What's your absolutely favorite - cannot do without - makes the world a better place - Aromatic smoke? List 1 or 2 you simply have to have !
Favorite Aromatics
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Actually, I guess I don’t have one that I couldn’t live without, as most of them dry my mouth out for some reason. I like the taste of Scotty’s Trout Stream though. Boswell’s Raspberry Creme is good, so is their Cupcake. None of them are anything I normally smoke though. They’re more of a “change of pace” smoke for me.
I started with aromatics and smoked them for years, before a long pipe hiatus, and then I smoked mostly non-aromatics after some tongue bite and burn from aros. Now I smoke about 1/3 aromatics. Some I enjoy are Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic, burley based with Virginia as a condiment and flavored with three liqueurs; Planta 2012 flavored with marula fruit; Three Star Blue from Iwan Ries; Erin Go Bragh flavored with Irish whiskey; C'est La Vie vanilla; and others. Granger is a fine old Kentucky rough cut blend, frequently sold as a non-aromatic but flavored with molasses.
I like the Lakeland style aromatics and among them GH Ennerdale flake and SG Groosemoore plug a lot but also GH Bob's chocolate flake and SG cannon plug and RB plug.
My #1 aromatic is MacBaren's Vanilla Cream and the only aromatic I smoke.
I have 2 aromatics in my cellar and only pull them out if a non smoker is around. They are:
Cult Blood Red Moon
Sutliff Molto Dolce
Don't let the pop crackle and pop of the MOlto Dole get to you, it has a ton of flavor as does the Red Moon. Once you have these two no other aromatics are needed ever again in your entire life. Trust me on this one.
Cult Blood Red Moon
Sutliff Molto Dolce
Don't let the pop crackle and pop of the MOlto Dole get to you, it has a ton of flavor as does the Red Moon. Once you have these two no other aromatics are needed ever again in your entire life. Trust me on this one.
I don’t know. I can smoke most burley-containing blends without issues. Do it all the time. It’s only the full-blown aromatic blends that do that to me. I think it might be something to do with the humectants.
Sillem's Black: an aromatic with latakia, who woulda thunk it?
Belmont Station
Devil's Holiday
Mixture 79
Bagpiper's Dream
Exotic Orange
Anything Lakeland
Devil's Holiday
Mixture 79
Bagpiper's Dream
Exotic Orange
Anything Lakeland
This very well might be. I can smoke aromatics too, but none with Burley. I guess that sucking burning hot vegetation through a 6” straw has varying unpleasant effects on people. Who knew?
But I do know this, we all get burned (bit) at one time or another.
Chambers, I thought I was clear, only 2 are needed, why are you making other recommendations
Actually I did forget a tasty aromatic flake called Mac Baren Modern Virginia Flake.. It is really hard to get for some reason. I would also consider Peterson University Flake as an aromatic as the plum topping is quite nice. Ok Chambers you are off the hook for now.
Actually I did forget a tasty aromatic flake called Mac Baren Modern Virginia Flake.. It is really hard to get for some reason. I would also consider Peterson University Flake as an aromatic as the plum topping is quite nice. Ok Chambers you are off the hook for now.
True.This very well might be. I can smoke aromatics too, but none with Burley. I guess that sucking burning hot vegetation through a 6” straw has varying unpleasant effects on people. Who knew?
But I do know this, we all get burned (bit) at one time or another.
That's the problem right there! You have to use a nosewarmer!! ?
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend, also strong considerations I would miss:
- Newminster Blackberry Brandy,
- S.G. Firedance, and
- G&H Ennerdale Flake
Anything Plug, SB, Condor (Non Polish), Grasmere, Lakeland and then the old staples like Warrior, CCP and anything with Granny Bath Mat essence.
Cult Blood Red Moon & Boswell's Piper's Pleasure. Not a constant diet of either one, but for me they make a wonderful change of pace.
Funny you would ask, because I am trying to get into aromatics.
Right now I am really enjoying C&D Founding Fathers. It actually has a good flavor and good aroma.
Right now I am really enjoying C&D Founding Fathers. It actually has a good flavor and good aroma.
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