My wife only approves aromatics in the house. Otherwise I smoke mostly English blends. My favorite aromatic is a blend called "Hobbits weed", which has a vanilla and chocolate taste and smell. The B&M I buy this from tells me they blend this themselves. Other than this I smoke Peter Stokkebye Nougate, P.S. French Vanilla or Lane 1Q. Some Aros are too sweet and leave gunk in the pipe. Anyone else have favorite aromatics?
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Aromatics with good room notes.
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Posted 2 years ago #
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I was smoking Dan Milonga last week and Laura complimented the aroma.
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There are quite a few Aromatics that I enjoy smoking. Too many to list but here are a few that IMO are really good and well done Aromatics:
Dan Milonga
Dan Sweet Vanilla Honeydew
Samuel Gawith Fire Dance Flake
Samuel Gawith Chocolate Flake
G&H Bob's Chocolate Flake
G&H Rum Flake
G.L. Pease Barbary Coast"When the Government Fears the People, There is Liberty;
When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny." - Thomas JeffersonPosted 2 years ago # -
Lane BCA. smoke slow, or it goes goopy.
"It's OK, my cardiologist smokes a pipe"
Once a Marine, Always a MarinePosted 2 years ago # -
I like to mix Lane BCA with a good English like P.S. Proper English. I call it Mick's Mix. Makes a good smoke without the goop. It works best with an English with a high Latakia content. 1/3 BCA 2/3 English. A compromise of sorts. I like it. Picked it up from a B&M in Encino a few years back. Lou's. RIP Lou.
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I find Dan Tobacco Milonga and WO Larsen Signature blends are high quality tobacco aromatic blends.
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These are aros I enjoy, all with excellent room notes and little goopiness:
- McClelland: Mellow Mack (my #1 aro)
- McClelland: Holiday Spirit (biggest crowd pleaser it seems after only a few bowls)
- Peterson: Connoisseur's Choice
- Dan: Sweet Vanilla Honeydew
And, though not strictly an aro since it's a crossover english/aro, Esoterica's Pembroke gives the satisfaction of an english delicately cased with cognac to give it an excellent room note.
There's nothing quite like tobacco: it's the passion of decent folk, and whoever lives without tobacco doesn't deserve to live.
-MolierePosted 2 years ago # -
I have been on a six month quest to try and find a tobacco that smells good to my wife. So many. Solani X mystery, Devils Holiday, P.S. French Vanilla, Blue Note, Lane 1Q, Treasures of Ireland Galway, and others. Nothing has worked. To tell the the truth I am sick of Aros. My Christmas order was C&D Bow Legged Bear, P.S. Bulls Eye Flake, Count Polaski, P.S. Proper English. My last hope on Aros the wife may like is Sir Walter Raliegh Aro. which my grandfather smoked. She always talked about how good his pipe smelled. God rest his soul. We shall see.
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Oh yeah. I forget the British Woods and the SPC Plum Pudding. Maybe the Plum Pudding has a good note. Happy holidays indeed.
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I am surprised that none of those aro's have worked!
You could try Dan Sweet Vanilla Honeydew. My wife loves the room note of that.
Also H&H Egg Nog, McClelland Holiday Spirit, and Peterson Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2009 all are recent blends that I have smoked with great room notes that my wife likes.
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Thanks Bob I will. You know it is strange that my 18 and 20 year old sons, and their girlfriends like the way all of them smell. Even the English, Balkans, and Vapers. I think maybe my wife has developed an allergy to all smoke. It could be some P.C. creeping in. Oh well.
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I can not believe it. After all the searching. I hit paydirt. My wife let me sample a couple of blends from my Christmas order before they went under the tree. She loves the smell of Count Pulaski. It is not even an Aro. CP is also a great tasting blend. What a woman! Wonders never cease.
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WOW! I am amazed that she likes the aroma of Count Pulaski!
I like that blend, but it does have quite a bit of Latakia in it. I am surprised that she prefers the aroma of that compared to all of the Aro's that you have tried.
But then again, she is a woman. I guess when a man figures out the mind of a woman, death must be close for that man, lol.
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I know. I gives me hope for the Plum Pudding in my Christmas order, and maybe the Bullseye Flake. Maybe she likes the more natural flavors. I have no hope for the British Woods, or the PS Proper English. I really can't taste much Latakia in the Count though. I do love the flavor. It was my first time trying Count Pulaski, and I have 8 ozs. Merry Christmas indeed.
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It's the same the whole world over - my good lady wife will begrudgingly tolerate me smoking just about anything indoors (except perhaps Ashton's Artisan's Blend or Balkan Sobranie when it was about). It's a trade off between the voracity of her comments and the temperature in the garden! I've been known to feel unwelcome enough to have to smoke outside in winter! She loves however, anything with black cherries in and tells me I'm a walking joss-stick. She's not mad keen on my everyday baccy which is Germain's Special Latakia Flake. Try Petersons' Merry Christmas 2009 mixture for a reasonable smoke and a half-decent room note. Peterson describe it as: Red and golden virginias with two kinds of black cavendish. A delicious and intense flavour of baked apples, roasted almonds and bourbon vanilla. A touch of wishfull thinking maybe but try it and make up your own mind .....
The national lottery is a tax on hope!Posted 2 years ago # -
My 2 sons like their "weed" and they don't mind my weed. I don't mind their weed. I just try to keep my wife's Royal Crown flowing. In the morning I am on the patio. Sometimes in the bathroom with the laptop on the loo with the exhaust fan blowing.
