Tobaccos Mac Baren - 7 Seas Regular Blend (7 Seas)

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	marosi (70)	2013-12-06		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

The first paragraph of this review is the same for all of the 7 Seas blends, as it applies to all of them equally. This blend falls victim, as many aromatics do, to being reviewed against type. In this case Mac Baren was going for something very specific with the 7 Seas blends, and it makes no sense to review these in a vacuum and ignore that fact. Comparing this, for example, to the HH Line is like comparing a fruit smoothie and a steak as if they were the same thing. In this case the 7 Seas blends are reflections of very traditional american style aromatics. Within that context I think that they are very good (perhaps the best currently offered) reflections of that style of pipe tobacco. A significant caveat is that Mac Baren uses a base of virginia for these blends instead of burley. I personally like the result, as I find that they retain the American style and flavor, but offer a more well-rounded smoking experience with a little more depth of flavor and sweetness. Of course, they still use burley as well, so that flavor component is retained.

A major difference in my estimation is that flavor and quality of the cavendish. The cavendish found in american blends is often awful, with a strange odor and strong flavor that funks pipes and leaves an aftertaste. Mac Baren has a very fine cavendish which leaves no aftertaste, has softer, purer tobacco flavor, and has better smoking characteristics in that it burns and lights readily.

With respect to the burn characteristics of this blend, I find it is a nice smoke. It packs and lights easily, and stays lit without much effort. Of course, like most blends everything works better when it is not dripping wet. While I think the humidity is good out of the tin, I prefer to dry it out a little. All of the 7 Seas blends are very mild in terms of tongue bite.

This is a mild blend, and Mac Baren describes it as such. The flavor is described as having sweet vanilla and chocolate. This is my favorite of the 7 Seas blends, and I find it to have a slightly richer, fuller flavor than 7 Seas Royal. 7 Seas Red is a different animal and really does not warrant a comparison to this. While I do not find this to be have a strong chocolate flavor like some chocolate aromatics, it is a very nice mild smoke with hints of vanilla and chocolate. There is no bad aftertaste, and the tobacco flavor, while mild, is present.

Overall this a very satisfying smoke within its genre, and is worth having in rotation if you like a nice mild aromatic.

Pipe Used: Caminetto Full Bent Brandy

Age When Smoked: 1.5 years

51 people found this review helpful.

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	JimInks (3047)	2015-12-15		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

The first thing that strikes you is the vanilla and chocolate toppings, the latter being a little more noticeable. I also get a little caramel and a very mild fruitiness, which I believe comes from a topping as well. At times, I get a little butter, and every so often, a minor syrup note. The black cavendish is creamy smooth with some brown sugar as a supporting player. The Virginia cavendish provides honey, tart and tangy citrus, and light grass, and plays back up to the nutty, woody, earthy, molasses sweet burley. By design, the toppings do sublimate the tobaccos to a fair extent, but that’s hardly unusual for an aromatic, and often desired as well. A little moist out of the tin, but I wasn’t compelled to dry it any. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a few relights. The sweet flavor remains consistent from start to finish with no dull or harsh spots. The strength is mild, and the taste is just past the center of mild to medium. Has a mild nic-hit, and won’t bite even if pushed. Has no rough edges. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl without the goop so you can burn it to ash. A decidedly comfortable all day smooth smoke with a very pleasant after taste, and an enjoyable room note.

-JimInks

44 people found this review helpful.

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	CnS Pipes (40)	2018-06-02		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

When I read some of these reviews my mouth has this unnatural dropping and find myself pushing it back to close position because of the large amounts of bull some people take the time to write out about this wonderful aromatic blend of high quality tobaccos, if you don't smoke aromatics then why are you smoking aromatics? And why are you writing a bogus review about a aromatic? Leave it to the tin hugging black pepper camp fire yuppy club to weird out pipe tobacco smoking there are weirdo's in every pile I guess. If your a new pipe smoker please ignore bogus reviews especially if they start off with "I dont usually smoke aromatics but" because aromatics are the top selling style pipe tobacco in the world for a reason just know that much now on to my review. Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular when you first smell it gives off a nice sweet tobacco smell with hints of chocolate and vanilla and in the background a almost coconut liquor smell with a slight whiff of raisins. Mac Baren modern cavendish always has such a unique smell I just love it and the taste of Mac Baren aromatics are truly epic in there own right. I also love the fact that the danish style blenders use 100% all natural toppings because always remember they must abide by a strict EU standard to NO ARTIFICIAL or CHEMICAL flavorings which is a plus when it comes to pipe tobacco. Upon lighting a bowl you will notice a chocolate with raisins taste and then you will notice a touch of vanilla in it, because everyone taste tobacco differently you may notice many types of unique tones as you smoke down but with depth and weight its smooth but robust and maintains its taste very well. This blend is alot sweeter then the Royal version and alittle sweeter with more chocolate but the tobacco taste shines right through and is well rounded. There is nothing grassy about it, no earthy tones, it might be slightly nutty from the burley but barely and does not taste funky it just taste like sweet tobacco as I described above. The nicotine level is quite low but the room note is very pleasant and offend nobody. This blend is so good and so smooth it can be a all day smoke easily but alittle pricey for most 7 Seas can be purchased in bulk which is the same quality and the same pipe tobacco as the tin. I highly recommend this blend because its actually that good and guarantee it to be a tasty treat that I'm sure will keep you coming back for more because its that awesome. Mac Baren did a great job at blending a pipe tobacco that is close to a American style aromatic but still has that Danish touch, the difference is all in there modern cavendish unlike American black cavendish is not super wet and ultra sweet and done with Virginia tobaccos resulting in a crisper taste and sweet in a natural way, that makes all the difference in the world when it comes to Mac Baren's aromatic blends which separate there's from the rest rightfully so. Mac Baren's 7 Seas Line (does not) resemble Lanes Captain Black line whatsoever and in no way, shape or form taste like one another. Mac Baren 7 Seas line stands as there own in taste, quality and uniqueness. Mac Baren 7 Seas is mostly sold in the United States to appeal to American pipe smokers so there marketing is right on and makes perfect sense. If your new to pipe smoking this blend is golden and its perfect to either start out with or add to your collection. A proper pipe smoker is a well rounded pipe smoker and enjoys tobacco in general, you like what you like not because its the cool thing to do or not do, if it taste good freaking smoke it!!! Thank for reading my nice and long review this blend has been a pleasure to smoke and more of a pleasure to write about, God bless you and God bless America. Support your right to smoke tobacco and support your tobacco growers and shops. Have a goodnight my friends.

Pipe Used: Peterson CnS Pipes

Age When Smoked: 39

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

25 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipestud (1829)	2015-03-24		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

7 Seas Regular smoked like a typical Mac Baren enhanced Burley blend. Nice flavor with a bit of top note and flavor that was added. In this instance, I was struck by a somewhat caramel/vanilla hint along with the Burley which was not very strong and processed to the point where it would be difficult to get tongue bite no matter how hard one puffed. The leaf burned very fast and the smoke was lightly enjoyable.

Pipestud

23 people found this review helpful.

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	Piepensmöker (17)	2014-02-11		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The main flavor is dark chocolate, out of the pouch and in the smoke. After the half of the bowl a natural burley flavor takes the lead, which can be a little bitter at times and reminds me of Prince Albert. I got it once really wet in the pouch and once a little dried out. The dry tobacco smoked better, but was harsher and less refined. The moist tobacco tasted better, but was a little harder to smoke cool. Large bowls are preferred, as the flavor comes out much better.

Let's face it, this is a cheap tobacco and you get what you pay for, but it is a good allday smoke, if you are into that style. For the price, it gets an additional star.

18 people found this review helpful.

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	Susanna Hoffs (74)	2010-06-08		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Wow..!!!

Fair dues to Mac Baren, this is a sleeper on the aromatic front. I only discovered this today when my newsagent in England (and one of the very few left in my area that sell a variety of pipes AND tobacco) waved this under my nose and said in his native pidgeon English tongue.."This one new sir...This one new!"

Mac Baren 7 seas?!?! Never heard of that before. So out of the three that were available in this range, I opted for the 'regular blend' because it says it has a cocoa and vanilla taste/aroma to it.

Well, this is quite a surprise from Mac Blowtorch.....because there is absolutely no bite whatsoever from this superlative blend. Saying that it is what it is, an aromatic. So what? It's not actually a crime to be an aromatic, or for that matter to like one. Most tobacco's are, including those that like the Latakia's under the English banner (myself included).

This blend was a REAL surprise. It actually smoked like it smelt (A rather nice concoction of chocolate with a hint of vanilla) It smoked utterly dry with no goopiness, yea sure it got a fraction toasty in the last few millimetres of the bowl, but what aromatic doesn't?!?!? I generally tend to smoke aro's with 9mm filters to keep the moisture, and heat out of the smoke should it be there.

Not a trace of the Mac Baren honey flavour at all, and I'm one of those who find MB blends relatively similar. (Mixture, Navy Flake, etc) This should be promoted immeadiately to '50gm/100gm tin available' status.

I wasn't looking for the rich tobacco taste nor the 'N' word hay- maker, because I knew it wouldn't be there. Primarily because I knew what I was smoking. An aromatic. However, for when I need to smoke in company, such as waiting to go into bat on a Saturday/Sunday afternoon during the cricket season, this was a real team/crowd pleaser.

This enhanced by the fact that I was smoking it in a churchwarden (always novelty value for the un-initiated) was a real visually quintessential and oral-factory experience for smoker and observer alike. All whilst sat on the bench of the thatched pavillion, with summers evening shadows stretching across the field of play to the sounds of blackbirds melodically chirruping nearby.

Just as the local church bells tolled 6pm there's a cry of HOWZAT!!! And the thin blue aromatic wisps of SSRB's chocolatey/vanilla smoke that have been drifting out to deep mid- on from my direction, slowly dissipate, as I place down the long- shanked briar, and stride out to place leather on willow!

Well done McBaren. (For a change)

Still, the three stars you get from me (Coz I'm a VA man at heart) will only stand tall if you make this blend available in massive tins!!!! This is certainly comparable to my other aro fav's such as those by Peterson so why not tin it?

Give it a go all, but remember to take it for what it is...

Even the missus, (who thinks everything else I smoke, from Penzance to Erinmore to FVF, smell's of dead old men's clothing, and in turn, begs me the question as to how she knows what that smells like in the first place ?!?) thinks that this is acceptable........she being a women, and this being chocolate after all!!!!

Still, the floor......or rather, the 'bowl' is yours.

I'd say it's certainly comparable to Navy flake by the same blender.

16 people found this review helpful.

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	The Belck (2)	2018-01-07		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Pleasant

Having gone through quite a bit of pouches of this tobacco the last couple of months i can honestly say this is a great aromatic tobacco for a cheap price.

Upon opening the pouch you immediately get a wiff of vanilla and chocolate and a secondary nosing of it will reveal the smell of pure tobacco. Same goes for the smoking of it. You tend to get quite a bit of the vanilla and chocolate taste in the first half of the bowl and more of a pure tobacco, burley, taste in the latter half of the bowl. That is something i like very much about it.

The room note is great and very pleasant. I have gotten quite a bit of positive comments about this one from people passing by and even my girlfriend likes it a lot.

