Sutliff Tobacco Company Molto Dolce

This is the epitome, or apotheosis, of the goopy, overly-sweet aromatic. Why am I giving it three stars, then? It is unique. The flavor and topping are unique, and it is an über-aromatic.

Open the tin. When I opened mine, the scent hung around on my shirt while I took a nap, and when I woke up, it was still there. Even my fingers smell when I have worked with this tobacco, a couple of days later.

I get a bit of coconut from the scent, and a lot of vanilla and caramel. Don't bother trying to dry it out; it will not dry out (sure, probably after hours or a day), unless you were to put it in the microwave, though I would not recommend that. Changes the taste in a negative way.

It's the best of the goopy, overly-sweet aromatics that I have tried at least. It has a smell that is pervasive; it just won't go away. Tastes nice in the pipe, and even though it will never dry out, burns in an acceptable way. Actually, burns in more than just an acceptable way, surprisingly! It's a weird animal; one that is always clawing at your face, though in a very sweet way. That's what Molto Dolce means in Italian; very sweet, and it is. It clings to your shirt, fingers, or God knows whatever other parts.

Every pipe smoker should try this, even if only once. It is a unique experience. It actually doesn't seem to ghost a pipe too much once it burns up; just make sure it is a pipe you smoke aromatics or topped blends out of. Do not smoke it in a pipe dedicated to unscented Virginia Flakes or VAPERs. The taste is less overwhelming than the tin smell, and how it clings to you.

Prep: As wet of blend as you can find. Though 5-10 seconds in the microwave will suffice.

Description: You know those aromatic blends where the natural tobacco flavors are evident? This really isnt one of them. A hint of nuttiness from the burley, some toastiness from the cavendish, but its primarily vanilla, honey, and caramel. About as close to smoking a vanilla cake as you can get! 7.5/10

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Although I do enjoy quite a few Burley and Black Cavendish aromatics, Molto is one that is not my cup of tea. I prefer Mountain Pass by Sutliff which is a notch below Molto in the Aromatic strength and presents a Cake Batter flavor. Someone who enjoys Honey and caramel in their bowl will really enjoy MD as it is unique in the flavoring department and the room note is divine. I think this is a 4 star blend for those that enjoy the flavor but for me its a 3 star since I prefer wither Chocolate or pure vanilla to the flavoring mixture used to top MD. Ignore the snap crackles and pops and do not dry it too much or you will lose some flavor, just enjoy it for what it is, an extremely potent aromatic in the nicest way. Carl did an amazing job with this blend!

Edit: It's like smoking a pancake.

If that's your thing, you'd probably like it.

I feel as if I've moved on from aromatics on the whole, but if you wonder what it would be like to load up your dessert in a pipe, have at it.

This is a pretty good aromatic. I definitely catch the caramel and honey in this blend (plus cookies and molasses for me—this baccy is really sweet. Too sweet? Perhaps so, perhaps not. You'll have to decide that for yourself). It's certainly not a full blend, which is good; I'm weary of the full punch-in-your-face nicotine giants, and something light and airy, like Molto Dolce fills a much neglected gap. There should be more light blends on the market today.

If you're looking for a light, relatively tasty and easy going smoke that smells good, Molto Dolce should do it for you.

Recommended.

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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.

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.