ATTENTION: CB Pipe Tobacco Review Bombing Run Version 2.0

[Horsefeathers]

Details:
Date: 4/17/2015
Name: Horsefeathers
Tobacco: D - Yellow MacBaren Virginia #1
Pipe: Missouri Meerschaum Legend
Indoor / Outdoor: Outdoors (Garage)








Observations & Examination (how it looked, felt and smelled): This tobacco was the second of three sealed in an air tight pouch. I cut open the pouch and revealed a coarse dry tobacco in large strands. While this did not arrive in a flake format the overall cut reminded me of a flake that had been lightly, but fully rubbed out. The strands were a medium brown to yellow-brown color. The intensity of the aroma was moderate revealing a wet grass and citrus smell, slightly sweet. Reminded me of pineapple upside down cake somewhat. After the tobacco aired out a bit the smell didn't change much but the scent lightened up a bit overall.

Preparation (how did you prepare and pack it): I again packed the pipe with my best attempt at the Frank Method. Due to the size of the tobacco the gravity fill step filled the bowl quickly. A solid pinch and press topped it off.

Burn:The tobacco took to flame easily, producing a nice moderate smoke. Tamping every few minutes kept it right on burning. I had no issue with relights until about the middle of the bowl where the tobacco was going out every minute or so. After about 5 relights I decided to dump the ash. After the ash dump I was right back on track to the bottom of the bowl. The tobacco burnt into a fine gray ash with the exception of a few small unburnt strands of tobacco. I would add that this was a fairly warm smoke throughout. It never caused discomfort or bit my tongue, but the smoke was noticeably warm.

Flavor: Definitely the least to say here. The flavor was that of a sweet hay and an occasional citrus note. Other than that it never really changed over the course of the whole bowl. The retrohale did produce a bit of spice, but didn't really alter the flavor. Very straight forward tobacco, which was in stark contrast to my previous review.

Comments and Conclusion:Overall not too bad. It was easy to pack, easy to light, and the flavor was good if not a bit one dimensional. I could see this being an all day smoke, and would label as a set it and forget it tobacco. Never really requiring too much attention, but still providing a bowl of satisfaction.

Next is the final blind sample up for review R - Pink!