HU Tobacco Makhuwa

Makhua remind me to an out of production mix from Synjeco,but I'm not sure about the name,maybe it could be "out of Africa". To say the truth,I cannot do more after the two reviews already written here:it's (once more) a darn good mix from Mr. Wiedermann. I've detected too,a subtle hint of bitter cocoa. I'm not an hughe Perique fan,but here is somewhat subdued. A tasty,smooth and safe blend. Smoked on the dry side,after months on my cellar.

Tin/Jar smell: Chocolaty, slightly earthy

Moisture: moist but good to go

Flavour: chocolaty, woody and slightly earthy. The chocolatiness comes from the Malawi Burley and also from the slight topping. Raisinlike, fig Perique is noticeable. Virginia gently supports the blend and is a minor player in the whole composition.

Aftertaste: pleasant

Never had I been a burley aficionado but this blend is really good. Hans Wiedemann has done a well balanced, tasty blend.

Highly Reccomended

The Makhuwa is an unusual blend of different cut types of the Tobaccos. The blend contains ready rubbed flake, loose cut and a good portion of cube cut tobacco. It looks very interesting. The tin smell is a bit sweet, chocolaty and nutty. The tobacco is easy to pack and burns very well. The Nicotin Level is medium and the taste is very smooth, with a light chocolaty taste. I`m not shure if the flavor is the result of the Burley. But doesn`t matter I don´t know that, because the taste is very interesting and brilliant for me. No tongue bite and no boredom. In my opinion one of the most interesting burley blends.

While I smoked the first bowl I got the impression that a very mild chocolate flavour was added. I do not think so anymore. It is the burley itself which has this mild chocolate flavour. Besides of chocolate I smell bitter cocoa and a mild nutty flavour. Despite of its chocolaty aroma I would not say that the Makhuva tastes sweet - there is some sweetness - but he is foremost "smoky". I have only smoked eight bowls of it but I allready know that I won't get bored of it. I will order it for me and my friends again.

Upon opening the zip lock of tobacco sent to me by a friend I detected a mild cocoa smell. I seem to either like or by coincidence smoke quite a few blends with Malawi Burley which seems to mix well with dark fired tobacco blends I suppose. Malawi is known as the largest supplier of quality burly leaf in the world according to tobaccasia.com. Another crop outsourced from the good ole USA, (my opinion). I know enough of the history lesson. I smoked my plentiful samples in the Little Devil Acorn and the Little Devil Cutty corn cob pipes and found this to have a nice mild to medium consistent burley taste. Not a “wow” blend for me but a good smoke none the less. One last history note: Makhuwa is a Bantu language in the Niger-Congo language family. https://nalrc.indiana.edu/doc/brochures/makhuwa.pdf .

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This tobacco is sold as a non-flavoured tobacco in most of the online tobacco shops. Even the HU homepage rates it as "non-flavoured". This is very annoying as Makhuwa has an easily detectable chocolate topping. This was even confirmed by the blender on request. This tobacco might not be bad, but I just hate being swindled. Would you like buying a beer and discovering it´s elderberry when you open the bottle?