What's a Good Licorice Flavored Aromatic?

[mingc]

I think whoever smokes Blackpool for the licorice will be sorely disappointed. One of Germain's talents is to make blends that don't taste or smell like their constituent parts. It may have licorice in it, but you won't be able to taste it. At least, I can't, and I had a bowl just last night.

For licorice, I recommend Mixture 79.

 

[drrock]

Besides Gawith/Hogarth brown flake licorice, which seems to have become unobtanium, are there any decent aromatics with a prominent licorice/salmiak component? Or even a minor component? Thanks in advance.

Uhle's Blend 255

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I think whoever smokes Blackpool for the licorice will be sorely disappointed. One of Germain's talents is to make blends that don't taste or smell like their constituent parts. It may have licorice in it, but you won't be able to taste it. At least, I can't, and I had a bowl just last night.

For licorice, I recommend Mixture 79.

That’s so weird, because I was overwhelmed with licorice from Blackpool and dumped it. They are small scale, so there may be differences in batches. Proceed forewarned then.

 

[mingc]

That’s so weird, because I was overwhelmed with licorice from Blackpool and dumped it. They are small scale, so there may be differences in batches. Proceed forewarned then.

I may be just a -- what's the opposite of super-taster? -- inferior-taster. I need stuff to be in your face for me to enjoy it. Latakia or lakeland sauce, the more the better. Va and VaPers need toppings like Newminster 400 and Medium Flake. I have to have spice and heat in my food too, etc. I'm trying to learn to enjoy the more subtle blends that others enjoy, like FVF & 5100, but I'm not sure I'll get there.

It may be that that I just couldn't taste the licorice in Blackpool the way I can in 79. It certainly could be due to batch variation too!

 

[mingc]

Uhle's Blend 255

Aye, a very nice blend. Soft and subtle. It's also floral like 79 too, so folks should be warned if they don't like that.

 

[brooklynpipeclub]

I'm a big fan of the flavor of black licorice and find it very present in Esoterica's Ramsgate. But because it's so incredibly hard to find, I only enjoy one or two bowls of it every year. I love Irish Flake but don't really detect licorice flavor in it - same for Brown Flake Licorice, ironically. Maybe I just got a very mild batch from the aforementioned KBV. This all being said, I found that Georgetown Tobacco's 1261 house blend has a very enjoyable licorice flavor. I popped into the store when I was in town for a long weekend and picked up a couple of ounces out of curiosity. It wasn't advertised as having a licorice flavor but it seemed very pronounced to me the few times I've enjoyed it.
Georgetown 1261

 

[Ahi Ka]

Have you considered chewing licorice root? Not a tobacco product of course, but immensely satisfying.

I really like the GH brown licorice, but find the flavour is less in the smoke and more in the residue of the after taste. I enjoy it as an evening pipe while chatting. The moreI put the pipe down the more licorice I get

 

[teajeat]

Have you considered chewing licorice root? Not a tobacco product of course, but immensely satisfying.

I really like the GH brown licorice, but find the flavour is less in the smoke and more in the residue of the after taste. I enjoy it as an evening pipe while chatting. The moreI put the pipe down the more licorice I get

I do love strong Dutch licorice, never tried chewing on the actual root though. Licorice flavored snuss is amazing, but sadly m'lady vetoed that one.

 

[timt]

 

[Ahi Ka]

I do love strong Dutch licorice, never tried chewing on the actual root though. Licorice flavored snuss is amazing, but sadly m'lady vetoed that one.

The root is amazing. It has more of the sweetness going on rather than some of the spice. Ive got some wintergreen snuss at the moment which is enjoyable, especially with a glass of tonic. I didn’t realise how much wintergreen was in 79 until trying it as a flavour by itself

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Count Pulaski is a licorice topped English

 

[condorlover1]

War Horse Green - its more of an anisette profile but certainly very bold!

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Did any of you see this crazy shit, about the guy dying from eating too much licorice?.. just last month

Man Dies After Eating Too Much Black Licorice - https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20200924/man-dies-after-eating-too-much-black-licorice

 

[condorlover1]

Yep. Read about that shit in one of the online U.K papers. He must have blown out his O ring and bled to death!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Wow, I remember pondering the flavors in Astleys 44 while on vacation in the Gatlinburg area, and really picking up on the heavy licorice casing that they used. I was thinking, "wow, I remember licorice not tasting very good, but this isn't bad." So, at a gift shop picked up a bag of licorice. I couldn't keep it in my mouth for long enough to chew it. It just pulsed like a bad tasting medicine that a doctor was forcing me to eat. I ended up tossing the tin of Astleys out the truck window. And, Dark Strong Kentucky has it too. I had forgotten about those, but they aren't really aromatics, but they definitely have a lot of licorice in the casings.

 

[teajeat]

Did any of you see this crazy shit, about the guy dying from eating too much licorice?.. just last month

Man Dies After Eating Too Much Black Licorice - https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20200924/man-dies-after-eating-too-much-black-licorice

Wowza, the guy ate quite a bit of licorice though (1.5 "bags" per day for a few weeks).

 

[3rdguy]

I also would recommend Blackpool, very tasty.

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

War Horse Green bud - if you like anise and licorice - it was very pronounced - so much so that I couldn't deal with it anymore - It wasn't bad - leaf was good - flavor tolerable- but monotonous

 

[Pipewizard420]

Some great suggestions here. Peter stokebye Sambuca is a black licorice aro that comes very dry for a aro.

Mixture 79 and War Horse Green fit the bill as well although they seem to be a love/hate type of blends.

Another great one is Match Field & Stream, inexpensive and ready available.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Some great suggestions here. Peter stokebye Sambuca is a black licorice aro that comes very dry for a aro.

Mixture 79 and War Horse Green fit the bill as well although they seem to be a love/hate type of blends.

Another great one is Match Field & Stream, inexpensive and ready available.

Mixture 79 bulk and Field & Stream Match bulk are 20% off right now at Smokingpipes.