Black Cavendish

[InWithBothFeet]

Anyone smoke straight black cavendish? I got a pouch of that when I got the Amphora variety pack last year.

 

[anotherbob]

someone does not sure who. When I've tried it I like the taste but don't get enough nic.

 

[The Benedictine]

Too sweet for me.

 

[Waning Embers]

Sweetened or unsweetened?

 

[InWithBothFeet]

That would be a helleyedunno.. Amphora. Edit... apparently it's not a straight black cav.. it's a black cav forward/virginia/burley blend. They called it "black cavendish special reserve".

 

[minerLuke]

Amphora Special Reserve is a great black Cavendish black, I have a few pouches of it put away.

I have been loving black Cavendish as of late. Before I didn't hate it but it never wowed me but I now have a couple of pipes that it really sings in and so I've been smoking it daily for the last few months. Mostly captain black dark or BCA , or Smoker’s Pride Black Cavendish but I also really like Rattray's Dark Fragrant which is an unsweetened pure VA cavendish

 

[Bbailey324]

I smoked Lane BCA occasionally when I first took up pipe smoking, about a hundred years ago. I got better.

 

[andrew]

Amphora black Cavendish is way different, it's got orientals in it and other stuff. I find plain black Cavendish is like smoking air. It's much different than amphora. I like the amphora black Cavendish. I find black Cavendish has a nice room note, but lacking in satisfaction

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

If I can get it dried out enough I'll smoke some BCA.

 

[Snook]

I smoke it on occasion and really enjoy it. Usually just Sutliff Black Cavendish, but I’ve had a couple of others as well.

 

[anotherbob]

Two of the Drew estate blends where primarily black cav. They both tasted amazing but only one of them had even a little nicotine in it. Never tried amphora anything. Not against it just not prone fomo.

 

[Lumbridge]

Sure, when I want something super mild, a straight BC is a pleasant smoke. I like Smoker's Pride BC because it's about the same as BCA but much cheaper. Most of the time, I want more tobacco flavor than a straight BC can provide.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

I smoked this once last year in the early summer and haven't had it out since. It's completely different than I remember. I remember it being basically tasteless.. "Hot steam" as you guys say. Now I pick up the orientals. My pallet isn't blatantly neanderthal anymore. I've advanced from newbie to novice. LOL

 

[68748Joe]

Lane BCA and Capt. Black Dark is all I smoke. Tried a few others but I just stick with these two. Don’t like buying other stuff to try and ending up tossing.