Hearth & Home Berry Nice

Very intense tin aroma. Almost candy-like. I usually don't go for fruity aromatics, but the description intrigued me. So with some trepidation, I filled a small meer to try it out at first.

Very black and clearly heavily topped, it is not sticky or overly wet for an aromatic. I can really taste the berry and black currant while smoking. Wife comments the room note is very hookah-like, but in a pleasant way. Rich, pleasant amounts of smoke and burns to a fine ash. Very mild with no bite, but also very little tobacco taste or aroma. Certainly one to smoke around others. Leaves a slick, somewhat floral aftertaste, the flavor and aroma stays with you throughout the bowl developing evenly to the bottom of the bowl. Finish is slightly tart with overtones of port wine.

Overall, this is a high-quality, mild, balanced and tame aromatic. A nice departure for me, and highly recommended for new aromatic smokers. I will likely keep this in occasional rotation.

After smoking a pipe for 3 years now I really have an understanding for what I prefer in terms of tobacco. This blend is probably one of the most unique aromatics I have tried. The strength is rather hard to describe.. almost like some really fine sweet wine. If you are a wine connoisseur or simply want a good blend that tastes like wine, it's definitely this one. To simplify that it is basically like smoking wine but in a good way. The flavor reminds me alot of Middleton's WineBerry but much more complex and rich. In my opinion I have to give it four stars. For all pipe smokers who read this, my message to you: please consider trying.

I like , I like and I like.

This should be a mandatory first aromatic smoke for all beginners as it has nothing in common with the Mac Burn and other commercial tobaccoes out there that in my opinion are ever so disappointing once lit up.

Aroma is indeed outstanding but kick back and relax once lit, as it is smooth and cool burning and without any afterbite.

One little problem is that the flakes are rather small and hard and thus dont compact well enough to prevent sometimes some of the smaller ones from ending up in your mouth.

quality wise it's extremely even burning (even in the low oxigen air of Bogota, which is an extreme test) and the taste profile is very pleasant and geared towards sweet wine/porto notes.

expect little evolution though thru the bowl as it is what it.

and what it is is berry, berry good.

When I first opened the bag I was greeted by a rather unpleasant perfume/cologne smell that overpowered the berry flavouring. First bowl confirmed this as the taste was 20x worse than any Lakeland soap I've ever tasted and hence the bowl was dumped out halfway through.

The berry flavor was quite nice. The tobacco burned well. The taste while good, it not my cup of tea. This however is a very good blend.

Strong candy sweet tin aroma and the room note is fantastic. Not sticky or too wet. Perfect moisture content right out of the can without needing any drying. More smoke production than most other pipe tobaccos I've tried, and burns well leaving behind a nice white ash. Burns cool. Takes a person with a seriously fast puffing cadence to get this too hot, and if you know how to properly pack a bowl, this requires very few relights if any. Definitely one to put on your list if you're an aromatic smoker that isn't looking for a strong tobacco or nicotine hit.

P.S. Some have talked about a soapy aftertaste which i did identify, as well and may be off putting to some.

Upon opening the tin I was met with a very pleasing berry aroma. My first thought was would this carry over into the taste. Yes indeed, the flavor and the room note were spot on with the tin note. smoking attributes wer good as well. Easy to light and keep lit. No problem with too much moisture or any gummy gunk afterward. Russ is one of my favorite blenders and I have never been let down by any blend he has put forward. One drawback for some but not me is that very small hint of Lakeland taste(which I am a huge fan of). This tobacco will ghost a pipe with the best of them, but if past experience is any indicator, a bowl of five brothers will chase it away. If you are looking to venture into a flavorful aromatic this would be a good entry blend.

This tobacco was a pleasant surprise for me. I generally like Cavendish blends flavored with some sort of goop, vanilla being a favorite, in blends such as McClelland's Vanilla Ice. I didn't know if I would enjoy a Berry/Cavendish mixture, but this one is excellent. A nice, smooth, berry flavored smoke. Nice for a change. As a chocolate ice cream lover, once in a while I enjoy some strawberry, especially in the summer. Same here. For me, a nice smoke, once in a while. It gets a 4.

I gave this tobacco a try with great expectations but I came up somewhat disappointed. Heavy berry flavor which covers up the tobacco taste. It hits you when you open the tin strong berry note. It burns well and the room note is nice. The cavendish doesn't come through enough for me.

A little harsh when you first open the tin, but levels out nicely after a few days, no bite, wet even after 3 weeks. A customer requested we use this blend to color his bent billiard meerschaum, it was nearly impossible to keep lit, left a gum in the pipe stem that required bristle pipe cleaners to remove and after 4 weeks of coloring (2 on and 2 off) it developed a blue/green (bread mold) color. pipe had to be discarded and a new one started...I wouldn't smoke it in a meerschaum regularly, but it might be ok in a cheap briar.