The Agony & The Ecstasy - Barbados Plantation

[finnian3]

Sutliff's Barbados Plantation just happens to be one of my most favorite tobaccos, but it is a stormy relationship, this rum flavored weed. I am not going to write a dissertation, but I shall give you a Spark Notes run down of this tobacco .

Agony - The number one complaint from many a smoker when it comes to aromatics is the tongue bite. My friends, this tobacco has a nasty bite. You shall not escape these warrens without a scorch from the Barbados sun.

Ecstasy - This tobacco has the most intoxicating aroma. Rum, vanilla and a random panoply of exotic spice. If the Candyman had a cologne, it would be Barbados Plantation.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Pack it lighter and smoke it slower. Never gotten bite from that one.

 

[saltedplug]

Sutliff's Barbados Plantation just happens to be one of my most favorite tobaccos, but it is a stormy relationship, this rum flavored weed. I am not going to write a dissertation, but I shall give you a Spark Notes run down of this tobacco .

Agony - The number one complaint from many a smoker when it comes to aromatics is the tongue bite. My friends, this tobacco has a nasty bite. You shall not escape these warrens without a scorch from the Barbados sun.

Ecstasy - This tobacco has the most intoxicating aroma. Rum, vanilla and a random panoply of exotic spice. If the Candyman had a cologne, it would be Barbados Plantation.

panoply-now you're talking!

 

[jerseysam]

If you like Barbados, try Wilkes Rumcake if you haven't. All mileage varies, but that's my favorite of the heavy-rum blends.

I've got pretty pedestrian taste-buds when it comes to pipe tobacco, but I'm fortunate in that I don't really encounter tounge bite to speak of. Typically it's linked (in pipe lore) to Virginia blends.....maybe I'm flat wrong in this impression but over the last few months I've seen posters refer to "and we all know aromatics are notorious for tounge bite". Can't say I ever thought aro's were a big culprit there....more like any blend smoked hot and fast can produce discomfort.

 

[anotherbob]

I find more tongue bite risk in aros. It's harder to gauge the heat when the taste doesn't change as drastically. I find a VA tastes off before it gets too hot. Gives a nice bit of warning. Aros can sneak up on you more.

 

[danimalia]

The "panoply of exotic spice" has me kind of interested. I'm not anti-aromatic on principle or anything, but I do tend to mostly avoid a lot of them. Might have to check this one out.

 

[JimInks]

Never once got tongue bite from this blend. @chasingembers gave good advice, and I recommending listening to him.