Cult Blood Red Moon

I smoked a tin of this over a months time and at first thought it was pretty bland but by the last couple of bowls it seemed to find itself and I changed my mind. It became more flavorful and picked up a little more subdued cherry flavoring along with finishing with a clean taste. It also packed, lit and burned very well right to the end.

I'm not a big aromatic smoker but I do enjoy one from time to time. Blood Red Moon is a very nice chocolate/cherry aromatic that's easy to smoke and has a very pleasant flavor. The tin smells like opening a box of chocolate covered cherries! The overall taste is more of that chocolate covered cherry flavor with some hints of vanilla and amaretto. Late stages of the bowl give more of a subtle wood flavor. The room note according to my wife is, "not bad." Which is about as good of a rating as I can get from her.

Very smooth, very flavorful and nice to smoke. I liked letting it dry out for a bit but it was also fine out of the tin. I don't think I'd find myself smoking it regularly but it might be one that I keep a small stash of for the occasion that I want a nice, sweet, after dinner smoke.

I don’t have a whole lot of experience with the individual tobaccos, alone. But I’ve tried 10 or 12 different aromatics and I can say that this one tastes just as it smells in the tin, which is pretty rare. It is mellow and the cooler I keep it, the more flavor I get. It has earthy notes and then some springier ones. The smoke itself is lush and plenty of it. I love that. There is a soft cocoa or chocolate flavor, more like milk chocolate than tangy dark chocolate. The vanilla is there in a creamy background, and the cherry zings beneath the chocolate. It changes a bit during the smoke.More body toward the middle of the bowl. It burns evenly and only needed a relight on the bottom third. Very little dottle was left at the bottom of the bowl. I think it’s a little better if you let it sit in a dish overnight so I prepare the tobacco for my evening pipe and then go to work. The room smells cheerfully like Blood Red Moon now. I received four compliments on the room note while smoking. I’ll buy it again for sure.

20230313: Taking a star after realizing aromatics generally aren't my thing. I need some appreciable nicotine level out of a tobacco, this doesn't have it.

Very strongly of cherry in the scent and taste. Fairly moist, not especially sticky, lights and burns well. A ways in I do start to taste chocolate, but mostly cherry. Virtually no nicotine. One of the better cherries out there. Giving it a 4 for what it is; if you want to smoke cherry-flavored tobacco, I don't know that you could do much better than this.

I gave in to the hype that everyone else did. Grabbed a tin for cheap on cbid like most new things that I try.

It's intense. It actually tastes like cherries. That's all you really need to know going into this. It tastes the way it smells and it smells great. How often can you say that?

Just try it.

This is one for the aromatic fans. Very little to no actual tobacco detectable. The cherry comes through strong for me but not much else. It's a very mild smoke. I would recommend for anyone who is looking for a topping forward tobacco mild smoke. I enjoy it and will definitely have it in rotation although not as much as some other types of aromatics.

Cult Blood Red Moon is an instant hit for me. A very strong candy cherry smell hit me when I opened the tin. This is one of the few aromatics that I've found that tastes like it smells. You'll get a taste of the Virginias here and there but mostly the strong cherry flavor is what you get. The blend burns well and requires few relights. The flavor is present all through the smoke, but you will lose some flavor at the end of the bowl. This is a fantastic aromatic and would be a great first tobacco for any new pipe smokers.

I love the Cult tin art. Cool presentation and theme that's pretty unique in the world of pipe tobacco. Tin note as you'd expect, cherry cordial and a bit of cocoa. Comes quite moist, and doesn't dry much when left out for prolonged periods of time. There must be a hefty amount of PG in this stuff, however it actually smokes quite well right out the tin, which is surprising.

The cherry is somewhat subdued, and the cocoa is more in front. Dry-ish Cocoa, Sour cherry cordial, a bit of cream, a tiny bit of woodiness & grassyness. That's all I really get. Not super complex but the flavors that are there are not terribly artificial or cloying. It's also not syrupy sweet. I'm actually surprised by how decent & natural the flavorings taste, but that is all I can taste. Few tobacco notes if any. Burns like a typical goopy aro, but does not bite like one. Terrific room note.

Overall while the flavorings completely drown out the tobacco, they still remain quite enjoyable. I see why this would be high on the list for some folks.

I came to Blood Red Moon searching for a pleasant cherry aromatic and that is what I found. The cherry topping tastes very nice—much better than it smells in the tin. The addition of chocolate works well with the overall flavor profile. The cavendish is creamy the smoke is smooth, though I cannot discern any other tobacco components in the blend. There is quite a bit of p.g. in Blood Red Moon as with other Cult blends, but I do not mind.

*This review is based on a small sample and limited life experience.