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Black Cavendish, some Vanilla, and a hint of Maple are combined to create a wonderfully aromatic, mild, smoking experience. The aroma is an elegant vanilla with a hint of maple. The room note couldn't be any better.
Favorite Of 4 Users
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| Underground Cat (5) |  |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Full | Very Pleasant |
Superb tobacco. This was my first tobacco from 4noggins and certainly not my last. Every time I smoke 'Thomas Blend', I become anxious and anticipate my next smoke. It smells rich, full, and makes me take a moment to appreciate its smell. The smoke itself is smooth, round, and pleasant; no burn and no acidity. Its room note is pleasant and gets complimented. I plan on wearing its scent as a cologne, by keeping some of it on hand in a ziplock bag. This tobacco is excellent and say “quality” for me – relative to my virginia and virgin taste buds. Note: I've tried 11 different tobaccos, 7 of which were Virginia/Cavendish/Burley blends.
Pipe Used: Lorenzetti Constantine 24
Purchased From: 4noggins
11 people found this review helpful.
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| J.R. Patton (106) |  |
Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Rich is an underrated blender, and this is a delicious offering from the many in his catalog. I'm not a diehard aro fan by any means, but about every 6th or 7th pipe I like to enjoy a good one. If it wasn't for his Three Blind Moose, Thomas' blend would be my go to aromatic, but it's found its rightful place in my rotation nonetheless.
Very moist, right out of the bag, but it will burn well. Better with a little dry time, however. Smells a little like chocolate chip cookie batter to me, with caramel and hints of rum or very strong vanilla extract. Love it. Flavors carry over nicely into the smoke, and the dessert-like room note is astounding. I'd enjoy smelling this all the time, but alas, I'm the one providing the smoke. The smoke is cool, never bitey, creamy and sweet, without leaving filmy mouth coating a la molto dolce. Very enjoyable smoke...I'd actually give this one 3.5 (reserving 4 only for my personal favorites). It could well deserve a 4 for some.
Pipe Used: MM cobs
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: 4noggins.com
9 people found this review helpful.
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| Emeritus Account (30171) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
A fantastic Black Cavendish blend that smells like heaven when it starts to burn. 4Noggins says vanilla and maple but it starts to remind me of pie crust coming out of the oven when it gets going. I like to give it a little drying time (as one would expect with Black Cavendish) so it behaves well in the pipe, but the payoff for that is a long, cool smoke.
9 people found this review helpful.
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| StevieB (2081) | |
Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
4noggins - Thomas' Blend.
The blend's a bit of a mixture, there's lots of mid-size ribbons but also some tiny/chunky ones, and there's a higher proportion of black. It smells sweetly aromatic, and is a little on the moist side; not soaked, smokeable, but nowhere near being dry!
In the smoke the aromatic additions come through distinctly. The vanilla gives the usual 'sticky' character, but the maple gives an odoriferous sweetness, being slightly floral. The tobaccos are a little by-the-bye, not bad, at all, but they form the common aromatic tobacco flavour. Thomas' burns cool, very steady, and of a medium pace.
Nicotine: not much. Room-note: lovely.
Thomas' Blend is a good smoke, but three stars sits better than four:
Recommended.
Pipe Used: Atinok Meerschaum
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: 4noggins
8 people found this review helpful.
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| Hillbilly08 (38) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Very pleasant and mild cavendish with light flavouring. Not sure if it really is pure black Cavendish or a mix of Cavendish with Black Cavendish (possibly only differing in the degree of stoving). There are light brown strands mixed through with the dark brown and almost black ribbons.
The pouch smell is clean and mild, with nice maple aroma, apart from tobacco and a slight hint of vanilla. Although typically moist, it lights well and stays lit. Good flavour from the start, with vanilla as an undertone and with maple present throughout the bowl. No particular variation in tobacco flavour through the bowl, just a well mannered sweet dark cavendish. No bite, good consistency of aroma, and a crusty white ash. An easy daily smoke that makes you feel like all is well with the world.
This is easily a new aromatic favourite. It beats an expensive alternative like Davidoff "Red" blend hands down. Superb new offering from Rich Gottlieb, and a sibling to his "Otter Creek" and "Catamount".
Pipe Used: Winslow (Stanwell) briar 9mm filter
Age When Smoked: fresh out of packet
Purchased From: 4noggins
8 people found this review helpful.
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| TMacpherson (3) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I think Rich is probably the best blender for my tastes. Every blend I've gotten from 4noggins has been of the highest quality tobacco and the work of a true artist. This one keeps up the tradition. I can smoke this blend year round. Each component plays its part but blend together to produce a smooth smoke with little or no dottle. A truly wonderful blend that I highly recommend.
