Mac Baren Mixture: Scottish Blend
(2.94)
A mild and lightly aromatic Scottish Blend, manufactured from ready rubbed, matured Virginia tobaccos, golden brown burley, cavendish and loose, ripe Virginia. Mixture is one of the most popular pipe tobaccos in the world, and is the leading brand tax free, a position which Mixture has been able to maintain through decades.
Notes: A.k.a. "Scottish Blend". Introduced in 1958.
Mixture is made from more than 35 different tobacco leaves from different parts of the world.
MacBaren blender Per Jensen states there is no honey added to this blend.
Details
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.94 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 42 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 16, 2015 | Very Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This was not me, it was really really mellow and no tasting at all. Here in Denmark the Scottish blend is one of the top sellers, but i dont understand why.
It reminds me of MOB mellow, maybe it needs some time. I was hoping Mac Baren had a aromatic, that taste good.
It reminds me of MOB mellow, maybe it needs some time. I was hoping Mac Baren had a aromatic, that taste good.
Pipe Used:
Peterson
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 26, 2014 | Mild | Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Unnoticeable |
Maybe the first time that I've purchased a tobacco based on good reviews on this forum and I'm totally disappointed. Despite the 35 declared tobaccos in the mixture, I get no taste at all. If 35 were an even number, I would guess that the tobaccos canceled out each other...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 15, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I have been working on a tin i opened a few weeks back from the mid 70's i got online... after opening it it looked promising, still moist and it was a beautiful deep aged tobacco smell and beautifully dark in color.... then i smoked it...i have to say no matter how this is packed, how its smoked, dried out, fresh, slow puff, fast, any way what so ever i try and in any pipe it makes my mouth light up like no other tobacco i have ever smoked... this stuff is brutal, its almost like its a chemical reaction with me, i wanted to like it because the current version of this isn't so bad and i quite like it, but this aged one i'm tossing in the trash... that's my 2 cents.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 10, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This sounds like a nice blend but unfortunately the bite is to much to enjoy. I could not distinguish any of the flavors in this because the bite was so bad. Also had a bit of a chemical taste to it. I tried this and symphony at the same time and it seems as though they are basically the same blends with the same tobaccos. They tasted exactly the same to me with the same bite and chemical taste. Do not think I will be buying any more Mac Baren products.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 19, 2010 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It smells good in the tin, like honey comb, but not like tobacco. It is weak in strength, burns hot and peppery.
I then used it as a filter in a big bowl, filled the bottom 1/3 with it and topped off with Carter Hall. It still stung my tongue.
Dauntless, I tried loading a bowl and drawing on it without lighting and it stung my tongue. This is an evil weed. Save your money and stay away.
I then used it as a filter in a big bowl, filled the bottom 1/3 with it and topped off with Carter Hall. It still stung my tongue.
Dauntless, I tried loading a bowl and drawing on it without lighting and it stung my tongue. This is an evil weed. Save your money and stay away.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 19, 2010 | Very Mild | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It smells good in the tin, like honey comb, but not like tobacco. It is weak in strength, burns hot and peppery.
I then used it as a filter in a big bowl, filled the bottom 1/3 with it and topped off with Carter Hall. It still stung my tongue.
Dauntless, I tried loading a bowl and drawing on it without lighting and it stung my tongue. This is an evil weed. Save your money and stay away.
I then used it as a filter in a big bowl, filled the bottom 1/3 with it and topped off with Carter Hall. It still stung my tongue.
Dauntless, I tried loading a bowl and drawing on it without lighting and it stung my tongue. This is an evil weed. Save your money and stay away.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 08, 2010 | Mild | Very Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I tried this one looking for that honey and toast flavor but all i found was extremely hot smoke with burnt rubber taste (usually what u get when smoked in a cheap pipe) but my savinelli smokes great maybe i just packed it wrong i use the frank method which always works great, i will give it another try and update this review
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 16, 2009 | Very Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Tolerable |
very non-descript. the aroma reminded me of plain cigarettes. it was also very stringy and hard to keep lit. not one I'll buy again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 15, 2009 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
A landmark for pipe smokers: the first non-tobacco blend! No tobacco detected in this mixture.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 14, 2006 | Extremely Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I couldn't quite figure out what this stuff smelled like in the pouch; the closest I can come is to liken it to old, dried-out potpourri. The smell notwithstanding, I gave it a go.
A lot of reviewers had a problem with this stuff biting the tongue. This only occured on my second bowl. My biggest problem with Mixture is that it has no taste whatsoever. Except for the nasty sour taste it imparted to the pipe, that is. You might as well just puff on an unloaded pipe; it'll give you the same taste, minus the nasty sourness, and smoke much cooler.
"Explore the world of MacBaren," they say. I'm reasonably sure my exploration of that world has come to an abysmal conclusion.
A lot of reviewers had a problem with this stuff biting the tongue. This only occured on my second bowl. My biggest problem with Mixture is that it has no taste whatsoever. Except for the nasty sour taste it imparted to the pipe, that is. You might as well just puff on an unloaded pipe; it'll give you the same taste, minus the nasty sourness, and smoke much cooler.
"Explore the world of MacBaren," they say. I'm reasonably sure my exploration of that world has come to an abysmal conclusion.
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