Cult Blood Red Moon

Well done in all aspects IMHO. Balanced and quite tasty. Will not remain in "constant" rotation but will visit often enough. Great aro to enjoy in between all the English that I smoke.

The room note is nice. Surprisingly, it didn’t bite, and it burned well. I don’t think it’s something I would sit down, and enjoy by myself, but if someone asked me to suggest a cherry blend, this would be a recommendation. Most others I’ve tried have bit pretty hard.

First of all I'm an aromatic smoker. I also more often than not enjoy a good aromatic/English crossover or a good simple burly based smoke. I really cannot stand pure English blends that have so much latakia that they taste and smell like a 5 alarm blaze at a wood pulp factory with a hint of wet dog. So suffice to say...my review might be slightly tainted..

As a young man, 40 years ago, I tried my hand at various OTC cherry pipe tobaccos...Most were just heavily cased blond cavendish offerings. All were nasty to say the least...All bit like a snake, tasted like cough drops and burned so hot that you could toast marshmallows off the surface of your pipe without even puffing to hard...Fair enough to say that experience turned me off from cherry flavored tobacco for decades. Recently after reading some online reviews, I bucked up the courage and decided to give Cult Blood Red Moon a try. Now I'm not going to say that this tobacco erased all my memories of past cherry flavored tobacco but it did tell me that there is at least one out there that is very smokable. The tin note while somewhat artificial is not terrible, the room note is very nice. The tobacco is moist but not sticky, it packs well and it smokes without any fuss or need for relights. It leaves no dottle and a minimal to almost no amount of detectable moisture. BUT the taste is still that artificial cough drop cherry. While it is nowhere near as bad as the stuff that made me gag so many years ago, it is still disconcerting to me. What makes it tolerable is the hint of chocolate in the background and the fact that it smokes pretty cool with no bite. Fortunately the flavor never gets too overpowering and remains that way from beginning to end. I believe that as far as cherry flavored pipe tobacco goes, this is about one of the best of the breed. So if you are into cherry aromatics, I highly recommend giving Cult BRM and try.

I've had the chance to try other cherry flavored tobacco's with not much enjoyment, but have heard this blend is a must try. The pouch note is definitely cherry containing mostly the sugary maraschino kind with a touch of dark cherry and slight aroma of dark chocolate. Definitely lights and burns well which was a surprise to me as the blend is rather sticky. The taste is mostly dark cherry and none of the sugary fake cherry the PN gives (thank God!). I also noticed some subtle hints of chocolate which is present for most of the bowl, and had no bite even after some heavy puffing. I can see how many like this blend as it does deliver a cherry and chocolate note quite well, but I was looking for some flavors from the tobacco's which I never found. 2.5 stars from me as I would buy another tin, but probably not something I would add to a daily rotation. I like cherry in my Manhattan but not in my tobacco.

My first experience with a cherry blend was from my father back in the 70's. Needless to say, I have not smoked a cherry blend since. Or many other aromatics for that matter. However I heard of this while listening to Country Squire Radio and they recommended this blend as a must try. So I did. Cracking the tin, I was surprised that it was not as wet and sticky as I anticipated. The tin note reminded me of Chambord. I like Chambord. It packs easily, just keep it on the loose side. Not much of an effort to light and it stayed lit. It tasted like its aroma, much to my delight and I thoroughly enjoyed the bowl. Be advised she can be a temperamental lady so treat her gently and she won't bite you. If the other Cult blends are like this one, I may have some aromatics to include in my rotation. If anything the tasty diversion makes me appreciate my other blends even more

Finally a cherry blend that’s worth a damn. I like this blend, but I wonder if that’s only because most other cherry blends that I tried were awful. I now have to find another good cherry blend and compare it to this one. Burns well, no real bite, needs some drying but not more than a few days. The flavor is toasted cherry, with some chocolate flavor sneaking in. Not syrupy cherry like an ice cream topping, not cough medicine cherry, not cherry scented candle, and not maraschino cherry. It’s “darker”, if that makes sense. Recommended for now.

Wanted to try a cherry flavored tobacco. I found Cult Blood Red Moon recommended by many pipe smokers. It was not overpowering for taste, very mild. Smoked well in my pipe and was dry enough to smoke out of the tin. It stayed lit and produced a pleasant room note. May be not an all day smoker, but very pleasant. Isn't that why we smoke?

Super smooth, and about the most inoffensively cherry blend out there. It's decently priced as well. I'd recommend this one over Captain Black Cherry for sure. This stuff smokes cool with no burn problems. Recommended for aromatic lovers who want a properly done cherry topping. Cult has a solid handle on the boutique aromatic market. About all I would add is that you'll want to dedicate a pipe to this one if you plan to smoke a lot of it...it will ghost the hell out of your pipe.

Now here folks is a cherry blend that tastes like it smells. But be fore warned, it's quite powerful (flavor wise not nicotine). The taste remains throughout the smoke. Unfortunately, it gets rather boring. This is easily remedied by mixing in some SP Rich Taste or some other burley blend. Add some 5 Brothers or Kendal dark if you want a stronger smoke.