Pipe Used: Charatan Salisbury
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: 4noggins
7 people found this review helpful.
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| Giovanni Palomino (21) | |
Medium | Mild | Medium | Very Pleasant |
Its aroma in the package is very nice a touch of vanilla and maple syrup, I enjoy it more in a corn pipe because it is a mixture something hot but not burn you the language the aroma in the room is pretty special but is more like sweet toasted Walnut but not as a dessert but rather as a jam fine well-elaborated and different is that it recommend to buy
6 people found this review helpful.
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| oldorder (22) | |
Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I'm a rope, flake, and cake guy with some occasional Five Brothers. But this is my go to aro. Haven't tasted better and superb room note...wife is always asking me to smoke it...
Pipe Used: Various cobs and briars
Age When Smoked: From the pouch ?
Purchased From: 4noggins
Similar Blends: Best brown sugar, maple yet....
6 people found this review helpful.
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| Longstreet (6) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Without a doubt one of the very best aromatics I have ever smoked. The flavor stays consistent from start to finish. It burns well down to a fine ash with a round very pleasant taste. I taste the maple just about as much as the vanilla. The room note is very good. It seems that with 4noggins aromatics the pouch note and the flavor are very close to each other. This is a sweet aromatic but that is the way I like them. I think that this blend like most should be enjoyed fresh or only moderately aged.
Pipe Used: Edwards Algerian briar
Age When Smoked: From fresh to moderately aged
Purchased From: 4noggins
Similar Blends: Edwards Blackbeard which was my favorite until Edwards ceased production..
5 people found this review helpful.
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| canvas (337) | |
Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I was intrigued by the idea of Maple for a flavoring, so my sweet tooth was raring to go. The pouch did a decent job of recreating some maple syrup. Nothing terribly sweet, with a bit of a dusty general sweet smell, yet mercifully not overly cased.
The black Cavendish mixture had good spongy feel that packed well and was slightly stick. The smoke itself was a bit molasses-y, didn't pick up much of the vanilla, and was a tad strong covering up the sweetness I was expecting. To be fair I wasn't expecting something to taste as wonderful as a pancake topper, but for an Aromatic it was kinda bitter, and I was somewhat let down.
Having smoked McClelland's Town Topic, experiencing real maple bliss, it is likely my bar is set too high.
Purchased From: 4Noggins
3 people found this review helpful.
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| Timmer (8) | |
Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Newbie here. I like it! Mild, flavorful, not heavily aromatic. Burns cool. Came as part of 4noggins aro sampler set. Not sure I'll buy again, perhaps.
Pipe Used: Falcon, small bowl
Age When Smoked: fresh
Purchased From: 4noggins
3 people found this review helpful.
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| JimInks (3047) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
The cavendishes (mostly black) offer little tobacco taste besides light grass, slight citrus, toast and sugar. The creamy rich vanilla topping is the star attraction, and is complimented by a moderate amount of maple. The strength is a step past the mild mark. The nic-hit is extremely light. The taste level is a notch past the center of mild to medium. There’s no chance of bite, harshness or rough edges. It’s a tad moist, but requires no dry time. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable pace with a very consistent creamy sweet flavor that extends to the lightly lingering, very pleasant after taste, and room note. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Requires a couple of more than an average number of relights. An easy going all smoke that sports depth of flavor to the finish. Three and a half stars.
-JimInks
2 people found this review helpful.
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| Bbrown626 (150) | |
Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
I recently ordered an aromatic sampler from 4Noggins, having never tried any of their products. WOW! This is likely the best maple tobacco is have tried. The pouch note is a mild vanilla/maple. The base tobacco is high quality, it burned very well and to the bottom of the bowl with little effort. All that was left was a fine ash. The taste was very pleasant, with an ever so slight vanilla/maple flavor. Not overpowering and biter like so many maple blends. The aftertaste was better than most. The room note was pleasant. GOnna have to order more of this one! This would be a good all day smoke. 4 stars...
Pipe Used: unmarked author
Age When Smoked: new
Purchased From: 4Noggins
Similar Blends: Head and shoulders over any other maple blends I have tried - No comparison.
2 people found this review helpful.