I cant say anything about the tinned version since i cant seem to find it here in Denmark but the tobacco in the pouch comes perfectly smokeable. Not to wet and not to dry. It will bite when provoked but so does every tobacco.

It is Mac Barens version of an American OTC aromatic tobacco a la Captain Black but with tobacco of better quality and not as heavely cased and therefore not so goopy.

You can find better aromatic tobacco ofcourse but for the price and the quality you get it cant be beat. A great all day tobacco that will satisfy a sweettooth and the people around him. It never seems to bore me.

Pipe Used: Falcon Coolway and many others

Age When Smoked: Fresh from Pouch

Purchased From: Danish Pipe Shop

12 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2081)	2014-06-20		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

7 Seas Regular.

One of the rarer aromatics which isn't awash with black Cavendish. The Cav' enhances the flavour with vanilla but doesn't take over. The majority of 7 Seas flavour goes to the chocolatey sweet Burley. It burns well from beginning to end remaining free from bite. There isn't a great deal of nicotine and the room-note makes it one to smoke in company!

Not great, not bad, but a pleasant enough blend for three stars.

Recommended.

Pipe Used: Butz Choquin

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke King

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Room Note Professor (44)	2014-01-31		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Reminiscent of coffee caramel chocolates and Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur. In the same camp as Dan Tobacco's Milonga and Trout Stream. I don't get the Captain Black White (marshmallow) connection at all. Burns well. No goop. A bit of overenthusiastic puffing did scorch the roof of my mouth somewhat but this could simply be personal chemistry. I'm not particularly fond of coffee/caramel/cream flavourings, so this is a 2-star tobacco for me personally. Setting aside my personal taste preferences, I rate it 3 stars and heartily recommend all aromatic smokers give it a try.

11 people found this review helpful.

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	Nwpipesmker (27)	2016-12-23		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

As a pipe smoker that is happy with smoking Captain black regular. I have been toying with the idea of trying out Macbaren's seven seas blends. I was told that Mac Barens is a copy of captain black. The captains regular is the same as Mac's regular. Well it's not! Mac Baren hit this out of the park a grand slam. The moment you open the tin the notes of cocoa and rich chocolate with vanilla is so creamy and balanced. The flavor comes through so well the entire smoke. I am jumping ship with the captain and setting sail on the seven seas. If you love aromatics you will love this. Ready right out of the tin and is a cool no bite smoke.

Pipe Used: Savinelli

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Similar Blends: Captain black regular but two steps above it..

9 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2018-07-11		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

I have been trying to pinpoint why I like this aromatic much more than similar blends. Blends of black Cavendish, burley and Virginia tobacco topped with chocolate and vanilla seem to be ubiquitous in most brands' lineups. However, 7 Seas is no Captain Black.

The tobacco itself is pretty mild, but hints of Virginias and Burleys come through. The cocoa topping is at front of the flavor profile with vanilla playing a supportive role—which is one reason why I tend to favor this blend over more vanilla heavy concoctions.

The other reason why 7 Seas Regular has become one of my favorite aromatic blends is that is very well behaved. It packs well and burns clean and not too hot. I just keep coming back to this blend.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	ChrisGR (4)	2015-01-29		Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

This is a very mild tobacco in all aspects.

I smoke only aromatics and I found mac baren 7 seas regular to be a decent but not special or outstanding tobacco. Yes it has quality and it never bites even if you puff hard.Also the room note is very nice (chocolate-vanillia) but at the verge of unnoticeable. I would characterized it being mild-strength both generally and of nicotine (which is something I like by the way). THE negavite thing is that I don't get any taste smoking it, only some hints (real hints!) of black chocolate at first light and at the 2/10 of all my puffs.

It resembles to captain black white but it's less sweet and it has not the candy smell or occasional sugary taste I get from CBW.

I would recommended it for someone that doesn't like heavy aromatics or very sweet tobaccos and wants an all day smoke with low Nicotine.

Pipe Used: Pipex Briar

Age When Smoked: New in pouch

Similar Blends: Captain Black Regular/White.

8 people found this review helpful.

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	thesmoggypipester (77)	2018-01-02		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I got given this from a friend and although he said it was about 10 years old the aroma is still there and is perfect moisture for smoking straight out of the pack.

delicious creamy vanilla and dark chocolate spring from the pack, although there is some tobacco aroma the toppings do come forth the most. The cut is an interesting it's like a wild cut with some nice chunky pieces of Cavendish and ribbons of burley.

filling is easy and it settles itself into a nice mid pace even burn the sweetness, although always there never overwhelms or becomes sickly and even though there is more complex smokes on the market, this fills the gap for a nice dessert smoke perfectly.

All in all a pleasant tobacco, i would buy this again for a nice change of pace, the strength never gets above mild but it is a satisfying smoke.

aromatic fans will enjoy this, and the room note won't offend.

All in all 3 and half stars and another great tobacco from Mac baren.

Pipe Used: falcon

Age When Smoked: 10 years

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Hybrid12 (26)	2015-01-19		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

I bought an ounce of this after reading reviews and I will agree with the positive reviews of this tobacco. The inexpensive price of this tobacco in bulk made me leery but after the first few puffs I knew the reviews didn't lie. This tobak easily stands with some much more expensive offerings from Davidoff and Peterson aromatics, and is outstanding. I smoked my ounce in record time and have not only ordered more of this, but have also order 7 seas black which gets even higher reviews. This is a very tasty, high quality tobacco at a very reasonable price if you stay away from the tins. It is very sweet with a slight hint of fruit like many aromatics. I am hooked and will be adding this and most likely 7 seas black to my ever growing rotation as it is spectacular. I personally found this tobacco to have more flavor out of a briar as opposed to a cob.

Pipe Used: briar, cob

Age When Smoked: fresh from the smoking pipes

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

Similar Blends: sweet aromatics with a hint of fruit..

7 people found this review helpful.

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	Tantric (321)	2016-01-07		Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

This came as a surprise. It's basically a Virginia-cavendish mixed with Burley. It comes a tad moist in the pouch (tins are also available). As many other reviewers have noticed it's virtually impossible to get tongue bite from this very mellow, smooth and easy to smoke aromatic. Unlike other aromatic Cavendish tobaccos I don't believe this is cased, or if it is it's done in the most delicate manner. In fact it has very little flavoi. The coca/vanilla is noticeable but it doesn't occlude the taste of tobacco proper. This is a crowd pleaser. It doesn't goop the pipe and there are few traces left once you clean it. Not bad for a relatively cheap smoke, and a good albeit rather dull change of pase forma natural Virginias o English mixtures. As far as aromatcs go, this one is a good choice.

Pipe Used: Peretti Prince.

Age When Smoked: N/A

Purchased From: Duty free shop at Saint Martin's island

Similar Blends: Best of the Show (McCelland), Borkum Riff (Ultra Mild)..

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Aro Lover (13)	2015-11-17		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I get a chocolate-vanilla flavor mixed with a woodsy, natural tobacco taste when smoking it. Yes, it actually tastes like it smells. It's a bit sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. Halfway through the bowl, the sweet chocolate/vanilla flavour starts to fade and is replaced by a wonderfully-smooth toasted butter taste, and that woodsy natural tobacco flavour starts to come through even more prominently. Very nice room note, too. You will also get a nice little nicotine hit at the bottom of the bowl.

Minus two stars because this blend really isn't an all-day smoke. Even after proper drying, it still starts to burn my tongue after 3 or 4 bowls. It would be better if they put less propylene glycol on it like Amphora Red and Rich Aroma blends. Hey MacBaren, lay off the PG!

Proper dryness and air flow is the secret to getting the most out of this tobacco (and most aromatics). Here's a step-by-step guide on how I recommend smoking it:

1. Properly dry it out. Upon first opening a new pouch, the tobacco will be quite moist. It should be dried some before smoking. I dump the full pouch out on a large plate and spread it thin. I then microwave it on high setting for ~30 seconds. After that, I remove the plate from the microwave and let it air cool for about 45 minutes (more humid conditions will require a longer drying time). Then back into the pouch it goes. This drying out process only needs to be done once for each newly-opened pouch.

2. Gravity fill your pipe just below the top of the bowl. (I recommend unfiltered half-bent pipes for a cooler and more flavourful smoke). When I say gravity fill, I mean dumping the tobacco into the pipe. No packing or pushing. None. Zero. Now after the first gravity fill, lightly tamp the tobacco using only the weight of the tamper. Now gravity fill again a second time to just below the top of the bowl. By filling the pipe this way, you will get maximum air flow. The tobacco will burn better, and the smoke will be cooler and more flavorful.

3. Light the bowl. It will require two or three charring lights. After the second or third charring light, lightly tamp the tobacco down only using the weight of the tamper. Don't push it. Now light it again and it should stay lit for quite a while. I find that matches work best for the charring lights.

4. Dump ash as needed, but don't push down hard with the tamper. Only use tamper weight.

5. Stir it. Near the bottom of the bowl, you may need to stir the tobacco up a bit to burn the last of it.

Pipe Used: Half-Bent Briar (unfiltered)

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Tasos (4)	2015-06-30		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This was my primary smoke for almost a year! One of my basic choices. Sweet aroma, almost addicted to tha flavor, my girlfriend loves it! Totally recommended for beginners.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	Pops Pipe (19)	2017-06-09		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

This reminds me of Captain Black white 30 years ago when it was actually good, at the same time its different.... First off this has got to be the cleanest black based aromatic ever ! It leaves no dottle and cleans up easy with one pipe cleaner. No goop, no sludge. Its mild with a sweet, nutty flavor. The main attraction here is vanilla, with a chocolate overtone. The nuttyness peeks out time to time. It smokes cool and has a pleasant taste and aroma. In many ways its ordinary but a very well done ordinary. Cant complain about it at all, this is a good go to or mainstay tobacco. The Danes know how to do aromatics and Va/ Burley blends best imho. At times this tastes like the now discontinued Honey & Chocolate mixed with Scottish Mixture ?? Others it has its own character. All in all this is a good smoke worthy to have around, two thumbs up !!

Pipe Used: Peterson Rocky 106, Savinelli 320

Age When Smoked: fresh tin

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes.com

Similar Blends: Captain Black (without the PG and BS), Agosy Black, RLP 6.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Sunday (27)	2016-10-30		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Very nice aromatic smoke, mild -but not completely tasteless, this tobacco is good from the start to the end of the bowl. I was reading reviews for Captain Black Regular, which I like but for an OTC is reaching the $10 a pouch mark in California which makes it a "luxury" tobacco and that it ain't, and a couple people mentioned this blend. Not too much complexity but you can taste the nutty and chocolate Burley. My take on this is simple...simple good taste, simple to light and simple to relax with and enjoy!

Pipe Used: Dr. Grabow Freehand

Age When Smoked: recently purchased

Purchased From: wvsmokeshop.com

Similar Blends: Captain Black Regular or Lane RLP-6.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Young Piper (304)	2015-06-14		Extremely Mild	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

I can appreciate where MacBaren was going with the 7 Seas blends, taking the aroma and basic recipe of the Captain Black blends but using higher quality tobacco's and top shelf toppings. This and Royal were the best of the bunch with regular having a chocolate and vanilla aroma and taste. If you enjoy the time tested recipe of black Cavendish and burley then this blend is one that is quite tasty and perhaps the best of the genre! Absolutely no nicotine and extremely mild.

