4noggins Thomas' Blend

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.