Why not put a pinch of a flavoured cavendish blend into your 400? Not enough to change the flavour much but will impact the room note
Favorite Borderline Aromatics?
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Bronze: Mac Baren Navy Flake
Silver: GL Pease Windjammer
Gold: Ashton Gold Rush (no pun intended)
Silver: GL Pease Windjammer
Gold: Ashton Gold Rush (no pun intended)
No need, I think the Gawith/Hoggarth blends mentioned sound like they might do the trick. I doubt anything they have with any added flavors will be light enough on the topping to suit me.
C&D's John Marr and Granby Station are good ones for me. John Marr is very Va/Or with some vanilla and perique (a touch of Cavendish carries the vanilla, I believe). Granby Station is mostly Virginia with Cavendish, perique, and an apple brandy style topping. With both of these, I can taste the Virginia and the toppings.
I would just be careful with some of the Gawith blends if you mostly smoke Newminster. Most Gawith blends will be much more stout in the nicotine department.
Would y'all consider Royal Yacht to be in this category?
I do enjoy it quite a bit.
I do enjoy it quite a bit.
I’ve never tried it because it’s not sold in Italy, but from the description made I would add that Virginia Cream from Pease could be a “solution”. Has anyone smoked it and confirm?
Yes, the basis of Gold Rush is a very good Va; I have a tin aging, might pick up another for the cellar in my next order.
I've really been enjoying Lane HGL recently. It's basically Lane's RLP-6 (Captain Black Original), but with added Latakia which gives it a nice creamy smokiness and really balances out all of the flavors. I'd recommend that one as a near-aromatic.
Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic. I know it’s literally got aromatic in the name, but there are lots of natural tobacco flavors to be enjoyed here as well. It’s a fantastic blend and I doubt the wife could find fault in the room note.
Of course, my wife hates the room note and prefers when I smoke Pegasus or Winchester so you never know.
Of course, my wife hates the room note and prefers when I smoke Pegasus or Winchester so you never know.
I’m in the same boat as you BriaronBoerum. My situation is a little different though… I exclusively smoke two pipes of Newminster 400 SNF each day: One on my hour drive to work, and again on my way home.
I’m wanting to smoke inside more… in the morning before I leave for work, winding down in the evening, etc; but my wife complains that the NM-400 smells like cigarettesI don’t believe that, but I digress.
So naturally I’m trying to find something I like as a semi-purist, while appeasing the “pants-wearer” of the house I pay for. I don’t think she’s minded Eastfarthing (Sutliff), and of course she liked the ever-goopy Autumn Evening
I think awhile ago I was looking at something from Hearth & Home (Grandma’s Kitchen?). Maybe some of these Gawith blends are good, without being saturated in topping… the Sweet Maple sounds really nice!
Gotta find something wife-approved that is also purist-approved. I’m kind of wanting that “I love the smell of when my husband smokes inside” reaction. Might be a hard ask. I need to get started on building a den for myself somewhere in the house….
If you're interested in something with latakia (perhaps you're not), my wife and kids just about adore the smell of Boswell's Northwoods. They always said that it smells like toasted marshmallow in a campfire. Finally I was curious to smell it like they smell it, so I had my wife (who does not smoke!) light it up while I was out of the room, and when I stepped in -- boy, they were right!
I have likewise gotten strongly positive reactions from a few (certainly not all) straight VAs. I forget now though what reactions I got to what.
I know that it was negative to darks like Atley's 44.
I almost never smoke yellows (I don't prefer them), but when I have, most of those have gotten more negative reactions (as yellow can smell more like cigarette) *unless* heavily topped (e.g. Vanilla Rollcake, Dan Tobacco Sweet Honeydew, etc. which of course they love).
I mostly smoke Reds and Browns, and of those, I'd estimate that about 1/3 get negative reactions, 1/3 get neutral reactions ("yeah it's fine"), and 1/3 get strongly positive reactions. I should keep better track of which ones were positive.
I've been interested in this one for a while. Is it "airy" and "thin" like a lot of other aromatics or does it have a good body and flavour?
Nothing airy or thin about Sillem's Black.
It's my favourite "crossover" Latakia blend.
Straight after opening the tins, the topping dominates, the Latakia is subsumed.
Once the tin has been open a couple of years the topping fades, but the Latakia is never "in your face"
I wanted to thrown in another vote for Sillem's Black. It's a latakia heavy blend with enough spice and complexity to keep you interested, with a strong classic aroma of baked goods, chocolate and vanilla. I don't like aros and I love Sillem's Black.
Thanks both, it will be part of my next purchase.
First off, I'm still fairly new to pipe tobacco. However, it's been one heck of a year trying TONS of different things. That said, Mac Baren Plumcake is hands down my favorite tobacco and if it didn't say 'aromatic' on the tin, I wouldn't have ever called it one.
I'm thankful to have started with pipes at a time where I was able to stockpile this beautiful and tasty blend. Currently sitting on ~5lb bulk and have a handful of tins tucked back to work through and eventually share with my kiddos should they ever want to try daddy's favorite baccy when they get old enough.
I'm thankful to have started with pipes at a time where I was able to stockpile this beautiful and tasty blend. Currently sitting on ~5lb bulk and have a handful of tins tucked back to work through and eventually share with my kiddos should they ever want to try daddy's favorite baccy when they get old enough.
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