Thomas Radford Sunday's Fantasy

It is fitting as this is my first review that it should be of the first pipe tobacco I tried 18 years ago, one that is still a firm favourate.

The first impression on opening a tin is the wonderful aroma of spicy vanilla,cream, oranges and apricots. A feast for the nose. The 2 form of leaf cut is a joy to fill a pipe with, no rubbing or balling simply gently pack and its ready to light. Perhaps the only fault I can find with this tobacco is its a little hard to light and keep lit. With some experimentation I have got round this by putting a small pinch of somthing bland and dry as kindle,(Clan for example)in the top of the pipe and lighting it that way.

The taste is rich smooth and creamy with a hint of fruit, with a slight spiciness which burns cool and will only bite if drawn on very fiercely. The smoke is far less sweet than one would expect from a double pressed Cavandish, I can only put this down to the quality of the blend as the Virginas come through gently and tastily as bowl is smoked out. A small dottle of fairly moist leaves are left in the bowl with a clean grey ash on top. Perhaps the most delightful aspect of the tobacco is the glorious room note. I have had nothing but compliments on its slightly sweet orange cream smell.

If ever a tobacco would convert a person to pipe smoking this is it, while remaining a luxury for any aromatic tobacco lover. And on that note, as I find I have run out I must order some more!

This is a gift from Theosmoke. One of the best aromatic tobaccos I have ever tasted. Hand blended Virginia tobacco and double brewed Black Cavendish. Unusually thick and rough cut. Very loose and pleasant mixture. The natural fruit flavors (prune and apricot) are in harmony with the natural aroma of the smoke. It is a luxurious tobacco in a luxury packaging. It is smoked with ease until the end without losing its taste. It gives amazing aroma in the room and causes no tongue biting and coughing despite its aroma. Its only problem is that it cannot be easily found

Bad quality tobaccos which are hidden behind double fermentation processing and a lot, a lot of artificial flavours. One of the worst and most offending Black Cavendishes, I've ever tried. I can't recommend it to nobody except the people, who would like to have his favourite pipe spoiled by this mixture. Sad, but true.

A very nice aromatic, with a certain uniqueness (I've smoked WO Larsen Vintage mixture,Peterson's De Luxe Mixture and "Connoseur's" choice (I don't know exactly how it is spelled 🙂 ) ). Although it does not feel right to bring Sunday's Fantasy into comparison, is a great tobacco with fruity taste, witch I do not like,but that doesn't meen it is not quality stuff (I don't like scotch either but that doesn't mean that I can not make a difference between Jim Beam and Chivas Regal).

I highly recommend this with the following tips: 1.Don't stuff your pipe with it, let it breathe, but not too loose. 2.Smoke it slow from a quality pipe that makes a good heat transfer, or at least can absorb great heat. Virginias burn hot so if you are not careful you'll crack your pipe or burn your tongue to shreds. 3.Smell the smoke if you want to "breathe" some tobacco, and for goodness sake do not breath it in like cigarettes, it will make you dizzy and will hurt your throat.

If you are a beginner and a fan of aromatics, this may be a nice experience for you. It smokes somehow hot so be patient and smoke it slow.

Not my taste. It is very sweet. I don't think I will purchase another tin of this stuff.

This is a gift from Theosmoke. One of the best aromatic tobaccos I have ever tasted. Hand blended Virginia tobacco and double brewed Black Cavendish. Unusually thick and rough cut. Very loose and pleasant mixture.

The natural fruit flavors (prune and apricot) are in harmony with the natural aroma of the smoke. It is a luxurious tobacco in a luxury packaging. It is smoked with ease until the end without losing its taste. It gives amazing aroma in the room and causes no tongue biting and coughing despite its aroma.

You cannot find a flaw easily.

I picked this up because I was intrigued by the tin. Bad idea. I think it's horrible. It looks nice, but tastes absolutely awfull. I like aromatics and when I opened the tin I thought "hm, nothing special or weird, just your basic aromatic" but the smoking experience was not so...ehm...nice. It tastes like there's something in there that should not be burned. Like plastic, or maybe the horrid taste sugar has when you heat it to long and burn it when making caramel. Bitter and nasty. It has been sitting in the cupboard and I think it will become compost in the near future.

On the plus....it's cheap.

Sunday's Fantasy is a wild cut of leaf smothered in casing. The large amount of natural additives somehow works, and the Virginia and Black Cavendish combine to make this a strong, yet sweet smoke. I've found that older tins have lost a lot of the flavoring and I actually preferred this one that way. A unique, welcome change of pace smoke for me.

Quite pleasant as sweet cavenish aromatics go. The cut is bizarre and defies classification, and it takes a little getting used to. However, once you get it sussed it works quite well, burns evenly and with minimal relights.

The aroma is predominantly vanilla, but with a generous shot of fruit as well, different to most other armatics in this style. People comment how pleasant it smells, so it's doing something right.

Taste is mild, mostly pleasant, but becomes a little hot and steamy at the end. I find this with most cavendish aromatics. Smoked gently it is quite enjoyable, and I occasionally buy it again.