Favorite aromatic flavor

[telescopes]

Reminds me of a story where a good Ole boy walks up to his friend at a bar, who is drinking some sort of electric blue drink. The GOB starts giving his friend some guff over the drink of choice. The friend responds, "someone bought it for me and it just so happens to be delicious. So enjoy your Bud Light while I enjoy my lovely, blue drink - you basic bitch."

Yup, a common story for sure. I've lived long enough to watch how people gravitate into the crowd they think is the "better or right thinking" group when it comes to cigars, golf, sports, bars, and here, pipe tobacco.

I smoke cigars. Green and cheap are just fine with me. I play golf - but never keep score. I rooted for the Cubs, but mostly because I liked going to Chicago to eat pizza and just hang around at the sites. Bars, on Tuesdays you can sometimes find me at Hair of the Dog, but only because it serves martinis at 7 AM and the retirees get a kick out of going there while everyone else is working. I find that what most people think is "better" is generally a result of marketing.

Have fun, laugh, play, and enjoy the world. Comfort food is comforting for a reason.

 

[Arthur Frayn]

No Name from Peretti and Sweet Honey dew Vanilla from Dan.

 

[DesertDan]

Very difficult since I like so many different aromatics.
But I'd probably have to say that in general, cherry has a slight edge over the others.
Honorable mentions would be C&D Apricots & Cream and Country Squire Blue Ribbon

 

[Duke of Erinmore]

The world famous not-pineapple Murray's Erinmore flavour. I don't know if anyone knows the ingredients but surely STG doesn't.

 

[tmcg81]

Molasses and/or rum. And whatever is on 1Q.

 

[Bushido]

I've been disappointed by a lot of vanilla, much of it has a weird fruit flavor. Rum on the other hand always tastes the same.

 

[bullet08]

I would say vanilla, but never smoked one. Still got that thing about aromatics.

 

[SBC]

Speaking of rum, the "Sunset Rum" blended by Milan Tobacconist of Roanoke, VA (NOT the "Sunset Rum" put out by Sutliff, which is massively inferior) is in the top few aromatics I've ever smoked. Good Golly is it perfect.

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[Reggie]

I prefer light plum flavors such as Royal Yacht and University Flake. On occasion I will smoke a Vanilla or Cherry.

 

[monty55]

If your gonna tie me down and make me smoke an Aro, it would be 24 karat which is a cherry vanilla kinda thing.

 

[Sidehatch]

Whatever topping is on the KBV blend I’m smoking at that time.

 

[jiminy]

My favorite is whatever is on Old Toby! I think they called the blend reminiscent of "spice cake", so I imagine it's a heavy sugar casing. Smells just like a good sugar cookie to me, and it has a bit of spice to it (maybe from the Perique, at least in part). It's easily my most smoked aro.

I also appreciate vanilla, but more so when someone else smokes it

 

[anotherbob]

Honestly it's more a matter of how much then a specific flavor. If I can still taste the tobacco and the added aroma both then I would say it's perfect.

 

[vosBghos]

Lakeland

 

[Lumbridge]

Anything along the lines of vanilla, chocolate, irish cream, liqueurs, etc. Not a big fan of cherry (or especially peach) fruity flavored stuff. They always seem disappointing to me.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

Cocoa for me. To accentuate that flavor already present in burley. If I could find a burley cocoa aro that hasn’t had been castrated I’d be pleased

 

[Yadkin1765]

Plum and rum

 

[WVOldFart]

Cocoa for me. To accentuate that flavor already present in burley. If I could find a burley cocoa aro that hasn’t had been castrated I’d be pleased

Prince Albert

 

[mso489]

Whatever the flavoring is, I want it to complement and bring up nuance in the tobacco or blend itself, what I've heard called tobacco forward. If I want the flavor itself, I'll just drink or eat the appropriate beverage or food. It's like pairing wine with food, to harmonize and add extra dimensions to the flavors of the food, not mask or bury them.

 

[krizzose]

My first reaction was “vanilla, obviously.” But my favorite Virginias have a touch of rum: McClelland Navy Cavendish, F&T Special Brown Flake, and GLP Windjammer. But I don’t consider those to be “aromatics.”

So, vanilla then. But where would burley be without cocoa and molasses?