Similar Blends: Captain Black White.

5 people found this review helpful.

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	BrokenRecord (124)	2019-06-14		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

7 Seas (Regular): Similar to Capt’ Black but Better

The casing is very close to Captain Black but has more noticeable chocolate flavoring. The black cavendish is still the main tobacco, but the burley is more noticeable in 7 Seas than in Captain Black—adding a little nuttiness and more body to the smoke. The Virginia offers a few grassy crispy notes, but that is all. Overall, 7 Seas is a good vanilla chocolate aromatic.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Jjgerv (20)	2018-06-22		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

First, I clarify that I am partial to Mac Baren's mixtures.

Back to the point. It is a high quality aromatic, it smokes fresh, dry, even burn. The aroma is very pleasant, very well achieved. Suitable for novices and can be enjoyed by expert smokers.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	MikeHaggarKJ (22)	2018-03-31		Very Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

Reminds me off Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey, when it still had burley.

In this case that is not a bad thing, before I got a serious passion for pipe smoking I would smoke Borkum Riff whiskey and Hamiltons. I enjoyed it before they switched the Burley for cavendish (although I very much doubt it would live up to my current standards)

It lacks the serious flaws Borkum Riff has/had, such as it's absurdly wet smoke, extreme tongue-bite, extreme fast burning etc. In fact I find this tobacco less bitey than most Mac Baren offerings.

But it has the same flavour profile, just... better. It's nice to have it. It's close enough to Borkum to give me pipe-newbie feelings off nostalgia.

A sweet, slightly nutty taste off mild burley and vanilla sits firmly at the center. I perceive it as artificial but not bad. Like eating candy.

Less cardboard taste than from most burleys this mild & cheap. The very low price should be taken into consideration when one judges the quality off the leaf.

Chocolate notes, fruit notes and the VA will pop up from time to time. But only occassionally and fleetingly, and will require you to pay attention to find it.

The taste develops throughout the bowl but not dramatically. It gets less pleasant towards the end, when the toppings have steamed off the tobacco alone isn't enough to carry the blend. Is it low quality leaf or just poorly balanced without the toppings? I'm not sure, but the lack of cardboard taste and other overt unpleasantness tilts me towards beleiving the latter. But this might still be a blend that you prefer to stop smoking before it's all ash. This problem (which really isn't that bad, after all you never actually finish an entire cigar for example) may be mitigated by adopting a very slow smoking pace and not relighting a bunch off times.

This REALLY is an aromatic and won't come close to swaying anyone who dislikes the genre. If you're looking for Borkum Riff that doesn't suck or just a solid, non-biting aromatic with great value, it's a good option.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Telling it how it is. (73)	2015-05-29		Mild	Medium	Medium	Tolerable

Right from the pouch you will be greeted with an artificial flavour of something trying to emulate vanilla. And that's what it tastes too. It's ugly, yucky and very, very artificial / chemical. If this were the only Mac Baren blend i had tasted i never ever would buy anything bearing that label again. This is a clear case for emergency emptying your pipe and tossing out the rest of the pouch.

It is as far from pleasurable as can be and in all honesty not worth risking your health for it at all.

The good things are: its mad cheap (you get what you pay for) and burns nicely. Also its very nice to your tongue.

To me it's inconceivable how it can possibly get that high a ranking here whereas truly wonderful Mac Baren blends get low ratings. Please, stay away from this blend. Smoking nothing at all is clearly better than smoking this blend.

Pipe Used: Aldo Morelli 187

Similar Blends: Similar to Cpt. Black but unsmokeable.

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	Hunter (54)	2015-02-14		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Everyone beats up on Mac Baren about bite, ketchup smell, and so on. I rather like MacB tobaccos, and favor aromatics. I picked up all the 7 Seas blends in a sampler deal from pipesandcigars.com, so I'll be reviewing all five of them. I'm starting out with the tin of "Regular" in an attempt to baseline the 7 Seas line because it's labeled, well, "regular".

It's not knocking my socks off, but it is a very good, mild and tame aromatic. I smoke up to a dozen bowls a day, so a mild, all-day blend that my wife likes is appreciated.

This blend is not as full-bodied or flavored as much as most MacB aros, which is a plus if you are looking for a non-fussy smoke. There is some hint of vanilla and maybe a slight whiff of chocolate, but neither jump out at you. Good quality Virginia and Burley and a nicely dark and sedate Cavendish. It burns clean, not goopy and leaves a nice creaminess on the tongue.

I smoke fairly fast, but have not had issues with bite so far with this blend. It tends to be moist and soft, and packs nicely.

Sure, there are better tobaccos out there. But this is very good, balanced, easy to smoke and all around pleasant. Good for newbies and experienced smokers alike. I quite like this and will keep this in occasional rotation.

Pipe Used: briar (mostly Petersons), meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 1 year old

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

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	Hillbilly08 (38)	2014-11-19		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Heavy aromatic typical of MacBaren stable. Overall a positive review because: - it does not bite - it can be smoked as is (moist) and it will light well and not go out very much - it can be smoked after drying (it will produce better and milder smoke)

Tobacco: Cavendish is solid and clean, and Burley takes over fairly soon. Virginia influence is somewhat muted. Fine white ash, no problems with finishing the bowl. I also tried it mixed with a plain 1-Q, and then with BCA both by Lane) which helped to reduce the casing influence somewhat. Drying the baccy before smoking produced better results. Flavour is strongly influenced by Irish Cream style caramel and probably Dark Rum. Not as close to Trout Stream as others said. I cannot detect much "chocolate/coffee". I love aromatics but this one is probably too heavily cased even for me. Smoking MB tobacco made me realise how good 4noggins in-house blends are. Compared to this, Trout Stream (caramel/vanilla) is exceptionally good.

Pipe Used: Silvani briar with a 9mm filter

Age When Smoked: fresh from the tin

Purchased From: 4noggins

Similar Blends: somewhat reminiscent of Trout Stream but nowhere near the subtle refined class of 4noggins blends.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2014-10-20		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Outstanding aromatic tobacco, uncomparable in terms of quality, taste, burning qualities and smoking pleasure with the tobacco it pays tribute to, Captain Black Regular. And, like Geronimo pointed out, a spectacular price on top of everything. Mild, bite-free, pleasant, that smokes drrrrrrrrrrrry (as long as you let it dry appropriately before packing). If you enjoy mild tobaccos and are seeking a high quality aromatic, 7 Seas Regular is the way to go.

Pipe Used: Luciano; Stanwell; Huck Finn Corn Con

Age When Smoked: 14 months

Purchased From: SP.C

Similar Blends: 7 Seas Royal (bigger cut).

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	Premo (7)	2020-09-03		Mild	Very Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

What can one say about 7 Seas Regular that hasn't been said? With all the reviews online you have to know it's worth a try, so I did and figured I'd add my two cents as well!

When you first open a tin of 7 Seas Regular the smell of rich chocolate wafts from the package and teases your nose with hints of fantastic flavor you're about to enjoy. I'm reminded of a dark chocolate truffle covered with cacao powder in the aroma, so decadent I'm tempted to taste it. Upon lighting I found this to be one of the smoothest and tastiest tobaccos in the Aromatic category that I've tried thus far. With strong notes of rich dark chocolate dominating the palate and subtle vanilla undertones soothing forth within each puff of the smooth tobacco profile. The blend is made up of Virginia, Burley and tons of black Cavendish. It may need a relight or two, I usually do three or four if I'm not paying attention, but it's well worth the trouble. I have a few tobaccos in my rotation but this one has been my go to for smoking out and about, not only for the tasty and reliable flavor, but also for the complements I get on the room note! The nicotine is quite mild as well so you can load bowl after bowl no problem, a perfect blend for a mid-day break before getting back to life.

I give each pinch from the tin a little time to dry out, maybe 15min to 1hr under a ceiling fan, then smoke it slow and steady. She plays well with both filter and non filter pipes, not to mention you'll be hard pressed to get a bite as long as you let it dry a bit.

Pipe Used: Multiple Briars

Age When Smoked: Fresh - 2 Months

Purchased From: SmokingPipes

Similar Blends: CAO - Eileen's Dream.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Michael D (34)	2020-07-23		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

There is no disguise as to what the 7seas labels are for. A pretty good quality attempt at some American blends from lane limited. Nice sweet vanilla flavor with hints of fruits and honey, with cocoa coming forward now and then. Wet, yet easy too smoke. Nice change up from Captain Black White Pouch. Nothing wrong here. just a very mild smoke for aromatic lovers. And just like the Captain Blacks these days, should be priced a bit cheaper.

Pipe Used: Cherrywood/Tanker

3 people found this review helpful.

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	SirHenry (6)	2020-03-01		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This is a very good, extremely pleasant aromatic without being cloying. Upon opening the packet, this blend reminded me of chocolate covered raisins. Not outstanding but very enjoyable.

Pipe Used: GBD Billard

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Tobacconist in Salzburg

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Sangagor (80)	2019-10-20		Mild	Mild	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

Very smooth and gentle tobacco. As a beginner, i was really surprised how good could tobacco taste. Chocolate and something like vanilla was real present in my mouth. 3 stars

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Edit after several bowls. One of the best tobacco for me. Automatically set as one of the aromatic to my rotations. Sweetness, taste of honey, chocolate, vanilla from the beginning till the end. No moisture, no tongue bite.

Pipe Used: No name chinese, jatoba wood

Age When Smoked: New

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Viscfab (36)	2019-06-05		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

Very light aromatic from Mac baren. It resembles Captain Black White but it has much less goop to it. It doesn't have loads of flavour but loads well into the pipe an has a nice room note. The concoction of Virginia Black cavendish has a somewhat chocolatey pruney smell. Not my fave from MacBaren but a decent smoke with a fairly good price and easy to find even in my Country - Brazil.

Pipe Used: vauen, savinelli, stanwell, brebbia

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: local tobacconist

Similar Blends: Lane Limited - Captain Black Regular (white).

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Dr. Cleverpants (5)	2019-01-13		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Pleasant

In the current crop of tobaccos in my rotation, this is hands down my favorite. I can't describe it any better than any of the other positive reviews, I think they do a good job of it, and for most part, I agree. Alls I can say is I love the taste, smell, room note, and in particular how well it smokes, not needing constant relighting. This could easily be an every day smoke for me.

Age When Smoked: New

3 people found this review helpful.

