ATTENTION: CB Pipe Tobacco Review Bombing Run Version 2.0

[GWBowman]

My first review



Details
Date-4/9/2015
Name-George Bowman
Tobacco- A yellow G&H Dark Sliced
Pipe-smooth rhodesian basket pipe
Indoor / Outdoor-indoors

Observations
Examination
The tobacco looks to be a string cut but has some small pieces of flake. It is such a dark brown, it’s almost black. There are a few small light brown specks scattered all through out. It is a little wet. The smell is fantastic. Smells like tobacco, sweet, raisins, very dark heavy dried fruit. There is something in the smell that is a little smoky but I can’t tell what it is.
Preparation
It was a little wet, but I didn’t think too wet to smoke. I was wrong and could not get a good light. I put it on a paper plate for about 25 or thirty minutes and then gravity fed with just a little packing.
Burn
It lit well. Now I realize I packed it more than I thought or this is very dense. Probably a combination of both. Several relights are normal for me and this was no different. It burns hot to a white ash. The smoke is thick, white and abundant.
Flavor
I immediately catch a little citrus that is almost always present but will not take the lead. It’s smoky and there is a earthiness that makes me think of burley. There is a good amount of spice in the retrohale. The more I smoke, the spicier it turns, as well as smoky. It produces an oily smoky coating on my tongue and roof of my mouth. A soapy taste comes on that turns into a chemical taste and smell. The hot burn is putting a little bite on the back and outside edges of my tongue. There is something I’ve been tasting almost the whole time that I want to attribute to tonquin but am starting to think this is Lakeland Essence. A perfume taste. Toward the end of the bowl, I’m thinking it taste like oven cleaner smells.

Comments and conclusion
The tobacco smelled terrific and tasted nothing like it smelled. It is an incredibly strong tobacco. The nic hits the stomach and then the head. While it is a quality tobacco, the taste and smell are nothing I would buy.