Warped The Red Hunt Topping?

[Ebarber]

Does anyone have an idea on what topping they use on Warped The Red Hunt?

In the tin it smells of chocolate covered cherries to me and I very faintly taste it in the smoke.

I'm not a huge fan of tobaccos with toppings but this is not bad.

I think it would be better without the topping though.

 

[Chasing Embers]

As far as I know, there isn't one. I myself don't pick up on anything other than tobacco.

 

[Ebarber]

As far as I know, there isn't one. I myself don't pick up on anything other than tobacco.

Wow interesting! If there is no topping maybe my sniffer is broken . I could swear though it almost smells like a boozy chocolate covered cherry.

 

[Worknman]

I don't think it has a topping. Top notch blend BTW.

 

[ChuckMijo]

I recently picked up a tin. It’s fantastic!! I didn’t notice any toppings. I will be buying more. It reminds me of HH Arcadian (my favorite,) but sweet and dry. If that makes sense.

 

[greeneyes]

I think it has a topping. We all know what raw untopped C&D tobaccos taste like, and this definitely has something on it. I'll try to review it if I can catch a break during this holiday. Let a little dry out completely then smoke it and see what you think.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Wow interesting! If there is no topping maybe my sniffer is broken . I could swear though it almost smells like a boozy chocolate covered cherry.

I haven’t tried this one yet, but if there is no topping, my guess would be you’re probably tasting the Perique. It can be pretty fruity in some blends, so maybe that’s it? ?‍
Sounds like I need to pick up a tin of this one. I like Kings Stride and Cloud Hopper.

 

[Ebarber]

I haven’t tried this one yet, but if there is no topping, my guess would be you’re probably tasting the Perique. It can be pretty fruity in some blends, so maybe that’s it? ?‍
Sounds like I need to pick up a tin of this one. I like Kings Stride and Cloud Hopper.

It's really good and Until the End is a really good one also. If there is no topping (which sounds like the consensus) the blender is amazing to get that kind of tin note and flavor out of a straight tobacco blend.

 

[Ebarber]

I think it has a topping. We all know what raw untopped C&D tobaccos taste like, and this definitely has something on it. I'll try to review it if I can catch a break during this holiday. Let a little dry out completely then smoke it and see what you think.

Sounds good. I look forward to hearing it ?

 

[Tabacco]

First time I smoke The Red Hunt. Not bad but it's definitely smells and tastes like a flavored tobacco. It leaves a ghost in the pipe like a flavored tobacco. If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.

Does anyone have an idea on what topping they use on Warped The Red Hunt?

Rum, vanilla, maple syrup?

 

[Chasing Embers]

It leaves a ghost in the pipe like a flavored tobacco.

Most tobaccos do be they favored or otherwise.

 

[Mr_houston]

It's really good and Until the End is a really good one also. If there is no topping (which sounds like the consensus) the blender is amazing to get that kind of tin note and flavor out of a straight tobacco blend.

No, not a consensus.

TRH seems heavily topped to me also. It’s to the point that I won’t likely finish my tin. I’ve been airing it out in a jar. But I don’t think it’s going to settle down.

 

[Ebarber]

I haven't smoked any of this in a while but I do have quite a bit aging in the cellar. I'm trying to get through some of what I already have open before I open anything else. I do need to revisit some aged ?

 

[Warlee]

After falling in love with Kings Stride I was a little disappointed in the Red Hunt. Just not to my tastes. I’m a newer pipe smoker but it seems to have a very heavy boozy topping to me.

I gave it a couple months rest, going to revisit it soon.

 

[JJ_JJ_JJ_JJ]

Ok just cracked my first tin of this.
It definitely has a chocolate cherry liqueur topping on it. It's unmistakable in the note and in the smoke.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

There's another thread touching in this topic too.

I smoked a bowl from a friends tin when it first came out and really enjoyed it. Only had a very faint, "not atypical", basic sugar casing to it.
Bought some tins but never opened one.

Flash forward to this past Xmas - I was gifted a newer (2022) tin of it. I opened it and was surprised by how strong the tin note was. Not at all how I remembered it. I've smoked a couple bowls from the '22 tin and it tastes like it smells. I dunno about chocolate covered cherry, but there's SOMETHING heavier than a simple casing going on.

 

[JJ_JJ_JJ_JJ]

There's another thread touching in this topic too.

I smoked a bowl from a friends tin when it first came out and really enjoyed it. Only had a very faint, "not atypical", basic sugar casing to it.
Bought some tins but never opened one.

Flash forward to this past Xmas - I was gifted a newer (2022) tin of it. I opened it and was surprised by how strong the tin note was. Not at all how I remembered it. I've smoked a couple bowls from the '22 tin and it tastes like it smells. I dunno about chocolate covered cherry, but there's SOMETHING heavier than a simple casing going on.

If I had to bet it's baileys chocolate cherry liqueur
It's very distinct.

They must have changed the recipe my tin was dated 12/22

 

[JJ_JJ_JJ_JJ]

And now I know why the smell and taste is very familiar.
It's almost like cults blood red moon but with alcohol

 

[Singularis]

Does anyone have an idea on what topping they use on Warped The Red Hunt?

In the tin it smells of chocolate covered cherries to me and I very faintly taste it in the smoke.

I'm not a huge fan of tobaccos with toppings but this is not bad.

I think it would be better without the topping though.

I smelled chocolate covered cherries in C&D John Marr and the description for that one says toppings of bourbon and vanilla. Perhaps there’s some common blending element, since they are both blended by Laudisi.

I have one tin of Red Hunt and will now be very tempted to crack it open to compare my experience with John Marr.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I've considered opening one of my older tins of Red Hunt to see if I'm losing my mind.
Something about having two open tins of the same blend just irks the hell out of me though.