So I grabbed 4 oz of this C&D bulk blend based on the description alone, which I found on the C&D website. I had recently purchased a brand new Bings Favorite, and thought it would be cute and clever to smoke Bings blend in Bings pipe. So I've had 5 or 6 bowls now and think its time for a review.
So this is a blend of burley with a fair amount of a herb called deer tongue. It's exceptionally fragrant, and just having it in the room in its bag adds a nice floral smell to the air. The tobacco itself covers the color spectrum of brown, with plenty of oregano sized green flakes mixed in, probably at a 3:1 ratio. Again, this stuff smells amazing and more so when you open the bag. It's dryer than I would have figured, but not overly so. It takes a match well, and needs no charring light. It does blossom a bit, so take care not to pack it all the way to the rim, or your wife will yell at you for get glowing embers all over the goddamn living room floor, I'm not guessing on that.
Room note: incredible. I keep leaving the room and coming back in because it is a top shelf aroma. Manly as all get out. I can imagine old west saloons and frontier cabins often smelled in this manner. Very rustic, pine-like, warm scent on top of the traditional pure burley room note. In addition, the aroma clings to you and I got complements all day, even from my health snob tobacco is evil children who hate all things pipe related. Cannot say enough about the smell. Exceptional.
Taste: It was a disappointment. It's very harsh. A bowl I would smoke in an hour becomes and all afternoon affair because I just couldn't keep going. I needed breaks, and breaks with beverages for sure. The deer tongue will grab your taste buds and not let go. Occasionally the toasty flavors of burley poke through but it is still choked out by the deer tongue. Now the middle third of the bowl brings a yeasty pretzel taste to the mix, but at the price of sacrificing the burley notes. The deer tongue taste absolutely dominates from this point to the finish. It does burn to a very fine gray ash. The nic hit is intense, too, which I enjoyed.
What does deer tongue taste like? A rose bush sprayed with minty vanilla. In a smaller dose, I can see it being a very pleasant addition to different blend. Two fellows from my pipe club enjoy it so I'll run it to our club house and make it community property.
I was told this would leave a ghost in my pipe, but holy shit, I think it left a zombie instead. Not only could I taste it next few bowls, it was ALL I could taste. Not kidding, it bit my usual burley blend, infected it with deer tongue zombie virus, and set it loose on the world.
I figured I would love or hate this, but wanna give deer tongue a fair shake, so I also order Gentleman Caller, also C&D. It's this blend with Va and Per to further dilute the deer tongue. Haven't tried it yet but will review it when I do !
Anyone else try crooner? Thoughts? Was I close with this review?
So this is a blend of burley with a fair amount of a herb called deer tongue. It's exceptionally fragrant, and just having it in the room in its bag adds a nice floral smell to the air. The tobacco itself covers the color spectrum of brown, with plenty of oregano sized green flakes mixed in, probably at a 3:1 ratio. Again, this stuff smells amazing and more so when you open the bag. It's dryer than I would have figured, but not overly so. It takes a match well, and needs no charring light. It does blossom a bit, so take care not to pack it all the way to the rim, or your wife will yell at you for get glowing embers all over the goddamn living room floor, I'm not guessing on that.
Room note: incredible. I keep leaving the room and coming back in because it is a top shelf aroma. Manly as all get out. I can imagine old west saloons and frontier cabins often smelled in this manner. Very rustic, pine-like, warm scent on top of the traditional pure burley room note. In addition, the aroma clings to you and I got complements all day, even from my health snob tobacco is evil children who hate all things pipe related. Cannot say enough about the smell. Exceptional.
Taste: It was a disappointment. It's very harsh. A bowl I would smoke in an hour becomes and all afternoon affair because I just couldn't keep going. I needed breaks, and breaks with beverages for sure. The deer tongue will grab your taste buds and not let go. Occasionally the toasty flavors of burley poke through but it is still choked out by the deer tongue. Now the middle third of the bowl brings a yeasty pretzel taste to the mix, but at the price of sacrificing the burley notes. The deer tongue taste absolutely dominates from this point to the finish. It does burn to a very fine gray ash. The nic hit is intense, too, which I enjoyed.
What does deer tongue taste like? A rose bush sprayed with minty vanilla. In a smaller dose, I can see it being a very pleasant addition to different blend. Two fellows from my pipe club enjoy it so I'll run it to our club house and make it community property.
I was told this would leave a ghost in my pipe, but holy shit, I think it left a zombie instead. Not only could I taste it next few bowls, it was ALL I could taste. Not kidding, it bit my usual burley blend, infected it with deer tongue zombie virus, and set it loose on the world.
I figured I would love or hate this, but wanna give deer tongue a fair shake, so I also order Gentleman Caller, also C&D. It's this blend with Va and Per to further dilute the deer tongue. Haven't tried it yet but will review it when I do !
Anyone else try crooner? Thoughts? Was I close with this review?