Mac Baren 7 Seas Regular Blend

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 d

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y (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.

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.

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.

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.