favorite aromatics

[andrew]

G&H Bob's chocolate flake

Erinmore flake

PS Luxury twist flake

McClellend's fragrant matured cake

McClellend's Old world Cake

 

[texmexpipe]

No order here,

Sutliff Maple Street

C&D Autumn Evening

Sutliff Queen Anne's Revenge

Boswell's Pipers Pleasure
Irish Flake and University Flake by Peterson (Some wouldn't call these aromatic, but they certainly have a strong and prominent top note)

 

[youdancer]

50/50 blend of Peterson Irish Whisky & 1-Q

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

McClelland - #2000 Fragrant Mature Cake

Lane Limited - 1Q

Trout Stream

 

[madox07]

I have tried the WO Larssen Fine and Elegant .. not bad. I also like the Ashton Winding Road.

 

[ugh457]

Peterson's Connoisseurs Choice

Mac Baren Vanilla Cream

SG Grousemoor
As others have said, some like them, some do not ....
(I'm still trying as many aros/non-aros as I can, a tasty adventure!!)

 

[crashthegrey]

There you go. Plenty of recommendations. Aromatics only really get a bad name in jest. We joke around, but plenty here love them. Don't worry about smoking what you enjoy.

 

[grue]

What crashthegrey said. Pipe smoking is about what you enjoy, not what conforms to some universal higher standard.

 

[mikestanley]

The only two I can smoke with regularity are Amohora Res and SWR aromatic. There are others I enjoy, but only occasionally.
Mike S.

 

[mso489]

Royal Yacht, Iwan Ries Three Star Blue ... a number of others. Aromatic pipe tobacco is, according to PC's Russ O., 95+% of the pipe tobacco market. In other words, it sustains the whole industry and without aromatics, there would be many fewer non-aromatics available. Aromatic blends sustain the market. I like non-aromatics best but I know what sustains the revenue stream.

 

[dkaye201]

Royal Yacht

 

[theosprey247]

C&D Corn Cob Pipe (and a Button Nose)

 

[krizzose]

MacBaren Vanilla Cream Flake

H&H Classic Burley Kake

Boswell's Chocolate Cream

GLP The Virginia Cream

 

[pipedreams86]

awesome! my TAD list has just grown exponentially! Autumn Evening and Corn Cob pipe seem to be on a lot of peoples lists...I have really loved testing out the MacBaren Vanilla cream blend...
while we're on the subject of aromatics...i've been buying up every tobacco i can afford..but i saw somewhere that aromatics don't benefit from aging...in the same way that blends like Night Cap would...but does it actually hurt aromatics to be stored for years? or do they just not benefit from it?
the reason i ask is i'm trying to build up a stock cellar for the years to come, being a newbie in the pipe hobby and the FDA restrictions looming, but am i buying tobaccos to store that won't actually taste good when i open them in years to come? hope that made sense it's been a long day

 

[prairiedruid]

General rule is that the topping on aromatics fades over time. Not always the case but seems to be the majority opinion that I have seen.

 

[dottiewarden]

Hands down favorite is Mac Baren Cube Silver, but I always have Vanilla Cream Loose Cut on hand too.

Peterson Sunset Breeze certainly makes the grade.
Stay away from Mac Baren Cherry Ambrosia.

 

[andvary]

So far my firm favourite is McClelland Tastemaster.

 

[mortonbriar]

Gandalf, there is a guy on here trying to sell an aromatic cellar: cellar thread
I like (and recommend)

RLP-6

bobs choc flake

luxury twist flake

grousemoor

 

[JimInks]

In no particular order: Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend, P&W #515, H&H Anni Kake, SWRA, Royal Yacht, and I'm sure there are a couple others.
Semi-aros: SWR, Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match, Stonehaven.

 

[pipedreams86]

thanks so much @MortonBriar, thats an awesome cellar on sale, I have sent the seller a PM...
@prairiedruid thanks for the info...I guess the worst case scenario if the topping on an aromatic fades it should still be a good smoke right?
my TAD list is growing by the post!
I can highly recommend Sutliff Christmas Spice having smoked a few bowlfuls of it the last couple of days