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	lamanorbu (2)	2018-12-17		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

When you open a new pouch of this tobacco you are overwhelmed by a very strong chocolate aroma with vanilla undertones and subtle ripe fruit notes that feels a bit chemical. The tobacco itself is on the wet side, and in fact it takes some effort to light up. You might want to dry it a little bit, but to be honest there must be some chemical added as a preservative as the tobacco remained damp inside the opened pouch for a month. During this time the smell and the aroma of the tobacco evolved significantly: over time it lost some of the pungent cocoa smell in favour of the vanilla note; later it evolved again to smell exactly like a slice of Sachertorte (chocolate and apricot) with a dash of cinnamon. I have to confess that two friends of mine who smelled the tobacco in two different occasions both told me that it smelled like liquorice, but I don't really get that note. When smoked the casing doesn't really get through as strong as I believed: the fresh tobacco however delighted me with a beautiful chocolate note that, in contrast with the pouch aroma, didn't feel chemical at all. As the tobacco aged the flavour became more subdued but retained a sweet character; in any case you can detect the nutty and earthy burley base that acts as a background to this blend. It must be noted that this tobacco shall be smoked at a slower pace (otherwise it becomes harsh as usual for many virginia blends), but even in this case it leaves noticeable moisture in the bowl (I could never smoke it to the bottom and very often I had to toss the last quarter of the bowl because it got too damp to be smoked). It also doesn't seem to build any noticeable cake. The room note has been generally very well accepted by my friends, who also loved the smell of the fresh tobacco in the pouch.

Pipe Used: Talamona Bent Sabbiato (9mm Vauen filter)

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Tabaccheria Rizzi, Brescia, Italy

3 people found this review helpful.

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	acesgr (4)	2018-08-12		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

Maybe the most recommended blend for a beginner ...You like chocolate? ... get it and get started your pipe journey.No bit,excellent tin and room note , smoke easy always ready to go, good aromatic, starters will love it.Chocolate and maybe a touch of vanilla at the back...at the end ...It's full choco flavor it's good ,it's cheap, what more you want to give it a try,i think you will not regret it.Did i say it's highly recommended for beginners ...?

Pipe Used: corncob

Purchased From: paulbugge

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Pie Eyed Piper (22)	2022-11-19		Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Mac Barens answer to Captain Black white. This is a superb aromatic flavor bomb. To me the flavor is rum, raisin, chocolate and vanilla. Coolest smoking aromatic I ever had also the cleanest. No goop ! The black Cavendish in this is made from Virginia not burley so yes the smoke is cleaner but thinner. Wafts of raisiny, rum, chocolate goodness. Light in nicotine, if you're looking for a nic hot move on, this isn't the one. But if you want a cool, dry, sweet smoke with an awesome aroma buy this now.

Pipe Used: Peterson Rocky 106

Age When Smoked: New to a year old

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

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	musicman (131)	2022-08-04		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

This wraps up my adventure across the 7 seas.

A rather wide chunky cut. Tin note is fantastic. I smell vanilla/caramel and a hint of some fruity smell, possibly a cherry note? I have learned over the years that for most tobaccos, especially aromatics, it is better to have a tobacco too dry than to wet. I set this out overnight to dry, and I believe it helped greatly with the functionality of the blend. Compared to most tobaccos in this class, it smoked dry well.

Packed pretty easily, but even with all that air time it took a bit to get it going. Taste is a pretty average aromatic taste. These 7 seas blends do have a base note of tobacco that is a little more apparent than their American naval rank based competitors.

As I have said for the other blends in this series. If heavily cased aromatics are your jam, you will love these blends. If like me, you know aromatics are not your thing but damnit, you just have to try every thing you see, you will neither be surprised or disappointed.

I always keep some of these blends around for others. The room note always gets that reminiscent of grandpa reaction. Lets be honest, as much as I only smoke for me, what pipe smoker does not love it when somebody says "that pipe smells so good"?

Age When Smoked: 2 Years

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	Pacific Captain (17)	2021-11-18		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This blend (like the other Mac Baren 7 seas) is a decent aromatic but nothing all that special. To me, they are the perfect summertime camping blend. Aromatic enough to make those around you notice and enjoy. But just a one note, hit you hard aromatic. No subtlety, nothing really interesting, just sweet baccy. No bite and you really won’t miss much by puffing fast. So jam some in a beat up old pipe and get drunk by the fire. 2.5 stars

Pipe Used: MM Cobs

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Cricri (3)	2021-06-28		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Wow, amazing tobacco. Super mild and not to flavor. I really enjoy my smoking ! 10 - clearly a tobacco that can be smoke all day long - really good for summer time :)

Pipe Used: Peterson church warden

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Smoking tobacco

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Bbrown626 (150)	2020-07-13		Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

A very pleasant surprise. I detected a mild vanilla, with some fruit undertones. I bought this in bulk and the moisture level was just right. The quality of tobacco is exceptional and the casing is mild enough to allow the tobacco to rise to the top. It burned well with few relights. A mild tobacco that could easily be an all day smoke

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Rafael S. (2)	2020-07-09		Extremely Mild	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant

Flavor Profile: Butter (Creamminess?) + sweetnes (Vanilla maybe?)

Mechanics: Really really Bad - smokes hot, hard to keep lit, and gives a hard thonge bite even with slow breathe method. Caramelizes and gets hard to keep lit and tamp.

Nic intensity: 1/10

I bought this based on reviews and the taste is okay but not what I expected. Room note was okay for my wife which is a good thing because she hates almost all my smokes.

Its something like butter and liqour/vanilla cavendish with no strenght in tobacco flavor, just a tad more than your average 100% cavendish aro, but still I was expecting more intensity (I am an aromatic smoker btw).

But the thing is that it tends to bite because of the moist level. From the tin, its unsmokeable and goopy. I tried letting it dry a couple of minutes but then it burns like crazy hot and tastes way less. So far I tried multiple things to get this tobacco to match the raveing reviews here, but no success.

Overall for a simple butter-like tasting tobacco with bad mechanics there are way better things out there.

Update: I opened the tin and smelled its raisiny sweet smell i love, and thats when I realized why I disliked this so much - tin note is raisiny fruity sweet but smoke tastes like boiling butter. If you want an aro that does match the raisiny fruity tin smell to flavor try Peterson's Connoisseur's Choice.

Pipe Used: Basket, Peterson Bent Bulldog Rhodesian

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars

2 people found this review helpful.

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	SmokeKing David (134)	2018-12-03		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This has a chemical taste to it. I prefer 1Q, and Peretti's 432 (I think that is what they call their vanilla aromatic). Burns OK and has a good room note.

Pipe Used: Nording

Age When Smoked: New tin

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

Similar Blends: Captain Black white, 1Q.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Bird (2)	2018-11-24		Mild	Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

This blend came in very, very wet in the pouch and the scent vaguely resembled dark chocolate, with a chemical undertone, but no vanilla unlike I expected. The blend is mostly black cavendish from what I can tell.

Although the smoke is creamy, the tobacco taste is very uninteresting, the chemical topping barely comes though and it bites. Hard. For those reasons I should have stopped but I stubbornly—and regrettably—didn't want to waste the pouch, so I powered through more bowls. In the course of a month smoking this on and off, my mouth got sore and irritated every time, no matter how much I dried it and no matter how slow I smoked. And it coated my mouth, not letting me taste any other blends afterwards. It insidiously numbs your mouth before you feel the soreness. I even tried to mix it with a local VA brand, letting it meld for a week and a half under pressure, but that didn't help any. This blend is made with low-grade tobaccos, and for that it simply cannot be improved.

No and no, Mac Baren. It's cheap, but from my experience I cannot recommend this to anyone and will surely dispose of the leftovers. Look further.

Pipe Used: MM Cob

Age When Smoked: fresh

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	canvas (337)	2017-07-31		Very Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

7 Seas Regular picked a good time to sail over for a tasting. My buds have burned out lately with too many aromatics and heavy English blends, so I was happy to smoke something a bit more basic. I opened the pouch to something musty, dusty, and somehow sour, and I was not overly excited by the aroma.

The lack of excitement however, worked to its favor, because I didn't pay much attention to what I was smoking and by the end of the bowl I was surprised by how much time elapsed. The burn was not unnaturally slow, to the contrary, the unassuming nature of the blend caused my puffing pace to slow down (and I tend to huff hotly). It was a warm pleasant smoke you could find yourself reading a book to (or in my case sit on the computer playing games).

If I had to pin a flavor to this one is tricky, it isn't too sweet, but something softer akin to a graham cracker. It is hard to say if my experience was positive due to the timing of when I had it, or if it was a well crafted blend, but in either case I was happy to set sail.

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Skando (203)	2010-12-19		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I come to review a couple of the new Mac Baren blends under the 7seas line: the Regular Blend and the Golden Blend. They have striked me much more than I expected. The GB is a mix of Virginia and Burley, non-contrasted golden colour, medium-large ribbon. The RB is a mix of golden Burley and Black Cavendish, very dark in colour with some lighter specks, broaden cut. Leaves are good quality with no sticks. Both are aromatics of the same league, the “vanilla/pastry” constituents are clearly detectable but delicate, very different from the typical Mac Baren standard. Vitamin N present in traces… Unlike any other aros, they burn surprisingly cool & smooth, and the flavour actually reflects the pouch aroma. The GB displays a more true tobacco aroma than RB, nevertheless I found myself more fascinated with the latter. In fact, the RB offers an intriguing sweet/toasty/smoky flavour which is comparable to a EM. The GB is also sweet/spicy, but in a higher scale spectrum. The quality/price factor is very remarkable. Three stars.

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	PaPiper (35)	2023-01-11		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

A wonderful Burley and Cavendish blend, notes of cocoa, nutty, with a pleasant sweetness, a touch of citrus in the background. Stays consistant through out the bowl. Moisture leve was excellent from the bag. Smooth and easy smoke. Throughout the bowl the flavor seemed to be very constants. I have been looking for a solid and consistant Burley/Cavendish blend and this hits the mark.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Roma 673

Age When Smoked: Fresh from Tin

Purchased From: Smoking Pipes

1 person found this review helpful.

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	doc pipes (110)	2023-01-05		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Bystanders derived much pleasure when I smoked this blend in their presence. It truly does have a vanilla/confectionary aroma in the room. I, the smoker, was less pleased in my experience. There isn’t much tobacco flavor.

This aromatic is comprised of black, brown, red, and a few errant blonde strands. The cut is a combination of rough cut and fairly narrow ribbons. The pouch aroma is a mix of semi sweet chocolate and vanilla. When smoked, these conspire with the underlying tobaccos to give a flavor somewhere between caramel and butterscotch. The vanilla is only faintly detectable in the smoke, being more pronounced in the room note. The toppings are just ok. They can actually lend some unsettling chemically notes on the palate. It ships fairly wet but dries easily enough. Unfortunately, no matter how I prepared/packed/smoked this blend, it always smoked wet.

Pipe Used: Numerous briars

Age When Smoked: Fresh bulk

Purchased From: SP

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	Valentino (8)	2022-11-14		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Another overrated blend, this time because it's cheap and quite easy to find.

It's pure black in the pouch, so predominantly black cavendish.

Another quite dry bag from the MacBaren logistic, this time in Spain. Different Countries, same problem...

I purchased it to enjoy a "balanced cake". I did not find what I was expecting. Taste was based on the typical "all purposes" MacBaren blend they use for everything within the 15€ pipe tobaccos (I believe), with an extra dose of black cavendish. Stop. Doesn't burn as good as the Scottish Mixture, and it's not balanced as the Classic loose cut.

I was curious because of the god rating and because of the room note I got from a man close to my table in a pub, outside, that looked really good.

Now I have enough experience to understand that, YES, the room note is important but the taste is MORE important, and they do not necessarily match.

So I did not finish it and for sure I placed a red X on the 7 seas brand, I won't get another one ever.

