ATTENTION: CB Pipe Tobacco Review Bombing Run Version 2.0

[BryGuySC]

Details
04/10/15
BryGuySC
Tobacco: Yellow AA Macbaren Latakia Blend circe 2000
MM Missouri Pride
Outdoor

Observations
Examination: This is another one that looks like a combination of sliced rope and rubbed out tobacco. This tobacco is a dark walnut brown, with flecks of bright yellow. It smells sweet, like old raisins and dates. It smells and feels old.
Preparation: I rubbed out the coins and let it sit for a little over an hour.
Burn: It took a while to get it lit, but burned pretty good after that. I had a few relights, after long pauses.
Flavor: Started out pretty flat. Decent, but flat.
After about five to ten minutes, the tobacco started to liven up. I got a hint of leather, then some fruit flavors started to come through. Just as quickly, though, they dissipated. The rest of the smoke was pleasant, but didn’t change too much after that. I guess this may be some sort of a virginia/burley blend; but I’m not very good at identifying tobaccos yet.

Comments and conclusion
This smoke was pretty mellow. There were moments of unique flavors that shone through, but other than those, it was pretty straightforward. It felt like it had some age on it, so I’m attributing some of those attributes to that.
I think this one may be too subtle for me. I feel like things were hinting that they were there, but I was not skilled enough to either notice them or coax them out.
I thought this one was going to be heavy on the nicotine, but didn’t feel it at all.

I enjoyed the smoke, but struggled trying to find nuance. Future smokes will be better enjoyed because I’ll just enjoy it without trying to analyze.