Cult Blood Red Moon

Now I understand the hype behind this blend.

To be honest, I smoked this for the first time as a complete newcomer and hated it. I probably burned it to high heavens and therefore got none of its flavor.

However, I decided to give it another spin. Upon trying this again, I love it!

It smokes like a dream, requiring minimal, if any, relights. The flavor is amazing, a blend of authentic cherry and a light sweetness, reminiscent of cake.

With an easy, light smoke like this in a low maintenance blend, you can’t ask for more out of an aromatic blend. This is a must try for the medium to super experienced pipe smoker.

The tin note is overwhelmingly powerful and quite interesting: sweet cherry cough drops or hard candy. The room note is wonderful and will be a crowd-pleaser for sure. The smoke is very gentle and mild, and won't bite harshly like some other aromatics. Unfortunately, I don't get a great deal of flavor or pleasure from smoking it--this is one of those tins of tobacco I'm having to force myself to finish. It's just kind of "meh" for me, and I find myself passing it over for almost anything else in my current stock. I think this is worth trying for sure, and if you need something with a pleasant room note when company is over it might be okay to have around. But I don't see myself buying another tin.

The best cherry blend I have tried. Had Captain black, Middleton's, and Paladin in pouches. And several bulk blends. Cult showed me why it can be worth it to pay a premium for a tin. The cherry flavor is genuine, not at all like cough syrup, as other blends taste. It DOES taste like a cherry cordial, so I suppose there is some dark chocolate in there. No nicotine, but I never find that in aromatics. No tongue bite. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

I love cherry tobaccos with whiskey and Blood Red Moon is either my favorite or second favorite that I’ve tried.

Rich strong cherry vanilla aroma from the tin. Heavy black cavendish. Packs great. Smokes great. Not an overwhelmingly sweet or artificial cherry flavor. Subtle hints of cherry, vanilla, and chocolate. You’ll defiantly know you’re smoking a cherry tobacco. Retrohale is fantastic on this. I went thought this tin asap it was that good.

*update 15 Jan 2022*

Opened a fresh tin. Smells like cherry vanilla chocolate. Moisture is above average but smoked fine from tin.

The taste is a smooth mild sweet tobacco flavors and a bomb of cherry. By far the best cherry tobacco out there. Does not smoke harsh or burn. Multiple bowls in a sitting and no bad mouth taste or tongue bite. Impressive. Room note is great. Highly recommend.

Fantastic blend, tin note reminds me of cherry coke. Strength is mild but flavour is med. To high med/low full Cocoa notes come into play after a couple of puffs wich add a nice creaminess to this blend along with some slight nuttiness, woodsy and earthiness to it. The main flavours off the hop are the cherry/cocoa notes followed by the earthy, woody nuttiness on the retrohale keeping the flavour's separate from the cherry/cocoa flavours. On the Stevie scale this gets an 8 out of 10. I highly recommend this blend if you have not tried it yet, this is one tobacco I will definitely buy again.

I will start by saying that it is very seldom that I smoke an aromatic blend. For a couple of reasons- primarily, because they lack the depth and complexity of other styles, like Virginia blends, such as VaPars and VaBurs and English and English style blends. Just like many of us, I started off with Aromatics, but pretty quickly I found that I like the aforementioned styles better. The other reason for this would be the flavor of the 'said' aromatic, or shall I say.. the lack thereof. I rarely found a blend that truly tasted like anything it said on the tin or in the large glass jar at my local tobacconist; unless of course, it was vanilla. And even those could turn out to be a letdown. Furthermore, many were just different variations of vanilla. And, lastly cherry was never really my thing. So, you are probably saying well what the hell would you bother with Cult 'Blood Red Moon' for? The answer is simple- the reviews on this site are what compelled me to try this blend, and I am glad I did.

***REVIEW*** Opening of the tin: If you ever opened a box of chocolate covered cherries, this is what the tin note reminds me of. A pleasant cherry aroma, with a subtle smell of chocolate lingering in the background. Upon the charring light, I knew that I was going to get big cherry flavor, and that is exactly what I did get. The cherry flavor is present immediately, needs no time to develop, and is strong from start to finish. There is certainly a chocolate flavor present just as is promised on the tin. By no means, however, is the chocolate as measurable as the cherry flavor. The flavors of the tobacco were noticeable on a much smaller scale but nevertheless were present. I picked up on some grassy notes from the Va and nuances of hay from the burley. This is easily the most flavorful cherry blended ARO I have ever smoked. The flavor of the cherry or the cherry flavor is bold. It lingers long after you stop smoking the bowl. I am not a huge fan of cherry ANYthing, as I said so this wouldn't be an all-day smoke for ME.

Notwithstanding, the point of a review is to rate the tobacco in terms of how the tobacco performed, and not to underrate it because of a personal dislike of the flavor of the blend or anything else you "personally" dislike. And, I certainly DO NOT underrate an aromatic blend because it is aromatic, it's supposed to be, for God sake. How does anyone find that to be fair? Fair to those who truly enjoy AROs, or fair to the blend in general. What I mean is, my review, your review, anybody's review...also weighs in on the overall score for the blend, so accuracy in all areas is important; it is for me, anyway. So, on that notion, I give this aromatic blend four stars. It deserves four stars because all aromatics should be as accurate in flavor as Blood Red Moon.

FINAL WORD: If you enjoy ANYthing cherry, by all means, this one you do not want to miss. If in the past you were turned off by the taste of cherry aromatics because they tasted like cough syrup or something medicinal, but would enjoy a cherry blend if it wasn't off-putting; you have found your blend. To me, it smelled like and tasted like a chocolate covered cherry. Chocolate covered cherries taste mostly like cherry, the chocolate (much like this blend) is there but the syrup and the cherry bursts in your mouth somewhat distracting you from tasting the dark chocolate in its entirety; well that is what you have here. Give it a shot; you won't be disappointed. (Unless you dislike cherry then don't bother)

This is my favorite blend, and the first offering I had tried from the Cult lineup. It is a rich aromatic that shies away from the chemical-laden tastes some other cherry-flavored aros seem to be saddled with. The cherrry flavoring is present without bullying the tobacco, and the room note is pleasant without being cloying. This blend is a must for any fan of aromatics, or any piper smoking in mixed company. It is certain to be a crowd-pleaser.

After a couple of disappointing aromatic experiences, I thought I would have to at least try cherry aromatics to be certain before taking an extended aromatics break. I left that tin alone for months, until one evening, in the mood for something different, I cracked it open. The notes of chocolate are clear on the nose, slightly less on the taste but still present. The cherry taste lingers in the mouth, but a somewhat synthetic or dry cherry flavor, like cherry candy or cherry tea, not like cherry pie.

Update: I've smoked this three times now, and every time I woke up with a headache. I've never felt that with any other tobacco, which makes me wonder what looms in the leafs. I'm somewhat hesitant to try again, but I think I have to, for science.

3rdguy

One of the better aromatics I have tried. Does not quite match up to the tin note which I think in a cherry note lends to itself. Many of the others are over the top.

Burns well, nice room note and affordable. What more can you ask for? Not an every day or even every week for me but a monthly for sure.