Sutliff Tobacco Company Molto Dolce

The Godz know this one really doesn't need yet another review, but I can't resist. Molto Dolce ("Very Sweet", translated) is indeed "sweet" but not necessarily in the usual sense. Think of these descriptors:

Creme Brulee, pound cake, soft caramel candies (with the white center), vanilla, coconut and honey. Think rich. Think softly smooth. Think full and creamy. Think feather bed. Think floating on your back on a glassy calm ocean. Think a pina colada on the beach. Such a life is sweet and so is this blend. Some have called this the "King", but the "Queen of Aromatics" is more like it.

Please do NOT dry this one out. Yes, it's moist and yes, you will have to tolerate a few relights. But if you wish to fully experience and enjoy this sensuous and sweet, voluptuous Queen of Aromatics, you'll need to only pack with care, light and have at her.

Delicious, and well-integrated with no single aroma dominating but pleasing in its totality, and only hinting at its components. Well down the bowl you may begin to sense the underlying tobaccos, and not as wet as I might have expected. Ever want to make slow and gentle, rich love with your pipe? This is the one. For special occasions and dessert.

You may even want to smoke a cigarette afterwards, lol...

As a beginning pipe smoker in May of 2014, I stumbled upon a tin of Molto Dolce as part of promotion at Iwan Ries in Chicago. It sat on my shelf for a few weeks before I cracked the seal, but when I did, I realized the tin note was like no other aromatic I had tried up to that point. I was hoping that the taste would be just as good, and to my surprise and delight, I had discovered the first aromatic that I knew wold make my regular smoking rotation. Notes of vanilla, anise and chocolate are all evident on the palette, with a buttery smooth mouth feel. I know many detractors have called this blend an over-cased, goopy mess, but I've never had a bad smoke with it, and I've always enjoyed this blend's delicious flavors. A great aromatic.

This is the sweetest smelling tobacco that I think I have ever tried. This stuff will definitely kill the craving for any sweet tooth that you have. The room note of this stuff can be smelled about halfway around the world! I only had one problem with it, and that was the price of the tobacco, and the fact that it was a small amount at that. If you like aromatics, then do yourself a favor, and get this stuff now.......not later, but now! 🙂

So THIS is an easy review. Molto Dolce means "Very Sweet". That's your review.

I bought this so that I could have a variety of wife-pleasing nightcap smokes. This sounded like a good idea. In the tin it smelled like pound cake to me. I know it should be vanilla, caramel and honey, but it smelled like pound cake. The tobacco seemed to be too wet and will leave a slight stickiness on your fingers, but it lights pretty easy and required very little lighter action. Instant sweetness is what you are hit with on first puff. Easy to exhale through the nose, too. The smoke is thick and I think I can get the vanilla as a prominant taste all during the experience.

Did I mention it is sweet? I think this is a nice smoke to appease the significant other or if you tongue needs a rest from some bolder smokes. To me, though, it became somewhat of a flavorless, sweet smoke. Enjoyable as it was, I don't think that desserts are supposed to last as long as I smoke a pipe for. I think it is definately worth the experience to try this at least once. You may love it. I'll smoke the tin but doubt I will be re-supplying.

This is a good aromatic that doesn't have too much of an overpowering flavor. Vanilla/Caramel/Honey room notes are recognized although vanilla sticks out the most. Watch out for tongue bite however.

Label: Suffice it to say Molto Dolce is the Cream of the Crop. A rich and creamy texture of vanilla, caramel, and honey is applied to Burley, Virginia, and Black Cavendish.

Aroma: The vanilla is strongest, while the honey and caramel are a bit beneath. Sometimes I get a hint of almost a coconut straight from the tin; I think it's due to just the right combination of the other scents.

Taste: Again, mainly straight sweet vanilla. I can sometimes pick out the black cavendish if I pay close attention.

Room Note: This is the best smelling tobacco you'll find. It smells like some sort of carmelized dessert is in your oven.

Thoughts: This is one of my favorite aromatics. I received this tin for review, but I had bought it before and will buy it again. It pops and crackles as you light it, but I've never had tongue bite and after the light it burns well. It's a great choice if you'll be smoking around people that don't smoke.

An aromatic smoker's - particularly a Black Cav based aro smoker's - dream. I dont usually go the aro route, but had a sweet tooth and decided to see what all the fuss is about.

In the tin, the aroma is vanilla and caramel. It is dark brown and black, ribbon cut, and very moist. Moisture here is a double edged sword - dry it and it doesnt leave as much goopy dottle; leave it wet and the various toppings are easier to pick out. In either event, plenty of relights will be necessary, as will plenty of pipe cleaners.

The flavor is nice and sweet - VERY sweet. What makes this worth its buzz is that the sweetness seems natural, not synthetic, and not particularly cloying. For the most part, the flavor is vanilla and caramel, much like a good creme brulee. Smoked very slowly, a note of honey will pop out and that really, really is a treat...and one cant speak highly enough of the room note!

The blend suffers from the usual maintenance issues that plague most heavily-topped/cased aros, but it is still a very good smoke. I wont buy it often, but that's only because I dont usually crave an aromatic....but when I DO get a sweet tooth, this will be the first place I turn.

This is a fantastic aromatic for the topping lovers. This will not bowl you over with any backdrop of tobacco taste. You will not taste the tobacco at all. But you will taste a topping that will hang through to the end of the bowl. It will taste a little like it smells and it smells good.

This is not what I look for in aromatics so much, but everybody I know who is heavy into aromatics swears by this blend and I certainly did not mind the smell I carried in my mustache after a bowl of this. For the subjective review I am giving this three stars, but this could easily be a four star aromatic to those who smoke aros for the topping and could care less about tasting tobacco. That smoker will never touch a captain black again after a bowl of this.

Drying first is a must! I dry it a tin at a time, spread out on a paper bag or piece of cardboard. Then add some heat if you are in a cold climate...you can actually see the oily topping vaporizing off the surface of the tobacco. Unless you do this or something similar, I find the blend to be a wet & bitey smoke. With that done, the rest is duty-free - pack, light, enjoy a heavenly aromatic lover's pipe.