I really like the Seven Seas blends. They're basically Macbarren doing their rip off and improvement of Captain Black. The Royal is amazing and gets compliments on room note. Not a huge fan of aros and love these ones which are about as aro as possible.Original title, below, edited for brevity and caps. -jpm
Looking for an aromatic blend that also offers the pipe smoker some depth and complexity.
I don't like to smoke Aromatics on a daily or weekly basis but I do get the craving for a sweet tasting and room pleasing note from time to time. So far, C&D's Autumn evening delivers in both the room note and taste complexity department but surely there are other blends that can deliver. I've tried Lane 1Q and SWR Aromatic which both smell good but don't deliver much in flavor in my opinion. What else is out there that I should try?
Any Gawith scented blend:
Is just what I’ve tried, more can chime in.
- Conniston
- Bosun
- Bob’s
- Ennerdale
- 1792
- RB
- Dark flake scented
I was thinking this way also, I could not find an aromatic that ticked all the boxes so now I always do a "blend" and depending on my mood at the time, it may be 60/40 or 40/60 (aromatic/non-aromatic).I find many aromatics a little too mild, so I suggest adding a healthy pinch of strong burley or Virginia to pump up the experience; mix it a bowl or two at a time in a mixing bowl before packing. You can tweak aromatics so the the tobacco is forward, as they say.
That arrowhead is deliciousMac Baren Vanilla Cream Flake
C&D Golden Days of Yore
Wilke Rumcake
Paul’s Pipe Shop Arrowhead
MMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, lovely stuff there...?Dark Flake scented. It’s an aromatics for the more mature smokers.