Pipe Used: Poker

Age When Smoked: 1

Purchased From: Spain

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Elsayyed (14)	2021-01-15		Extremely Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

im reviewing this in comparison to other otc (same category blends) smoked in briar. bought it for 5.33 usd. it smells good sweet buttery creamy, this blend is soaked with pg i dried it for a couple of days before smoking it ,i like my tobacco dry . when packed light to medium and dried this tobacco shines it taste just like it smells with a little citrus from the virginias.

its recommended for ppl who like aromatics for a cheap, grab a go smoke just don't expect much.

when dried, it will not bite and doesn't need much relights and ppl around you will like the room note. 1 point doesn't bite. 1 point for price. 0 points for quality its an otc. 0 point for taste (subjective)

Pipe Used: bent billiard

Age When Smoked: fresh and dried for 48 hours outside the pouche

Purchased From: locale store.

Similar Blends: somehow cb original.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	DrNapoleon (10)	2020-09-13		Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Extremely pleasant, quite sweet tobacco with a clearly noticeable vanilla. As for MacBaren, it does not bite too much. The taste does not change too much during smoking, although this does not make the tobacco boring. Definitely one of my favorite aromatics and my everyday smoke. It encouraged me to try other 7 seas series tobacco.

It's very easy to smoke and pack which makes it ideal for beginner smokers.

Room Note very pleasant (one of the few tobacco from which non-smoking friends do not escape)

EDIT: Its the same story as with 7 seas Royal Blend. After two bulks im tired, this is just too much sweet like a whole jar of nugat cream eat at once. Must say that i was also very bored smoking it at the end. I need a break, very long break. In fact im not sure if thata break will ever come to the end. And because of that im oblige to change my rating to four stars.

Pipe Used: Pear pipe from Mr Bróg

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Home Town shop

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	Scottaylor (13)	2020-08-01		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

On opening the tin you get exactly what you have paid for , a chocolate and vanilla tobacco at a reasonable price point. It's a recognisable scent but with a some what artificial edge. Moisture is not a problem in the pack I have received and the tobacco loads easily into the bowl. Lighting is in no way an issue nore is keeping the bowl lit. The first taste delivers exactly what the tin nose promised, chocolate, vanilla and maybe a little caramel but the same as the the tin nose there is something slightly artificial about the taste. It's hard to explain, it's a bit like comparing hershey's chocolate to fine Belgian couverture chocolate. For me the flavour remains constant through out the bowl and while it can build up a little heat it never becomes a problem. I would talk about the tobacco flavours but I found them quite hard to find and what I did find was neither offensive or remarkable.

This tobacco has it's place and is not a disaster by any means but will also never threaten higher end aromatics like 4th generation. It is an easy going, puffable, all day long blend that will not offend nor set the world on fire.

Pipe Used: No name small bowl briar, chacom calabash

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: My smoking shop

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Amarelo (25)	2020-07-23		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I've seen people saying this has notes from vanilla and chocolate, I don't perceive them, for me this is actually Coconut flavoured. Nice. Better than Royal for sure, but I prefer the Gold Blend, but this gets some points by not being that overtly sweet.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	CKone (1)	2020-05-01		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I’ve been a piper off and on for years and recently picked it back up over the past year. In an attempt to broaden my palette experience, I researched and ordered 10, 1oz tester blends from PipesandCigars.com

Currently, I have been re-testing to see where my taste profile sits. Seven Seas Regular blend has jumped to the top bracket of my all time favorites. Many of the reviews here already describe the qualities of this amazing blend! I would describe the character of this blend as the name suggests, “Seven Seas” indicates a blend achieved from experiences of travels to far off ports of call.

I characterize the blend with chocolate, raisins, touch of honey and vanilla, held together with a consistent base of citrus with spice. There is a pleasant saltwater taffy mouth feel and a bit of licorice root. It is the citrus and spice combination which gives it an exotic (yet approachable) character with a slight acidity on the tongue with no burn or bite. In addition, I get a pleasurable post-draw (open mouth) inhale of wintergreen. The combo of the citrus spice and tint of wintergreen is extremely enjoyable. The rest of the descriptions you read about this blend are true, it is mild to medium in taste, aromatics and strength with no bite, even when you challenge it with frequent pulls. This blend will always be in my rotation and I will look to build on this as my new center point.

With an appreciation for what a great blend it is - I will look for a similar flavor profile, with a fuller taste and increase in strength. I give it (3.5 stars out of 4) recognizing that there are - yet to be discovered - other blends out there that may be superior in a similar profile. If anyone can point me to other blends like this but of superior qualities - please do so. Thanks!

Pipe Used: Savinelli Trevi A 320

Age When Smoked: Unknown - Fresh

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars - 1911 Spillman Dr. - Dept #26 - Bethlehem, PA 18015 - 1-800-494-9144

Similar Blends: Looking for recommendations from others on this site on similar blends to this - “If you like Seven Seas Regular try this.”.

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	Ramo (14)	2020-02-24		Mild	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

This is a very "meh" blend. It was one of the first aromatics I smoked, and it really didn't do it for me. Very mild smoke and it tends to bite a bit.

Pipe Used: Bones Squat Brandy

Age When Smoked: 7 months

Purchased From: smoking pipes

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	DavyCrockettwashere (33)	2019-12-24		Very Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Mac Baren has a genuine Ace with this tobacco. Packs and Burns well right out of the bag/tin. The aroma in the bag is wonderful, and when smoked,it actually tastes just like it smells. Dark chocolates, and a little vanilla creme. If you like aromatics this has got to be on your list. I’m not much on aromatics myself, but every once in a great while I’ll enjoy one. Seven Seas Regular will be near the top of my list.

Pipe Used: Charatan’s make -Liverpool

Age When Smoked: New

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	Randy Tuggle (46)	2019-06-17		Very Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant

My tin opened, 5 years old. Bought it at Boswell's last year due to the fact it was missing the new UGLY warning labeling. Nice tin art, very classy look to it. I've smoked MacBaren's 7 Seas Royal and loved it for years. This just did not match up at all. I have heard this blend is comparable to Captain Black in flavor (minus the PG additive) but it didn't come close to matching that expectation. This tin had nothing in flavor going for it. I dumped the contents and kept the tin as a collector's piece.

Pipe Used: Savinelli Roma Lucite 622 KS

Age When Smoked: fresh

Purchased From: Boswell's Pipes and Cigars

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	Oombergen (13)	2019-06-14		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

The cocoa tin note (more appropriately: pouch note! ) transfers quite nicely to the smoke of this good USA-style aromatic. It has a nice taste and aroma, especially when you let the smoke "retro-whirl" to the back of the nose.This blend is light and pleasantly sweet, nice all day long with a mug of coffee or a cappuccino. The irregularly cut ribbon tobacco burns very easily and produces nice, rich clouds of smoke. The burley (which I personally dislike) does not become prevalent during the first half of the smoke. After 2/3rds of the bowl though, a light chemical aroma comes forward, disturbing the conclusion of an otherwise enjoyable smoke. A defect: the wall of the empty bowl remains rather gooey, and extra care is needed to remove such sticky material. due to this defect, a dedicated pipe is needed. No tongue bite whatsoever throughout the smoke. I prefer this mixture to the 7 seas Royal.

Pipe Used: Pascucci bent egg, various Savinellis

Age When Smoked: just purchased

Purchased From: Smoking Line, Busto Arsizio, Italy

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	L'Italiano (233)	2019-03-31		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

7 Seas Regular Blend is not exactly a “regular” in the classic meaning of the word. Normally a “regular” is a popular and common mixture composed of Virginia, Burley and a small flavoring (or no flavoring). This is a strongly flavored popular blend you could also describe as a regular aromatic. A regular aromatic in the American tradition but in a classic Danish style. In the American tradition because this blend is a classic popular OTC blend, aromatic, mild and cheap, an all-day smoke for aromatic mixtures’ lovers. In the Danish style because Black Cavendish is pure Virginia Cavendish and in this blend the Virginia tobaccos are 80 percent (80%). So this mixture is really sweet but anyway it’s better than many OTC blends. Certainly it is sweeter than many aromatics and of course it is ideal for all those who love a sweet taste. For example in my taste it is too sweet but all in all I have to admit it is a good aromatic mixture: cheap and it doesn’t cloy. In my personal rating system (from 1 to 10) my score is 6 and two stars.

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	El Duderino (4)	2019-03-11		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

The initial scent within tin is vanilla and some chocolate. It lights easy, it leaves no tongue bite, it does not generate gurgles and not a hot bowl. I was able to taste some creamy flavor; and the Black Cavendish tasted great. The exhaled smoke scent has a little buttery or butterscotch savor. The retro nasal is very nice. No need to use tamper vigorously, let tamper weight do the trick. It burns well, from the beginning to the end without re-lit. Great aromatic and outstanding room note. The strength seems to be mild to medium.

Pipe Used: Savinelli billiard straight, Rossi billiard bent

Age When Smoked: 1 month

Purchased From: Stag Tobacconist

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	Machado (3)	2019-02-06		Very Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Somewhat chocolate-ish. Not a lot of complexity.

The room note is pleasant but not very perceptible.

The taste is a little bland and not that enjoyable. I mean, I smoke it. I can smoke it every day, especially mixing with another Brazilian chocolate-flavored aromatic to make the taste more round.

But overall I'd say it's an "OK" tobacco. Not bad, not good, much less great... OK.

An everyday smoke when you don't have a lot of money on your pocket.

Pipe Used: Stanwell De Luxe 45

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: WorldCigars

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	Luckyluke (11)	2017-08-29		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

Very enjoyable mellow sweet smoke, i get a rum chocolate and a mild vanilla in the taste. Tobaccos arent to bad quality either. for the price of this one i think its a good aro, not my personal favorite but definitly a notch higher from other blends of this genre.

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	BROBS (67)	2017-06-09		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Not a bad blend, but easily bites the tongue if you aren't careful, especially directly out of the tin. Has a good flavor and I believe it would be close to Flying Dutchman. I would smoke it but wouldn't go out of my way for it, as there are much better blends out there available in bulk in my opinion. Room note was decent.. flavor decent.. didn't leave a stink but did goop the pipe a bit.

Pipe Used: Missouri Meerschaum Diplomat / Legend

Age When Smoked: 3 months

Purchased From: PipesandCigars.com

Similar Blends: Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Flying Dutchman.

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	Ducksbreath (125)	2016-04-03		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild	Pleasant

I don't really taste the difference between this and some higher quality bulk aros. In other words, the aro flavor isn't that remarkable.

However, there is the precision of the flavoring (not too much or too little), moisture (perfect), burning qualities (perfect for an aro) and tin art (really nice). The precise manufacturing and packaging are worth a star at least.

A good beginners tobacco which will also give him (or her) practice in opening and closing tins.

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	Mawnan Smiff (28)	2015-10-20		Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This particular tobacco is one of four I purchased from one of only two specialist tobacconists left in my end of Cornwall (Johnny's of Newquay). The reason for buying four is simply that being new to piping I'm still finding my feet as regards what tobacco suits me.

Straight from the pouch the baccy smells gorgeous, slightly burnt biscuit like with a hint of bonfire toffee. Not overly moist it packs and smokes very well indeed though with a few relights being needed but that is likely just me not quite having the technique quite perfect yet.

