Vauen No. 22 English Blend
(2.29)
A fine tobacco of a special kind: spicy latakia and smooth black cavendish, seasoned with a pinch of burley and golden Virginia. Terrific topped off with the sweet aroma of bourbon vanilla. Fine English mixture, extremely pleasant with a smoky touch.
Details
Profile
Strength
Very Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
Vauen - No. 22 English Blend.
This is an idiosyncratic, individual, 'odd', English.
Before I talk flavour, let's discuss the unlit blend. Removing the tin's lid reveals a blend that's mostly black and well rubbed, with a few coarser, light, Virginia pieces. The moisture's good, the lid popped with a hiss, so it must have been perfect upon tinning and the airtight seal's maintained that. The smell from it differs from what I'd expect from a blend titled English; it smells sweet, and a little aromatic.
I've been smoking this today and it's a blend I find strange. Firstly, for this, the name English doesn't really apply. There's nowhere near enough Latakia! The hearty amount of black Cavendish stops this qualifying as an English; IMO. The Burley and Virginia aren't recognisable. It's mainly black Cav with a SPLASH of Lat'. Then we have the toppings. The whiskey gives some astringency and the vanilla gives a slight stickiness; not an English flavour! On the positive it burns nicely; cool, even, and well.
Nicotine: for an 'English', weak. Room-note: not nice.
No. 22? Simple: not nice, I've smoked it today to review it, and now it's going in the bin. Not recommended:
One star.
This is an idiosyncratic, individual, 'odd', English.
Before I talk flavour, let's discuss the unlit blend. Removing the tin's lid reveals a blend that's mostly black and well rubbed, with a few coarser, light, Virginia pieces. The moisture's good, the lid popped with a hiss, so it must have been perfect upon tinning and the airtight seal's maintained that. The smell from it differs from what I'd expect from a blend titled English; it smells sweet, and a little aromatic.
I've been smoking this today and it's a blend I find strange. Firstly, for this, the name English doesn't really apply. There's nowhere near enough Latakia! The hearty amount of black Cavendish stops this qualifying as an English; IMO. The Burley and Virginia aren't recognisable. It's mainly black Cav with a SPLASH of Lat'. Then we have the toppings. The whiskey gives some astringency and the vanilla gives a slight stickiness; not an English flavour! On the positive it burns nicely; cool, even, and well.
Nicotine: for an 'English', weak. Room-note: not nice.
No. 22? Simple: not nice, I've smoked it today to review it, and now it's going in the bin. Not recommended:
One star.
Pipe Used:
Cob
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2019 | Very Mild | Very Strong | Mild | Very Strong |
The vanilla flavouring in this blend is way too much for my tastebuds. Was given a tin of this - luckily, I didn't pay for it. It has nothing to do with an English mixture. It is just a typical, German over-flavoured insult to your pipe. Should you want to try this blend - perhaps out of curiosity - please use a pipe, which you had planned to throw out anyways. This blend will 'ghost' your pipe - rendering it unusable for anything but vanilla tobaccos.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
With a pipe manufacturer claiming that many traditions one could easily expect them to have a good hand on tasteful tobaccos. Taking a look at their spectrum of blends shows that they mostly serve the fans of aromatics so I was glad that (besides the no.14 VA flake) there’s another natural tobacco on the menu. By its name...
Opening the tin offers a strong smell of vanilla and black tea so I had to read the tin description again where no topping is mentioned, instead: a mix of BC, strong Latakia pinch of Burley and Virginia. Can see very dark leaf with golden sprinkles and everything very moist and almost sticky.
Had to dry it out for quite a time and then got too inpatient and packed it in a medium sized bowl. Packed well and took flames after second or third lighting.
First third of the bowl is dominated by cavendish with a not at all decent vanilla topping. BC is definitely the main player of this Blend I can only taste another ingredient after half of the bowl I think cause that’s the moment when the aroma of artificial vanilla flavor gets less (tasting a bit more like black tea) and a bit of spicyness shows up from time to time. Still not a hint of Latakia detectable. Sweet, yes. Burley? Orients? It’s all buried under that heavy aroma. Last third of the smoke is bearable and I can finally taste something that reminds me of tobacco. Still no Latakia.
By definition this is NOT an English blend. The misleading name is not the only fauxpas about this tobacco. Whoever’s behind that one at Vauens manufacturing is apparently not knowing much about the definition of this type of blending. Maybe two stars without the name.
Opening the tin offers a strong smell of vanilla and black tea so I had to read the tin description again where no topping is mentioned, instead: a mix of BC, strong Latakia pinch of Burley and Virginia. Can see very dark leaf with golden sprinkles and everything very moist and almost sticky.
Had to dry it out for quite a time and then got too inpatient and packed it in a medium sized bowl. Packed well and took flames after second or third lighting.
First third of the bowl is dominated by cavendish with a not at all decent vanilla topping. BC is definitely the main player of this Blend I can only taste another ingredient after half of the bowl I think cause that’s the moment when the aroma of artificial vanilla flavor gets less (tasting a bit more like black tea) and a bit of spicyness shows up from time to time. Still not a hint of Latakia detectable. Sweet, yes. Burley? Orients? It’s all buried under that heavy aroma. Last third of the smoke is bearable and I can finally taste something that reminds me of tobacco. Still no Latakia.
By definition this is NOT an English blend. The misleading name is not the only fauxpas about this tobacco. Whoever’s behind that one at Vauens manufacturing is apparently not knowing much about the definition of this type of blending. Maybe two stars without the name.
Pipe Used:
Various briars
PurchasedFrom:
Local dealer
Age When Smoked:
From tin
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