Mac Baren Amphora Prestige Regular Mixture
(2.20)
Based on over 200 years of experience, this mixture of Virginia, burley, Kentucky and Oriental tobaccos has been developed. This typically dutch, slow-burning blend owes its well-balanced taste to a unique cavendish process.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Unnoticeable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2017 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
Another budget tobacco from Dan Pipe.
Don't know why this has been labelled 'Scottish'. There's nothing about this blend that even remotely Scottish.
It doesn't taste of anything much.
It smells nice in the pouch, and keeps pleasantly moist. It burns ok, minimal relights. Won't burn you.
Yet it's tasteless.
A nice tastless, but tasteless.
Super cheap price though and well worth having in stock.
Don't know why this has been labelled 'Scottish'. There's nothing about this blend that even remotely Scottish.
It doesn't taste of anything much.
It smells nice in the pouch, and keeps pleasantly moist. It burns ok, minimal relights. Won't burn you.
Yet it's tasteless.
A nice tastless, but tasteless.
Super cheap price though and well worth having in stock.
Pipe Used:
All of them (briars)
PurchasedFrom:
DanPipe, Germany.
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild | Tolerable to Strong |
Ha, I wouldn't have known this was a MacBaren blend without reading the fine print!
The burley is strong in this one and that should usually mean instant like from me, but the problem with Prestige is that it's... A bit boring. Large ribbons and strands mean a bit of rubbing to pack a good bowl, lights up and burns easy. The burley is there, dominating, but it's somehow completely middle of the road; the virginia and orient even more characterless side players. There's just enough taste to say that it's not completely bland, but only just.
Unlikely to buy again although would still choose this as a very basic smoke over many other brands that are actively offensive.
EDIT: Forgot to mention the tongue bite which is pretty considerable, considering how mild the smoke otherwise is.
The burley is strong in this one and that should usually mean instant like from me, but the problem with Prestige is that it's... A bit boring. Large ribbons and strands mean a bit of rubbing to pack a good bowl, lights up and burns easy. The burley is there, dominating, but it's somehow completely middle of the road; the virginia and orient even more characterless side players. There's just enough taste to say that it's not completely bland, but only just.
Unlikely to buy again although would still choose this as a very basic smoke over many other brands that are actively offensive.
EDIT: Forgot to mention the tongue bite which is pretty considerable, considering how mild the smoke otherwise is.
Pipe Used:
various
PurchasedFrom:
Souvenir shop in Binz, Rügen Germany
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from pouch
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