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Women can be strange ( but they say the same thing about men! ) My first wife hated smoking in general and aromatics in particular, but and I've always found this strange, she didn't mind either Condor or St. Bruno in the house.
My favourite and I still smoke it is Benson and Hedges Mellow Virginia - it has a lovely honeyed "nose" and offers a satisfying smoke. Mind you, I don't know if it's available on the other side of the Pond!
Best to all
Gerry
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One thing I hate about smoking heavily cased aromatics, is the way they stain my teeth. Anyone got a tip for getting those stains out? I brush my teeth about five times a day, but I still have the stains. I also use filters.
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"Anyone got a tip for getting those stains out?"
I just use the teeth bleaching stuff you find in the supermarket.
It's effects seem to last for years.
I haven't used it in 1.5 years and still have very white teeth. They used to be yellow.
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Hi All,
If it's your own teeth ( not the ones you bought! ) try biting into a slice of lemon - it'll sting your gums like the devil but it will shift stains - follow it with a glass of your favourite spirits and the taste will be fine and the gums will be anaesthetised nicely,
Best as usual
Gerry
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Last night I smoked Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake in the presence of my wife, who I have had a very hard time finding a blend that she likes. She really liked Bullseye. She doesn't like any aro that I could find. I suppose she just likes the smell of a good quality VA/Per. Who would have guessed? I am pleased
I am really getting a taste for Bullseye Flake.
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My Grandfather smoked Mixture #79 It had a great room note very pleasnt.
I have not gotten my hands on any, but in researching the blend it did'nt get very good reviews . If anyone out there has tried it I would love to hear about what you think.Posted 2 years ago # -
My Grandfather smoked Mixture #79 It had a great room note very pleasnt.
I have not gotten my hands on any, but in researching the blend it did'nt get very good reviews . If anyone out there has tried it I would love to hear about what you think.In short, I think it is a good mild tobacco.
I have some Mixture 79 that I bought 5 - 6 years ago. I smoked some then, and I smoked some from the same pouch last year. It is a fine mild tobacco. I do not recall it being very aromatic. My recollection is that it is a straight-forward tobacco taste that is mild and pleasant. There is not loads of flavor, but there is some.
It is kind of like Prince Albert or Sir Walter Raleigh, but maybe a little more flavorful, perhaps with a hint of rum.
That's my best recollection from smoking it about 6 months ago, so don't hold me to it for 100% accuracy.
I would give it a shot.
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I have always wanted to try Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. That is the blend that my grandfather smoked. I have memories of him dipping his pipe and thumb in one fell swoop, into the bag and back out, with a perfectly filled pipe. It always smelled so good when he had that pipe going. I worshiped that dude. He taught me so much about some very important things, that I am just now starting to understand. I wondered if I could be objective, when I tried his smoke. Anyway, I had a couple of pouches added to my Christmas order. Last week, I tried it for the first time. I had no problem being objective. I have smoked and tested many blends since I took up the pipe. My grandfather died in 91, as well. So, the smell was a faint memory. The tobacco tasted nothing like I thought it would. Very perfumy. Flavoured with liqueurs, from France and Holland I understand. It's a pretty good smoke. Lightly topped and pretty dry. No gurgling, and it did not foul up my pipe. I guess I was somewhat disappointed that the smell and taste did not bring back many memories, but the blue striped bag certainly did.
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All my friends love the smell of Stanwell Vanilla
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I have have found a crowd pleaser. In and around LA, that is hard to find. It is Lane MV1000. Lightly flavored, burley, and Virginia shag. I have gotten many good comments on the smell, from total strangers on the street. My wife likes it as well, which is always a plus.
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My wife tends to just like the smell of straight Virginias. She lets me smoke G.L. Pease Union Square and Nat Sherman Liberty Golden Virginia in our computer room with the door closed lol. Thanks again Kevin for that recommendation. Anyone know of any straight gold Virginias that they like?
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Hey Mick... That's a great idea, trying Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic that is. I may have to give it a try as well. Many years back I lived in a small town in Colorado that didn't have a B&M so all of my tobacco came from a drug store and I would smoke SW for a change up from my regular CBW.
By the way try brushing your teeth with straight baking soda 2 or 3 times a week to help remove the staining you mentioned. It does a pretty go job on coffee, tea, and tobacco stains.
"United States"
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.Posted 2 years ago # -
Thanks JC. Iwill give it a try. I thought about just getting a full set of gold teeth. I drink way too much coffee and tea.
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Gold prices are way too high.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Condor Original Ready Rubbed has a wonderful home-and-hearth room note. My (non pipe-smoking) buddies are always telling me how much they love the smell when I fire up a bowl around them.
Posted 1 year ago # -
I just got 2 ozs. of Peter Stokkebye Highland Whiskey, and evryone tells me it smells great. I really like the flavor, as well. It taste like scotch.
Posted 1 year ago # -
My wife loves this:
Quoted from "The Briary"'s Web site:Baklava This is an aromatic with a honey nut topping that consists of Virginias, Carolinas, and "seasoned with a hint of Oriental and Burley-Virginia Cake Cavendish".
And it tastes great.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Mick, I have been smoking the PS Highland Whiskey for quite a while. Excellent and FAR better than the PS Whiskey blend. Smells nice too!
If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.Posted 1 year ago # -
You should also give Esoterica St. Ives a try. Its a cross over blend, part english, part aro and a great smoke. I'd also recommend Esoterica Pembroke, an english with a cognac topping, unique and smooth.
A tattoo on a beautiful woman is like graffiti on a Ferrari.Posted 1 year ago # -
Uncle I read your review in Tobaccoreviews.com. I added mine too.
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