Two Friends Celtic Mist

All of the tobacco flavor is sublimated by the Irish Mist, which I found to be fairly smooth and a little creamy. The Virginia is grassy and citrus sweet,a nd forms the base of the blend. The burley is barely noticeable much of the time, but a hint of toasted nuts peeks through once in a while. The cavendishes are sweet with a little sugar and honey. Has a mild nic-hit, and won't bite. Burns fairly cool at a reasonable pace with a consistent flavor. Needs an average number of relights, and leaves very little moisture at the bottom. Very nice room note, and light after taste. An all day smoke if you so desire. A two and half star blend.

-JimInks

I gave this blend a try at one of my recent pipe club's meetings. Because I am a big fan of Peterson's Irish Whiskey, I thought this might be agreeable as well since it contains a misting of Irish Whiskey. I couldn't have made a better choice. The Cavendish was broad cut and stayed lit well and the Virginia leaf was of good quality.

I haven't smoked this in quite some time, but I had taken notes for the last times I did smoke it. I still have about a 1/2 a tin left, which I will be giving to a friend. The tin has dark, almost black tobacco in it. A very sweet smell comes from it and it doesn't smell like an 'Irish Cream'. It smells more like dark bananas, fruit, and a hint of earthy tobacco. It smokes hot, burns the tongue and the flavor is strange and is very chemical like. Not a fan at all.

One of the best aromatics I have ever tried! The tin aroma is that of coffee with cream and sugar.It has a very chunky cut that packs well and eventually burns to a fine gray ash.The flavor is a wonderful BAILEY"S IRISH CREME and coffee mingled together. THe uniqueness of this aromatic lies in the fact it burns very cool and dry. There is no bite and the casing remains throughout the entire smoke. It is very similar in construction and characteristics to REPOSE by C&D. A wonderful aromatic experience and a true crowd pleaser!

I just finished a pouch of Two Friends Celtic Mist. I must admit it took me almost 6 months to do so, however, it gave me a good look at the tobacco in different stages of "pouch aging" and humidity levels. Pouch Aroma: I must agree with Sceny. It smells like Irish Cream coffee creamer already mixed with coffee! Not overly sweet. Nice.

Visual: One of the most attractive tobaccos I've ever seen. A beautiful contrasting ribbon/cube cut with dark browns and blacks and an almost equal portion of light yellow.

Texture: As with all C&D blends, was just a touch on the dry side when I received it from Craig. I let it get even dryer, and enjoyed it more and more even with the rising temperture. Still smokes a little wet.

Pack/Pipe: Gravity fed with just a little tamp into two pipes from my aromatic rotation. This blend was smoked in a small Comoy Rockroot Pot and a large Israeli Alpha Galaxy Virgin Finish full bent.

Lighting/Burn: One match to char well, one to light. That's it all the way to the bottom! Even smoking wet, this blend continued to burn well, leaving a dark ash with a few bits of charred tobacco.

1st 3rd: When new, experienced some tang at beginning of smoke which subsided mid way. Was more pronounced in smaller pipe. This tang subsided as the blend dryed and aged. Can definitely taste the topping at this point. Burley is the dominant lead off tobacco.

2nd 3rd: More of the same. Did I mention this tobacco burns fast? Really fast! Smoked through an inch of tobacco in about 15-20 minutes.

Final 3rd: Burn rate has slowed now, and Irish Mist is recognizable but not powerful. Burleys are still holding their own with the VA's. No relights needed to get to bottom, however, did need to use 3 pipe cleaners on average.

Notes: I like this tobacco for a quality aromatic that was blended with some thought. Aroma does not seem to stick with pipe at all, and builds a decent cake. If it didn't burn so hot, I would like it more.

Stogie rating of: 7 Heavenly Hoyos

As a rule I'm not an aromatic smoker. Going back to the thinking that if it smells nice . ..it'll burn your tongue. So, for me to give this a try was done so with a raised eyebrow. And I enjoyed it. I honestly couldn't smoke this as a daily but to change things up a bit and give myself variety, I would buy another tin. Be advised that IMHO, it's a tad rich and labors to a fruity note. But again, to change things up now and again, this tin is close by. Relights will be needed but if you're a pipe smoker, you're a re- lighter. All pipe tobacco, is merit of relights. Enjoy!

Not a warning but merely an advise: "Lose all hope he who smokes this".

Tin note promises something, something close to whisky and baileys, maybe a note of coffee or two and caramel cappuchino. But unfortunately it doesnt bring anything similar when light comes. First puff is a mouthful of something acrid, waxy in the tongue and overall repellent. Not even plainly sweet, just awful. The texture of the smoke remains kind of sticky, you feel how each layer of smoke adheres to your mouth like, wax exactly. And if you try to get the flavour it is some kind of coffee condimented with a whole ashtray. And it gets more intense as it proceeds ocassionally bringing a fair play of tobacco at least.

Must say i got rid of this after strike three. I was never capable to bring something decent out of it. Curiously the guy i gave it to said it was delicious, so, to each his own madness.

I really enjoy this tobacco. It is not my EDS, but I do find myself reaching for it on a regular basis. The description is spot on and I would highly recommend it to the experienced piper that wishes to delve into aromatics.

There's not a lot going on with this blend, to be honest.

I mean, I'm not much of an aromatic smoker but this one seems more bland than usual. There's a bit of that whiskey and honey top note but, rather than making the bowl more pleasant, it mostly just leads to more tongue bite. I'm used to smoking Virginias so slow sipping is second nature to me and I STILL got bit by this one.

Not horrible but certainly not something that's going to convert me to aromatics...

I don't know why this tobacco gets such a bad knock-- it's a decent aromatic and a nice change of pace from the usual vanilla aromatics. I'm almost certain that there is no propyline glycol in this mixture and I don't think either Tarler or Pease would adulterate any blend they had a hand in. In fact, my batch came on the dry side and had to be hydrated not long after it was opened.

There is a fruitiness present. Apricot would indeed be the closest comparison, but it's not overbearing and just a little sweet. I think the sweetness is coming from the Virginia, not from the casing, if there is any-- and the burley is very much in the background here. The Irish Mist is apparently applied as a topping and doesn't come out in the smoke.

The large pieces of tobacco, which I would call more of a shag than a ribbon, smoke cool. I normally have to re-light it a few times. No stems, and little tobacco "dust" tell me this is quality leaf, handled well.