MacBaren's Honey & Chocolate

[4dotsasieni]

With much trepidation, I decided to try this concoction, hoping my wife would like the aroma. To my great surprise, it wasn't goopy and wet, or sweet and cloying, as I had expected it to be. It actually had a nice mellow nutty flavour, which I usually associate with English blends. And, yes, my wife liked the smell - I can smoke it indoors. Yea!
Disclaimer: I did smoke this in my oakwood pipe, which may have affected the taste. I'll try it in a briar later.

 

[gisboro]

Just wondering how this smoked in your briar?

 

[lumberjakpipester]

I just bought a tin a few weeks ago, it will be the next one I open.

 

[skapunk1]

Careful with your briar, I found a bowl of this left crazy ghosting. It is a full flavoured tobacco, either dedicate a briar to it, preferably small bowls. I use a cob.....

 

[cavendish]

thanks for the info 4dot! I was thinking of adding this to my next order but wasn't sure.

I like alot of MacB's blends. I guess you could say I'm a MacB smoker.. The majority of my rotation is MacB blends

 

[4dotsasieni]

It smoked just fine in a couple of my briars, too. I haven't experienced any ghosting (as I said, this stuff is nowhere near as sweet and cloying as I expected it to be).
And, as stated in one of my other threads ("FMC - and Chocolate???") I've also enjoyed mixing it with Frog Morton Cellar. ::

 

[buster]

I have a tin in my collection. It gave me a bit if a nic buzz.

 

[gisboro]

Well, I broke down and got a tin of this and I really wanted to like it, but, for some reason I am just not feeling it. I guess I will put it away for a while and have another go at a later date.

 

[eaglerico]

Don't worry gisbro. You are not the only one. I smoked half a tin of this and just had to put it away. I am aromatic smoker and I couldn't get into this. My wife thought the room note smelled of cigs and it gave me quite a nic buzz (which I don't like.) I have taken to mixing it with other blends and I find it complements them well. I did a 50/50 with MB Cherry Ambrosia. Had a nice room note and a much lower nic level. I have a small jar I keep of this mixture to let the flavors meld.

 

[durham270]

I bought a tin of this just this past week. I'm not planning on opening it until some of my open tins run out. Nice reading what you other guys think about it.

 

[irishjedi]

Good thread, was looking at this blend as well. Might "pull the trigger" on a tin, and check it out.
Mike

 

[allenz]

Nice review.

I detect no sweetness either (kind of salty? to me) but it gave a little unpleasant nicotine buzz afterward.

 

[balcifer]

After trying Sail aromatic I wanted to find a tobacco that didn't leave a burn in my mouth so found out Mac Baron brand and picked up a pouch of Mixture: Scottish Blend and boy was I surprised. The aroma was a sweet one and the best enjoyable. The best part was that Scottish Blend did not leave a burn in my mouth but a sweet taste in my mouth looking forward to try a few other blends from Mac Baron like Navy blend and maybe the Cherry blend I am also looking at trying an English can anyone recommend McB's English blend I can try? :puffpipe:

 

[cavendish]

I've done the same but with 7 Seas Regular. It was pretty good but I haven't done it since that one time. I like mixing OGF with my FMC.

 

[durham270]

I've opened the tin of Honey & Chocolate and I have been enjoying it. My tin had the correct amount of moisture and smoked to the bottom of the bowl with no relights. I found it to have a nice Chocolate and Burley taste? The chocolate in this is of a bitter baking coco powder type. Not sweet at all. I couldn't detect the honey myself. I smoked this blend in a Kaywoodie Supergrain bulldog and I gotta say it did ghost the pipe.
One Mac Baren blend I just do not get is their 7 Seas Black. I found this stuff to be flavorless.

 

[dhizzy]

I may need to revisit this blend. When I smoked it it a couple of years ago it seemed to me to have a cigar-ish flavor. I have grown to a point where I can now pick out subtle flavors and want to try it again to see if its different to me.

 

[4dotsasieni]

If you like (or want to like) the Honey & Chocolate blend, also try McClelland's Tastemaster -- the tin describes it thus: "A smooth, creamy choclate-flavoured aromatic, it is genteel (I think they meant "gentle") on the palate and abundantly flavourful throughout.."
It has less of the "burnt brownie" taste of the Honey & Chocolate, and it's really mellow. It's become my favourite aromatic.
Hmm.... think I'll go smoke a bowl now. ::