Pipa Vanilla Cavendish

It's tough for me to be critical of a $5 pouch and pipe combo, certainly not a bad deal for what it is but probably my least favourite blend in the Pipa line. I feel it's worth mentioning that the Van-cav is the only one that comes with a crumby pipe ( a really crumby pipe). The Pipa cherry and whiskey blends both come with genuine Missouri Meershaum cobs,factory seconds I'm sure but good none the less. Where the Vanilla has a cheap narrow gauge chinese cob that will burn out before you can finish the pouch.

This blend is identical to Smoker's Pride Vanilla Cavendish which is made by STG as well, the only difference between the two is this blend is much drier out of the pouch. I find it middle of the road as far as aromatic flavour is concerned, mild in the vitamin N dept and one can't help but associate the flavour and room note with Capt. Black White. If you are purchasing it for the free pipe inside stick to the cherry or whiskey varieties, other than that it's a serviceable blend in a pinch and you really can't get any better value for five bucks in the pipe smoking world these days, and in this case it's worth the money.