Certainly one to try and am so glad that I did. Shame it only come in 40g pouches though.

Pipe Used: Various 'basket' pipes + a rather nice Parker.

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the pouch.

Purchased From: Johnny's of Newquay (Cornwall, UK).

Similar Blends: Similar but not as strong as Peterson's Luxury Blend.....another one worth trying..

Pipe Used: Various basket pipes + a rather nice Parker.

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the pouch.

Purchased From: Johnny's of Newquay (Cornwall, UK).

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	dustoff56 (10)	2015-06-12		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

second tin tobacco I ever bought.Instantly became a favorite. Lots of cavendish, burns extremely slow. out of all the 7 Seas this was my favorite. deffinately something to try if you havent.

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	natibo (169)	2015-05-04		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

These blends were supposedly brought out to compete against Captain Black. While this blend is quite tasty, I do like Captain Black better.

The top note is not over the top (excuse the pun). It has a nice chocolate flavor, but I taste the burleys. I would give this 2.5 stars if I could.

As always, I did mix this with 5 Brothers.

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	Appalachian Chef (52)	2014-11-22		Mild	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant

Excellent tin note, great room note, balanced flavors of chocolate, fruits and vanilla. Captain Black white label on steroids. Very little bite. I'm a big fan of Mac Baren, and this one doesn't disappoint. A great all day aromatic.

Pipe Used: Dr. Grabow Lark

Age When Smoked: 1 month

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

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	Geronimo Von Klaus (76)	2014-09-03		Mild	Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant

Good stock aromatic with a lot going for it.

I was hesitant to get this, 3.5oz for what I worried could be a bite-fest, and on opening my worries enhanced as its was very sweet and chocolate-laden to the nose.

Well packed, a little moist, but packing and firing it up was a nice surprise. Nothing goes wrong here, nothing to see. Sweet, but you can taste the tobacco, not bitey at all, nothing too special, really reminds me of IRC Black China.

Spectacular price for the quality. If you want something nice and pleasant that is sweet to the taste and produces a crowd-pleasing smoke, that is low maintenance and just all round easy, give it a while. Won't blow you away, but for what it is, very nice.

Pipe Used: Dunhill reject

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: Cigars International

Similar Blends: Lane 1Q, IRC China Black.

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	cigarcohiba (36)	2014-05-03		Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant

A very basic pipe tobacco. Does not have any "significant" properties. At times it may give off a slight bittery taste. The 7seas royal blend seems to be a better smoke, probably due to the virginia present. The 7seas regular blend has burley, cavedish and no virginia.

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	Jay Bird (2)	2014-04-05		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I enjoy this tobacco and smoke a bowl ever time I have a pipe. Instead of Captain Black as a starter offer a newb 7 Seas. Similar, both enjoyable, but 7 Seas is a better quality tobacco.

Pipe Used: Cob, Mr Brog churchwarden

Purchased From: Local B & M

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	milabros1981 (15)	2014-02-28		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Reading the other reviews, I knew what I was going to get before I even buy the MB regular blend: a WAT (wife approved tobacco). Nice and tasty, very pleasant aroma and room note, easy to light, easy to smoke, overall a good tobacco that deserves its money. Yet, too mild for me, never gave me the feeling that I smoke something with any personality and at times it seemed flat and boring. The three stars are for its great price and its relatively good quality that makes it hard to ignore, particularly for beginners.

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	erkantural (10)	2014-02-12		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Pleasant

This was quite a surprise for me. I didn't expect to find a sweet nice blend in a cheap-looking 40gr pouch like this. Hey, i was wrong. This blend is mild and sweet. It's light enough to be smoked during the day. If you push it hard, it tends to burn hot and it bites; not a surprise in that.

Can be kept in stock. It's recomended to the ones who likes mildly-sweet aromatics.

Pipe Used: Sahin Briar and Missouri Corn Cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh opened pouch

Purchased From: Istanbul Ataturk Airport

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-09-10		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Mild	Pleasant

I've got very mixed feelings about this tobacco. As one of the first real Mac Baren aromatics that I tried, I had very high hopes for it. I'll highlight the pros and cons but also want to point out that thus far I've tried it in three different pipes of varying quality and size and it performs generally the same in all of them. I've also smoked around 10 bowls of it over a period of roughly 2 months.

Pros: Wonderful taste and aroma, for me personally of course Wonderful tin note * I can usually smoke it to the bottom of the bowl with no or minimal relights (with careful pacing)

Cons: Burns hot, burns wet, and requires more management and pacing during the smoke for me which can be irritating Almost always very noticeable dottle/goop left at bottom of bowl * Needed a little drying out of the tin, which didn't improve the hot/wet burning characteristic for me unfortunately.

I really want to give this 3 stars, because in my opinion it seems like a quality aromatic and the flavor and aroma imparted by the casing are great. However, as I'm becoming increasingly intolerant of goopy leftovers and extra dottle (characteristic of oh so many aro's out there), as well as the high burning temperature and extra management required to smoke it pleasurably, I find myself keeping it pushed off towards the back of my other tobaccos and have lost interest. Things might improve with age though, so I'll keep it confined to a rare smoke and will update my review accordingly if things improve in the future.

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	hrgerami@hotmail.com (4)	2013-06-26		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant

Given the limited choices of pipe tobaccos here in Tehran (Iran) amongst about 20 brands such as Captain Black, Borkum Riff, Colts, Planta, etc., looking for an alternative to a cigar, tried this Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular blend (and not inhaling). Its cocoa chocolaty taste reminded me of Partagas cigar flavor. (As an alternative to Cuban cigars that have become very expensive here recently, tried making a cigar leaf blend like the Mogano 146, Dominican Glory or Compton's Cuban Style Cigar Blend that are listed on this site. I added about 10% by vol. Cuban cigar leaf to this Mac Baren blend. And it was a satisfying smoke with cigar taste and aroma connotations.) Will definitely keep in my rotation when craving for an aromatic pipe smoke.

* For non-inhalers, a simple way of making a cigar leaf blend, using Colts American Mixture pipe tobacco, is listed with all the details under Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), Colts American Mixture reviews, if someone wished to know.

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	Bdub (4)	2013-06-05		Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

I highly recommend this brand. I have tried 1Q, Capt. Black, and McClelland's Town Topic for similar aromatic smokes but this one takes the cake. A very generous size tin considering the price for the 100g. I thought the quality of tobacco was very noticeable compared to the others that I have tried. The room note was better, the taste was better, and the overall experience to me was better than any of the other aromatics that I tried. I will definitely keep this in my rotation.

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	keremgulermen (11)	2012-12-19		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

Its like CB White Pouches. No need to anytime, I think.

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	strongirish (249)	2012-12-07		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

First off you must love aromatics to enjoy this as it is vanilla flavored causing those that don't like aromatics to think it tastes like soap or other noncomplementary flavor. As I do like vanilla flavors I enjoyed this blend, but I don't feel it is up to par with some of the great vanillas blends. It is mild enough, very little tongue bite.

This comes in a white toll up pouch and it smeels very sweet in the pouch, with the vanilla flavoring comening through. It is very dark and very sticky. It is a ribbon cut, It takes a few lights to get going and will require relights. Once lit though, it does give one a smooth, creamy vanilla flavored smoke, is very easy on the tongue, and is very mild. I could see Captain Black lovers enjoying this. But it does taste like all the other vanillas out there, nothing distinctive about it. It does have a lot of preservatives and you can leave it out to dry forever and it will still be sticky. So if goopy is not your thing, this may not be for you. It does have a nice slow burn rate and it will smoke down to the bottom of the bowl and a lot of the moisture burns off as you won't have a lot of it at the bottom of your bowl. While I did enjoy smoking this, it does not come even close to a vanilla blend like MB Vanilla Cream. if given the choice to smoke a vanilla, I would not choose this seven seas which is why it only get's two stars from me out of four.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2012-11-30		Medium	Extra Strong	Overwhelming	Overwhelming

Well today I smoked soap. Thank you MAC BAREN. If you look at the price, you will first think why is it so cheap? Then a brief look at the tobacco leaf and cut you understand that is just the remaining unwanted tobacco of the company sprayed with...soap?

I must inform you that i'm not an aromatic pipe smoker. But I think that even those who like this sort of tobacco will be very surprised how bad this blend is!

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2012-11-20		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

About once a year I get an urge to smoke an aromatic blend. I've been on a bit of a Mac Baren binge of late, working through tins of Dark Twist, Golden Extra, Symphony and finishing up with Burley; favourites, all. So when the desire for something different came over me, I reached for more Mac Baren: 7 Seas Regular.

It has been, perhaps, five years since I sampled their Vanilla Cream, but my memory of that blend seemed to match with the experience of smoking 7 Seas: very sweet, slightly fruity, and quite light on the tobacco experience.

If you like aromatics, I can't see how you couldn't like this. If you don't like aromatics, I can't see how this would win you over. I would prefer Stokkebye's bulk PS-24 for a vanilla and tobacco experience but as there are no more real pipe shops left in my hometown I can't pick up a small bag of it. Never thought I'd see the day...

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	Arkie (129)	2012-10-23		Mild	Mild to Medium	Medium	Pleasant

I have read that McBaren developed the 7 seas series to compete with the Captain Black blends. If they did they were certainly successful. 7 Seas Reg not only tastes better, it isn't saturated with the gosh-awful propylene glycol that makes the Captain Black stuff a goopy mess.

In my opinion, it is slightly better than 7 Seas Royal.

I would have given 7 Seas Reg a 4 star rating but it does have a slight bite. Regardless of how tempting it is, I have to limit myself to 2 pipefuls per day to avoid being bitten.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2012-10-10		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I have tried all the 7 Seas blends except the Red. This is by far my favourite of the series. It is not a nicotine power house & thats ok for a mild flavourful aromatic. It is a nice change of pace from the heavier true tobacco blends I also like but it is not a goopy , chemical type of aro & this is a good thing.THis is my present aromatic of choice.

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	Dr.sadik (120)	2012-06-02		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

the best in the 7 seas line. the flavorings are very nice and a tad on the sweet side which might be a no go for many pipers. though it is moist however it burns quite alrite. the room not is nice but will not overwhelm the place which might not please your surroundings (thats a draw back to me). but certainly an enjoyable tobacco and i would certainly recommend for aromatic lovers.

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	SpeedyPete (29)	2012-01-22		Very Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I was given a sample to try at our last pipeclub meeting. The first positive note was the delicious chocolate flavour emitting from the bag. The baccy was a bit moist but to my surprise it lit easily and stayed lit. The smoke was very mild, cool and the taste reminded me of espresso! No, I repeat, no tongue bite at all!! I've bought, and finished, a bag since. I'm not a Mac Bite fan at all but this tobacco now features in my top 10 favourites. I just LOVE it!!!

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	ap (57)	2012-01-15		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Mild in nicotine this is a decent aro with sweet Vanilla/Chocolate taste that burns ok.

