Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular Blend
(2.71)
Black cavendish and golden burleys. A soft and exceptionally mellow smoke. Delightful, aromatic taste. A true pleasure journey.
New pouch description: golden Virginias are blended with selected light brown burleys and a large part of Virginia black cavendish. A loose cut tobacco with sweet vanilla and dark chocolate that is a good all day smoke.
Details
| Brand | Mac Baren |
| Series | 7 Seas |
| Blended By | Mac Baren |
| Manufactured By | Mac Baren |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cocoa / Chocolate, Other / Misc, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin weight, 100 grams pouch weight, bulk |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.71 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 111 - 118 of 118 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 27, 2021 | 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.
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)
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2020 | 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
PurchasedFrom:
https://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from the pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 28, 2020 | 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.
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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2020 | 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.
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
PurchasedFrom:
Tobacco stand in a supermarket in Zlin, Czech Republic
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from pouch
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2016 | 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
PurchasedFrom:
GQ Tobacco
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 14, 2013 | 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
PurchasedFrom:
local tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
fresh pouch (2013)
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 18, 2013 | 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.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 09, 2012 | 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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