose made me expect a blend that felt heavily cased, and wet, there's no issue there.

That word again: indulgent. That could be the review! The topping in this rules the flavour, leaving little space for many tobacco nuances. Sure, there's some of the usual Cavendish traits, but these have nowhere near as much volume to them as the vanilla. The burn from it's without fault, as is the temperature: cool. The texture of the smoke's quite heavy, but I can't see people minding that as it smells great! And finally, the nicotine suits me for an afternoon aromatic: very mild.

Vanilla Custard: makes it into my rotation! Four stars:

Highly recommended.

This is my favourite aromatic so far. It is rich - the bag smell was eggy custard, with rich vanilla. Smoke tastes the way it smelled - sweet, rich, dessert. Great for after dinner, late night smoke. Left a white ash, no dottle, and barely a smokey leftover taste in the mouth. No need to brush after this one! Also nice thick smoke.

Let me begin by stating that I like vanilla topping in my aromatic blends. Vanilla Custard is VANILLA! I don't smoke VC daily but.when I crave a sweet creamy mild smoke its my go to blend. No rough edges on this smoke its as smooth as glass. The flavor remains consistent throughout the bowl with no bitterness on the bottom. I've found VC pairs exceptionally well with hot black coffee and ice cold dark Mexican beer.lf you love vanilla aromatics as I do VC is a must try blend. If not I caution you to stay far, far away.

Not sure about the vitriol in the reviews for this tobacco, or why reviews on this website tend to be significantly lower for all tobaccos compared to other site, for that matter.

It smells delicious in the bag--my stomach started growling. Perfectly cut, perfect amount of moisture. No bite. Flavor while smoking is a deep, cooked/lightly burned vanilla flavor. At times was reminiscent of old fashioned kettle corn. Creamy, thick smoke that surround your head and hinders your vision.

Great stuff. So far, my favorite vanilla-based tobacco.

I should learn to read all of the reviews posted and take then at face value. I would have never tried this tobacco if I based it on the overall rating, I might have, never tried this tobacco, and that would be a crime. If you are an aromatic lover, then try this, if not move on - don't try it, and don't review it. I don't skew the numbers by reviewing English blends - I just don't have a taste for them.

The pouch note was well, vanilla custard. The pouch note carried over into the taste, subtle but very vanilla, The moisture level was about right and it burned well with few relights. A very cool smoke with no hint of bite. The is a mild , all day smoke and would be a very good tobacco for beginners

"Doc, my head hurts real bad every time I hit myself in the noggin with a hammer." "Well, sir, then don't do that anymore."

I love reviewers who start by writing that they hate this kind of smoke, then proceed to tell us how much they hated it.

If you like aromatics, then smoke them. This one, in my book, is one I'll continue to have on hand. Very pleasant in the bowl, and in the room. The vanilla custard aroma in the bag is delicious, with a definite dairy/cream note that is enticing. Flavors live up to the name, with occasional almond/amaretto tones on the palette and the room note. Every once in a while I get a faint hint of ammonia in the sinuses, but very light and not unpleasant.

I like this one mixed 50/50 with Sutliff Buttered Rum, that's dessert with a nice Brazilian Morgiana estate coffee roasted to just past first crack.

Sutliffe Vanilla Custard Z-92 We all have an inner child breathing within us. Even those of us who look to strong English or Balkans or who smoke only natural tobaccos have this inner child inside us. And sometimes dammit, that little bastard screams, pouts and throws a tantrum for a sweet vanilla dessert. And if that inner child also has behavioral problems and hyperactivity disorder, he'll seek out Sutliffe Vanilla Custard.

To say this is heavily topped is the understatement of the century. Whatever tobacco is there is unrecognizable, heavily laden with something that tastes exactly like a rich, slow-baked vanilla custard. Rich. Sweet. Tooth-rotting delicious. Intense. This may be the most heavily flavored tobacco I've ever smoked. And yes, it's wonderful.

Go, you purists back to your G&H flakes, your Peas Maltese Falcon, your 965 or whatever "pure" tobaccos you like... but when that inner child starts flipping out from lack of sweets, try a bowl of this. But do yourself a favor. Smoke this in a throwaway pipe, or a cobb or a meer that is used exclusively for vanilla flavored tobaccos.

Mechanically this behaves like any heavily topped, PG-laden mess. It is soaking wet from the humectants/PG, it hisses, it gurgles and at the end leaves a horrid goopy mess in the bottom of the bowl. Drying the tobacco beforehand only somewhat mitigates the problem. I found this to require a typical number of relights for a heavily topped aero. Slow smoking cadence and gentle puffing are essential for enjoyment of Sutliffe Vanilla Custard. BTW, I bought this from P&C during a 20% off sale on Sutliffe bulk. At $1.68/ounce, it was a bargain.

Nicotine? Uh...no. Full, rich, sweet vanilla and a room note that will give your housemates the munchies? In spades. Pack it loosely, puff it slowly and you might really enjoy this. I did, which is why despite its numerous drawbacks, I'm giving this a solid 4/4 stars. Highly recommended for aero lovers and for stodgy traditionalists who want to indulge that inner child.

Summary: everything you want from an aromatic, with a small amount of wetness as the price for enduring flavor.

Those of you who categorically hate aromatics should just skip this review; I am agnostic on aromatics, thinking that most of them are pretty bad, but open to those that are good. Paradoxically, this allows me to select the best. The skinny is that "Vanilla Custard Z92" is a good-but-goopy aromatic. That is, the rich vanilla flavor and scent, like a cream soda and Yankee Candle at the same time, endures through the entirety of the bowl, and the implements that imparted it like alcohols and sugars take a backseat to this immense, buttery, sugary, and warm vanilla flavor. It reminds me of the Sutliff "Dark Decadence" but with less rum and maple, and more pure vanilla goodness, making the room smell like fresh-baked sugar cookies. However, I would recommend not smoking this one straight; mix it 60-40 with the Burley mixture of your choice and you will end up with something tasty. I used "Cotton Boll Twist" and ended up with a blend that makes people swoon for its room note, produces a kissable beard note, and yet can keep me awake even through CSPAN. This nice roast Burley Cavendish makes for a good smoke on its own, but is a bit too goopy, so I'd cut it with something -- if you haven't tried Ohm "Natural," this is the time -- for a fantastic smoke that any aromatic fan and most non-aromatic fans can appreciate.