Room Note AND Flavor

05venturer · Apr 4, 2013

Ok I have been moving away from aro's as they have no flavor for me that I have found. I am really enjoying the tobaccos like Nightcap and Black House as I get alot of flavor BUT the wifey does not appreciate the smell of these when I smoke them in my den.

Does anyone know of a good baccy with flavor, a "punch" and a decent room note.

I do want to say that she has been very good about me smoking in "my" room but when I come out and enter the living room I can tell the lingering aroma bothers her, she finally did mention it the other day. I would like to find a baccy that I can enjoy indoors and not offend the little lady.

lordofthepiperings · Apr 4, 2013

Since you're moving away from aros all I could say is maybe SG Full Virginia Flake. It got an okay from the war department and has a good flavor and a bit of a nic hit.

Perique · Apr 4, 2013

I think Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Flake is kind of the gold standard for aros with both room note and some tobacco taste.
Beyond aros, I think Haddo's Delight has a good room note, as does Barbary Coast. But room note is subjective, I suppose.
Additionally, I think Peterson's University Flake, Erinmore Flake, and Orlik Golden Sliced are all good transitional tobaccos for the Aro smoker.

captainbob · Apr 5, 2013

05venturer,
Have you tried my blend? It does the trick for me... It is a "light" English Aromatic. PipesandCigars.com has it here: http://pipesandcigars.com/coditincabob.html

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andrew · Apr 5, 2013

4 noggins bald headed teacher, it's got a slight punch but by no means harsh, and has a wonderful kind of slight bar-b-que flavour and very tangy. I would suggest it as a great crossover blend for someone going from aro's into natural tobacco. Burley though has a nice room note usually, it's a sweet nutty like smell. Just let the Bald headed teacher dry out a bit and it really starts to take off, my first bowl of it was too wet and I didn't enjoy it, then revisited it yesterday and alot of flavour was coming out of it.

05venturer · Apr 5, 2013

I have some Butternut Burley coming in my next order. Has anyone tried that?

burg · Apr 5, 2013

You might try Frog Morton's Cellar. I love the taste and have gotten a few compliments on the note.

homeatsea · Apr 5, 2013

CAO's Eileen's Dream is definitely an aromatic with a great room note. I'm not too experienced in the taste realm but it certainly is the most flavorful aromatic I've tried. Also MacBaren 7 Seas Regular is a good one.

rmbittner · Apr 5, 2013

I'm guessing that your wife is objecting to the scent of latakia. In which case, I think you're going to have to compromise with a straight Virginia or Virginia/burley flake or a Virginia/perique blend. (It's possible that there are some blends with a touch of latakia that wouldn't bother your wife, but you'd have to experiment. You might be able to get away with, say, Frog Morton.)
I'm not exactly sure I know what "flavor" means to you, but it sounds like a stouter, more medium-to-heavy blend might be more appealing. There are so many options, I don't really know where to start. But, yes, I'll echo the poster who suggested Pease's Haddo's Delight. I'd also suggest Escudo (VA/Per), Rattray's Marlin Flake (VA), Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake (VA/Burley), SG's Full Virginia Flake (VA). On the somewhat lighter side, a also really enjoy Virginia/cavendish blends, particularly McClelland's Anniversary and Rattray's Jocks Mixture. None of the blends I've mentioned contains any latakia whatsoever.
Bob

kashmir · Apr 5, 2013

One of my favorites is St. Bruno flake. Great flavour. Great room note.

crpntr1 · Apr 5, 2013

FVF

Escudo

Dunbar

Sterlings Millionaire blend

rmbittner · Apr 5, 2013

BTW, I need to amend my earlier post: Jocks Mixture has a tiny amount of latakia in it, but to my palate it never stands out or is even noticeable as such. It just gives a kind of background roundness to the smoke.
Bob

cynyr · Apr 5, 2013

@ 05venturer - Butternut Burley is a great blend. I haven't tried it on the wife yet, but the ladies at the office aren't offended.

spartan · Apr 5, 2013

My special lady loves the smell of Vermont Meat Candy. And she hates 99% of the things I smoke. :wink:

joeahearn · Apr 5, 2013

My wife loves the smell of Wessex Gold Brick and it's a pretty damn good Virginia plug.

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