C&D Autumn evening

ltstone · Jan 5, 2016

There are a couple of tobaccos that don't give me tongue bite but seem to just feel spicy burn/irritate the back of my throat/nose. I expected C&D Autumn evening to be smooth but find it has this quality, I'm thinking its the Virginias? Anyone find this with Autumn Evening? or is this common with some Virginias? Or just me?

deuce26 · Jan 5, 2016

It's very common in aeromatics and some virginias to me. I personally didn't get tongue bite with Autumn Evening. You may have smoked it too fast and hot. Or, you may just be sensitive to that particular blend on that particular day. We are all different....some more so than others on this forum! Search the forum for some tongue bite tips and give her another go soon. Good luck. Autumn Evening is one of the few aeromatics I enjoy on occasion.

ltstone · Jan 5, 2016

Yeah I just had another bowl, I really love the maple flavour and I don't get tonguebite but man its the strongest tobacco I've ever smoked.. like a strong cigar almost. Maybe its the batch or like you said Deuce its probly just me. What I might do is order an ounce of it bulk and see if its different.

ray47 · Jan 6, 2016

I've never gotten tongue bite from AE but it will irritate the back of my throat from time to time. This only happens if I smoke too much of it. Since it's a Virginia, slow down your puffing rate and that will help with the bite. I also found that smoking AE in a cob helps since the cob has a much more open draw so you don't have to puff so hard and the cob seems to enhance the flavor.

ltstone · Jan 7, 2016

Ok so I had yet another bowl and right when I got to the last 1/3 of the bowl stirred and re-tamped it totally mellowed out while the maple flavor came through much more.. which is strange because you'd think it would get harsher... now if it would smoke like that for the whole bowl....

blackbeard · Jan 7, 2016

I don't like C&D AE. The stuff smells like pancakes, tastes like maple...and something else bad. I even tried it from a new pipe...same effect. It doesn't irritate or bite, but I have been smoking for a long time and primary tobacco is an aromatic.
As for Virginia....generally I like to retrohale with it as it gives a little burn. It varies, but seems to be the culprit, would have to smoke it straight to know.

deathmetal · Jan 7, 2016

Autumn Evening reminds me of a good pancake breakfast with lots of syrup. One of the more intense and flavorful aros.

rfernand · Jan 7, 2016

Yep, maple syrup on pancakes is right.
I'm not a good aromatic smoker, but I liked it. Packed light in a roomy bowl and a large cob.

deathmetal · Jan 7, 2016

There better be fluffy butter on those pancakes too...

glassx7 · Jan 7, 2016

Is it pancakes? I just ordered 4 oz of bulk to try and I swear it smells like coffee in the bag.

ltstone · Jan 7, 2016

Mine smells just like and only like maple syrup no question.

perdurabo · Jan 10, 2016

First bowl of AE, impression! Not what I was expecting, the maple/vanilla is nice. I swear I've seen a comment somewhere that they add scotch to the sauce, maybe not. Can anyone confirm? Any way, it's a very soft tobacco (in taste). I've been smoking nothing but Golden Days of Yore for the past few days, it's a stronger tobacco and therefore AE didn't have as full a body. My son said the room note was nutty, he is a huge fan of the Golden Days room note of rum and chocolate. Must've hit his nose differently, too. Powdery ash with no Dottie. I like it. I'll probably add a rant/review later on this month.

beastinview · Jan 15, 2016

I had the exact same experience with Autumn Evening, as did a friend. It has a nice room note, overwhelming maple tin note, so I was expecting some very cool, smooth smoke...
Mine does smoke cool and dry, but it's one of the few tobaccos that has made me cough or burned my nose a bit. I actually don't get any tongue bite. I don't think it's so much the sweetness.
Also, I think I felt a little nicotine from it, which is rare for me. That surprised me, since most aros seem lower on the nic spectrum. That said, I was smoking it very fast because it was cold outside... I always seem to rush through a bowl when I get too cold.

perdurabo · Jan 16, 2016

AE does have a nicotine kick, if it didn't I'd probably pass. Almost pulled the trigger on another tin today, but decided on C&D Oak Alley. Definitely next time.

ltstone · Jan 16, 2016

I just had 2 bowls of AE in a very small cob, wow when that maple kicks in it sure kicks in!

mortonbriar · Jan 16, 2016

I found it did not agree with me at all, I tried smoking a second and possibly third bowl with 6 months or so between bowls and could not smoke through a bowl on any occasion, I dumped the rest of the tin into my leftovers jar, and I do appreciate the maple flavor when watered down with a bit of everything else.
Isaac

disinformatique · Jan 16, 2016

No aromatic is truly ready to be smoked fresh from the tin or the bag in my experiene. I jar the aros I smoke and forget about them for a few months and voila they become really sublime. Molto Dolce, Connoisseurs Choice, Nutty Cut are a few examples.
Chris :puffpipe:

ltstone · Jan 16, 2016

I would like to try Molto Dolce someday , sounds good.

perdurabo · Jan 16, 2016

The Pipe Monk is on to something here. The longer Golden Days of Yore Stayed in the jar the better it got. It

newbroom · Jan 17, 2016

I could smoke this tobacco all day. The phrase 'all day' means what? Ya....exactly.

Autumn Evening can be too much of a blast to the nose out of the tin for some, but its smooth, cool, and flavorful nicotine laden Virginias ( I thought it was the burley that had the nic? ) burn easily and without undue moisture (and its accompanying heat) when properly cadenced.

C&D has become my go to source of bulk tobacco. Yeah Jeremey and crew! Yeah Tarlers!

C&D Autumn evening

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