Sutliff Tobacco Company Molto Dolce

This is a decent aromatic blend. Its qualities are that it packs well, lights up very well even if a bit moist or sticky, it burns consistently all the way to the bottom, it has very little bite, it produces pleasant smelling smoke, and it lasts quite a while in a pouch. The problems are that it smokes wet, there is no real taste except a ghost of plastic, while it does not ghost a pipe it DOES ghost the pouch, requiring me to thoroughly wile it down, and it leaves sticky residue on my fingers when packing, and there is no definitive flavor except generic mild sweet pipe tobacco. Straight up mediocre. I wouldn’t refuse a tin or a few pinches, but I won’t be buying this again.

It is quite wet upon opening the tin. I let it sit for about 1/2 an hour and it lit well but there were quite a few relights that would not have happened if it were dryer. It smells delicious in the tin and maintains it's deliciousness throughout the bowl right down to the end. Vanilla, custard, cream and a hint of fruit cake come through without making you think someone sprayed room deodorizer on this tobacco. It's a well done, fruity aromatic that is great once in a while but I can't imagine this being an everyday smoke unless you are heavy into sweet aromatics. No tobacco taste at all. I noticed a lot of thick, aromatic smoke coming for this tobacco that was not unpleasant at all. I don't think you could coax tongue bite no matter what you do. It smokes very light and leaves a white ash at the end of the bowl. Highly recommended for smoking in public or where there are tobacco haters. Several non-smokers asked me what I was smoking and claimed they loved the "smell".

First impression: It's extremely wet... and oily. You'll get an oily residue on your fingers. That's usually a pretty bad sign in my opinion, and it worried me initially. But, it's an American aromatic, so I'll judge it accordingly. I assumed it meant there'd be a strong chemical taste to the tobacco. But the taste was actually kind of nice. Sweet vanilla and caramel and some Christmas-y tastes. It's not totally overwhelming, at least not to me, but there is a bit of a "chemical" flavor. The tobacco taste is barely there, aside from maybe a slight woody Burley flavor. I can't taste much of the Virginia. I thought I smelled chocolate at first when I opened the tin and hints of it when smoking. There isa nice Christmas spice flavor happening too. I can see how it could be a bit much for some people, but as a heavy aromatic, it's a good blend.

Bottom line: As a heavy aromatic, it works well. It has very nice, pleasant flavors - but for someone used to more natural tobaccos, the slightly chemical tang may be a bit off-putting.

Essentially the same thing as Sutliff Creme Brulee, and to my palate I couldn't discern much difference. Molto Dolce burns well, and it crackles from the topping added to it. The tastes of honey, caramel, and vanilla are strong all the way down the bowl.

Smoking now:

Popped the tin and the aroma is a sweet caramel vanilla liquor. It is heaven. It’s an oily wet consistency enough to coat your fingers, wow. Now it’s supposed to be smoked soaking wet. I’ve tried “drying” it out (it’ll never dry out) to various degrees up to 24 hours. So experiment with that to your liking. It will crackle on the false light. Fun.

Little tobacco taste, sweet caramel, honey, and vanilla. There’s a syrupy vanilla liquor topping that is apparent the first half of the bowl. The retrohale is fantastic. Enjoy with coffee or whiskey. One of the best heavy cased cavendish vanilla blends I’ve had. I see why this is so popular amongst aromatic smokers.

The room note is amazing. I smoke this outside, my neighbors and coworkers flock to get some second hand smoke haha. I’ve been known to mix with with Latika to change it up and it’s oh so good.

Now the tobacco blend in this is the same as Sutliff’s Crème Brûlée, however it lacks a little some of the initial sweetness from the topping in the first 1/4 of the bowl, which is why you bought this and loved it in the first place. Smoking both side by side after the first few puffs when the topping dies down they become identical.

Ok, I have to admit, I was prepared to hate this blend. The name is a bit pretentious and it has a reputation for being super heavily cased. This was a purchase to keep my missus happy. Well, it blew my expectations out of the water! When I opened the tin, I got one of the strongest vanilla, rum, cocoa, choco, maple bursts I have ever experienced. Then I looked at the moisture of this stuff. I thought, Oh god, here we go. I got out one of my "shop" pipes because I didnt want this gunky mess to ruin one of my nice pipes. It actually packs well, but it will leave some oily goop on your fingers. But your fingers will smell so good, you might feel like licking it off. 🙂 Anyway, still prepared to hate this stuff and I light up. It does have a pronounced crackle to it. Then I am waiting for the tongue bite. Never happens. Then I realize that I am taking huge deep puffs on this stuff and its making huge tasty soft clouds like nothing I have ever made before. I'm in heaven! I have never Vaped before, but I see people doing it and am always amazed by the giant clouds of smoke they create. This kind of felt like that I guess, but again, not having smoked cigs, cigars or vaped, I only know pipes. Anyway, off topic as usual, getting back to MD, this is awesome! Like I said, I was prepared to hate it all the way up to that first puff. I am NOT a big aro smoker and I usually have disdain for them most of the time. But this one is very nice, and the room note will knock your lady or friends socks off. In a good way. There is not a lot of Vitamin N, which if that is what you are looking for, don't smoke aros! This fulfills my need to take a break from full English blends and it is definitely a crowd pleaser. Your friends and family will approve. This is my favorite aro at this point, with Cult Militia coming in a close second. Take the leap! I did and I don't regret it!

I had high hopes for this tobacco but was disappointed. A good Cavendish has a complex richness that I really enjoy. (Lane BCA, for instance.) What I expected was something along that line with all the flavorful goodness of the toppings that I had heard about with Molto Dolce. After three bowls I can't say I really got much Cavendish richness at all. Instead, all I got was the topping. The first bowl I smoked wet and it was like licking a sucker -- very sweet. I let the tobacco sit for an hour before the second bowl and that was pretty much a dud with very little flavor profile at all. On the third bowl I let the tobacco dry out quite a bit to more typical pipe tobacco levels. On the third bowl, I picked up a bit of tobacco flavor, but it was more the musty/smokey flavor I associate with straight burly than the richness of Cavendish. The toppings were also much more subdued after it had been dried. It's not a bad smoke, but I have yet to find any subtle or interesting subtones, so it's not doing much for me. The room note, on the other hand is evidently quite remarkable. Everyone at the smoking lounge was commenting on it and saying how much they like it.

This blend seems to have a huge following. Although I enjoy several aromatics, this isn't one of them. The room note is superb, but the goop that it leaves in the pipe is uncalled for. Heavy on the humectants, maybe to cover subpar tobacco? Who knows.

If you don't mind a messy pipe or a blend that makes a pipe gurgle like mad, you'll love this blend.

The flavor of this stuff is really good and does not dissipate as the bowl gets smoked. But man is it wet and goopy. I could not seem to dry iy out even after mixing it with 5 brothers, which is a dry burley blend. Hence, it does not pack well and can get hot. Sutliff's Honey & Chocolate blend is a better choise. As is any of the Lane aromatics. I don't find the Lane blends goopy like some do.