Mac Baren 7 Seas Gold Blend
(2.68)
A golden blend of tobaccos. A soft and exceptional mellow smoke. Delightful aromatic taste. A true pleasure journey.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.68 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 61 - 66 of 66 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 12, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I'm trying this blend for the first time. I purchased it at a locally owned non-franchise tobacco store in the local mall. I'm not going to say which one because I don't like the owner and I don't want to give him any free advertising. Anyway, I think this is one of those blends you have to smoke really really slow and patiently look forward to the complex tobacco flavors that emerge around mid bowl. Also I think this might be one of those tobaccos that doesn't like to share seasonings in your pipe with other tobaccos smoked previously. And I think this is more than just an "aromatic" blend meant for people in the room to enjoy the smell. I think Mac Baren has some real quality aged tobaccos in there with wonderful natural flavors which will overpower the casings around mid bowl if the smoker is truly patient. I learned with Mac Baren Scottish Mixture, that some Mac Baren blends are truly not designed for big huge puffs of smoke unless the smoker just really enjoys having a burnt mouth. Truly the secret to smoking Scottish Mixture is to keep it just barely lit and then your mouth will get just barely burnt. LOL But this 7 Seas blend is not anywhere near that bad. Keep this blend barely lit and your mouth won't be burnt at all. And give it the ten bowl challenge in the same pipe so that your pipe has a chance to get seasoned to the subtle flavors of quality aged tobacco that Mac Baren has cleverly engineered into this blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 29, 2010 | Medium | Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I am relatively new to pipe smoking and I tend to lean more towards non aromatic blends. Friend of mine picked 2 pouches of this blend up for me and I decided to give it a shot.
Upon opening the pouch, the tobacco is not too moist. The cut is long ribbons and a nice mixture light and dark colored tobacco. Tin note is pleasent and not over-powering. In fact the casing is extremely mild for an aromatic tobacco, which suited me. Cannot really place what the smell is but it is reminiscent of chocolate coated raisins.
Packing and lighting is a breeze. After the initial charring light and tamp, the subsequent light produced a nice volume of smoke. Initial taste was of tangy virginias and a hint of dark chocolate. Halfway through the bowl, the taste got stronger, nuttier and the malty chocolate taste was still there. It stayed that way till the bottom of the bowl. Tobacco stayed lit almost all the way down and only needed 1 relight towards the end. Burned to a light grey ash and left no goopey gunk after the smoke.
Did not bite my tongue, but I must admit that no Mac Baren Blends have caused me any tongue bite.
One of my favourite aromatic to date. 4 stars!!!
Upon opening the pouch, the tobacco is not too moist. The cut is long ribbons and a nice mixture light and dark colored tobacco. Tin note is pleasent and not over-powering. In fact the casing is extremely mild for an aromatic tobacco, which suited me. Cannot really place what the smell is but it is reminiscent of chocolate coated raisins.
Packing and lighting is a breeze. After the initial charring light and tamp, the subsequent light produced a nice volume of smoke. Initial taste was of tangy virginias and a hint of dark chocolate. Halfway through the bowl, the taste got stronger, nuttier and the malty chocolate taste was still there. It stayed that way till the bottom of the bowl. Tobacco stayed lit almost all the way down and only needed 1 relight towards the end. Burned to a light grey ash and left no goopey gunk after the smoke.
Did not bite my tongue, but I must admit that no Mac Baren Blends have caused me any tongue bite.
One of my favourite aromatic to date. 4 stars!!!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 17, 2024 | Very Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Unnoticeable |
Tobacco is gentle aromatic smelling after some fruits and as second aroma would be vanilla maybe. I was not able recognize what kind of fruit was leading aroma. It was apple or pear maybe to me. Moisture was accurate, burned well..
Taste of smoking was very average. I can imagine, that new pipe-smokers could easily get tongue-bite. Don't get me wrong. Tobaccos seems to be in good quality, but but everything was very shallow, without body.
You need fair amount of relights, burn till end without moisture.
There are definitely better tobaccos out there. Even better aromatics.
Taste of smoking was very average. I can imagine, that new pipe-smokers could easily get tongue-bite. Don't get me wrong. Tobaccos seems to be in good quality, but but everything was very shallow, without body.
You need fair amount of relights, burn till end without moisture.
There are definitely better tobaccos out there. Even better aromatics.
Pipe Used:
Savineli315; Cobs; BPK6164; Hilson
PurchasedFrom:
tecon-gmbh.de
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 02, 2023 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is one of my go to aromatics. A lovely citrus taste mixed with caramel. Needs some drying time out of the tin. Burns slowly, so be leisurely with it. To be sure, so far I have only tried this Gold and the Black and both are well done. This is a smooth, pleasant smoke — you get the flavor profile, you taste some tobacco, and you don’t (how to put this) have to fight with it. The taste and the aroma envelope. But then this is my experience and I also love heavy full Latakia, full Oriental English blends. I am not even sure why I pick which type when I do.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 24, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Mild. That is the word that comes to mind when I think of this blend. This is a nice tobacco to smoke on a hot summer day because it doesn't bring too much to the table as far as strength. The tin note and the room note are both wonderful. The problem is that, for me, this tobacco is all aroma. Very little taste.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 05, 2011 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
I decent tobacco for a decent price. MacBaren did a fine job opening into the American style Aro market. I have found this is a great all day smoke, nice mild and no bite. As for it being a treat style smoke it has a bit to be desired. One big negative is that it is a very moist tobacco and should be dried for a bit to cut down on the goop.
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