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	gunner525 (66)	2011-08-27		Mild to Medium	Medium	Full	Very Pleasant

Over the past two days I've given 7 Seas Regular blend a couple of bowls, and I thoroughly enjoy it. A great cool smooth smoke with a casing of chocolate and vanilla which intermingle and sometimes intertwine. They're cased on a black cavendish and golden burley leaf combination. Sometimes the vanilla took over and sometimes the chocolate took over, other times the two flavors mixed wonderfully, and still sometimes the taste of the great leaf combination took over for a moment. It's been a wonderful smoke every time. The flavors mingle just enough to make the smoke tremendously enjoyable without leaving me wondering where the flavor casing has gone. By the time I realize I'm mostly tasting the burley and black cavendish all the sudden the vanilla or chocolate flavor pops back up. Like most MacB blends it's a little moist in the tin, but it hasn't given me any problems with lighting or tongue bite. Definitely worth a try. By the way, you can buy it in bulk from most websites so you can get a 2oz sample bag very reasonably priced.

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2011-08-08		Extremely Mild	Strong	Mild	Very Pleasant

Vanilla, Caramel, brown sugar, toasted pancake and honey is the base flavoring of this 7seas blend, extremely mild, sweet with delightful room aroma and very pleasant sweet taste and aroma.

very close to Captain Black(white), the casing seems to me stronger and more natural than CBW, however the taste is less nutty, less buttery with less body in the smoke.

If you like CBW give this one a try.

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	Steden (100)	2011-03-19		Very Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Well, I'll cut short: 7SRB is a quite pleasant Aromatic which smokes smooth and cool with a good mouth feel, nonetheless for some reason (too chemistry?) it irritates my throat. Somewhat recommended.

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	fiorano (13)	2011-02-11		Medium	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is good hearty regular tobacco. Pack it right not too tight and easy does it. It is warm and mild tasting nut it maade me want to find the notes of flavor. A good blend it isn't great but it is alright. I recommend, consider captain black as a comparison, although they are different they Share an essence which is common to both. Enjoy it because it is eaasy going.

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	Slow Triathlete (62)	2011-01-04		Very Mild	Medium	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

I got this as a sample from my local shop when this first came out. Hmmm, a white pouch aromatic with a reference to the sea and a ship on the front. I wonder who they are trying to compete with?!?!

I was not overly impressed with this blend. The aroma and room note were exceptional but it smelled just like Captain Black White to me. It was wet and goopy just like CBW as well. However, this blend is more expensive.

If you like CBW then save your money and keep buying that. Otherwise, try a better tinned aromatic like Stanwell's Melange or Cornell and Diehl's Autumn Evening.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-12-29		Very Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I agree with most of the other positive reviews of this blend. Light in strength, and uncomplicated; perfect for the the beginner pipe smoker. Not a great deal of flavor really, but rather enjoyable nonetheless. I would call this a very "passive" smoke. I much prefer it to the highly touted MB Vanilla Cream, which I find rather harsh. Just remember to pack it lightly.

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	DeadMensPipes (38)	2010-12-13		Mild	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

Received a free sample pouch of this blend with an order for some other tobacco. Upon opening, it smells nice, has a unique note which I was unable to identify. Looks nice, dark ribbon cut with shreds of lighter browns - packs well. I anticipated an enjoyable smoke.

The smoking of it doesn't quite add up to the anticipation. It started out flavorful, a decent aromatic, but quickly became muddy-flavored, and gurgled, causing the bowl to heat up till almost unbearable to hold. I will give the remainder of the pouch to the next homeless guy at an intersection.

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	Tom Bombadill (121)	2010-12-12		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

A very nice aromatic. I'd call this a middle aromatic because it's neither goopy with flavor nor one of the slightly flavored variety. The smell in the bag is fantastic but, as usual bag smell doesn't have a lot of do with how it smokes.

I really enjoyed the smoking taste. The cavendish was consistently smooth and complimented by the natural sweetness of the burley. The burley was nicely blended in that it didn't overpower and I didn't detect the burley nutty taste that occurs when the burley is really prevalent. The casings/flavorings were low-key and added a nice sweetness to the tobaccos flavors.

Interesting slightly salty taste to the end of each puff.

Overall, a very nice balance of the tobacco taste and the flavorings. I'm impressed with this new blend and would try it again. Got this sample as a freebie in an order from a tobacconist. Well worth a smoke for the seasoned enjoyer of aromatics or the new pipe smoker. Cool, mellow and relaxing.

Note: I usually smoke English blends and my favorites are Oriental/Balkans. When I want straight tabacky I smoke english blends. When I want some sweetness and flavorings I smoked aromatics. Pipe smoking is that simple.

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	doc'spipe (242)	2010-11-24		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I received a .71 ounce pouch sample of this MacBaren offering with a recent pipe order from smokingpipes.com. Thank you very much!! The look of the tobacco after opening the pouch reminded me of Captain Black White. It smelled sweeter than CBW as well - not actually a sweeter version of CBW as the pouch aroma was different. The short ribbon cut loaded well and despite some dampness to the leaf, it took well to the match and stayed lit throughout the smoke. The initial taste was of butterscotch, and I mean very buttery. It was quite delightful. The butterscotch gave way to subtle hints of chocolate. Although the pouch description says vanilla, I didn't detect that too readily. It smoked cool for an aromatic and produced a minimal amount of moisture. I was surprised at this as it was so fresh and was fairly well cased. Although the flavors already described droped off in intensity, there was always a nice subtle sweetness remaining until the bowl's finish. There was no overt Virginia presence, but I did note a Burley-like fullness to the smoke. Never did it produce any harshness or significant dottle. Medium grey ash was present at the finish.

I like this much better than CBW. CBW, for me, has always been fairly tasteless. I never got much in the way of side- stream aroma either. Very different, however, with Mac's 7 Seas Regular. I don't smoke many blends like this one any more. The occasional bowl or two of Sillem's Musketeer or Dan's Milonga I do frequent when the mood strikes. I would certainly consider adding Mac's 7SR as well. Much better than many of the Tinderbox jarred aromatic offerings. Almost reminds me of McClelland's Tastemaster but without the chemical taste. You would never guess this to be a MacBaren's in a blind testing. Not based on personal preference, but on the tobacco's own merit, it is truly a 4 star blend. Since I don't partake of this genre much anymore, a solid 3 stars based on personal preference. It went best for me in a small-bowled, Yves St Claude, 6.5" mini churchwarden. An excellent start for newbies taking to the pipe.

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	grumpyoldprofessor (11)	2010-11-18		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Not a bad smoke at all when taken for what it is. No it's not a complex english or subtly sweet virginia, but if what you're looking for is a smooth smoking sweet smelling aromatic this one is pretty good. I do enjoy Captain Black regular (white) and do see/smell/taste some similarities, but think this one is milder in flavoring and has almost a caramel scent that I don't get from CB.

The first 3rd of the bowl is pretty dull, not much of a sweet taste, but it gradually builds up to be a nice sweet tasting smoke by the middle of the bowl and when it ends I find myself wanting more.

So far I've smoked one 100gram tin of this and do think I'll keep some around. It could possibly replace CB White as my go to aromatic. Definitely worth a try if you're in to aromatics.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-11-17		Mild	Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

I'm not really an aromatic smoker and don't recommend this if you are a dedicated Latakia blend smoker...but then again if you like to smoke your Christmas cookies, then by all means I recommend this tobacco.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-11-01		Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

I am sure that you all remember or know of the famous Lane Limited "Captain" series-- "Regular, Gold, and Royal".Well these are the MacBaren equivalents. Good news for aromatic smokers!I'm not one of them. Really like MacBaren's almost all of their Virginian/Perique/Latakia blends and can occasionally smoke some of their Virginia/Burley blends. Sometimes(for the Virginia/Burleys, that is). Smoked Dark Twist and Club Blend for mny many years in fact. Couldn't handle the Lane tobccos at all then or MacBaren copy now.Good quality tobaccos but why does MacBarens need another aromatic? For me a qualified "Not Reccomended"since I don't smoke aromatics.If you do have a good time with these new blends.

-Piper at the Gates of Dawn

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-09-15		Very Mild	Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

first tobacco i tried after returning to the pipe after 20 odd years........lovely smell when i opened the pouch....easy to light and keep lit. For me though there was just something missing, maybe I was looking for more taste, but this just did not do it for me, it just did not live up to the pouch smell, also burnt very hot towards the bottom of the bowl.....lovely aroma though.

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	Pipedawg (16)	2010-03-11		Extremely Mild	Strong	Very Mild	Pleasant

I don't know what is is with Danes and crappy aromatics. But I guess there's a market for tobacco with no taste of tobacco whatsoever. This is really bad. First half of the bowl is a fight against vomiting - a really sour and artificial tasting experience....Yuk! Last half of the bowl gets a little better, and close your eyes and you might just get a hint of the fine chocolate Burley. But basically, both the Cavendish and the Burley are cased beyond recognition.

As usual the aroma is great, but I cannot for the love of God tell you what this really taste like! Oh yeah...and it leaves the back part of your mouth scorched. Can't help puffin' too hard too often, as the strength is non-existant.

A sudden urge to brush my teeth!

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2023-04-14		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I like the idea of reviewing each blend on its own merit, but there is an elephant in the room with this one.

Captain Black White-1.5 ounce plastic pouch, $9-$16, 7 Seas Regular-3.5 ounce all-metal tin, $13-15

This stuff is half as expensive and twice as good as CB White. Compared to what you pay for a pouch of CB at a brick-and-mortar, 7 Seas is worth at least $30 a tin. It's smoother and more tasty although the flavoring is a little lighter. The moisture content is also better. If you are looking for your first pouch of tobacco, don't buy a pouch at all, order this. Better in every regard.

Pipe Used: cobs

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	TheOtter (72)	2023-02-16		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Very Pleasant

This is a very sweet blend that highlights the cavendish with accents of cocoa and vanilla. I cannot emphasize the sweetness enough, so for me it is a blend that I can crave as a substitute for sugar. It's a great as a "desserty" after dinner blend, but it is also wonderful with a morning coffee. The chocolate notes blend perfectly with a latte. This is definitely not an all day smoke for me on the account of its sweetness, but it can be for those with a sweet tooth.

Pipe Used: Chacom Mojito (Acorn)

Similar Blends: Cult - Blood Red Moon, Mac Baren - Amphora Full Aroma, HU Tobacco - Cervantes (Gran Reserva Limitada 2 Años).

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	wintermute (90)	2021-10-25		Mild	Mild	Mild	Very Pleasant

This one is supposed to be the equivalent to Captain Black Regular, but I think it is a lot closer to Captain Black Royal. The tin aroma is that of vanilla and comes ready to smoke. The Cavendish is made in the European style, but with more Burley taste coming through. The vanilla is a bit chemical, but it wears off midway through the bowl. The Burley provides plenty of cmoke, unlike the Gold version. The Gold version has the Virginia tobacco take center stage. My wife likes the aroma, but it is still not a favorite. Towards the end of the bowl, the confections dim and the tobacco taste comes to the front. No bite. As the bowl ends, the vanilla does make one last appearance. I have not noticed that this stuff will ghost your pipe. This is one that a lot of American smokers will find familiar. A larger pipe seems better for this type of blend.

Pipe Used: MM Washington

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Captain Black Royal, 1Q.

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	nach0 (35)	2021-10-07		Very Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

You have to be minded that this is a strong aromatic tobacco, really wet and for sure full of chemicals. Apart from that, delivers what we expect of this sort of blend. For the ones who like aromatic, this is definitively a option to have a try. Easy to find, good room note, nice and dense smoke.

