Cult Blood Red Moon

I've strayed away from cherry blends because, in my experience, things meant to taste like cherries often taste like cough syrup. I didn't find that to be the case with this blend.

The tin note smells just like dark chocolate-covered cherries; not in a syrupy, chemical way. It's very pleasant.

The taste was very pleasant. The first half of the bowl gave a very distinct, but not overly-powerful cherry taste. Again, it actually tasted like cherries, not a chemically cough syrup. The cocoa or dark chocolate sort of underlied the cherry flavor. More subdued than the cherry but still present.

The second half of the bowl was very interesting. The cherry and cocoa notes remained; however, interestingly enough, the flavors of the tobaccos themselves began to emerge, somewhat sporadically. The flavor from the topping periodically would give way to the cavendish and Virginia flavors.

It didn't bite me; smoked very smooth. Needed the normally-expected amount of relights. Came out of the tin perfect dryness.

In summation: a great aromatic with a natural cherry flavor that won't bite. Very taste, very pleasant to smoke.

Hell, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Will have to smoke some more. Could be a go-to aromatic.

Upon opening the fresh tin, you are HIT with a strong medicinal cherry tin note with a blast of strong "Paint Thinner" fumes. You definitely want to allow these "volatile" vapors to dissipate prior to packing. I didn't and thus I had to dump my first bowl. When I say "Vapors", it's like breathing "Nail Polish Remover or Paint Thinner" fumes ! Ok, 30 hours of an open tin and we have the "nail polish remover " down to a smokable level, you're left with a vanilla/cherry tin note. What's strange, is that initially you would expect the tobacco to be overly damp from the topping, it's not, and after 30 hours open, it's not real dry either?

The initial taste, after 30 hours, wasn't bad, but you have to sip this real slow or bitterness creeps into the smoke. I got a Cherry Chocolate flavor, more cherry than chocolate. I think if I were an aro smoker this might get 4 stars, but since I'm not, I'd give this 2 with an extra star for respect of my Aromatic Pipesters. You may ask why I even bought this blend? Well, I was looking for a change of pace, but this was too much change

I'm not generally an aromatics fan but this is a fantastic smoke. Perfect out of the tin packs lights and burns like a champ. Flavor is cherry/chocolate and Cherry/cola. I get both and both are great. Under the moderate amount of flavoring you also get the tobaccos making themselves known. The flavors of the casing and the flavors of the tobacco compliment each other like very few other blends can do. This blend has a complex flavor profile and deserves to be analyzed. Chemistry is what is to be expected from an aromatic, noticeable but mild. It's been a while since I had a bowl of BRM. Better place an order.

This stuff is solid, but seems to be way overrated. Smells great in the tin, although the cherry is more of a cherry flavoring akin to candy, soft drinks, chap stick, etc., not the warm, deep, low-noted black cherry. I got some chocolate/cocoa notes from it, but they were overpowered by the cherry. Good cut and moisture. Tried to bite, but just kept a high-pitched tingle, instead.

Addendum--I went back to it a week later, and liked it a lot better. The bite was much less, and the cherry/chocolate were richer and deeper.

The perfect way to start a morning! My dad was a cherry Aero smoker, but his blends were nothing like this, smooth, not bitter at all even at the bottom of the bowl. A very pronounced cherry tin and room note and a first rate tobacco. I am a big fan of adding a little Virgina to the mix and this does it perfectly. Best cherry I have smoked!

Having heard so much good word of mouth about this blend I tried a tin. I really want to like a cherry aromatic and Tinder Box's Anniversary has been the best I've tried thus far. Blood Red Moon was very tasty for the first 1/4 of the bowl, I actually tasted a little bit of tobacco flavor and I tasted the cherry topping. Then...I didn't; the cherry just disappeared and I was left with some very decent tobacco, but not one I will revisit. I tried to smoke this in several different meers, both large and small but the flavor pulled its vanishing act at about 1/4 of the way down no matter what. In conclusion, it's a very decent base tobacco, but once again, the topping just doesn't stick around.

Interesting blend. Cherry is the feature, however it does not dominate. The chocolate and cocoa are subtle. The Cavendish is toasty with some vanilla. Burns cool, albeit moist from tin. Room note is nice. The cherry is proximate, but not too strong. No tongue bite.

I rarely desire a cherry blend, but when I do, I like this one. I wish there was a little more tobacco richness.

I tried a lot of cherry blends this year and this is one of my top three. It comes a little on the moist side, but it is good. Excellent aroma and flavor. I recommend opening the tin and letting it air for a while. Then close it and let it sit for a few weeks. No clue why, but it improves. Excellent.

I will admit that I'm very leary of aromatics. Most in my opinion have the " I just licked a car battery post" taste and don't really live up to the hype. A lesson learned quickly in my 10 years of pipe smoking. But once again a blend pops up that gets a lot of buzz, and once again I find myself hoping to find an aromatic that stands apart. So when I bought a tin in Dec 2014 it was my intent to let it sit(six months) and age. To my surprise Cult is very very smooth and doesn't have a "heavy taste" associated with most aros. Burns cool and no swamp mouth the next morning are a plus. It's a mild social smoke with a wonderful room note, plain and simple. Good, but not great. I'll keep looking.