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| BriarMike (2) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Pleasant |
The first time I smoked Thomas’s blend was around 2012. I was more of a cavendish smoker then and loved the vanilla, maple and hints of nutmeg. What’s double wonderful is when you’re at the end of the bowl and it tastes like a root beer float from a good old soda fountain. It reminded me of cookies being baked and was the first tobacco my wife allowed me to smoke in the house. As long as it was downstairs. But she loved the smell and even would steal my shirt and wear it so she can smell it. Now a decade later I can still say it is my favorite aromatic. It pairs great with a good coffee in the morning and even smokes well with a nice whiskey at night. This blend can be smoked early in the morning and can be used as an all day smoke. It does leave a bit of moisture in the bowl but it dries quick enough where you can use the same pipe through the day without it sounding like you are sipping through a straw. Some heavy cavendish can leave goop, this leaves none. I highly recommend it. I did let it sit for three years in the bag, although the notes mellow with age they are still strong enough to have a great experience.
Pipe Used: Huber-Bentley makers choice
Age When Smoked: 3 years
Purchased From: 4 Noggins
Similar Blends: Three blind moose.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Capt (339) | |
Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Thomas' Blend appears to be 95% black cavendish, and 5% cavendish. Even, uniform cut, with a few small stems. Moisture content is perfect.
Pouch aroma is A-mazing! Vanilla with just a hint of maple. The vanilla does override the maple in the pouch note.
Thomas' Blend packs and lights with ease. The black cavendish has a lot of natural sweetness, and seems to be quality leaf. Creamy and earthy, leaves a pleasant after taste. No burn issues, no hints of biting. Classic vanilla aromatic that has an amazing room note. This has been a lifesaver in the summer heat as an indoor smoke. Very mild, almost zero nicotine. This would be a great starter aromatic for a new piper looking for a quality blend. Solid 3.5 stars!
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Pip'n'Piper (54) | |
Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
As far as black cavendish goes this is pretty good. The tin (pouch) note is nice; a floral vanilla. Taste is similar; rich vanilla and a flowery sweet grass flavour. The maple I didn't notice until mid-way through, then it picked up towards the end. May require drying and several relights, but it burns cool and effortlessly. Room note is very pleasant. It's similar to Captain Black Royal or 1Q, but I find this blend's flavour far more nuanced than the former and a touch stronger than the latter. A smooth vanilla cavendish aromatic that should suit any smoker with a sweet-tooth. Recommend.
Pipe Used: Cob
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: 4noggins
Similar Blends: CB Royal, Lane 1Q.
1 person found this review helpful.
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| IMP guy (3) | |
Mild | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Many use the term 'all day smoke' . This one fits that proclamation perfectly, quite tasty with tremendous smoke volume. One of my favorite aro's. I can also puff hard and fast and it remains very enjoyable.
Pipe Used: IMP 'billiard'
Age When Smoked: fresh
Purchased From: 4noggins
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Legion (27) | |
Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
In the past I was put off aromatics thanks to cloyingly sweet, goopy, overly cased blends that bit like a bulldog, but as of late, have started to appreciate aromatics like Thomas' blend.
This is my kind of aromatic. Moisture level was good, burning to a grey ash & no dottle. Although I'm sensitive to tongue bite, TB gave me no trouble at all. Burns surprisingly cool for an aromatic. Pleasantly sweet. Has a very nice bag note. Those around you will enjoy the aroma when smoked. The maple is more noticeable to me than the vanilla. Both flavourings work well together. Has little nicotine [A positive for my needs].
This would be a great blend for newbies & lovers of aromatics. Very much recommended.
TB is worthy of 3.5 stars.
Update 23/May/22 My latest 8oz order of Thomas' Blend was a bit on the moist side and required a few more relights than the last bag. Still a nice aromatic worthy of 3 stars. Recommended for aro lovers.
Pipe Used: Dr Grabow Duke. Cobs.
Age When Smoked: Fresh.
Purchased From: 4noggins
1 person found this review helpful.
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| Brunello (166) | |
Mild | Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
My two ounces arrived quite moist, but having tried it moist and then numerous times as it has settled and dried to a more normal level of moisture, I don’t find much difference in taste or my overall rating. This is a fairly thick, creamy, and full-blown aromatic, with flavors that last to the end of the bowl. I get chocolate, cream soda, vanilla and waffle cone, with some slightly nutty nuances. Thanks to the power of suggestion I now also get flavors of what BriarMike describes as root beer float!
No flaws detected as I sometime perceive with cheap Cavendish, but I can’t give higher than three stars compared to some truly distinctive four star aromatics. If you want more than a faint hint of maple flavor I can think of three others right off that will give you that (Wilke, Autumn Evening), but this has its own pleasant mix of flavors. I’ll finish my supply and derive a modicum of enjoyment from it, but for my permanent rotation there are other aromatics I prefer.
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