Age When Smoked: fresh pack

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	Vegan-Comrade (4)	2021-05-29		Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

I do not typically enjoy aromatics, I prefer the straight taste of my tobacco blends. However, after hearing some good things about this one and wanting to try to explore things I wouldn't normally, I decided to pick up a tin of this stuff and I can't say that I disliked it.

While I wouldn't smoke this on a regular basis, the two bowls I've had since receiving it were enjoyable. The flavoring is not overpowering but is certainly noticable, although I didn't detect any of the chocolate that it's said to have, I did taste the vanilla and also a bit of a caramelly flavor.

Pipe Used: MM Mini Hardwood

Purchased From: 4Noggins

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	Anakin1981 (11)	2021-03-15		Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

To put it plain and simple this is one of the best if not the best cheap aromatic tobacco. In this price range it's one of the few choices to buy something good.

Chocolate and cocoa are the tastes that strike me the most but some vanilla and coffee were detected as well. It burns really good and it makes for a good smoking experience with no tongue bite at all.

Due to it's price and quality it's one tobacco that you should consider trying. Sure there are better out there but in higher prices.

Pipe Used: Various

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the pouch

Purchased From: Tobacco store

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	MangoLegs (72)	2021-03-08		Very Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant

Preparation & Burn: 6/10 A bit damp. Cheap course cut. Burns cool, no bite. A few re-lights required.

Taste: 6/20 Kind of vanilla-sweetness but otherwise not much of a clear flavor identity. No tobacco taste, so there's really no body here. It's basically tasty air rather than smoke, so that subtracts points for me.

Mildness: 10/10 My idea of a good smoke is a relaxing, low nicotine session. Therefore, the milder the better. I barely detect any nicotine here. Perfect!

Total: 22/40

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	HeavyTrees (70)	2021-01-30		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant

Once again, a blend that I probably would’ve never bought myself. Lucky is the man who has a caring friend and so it happened that I found myself opening a pouch that I received as a gift.

Look is of mostly dark color with some golden sprinkles and a rather raw mixture cut. Cold Smell is of hard, straight to the face chocolate aroma with no tobacco detectable. Not too moist so I just get it out of the pouch and let it rest for some minutes then pack it in a medium to large sized bowl to leave it some space. Takes flames nicely and burns slow and steady.

Awaiting a hard hit of chocolate flavor, the first puffs after lighting surprise me a lot as I get a mild taste of sweet tobaccos (cavendish and burley) that combine to a taste that reminds me of cigarillos. When continuing the smoke you can clearly taste that sugar coated cocoa topping as smelled in the pouch but not as penetrating as in the smell. Tastes of tobacco come through from time to time mostly cavendish and hints of hay but the added flavor is clearly predominant. Sweet, liquorish and dark chocolate notes leading the way as they do in the room note which is also recognized as pleasant cigar-like. The topping loses a bit in strength after half of the bowl but the smoke doesn’t get bitter like some aros when the topping drifts away.

Surely not an all day smoke for me but not unpleasant when I get a sweet tooth, what happens...sometimes

Pipe Used: Medium to large briar

Age When Smoked: From pouch

Purchased From: Friend

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	pipe_lusitano (3)	2021-01-27		Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant

I Live in Portugal so Pipe tobacco varieties are very very scarce (You'll only find STG tobaccos mainly in almost all places, like Brokum Riff, Holland House, Skandinavik among others, none of the good stuff).

I bought this one on a trip to Spain an as soon a I opened the pouch I was mesmerized with the vary pleasant scent of cocoa and dark chocolate that flooded my nose straight away. Smoking it was also a very nice experience. This tobacco revealed to be very soft and gentle to my mouth and taste, not harsh at all even after a full 1oz full of bowls from this blend.

The only downside I found to some of the bowls I smoked was that it was burning too hot, but since it can relate to other factors rather than the tobacco itself it can't be considered quite a downside of this blend. Overall this is a tobacco that stays easily lit and won't require many relights.

It is a tobacco easy to. smoke you can't mess it up too much even if you deliberately try.

P.S. It might sound stupid but I decided to cellar a pouch (got rid of the pouch and stored it in an airtight jar of course) and will wait probably 6 months to see how the flavor and scent evolves.

Pipe Used: Peterson's Kilarney 03& Peterson's Fermoy 80

Age When Smoked: Straight out of the pouch (3 months)

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	Ford Prefect (9)	2020-12-21		Very Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

For what it's supposed to be, it's great! Tastes amazing, lighting and maintaining the burn requires a bit of work but you are well rewarded and the room note is heavenly. Stay well away if you're not aro lover but don't miss out on it if you are. One other thing is it burned a bit moist for me, I imagine if it wasn't for filters I use these days I'd have some trouble with condensate.

Pipe Used: Various with balsa or meerschaum 9mm filters

Age When Smoked: Fresh from the pouch

Purchased From: https://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/

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	Karam (59)	2020-08-28		Extremely Mild	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

This is my first de facto aromatic blend since smoking many other blends.

The smell from the pouch is divine, milk chocolate, and loads of it, along with vanilla and perhaps some sort of alcohol. The blend is essentially 85% black ribbons, interspersed with brown and lighter brown - there's a ton of cavendish here.

The taste is quite good, it is as I expected, chocolatey, vanilla, not very sweet (which is a plus in this case as it'd be too much for my tastes). There's really almost no tobacco taste in the first 2/3 of the bowl, it burns cool and stress-free.

There's also no nicotine that I can detect, but my tolerance is quite high (for reference, Gawith 1792 flake, brown rope and MacBaren HH Old Dark Fired are "just right" for me), and I believe the blend is not designed to be a nic powerhouse, just an all-day, everyday smoke.

The room note is probably the best I've smelled so far.

I'll end up mixing it with something with a bit more tobacco taste, not because there's something wrong with this blend, but because I know I'll enjoy it more if I do that!

Somewhat recommended.

P.S. benefits from drying before smoking.

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	North State (72)	2020-03-26		Mild	Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

The first MacBaren that didn't produce a "mmm, good" effect on me, but just "mmm, alright"

I had made a mental note of this tobacco that it was the first Macbaren blend that I didn't particularly like and I wondered why that was until I found the remains of my review pouch. While the burley base should endeavour this to me, the centre stage is completely stolen by the incredibly creamy vanilla of the cavendish here; this blend simply leans too much to the aromatic side to be truly enjoyable to me. The pouch note is wonderful though as is the room note, consistency a bit on the grainy side, easy to pack a bowl with.

This will by no means, however, put me off from trying the other 7 Seas blends and I would still choose this tobacco over many supermarket brands. In a row of MacBarens though it would be one of the last to be chosen.

Pipe Used: various

Age When Smoked: Fresh from pouch

Purchased From: Tobacco stand in a supermarket in Zlin, Czech Republic

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	Esskie (6)	2016-02-29		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant

Straight off the bat, I experienced tongue bite!, it did take a wee bit of lighting tho so, to be fair it would've been quite hot. I never tried this after drying some but it's a good reason to but more. This did die off however & turned into a nice "roundness", soft, a "warm wholeness" hitting my tongue instead of the sharpness that went with the heat.

Pipe Used: MM Cob, Dr Plumb Meerschaum lined

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: GQ Tobacco

Similar Blends: "traditional american style aromatic".

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-12-14		Mild to Medium	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

Very enjoyable american aromatic, mainly marked by burley nutiness and chocolate/butterscotch (more than vanilla) topping to my buds. Darker, fuller than Royal Blend of the 7 seas series. 3 stars for me.

Pipe Used: french briar

Age When Smoked: fresh pouch (2013)

Purchased From: local tobacconist

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-07-07		Mild	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

One of my best regular aromatic tobacco. Good quality of casing and better than 1-Q and much to series of Captain Black. Smoke fantastic and very pleasant, and indeed very sweet. The tobacco is a bit sticky, do avoid tight packing and make sure take a gentle and slow sipping. For sure you will be overwhelmed by nice and addicted tobacco flavor and its sweetness.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2013-06-18		Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

Over the past two days I've given 7 Seas Regular blend a couple of bowls, and I thoroughly enjoy it. A great cool smooth smoke with a casing of chocolate and vanilla which intermingle and sometimes intertwine. They're cased on a black cavendish and golden burley leaf combination. Sometimes the vanilla took over and sometimes the chocolate took over, other times the two flavors mixed wonderfully, and still sometimes the taste of the great leaf combination took over for a moment. It's been a wonderful smoke every time. The flavors mingle just enough to make the smoke tremendously enjoyable without leaving me wondering where the flavor casing has gone. By the time I realize I'm mostly tasting the burley and black cavendish all the sudden the vanilla or chocolate flavor pops back up. It is a bit moist in the tin, as most MacB blends are, but hasn't given me any problems with relights or tongue bite. Definitely recommend giving this blend a try, especially if you're an aromatic fan.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2012-10-09		Mild	Medium	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Burns well if packed lightly, though in a narrow bowl i had to relight it quite a lot. Tastes quite flat if smoked slowly. Only when i smoked it hotter i got a somewhat pleasant fruity/vanilla taste. Then again, if smoked hot it might bite lightly. Smokeable, but not exciting. Just 'cause i expected more of this blend, it feels like a waste of money and time.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-11-15		Mild	Medium to Strong	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

i dont really smoke aromatics im a english tobacco kind of guy. but i got this in bulk at the tobacco barn and i was really into it. the flavor was really good and it tasted great. it smells like brow sugar out of the bag. mac baren really knows how to make a good aromatic. if you dont let it dry out it smokes cool and is an all around solid blend. its not really wet like other aromatics get. now if i want a break from my english blends this is what i go for

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2011-06-23		Mild	Strong	Medium	Pleasant

Yummy stuff. Coffee, cocoa, and butter. Yep, butter. Sounds weird, but this stuff is very smooth and tasty. I don't get any bite from it. It's positively wet from the tin, but it seemed to burn fine regardless and left zero goop or dottle a cob. It's compared to CBW often, but it tastes substantially different to me. Less vanilla in 7 Seas. 7 Seas also seems to have a much richer character and to be much smoother, and to have a nicer finish at the bottom of the bowl. It's also actually cheaper than CBW these days. You'll notice that the people who have panned this one mostly state that they aren't aromatic fans. Well, fine. If you don't mind aros, though, this is a pretty decent one. I'm more of a straight Virginia guy myself but I occasionally enjoy a good flavored bowl. I plan to buy more of this blend.

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	Emeritus Account (30171)	2010-12-19		Mild to Medium	Medium	Mild to Medium	Very Pleasant

After recieving this as a free sample, what to say, except for extremely impressed! Absolutely no tongue bite, and it contains an amazing butter and chocolate flavor. Also not too bad on the wallet. It makes for a great smokle for a beginner as well, as it it easy to light, no tongue bite, and it has an excellent room note. Obviously not for the more experienced pipe smokers who may be desirous of something much stronger, but definately a great blend for a beginner, or anybody who will enjoy the great chocolate/ cocoa taste that this blend offer. Also not too bad on the wallet. This is actually my number one blend, even after trying more complex and expensive blends. Very well made blend!

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