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August 11, 2006

Cherry Almond

It's really not fair for me to write a review of this blend, I'm not going to be even remotely objective. Early in my piping days, I had read numerous positive statements about this blend, and was curious to try it. It was actually the first Cherry Blend I encountered. I was looking forward to getting a bit, and even though the TInderbox managed to exhibit their less than appealing customer service, i secured some. A brief description reads:

"Freshly fragrant and cool smoking with a natural fruity and nutty flavoring, for a delightfully sweet, yet light taste"
Upon smelling the pouch, I picked immediately picked up both the cherry and the almond flavorings. The almond was more of an almond extract aroma, not a handful of nuts aroma. I reached into the moist (quite moist) bag, and loaded away.

Yes, yes there was cherry, and there was almond in the smoke, and yes it creamed around the palette nicely, but then it hit my teeth like a gob of candy. I have one of the smallest sweet tooths out there, and this blend quickly overpowerd that tooth. Determined to work through this and give it a fair shake, I tried a few more bowls throughout the next weeks, and just couldn't keep the pipe going. Way too sweet for this guy. For others, perhaps a pleasant public blend.

(Later I did add some Captain Black White to the bag to tame the sweetness (if possible). It helped take the edge off, but still wasn't something I wanted to smoke.)

Contrived by Joshua at August 11, 2006 11:43 AM