Sutliff Tobacco Company Molto Dolce

I have high hope for this particular tobacco due to its reputation of how easy to smoke. But as I opened a tin, I can sense some sort of heavy synthetic aroma. The tobacco itself is too wet to smoke right out the tin so I left to dry a little for about half an hour. Still, it's too wet to smoke and I couldn't keep my pipe lit no matter how hard i draw. First I think I packed them too tight so a couples of days later I try them again and packed fairly light. I kept my pipe lit for about only five minutes. Apart from wet tobacco which I couldn't lit, the grease from the tobacco stick to my fingers and easily left greases all over places. In conclusion, dissatisfaction is the only emotion I got from smoking this tobacco.

From the the tin, Molto Dolce is ribbon cut, very dark, and comes very wet. The tobacco is oily and sticky to the touch. The descriptions says it flavored with vanilla, caramel, and honey. I find this true, and I also pick out notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. I can’t pick out a tobacco aroma from the tin

Upon lighting, the flavors are soft, creamy, and sweet. The vanilla is up front, while the caramel and honey are tied. The cinnamon/nutmeg note is present but light. It stays consistent throughout the smoke and the toppings do not burn off. The flavor is reminiscent of drinking a crème brûlée. I could not pick out any actual tobacco flavors.

Molto Dolce smoked cool and offered no tongue bite. It will leave moisture in your bowl and did need some attention to keep lit at first, but once it gets going it behaves well. I’m sure you could dry it and help the burn but you would be loosing some flavor, so I prefer to deal with the initial relights. It has very little nicotine and could be an all day blend if someone has a strong sweet tooth. 3 out of 4 stars.

Presentation: Beautiful tin, as are all in the Sutliff Private Stock Series. Similar tin to C&D blends but much wider.

Cut: Chunky ribbon cut. This blend will likely arrive sopping wet out of the tin. The moisture has an oily, slightly sticky feeling, and this will be substantially slower to dry than a normal moist blend.

Tin note: I smell honey, vanilla, caramel, and dare I say some maple and wood.

Tasting notes: Woody, creamy, maybe a bit tart at times along with the topping flavors of vanilla, honey, and caramel. The topping flavors are definitely there, albeit faintly. They will more apparent by sipping the blend.

Mechanics: For an aromatic it is surprisingly cool smoking. Maybe rough to light, but once lit, it will smoke well. Do not be shocked if you hear it crackle while smoking, that's just the nature of this blend. Sip this blend! You might need to run some pipe cleaners through your pipe while smoking this blend because it will emit moisture.

Extra Remarks: This is an enjoyable aromatic blend. That should carry extra weight coming from someone who has not liked many aromatics. It actually tastes somewhat how it smells and it smells amazing. 3 stars.

Disclaimer: I am not a regular aromatic smoker. I like them once in awhile or I smoke them when I want others to enjoy the experience more than me. Molto Dolce is talked about frequently and is seemingly loved by most so I figured I had to try some. Well, sometimes the mob is right. This review is all in the context of "this is good for an aromatic", compared to non aro blends there is no comparison. I am reviewing it for what it is. The tin note is really nice. It smells like something you should eat, not smoke. Vanilla and strangely enough I get a minty scent along with it. The taste was quite good, but it didn't taste much like tobacco. I was sure this was going to bite me but it didn't. Sweet smoke, Vanilla custard, caramel a bit of toasted bread here and there. You get a bonus of rice krispie pops that come from the bowl while you smoke it....I just hope that isn't some bug larvae making that sound! Nice aromatic that will make the whole room smell great!

Awesome tin note, awesome room note, difficult to smoke.

The tin note of this blend is delicious, like tiramisu, only better. Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, I have yet to find an air freshener better than a freshly opened tin of molto dulce.

The chunky ribbons are wet and sticky. I suggest packing lightly, and making sure your lighter is full of fluid, you’re going to need it.

This blend smokes wet. It crackles, it hisses, it needs re-lights. It doesn’t bite, but it can give you a steam blister.

If you need a smoke with a room note that will please the Mrs, this will do. If you need a smoke to please your tongue, look elsewhere. I hate sounding critical of any blend, but this one was rough.

Finally got some of this stuff. Aroma in tin is delicious--vanilla in the forefront, while caramel/burnt sugar/honey are evenly mixed as undertones. Leaves are cut mixed, with maybe 1/4 being ribbon. Kinda sticky/greasy to touch, but doesn't goop up your bowl, and doesn't bite at all, no matter how aggressive you smoke it. Flavors are an evenly mixed, mellow blend of vanilla/caramel/butter/honey. Delicious. Easy to light, not to hard to stay lit. Bowl doesn't burn too hot.

Overrated

I can certainly see why people who don’t actually like tobacco would love this stuff. It is rather tasty, just no tobacco flavor. I do like aromatics, but I find this blend cloying. In its defense, it smokes very cool and does not bite. Clearly popular, but I completely agree with Blue Bayou who states it’s like Captain Black on steroids. This is a love or hate it blend that I find overbearing and sickly sweet. Not my cup of tea. I do rate it high and consider it a must try for anyone experimenting with aromatics. Give it a go and make up your own mind.

Molto Dolce is definitely one of the best tasting aromatics out there! It's a true aromatic in every sense, both positive and negative. It's got the PG, it's very wet and sticky, and it does the old snap crackle pop when you light it up. But it smells great. And what puts it above most aromatics, it tastes great! It's one of the few aromatics that tantalizes both the nose and the taste buds equally. There's only a mild tobacco flavor and the nicotine is little to none. The vanilla caramel honey melange is a warm and very tasty treat, and that's what gives Molto Dolce 4 stars.

Wet and goopy! Molto Dolce smells like the See's Candy store. I really, really wanted to eat this tobacco, the casing is so thick and goopy that it sticks to your fingers. I left it out to dry for an hour....no change, so I smoked something else and came back two hours later.....still wet! So, I figured what the heck, I loaded up a cob and put a match to it. The room instantly smelled heavenly, like chocolate and caramels and general sweetness!

Unfortunately, the tobacco didn't taste as good as it smelled. The caramel and chocolate sweetness was quite subdued on the tongue and I got no tobacco flavor whatsoever, none; it was as if the casings were applied to wet paper. There are much better tasting aromatics out there, this may be the best smelling though. The only reason to smoke this blend would be to sweeten the air for those around you!