Mac Baren HH Highland Blend
(2.81)
Fully matured Virginias, ready rubbed burleys, latakia and a touch of fire cured cavendish is the recipe. We added one of the worlds finest 30-year old Scotch whiskies, Glenfarclas. The natural flavours from the tobacco and the delightful taste of the Scotch marry perfectly, so when smoked you experience the mellow taste and subtle smoky note of the tobaccos combined with the overtone of a fine scotch.
Notes: Discontinued in 2014.
Details
| Brand | Mac Baren |
| Blended By | Per Jensen |
| Manufactured By | Mac Baren |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Whisky |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.81 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 09, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I have to admit this blend was a surprise for me.
The sweetness of the virginia blends perfectly with the very slight whiskey flavour, while the latakia provides just a hint of smokiness and smoothens to the blend. To me this is perfectly balanced throughout the bowl. This by far isn't an aromatic blend, as you always clearly can make out the pure tobacco taste. Even towards the end of the bowl when the flavouring becomes less and less. It is a perfect example for a scottish blend.
The room note is purely fascinating and i fail to describe it. Also the ghosting is very nice and pleasant, i love to smell the smoked and cleaned bowls for it. I can't make out any crossover as the flavouring really is very slight.
I strongly recommend to hurry up and grab the remaining tins that are still easy to to get. I know i will!
The sweetness of the virginia blends perfectly with the very slight whiskey flavour, while the latakia provides just a hint of smokiness and smoothens to the blend. To me this is perfectly balanced throughout the bowl. This by far isn't an aromatic blend, as you always clearly can make out the pure tobacco taste. Even towards the end of the bowl when the flavouring becomes less and less. It is a perfect example for a scottish blend.
The room note is purely fascinating and i fail to describe it. Also the ghosting is very nice and pleasant, i love to smell the smoked and cleaned bowls for it. I can't make out any crossover as the flavouring really is very slight.
I strongly recommend to hurry up and grab the remaining tins that are still easy to to get. I know i will!
Pipe Used:
It went trough rotation.
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 02, 2012 | Medium to Strong | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I'm a fan of this blend. Nice manly aroma. Stout without being overwhelming. Solid natural flavors with a little extra thanks to the Glenfarcas. Very nice nic level. This blend is pleasing and satisfying in several ways. Could smoke it all day.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 11, 2011 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I found this blend very appealing. The aroma right out of the pouch was nice, a bit leathery and indeed only a hint of the whiskey. The latakia was almost nonexistent to me. I couldn't detect any nicotine kick either. I don't think it produced tongue bite naturally, only when I puffed it hard and fast. That was my fault. I'd buy it again, and I recommend it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 01, 2011 | Medium | Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Got some in a sampler pouch, if you have any you will hate it (grin) send me all your samplers...serious now, this is a FANTASTIC blend, Mac Baren created a HIT here for sure...can't wait until this one is released....soon I hope so I can add a few pnds to the cellar...I do pick up nice flavors of peat from the 30yr whiskey in the finish...perhaps some cherry in/out somewhere, tang and sweet...mmm-mmm-mmm...only have about two bowls left in the sampler (perfect out of the pouch) and going to finish it off now
UPDATE: 5/27/2011-=-After getting a few more sampler pouches, opened another and it was just blah...hope it is just a no QA with samplers...just got a few 100g tins (yes they have released it now) waiting to smoke some from a fresh 100g tin to hope it was same or better then my first sampler pouch...otherwise it is gonna be plant-food....too many GREAT tobacco blends out there to smoke bad ones 😉
UPDATE: 5/27/2011-=-After getting a few more sampler pouches, opened another and it was just blah...hope it is just a no QA with samplers...just got a few 100g tins (yes they have released it now) waiting to smoke some from a fresh 100g tin to hope it was same or better then my first sampler pouch...otherwise it is gonna be plant-food....too many GREAT tobacco blends out there to smoke bad ones 😉
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 25, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I first came across this tobacco in the form of a complimentary half-pouch from smokingpipes.com. I am a particular lover of Mac Baren's other "HH" blends, but this was a new one on me. Upon breaking the seal, I could easily smell a deep, peaty smokiness. The label suggests there is Latakia present, but it must not be much. The smoke smell had nothing to do with Latakia, but more like a campfire with the burning of mossy peat. I assume this is a component of the scotch whiskey ingredient. I was immediately interested.
The presentation in the pouch is very pretty, with lemony yellows and medium browns, offset by dark and even black. It's a mixture of different cuts and broken flakes. Packing is easy, as it is fairly dry, and won't plug up the air flow.
Lighting and tamping was easy, and in fact, the faux light turned out to be the only light needed. It just kept burning without any fuss. Flavor is a magnificent matured Virginia with the ever present smokiness and peatiness. There is nothing "sweet" about the taste, but rather just a satisfying texture of richness to the smoke. The flavor doesn't evolve a lot down the bowl, but neither does it become nasty in the way that some others do. I could not detect any nicotine hit, which might be viewed as a negative by some, but I took it as another plus. I did not find myself becoming bored with this blend at all, at least not on the first pipe full. Time will tell as to its future viability, but I have high hopes. In the meantime, a definite four stars for a cool, dry smoke, an amazingly new experience and a stimulating companion for getting the thought processes going. Highly recommended.
The presentation in the pouch is very pretty, with lemony yellows and medium browns, offset by dark and even black. It's a mixture of different cuts and broken flakes. Packing is easy, as it is fairly dry, and won't plug up the air flow.
Lighting and tamping was easy, and in fact, the faux light turned out to be the only light needed. It just kept burning without any fuss. Flavor is a magnificent matured Virginia with the ever present smokiness and peatiness. There is nothing "sweet" about the taste, but rather just a satisfying texture of richness to the smoke. The flavor doesn't evolve a lot down the bowl, but neither does it become nasty in the way that some others do. I could not detect any nicotine hit, which might be viewed as a negative by some, but I took it as another plus. I did not find myself becoming bored with this blend at all, at least not on the first pipe full. Time will tell as to its future viability, but I have high hopes. In the meantime, a definite four stars for a cool, dry smoke, an amazingly new experience and a stimulating companion for getting the thought processes going. Highly recommended.
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