McClelland No. 401 Darkest Caramel

Now here’s an aromatic blend that I would recommend to someone brand new to pipe smoking.

The pouch note suggests the possibility of overwhelming sweetness. But the actual flavor of Darkest Caramel No. 401 somehow avoids disaster and instead smokes lightly sweet and delicate, yet rich to the senses but not at all in a heavy or cloying way.

Darkest Caramel combines good performance with fine flavor clarity. The taste of the caramel casing remains through out the bowl, even when smoked at a faster clip. It burns cool & bite free with no waxy off-flavors.

A very enjoyable & well executed bulk Black Cavendish blend.

Lovely stuff all the way around, it's a dandy on its own but I find it a bit too mild in the vitamin N dept so its a tad unsatisfying for me in that regard. Due to its mildness, I tend to use it as a blending condiment as the flavour can mix with darn near anything. Quite frankly Darkest Caramel can spruce up even the most unpalatable blends and make them delicious. I still find McClelland's Caramel Rush to be superior but Darkest Caramel is damn good and a regular on my tobacco order. Should impress even the toughest critics and bystanders.

Very rich and sweet caramel smell in the bag as well as smoking it. If you are looking for an aromatic that tastes as sweet as dark caramel, this is it. I did get a slightly salty taste with it - will have to re-review when I have some more to see if it was just that particular pipe.

Honestly, one of the few aros I can stand. Unlike the vast majority of aromatics, darkest caramel actually tastes like it smells. Flavors are deep, sweet, dark/dense caramel with hints of chocolate. It’s no longer available, but it was fairly good while it lasted.