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Tobacco | Black Cavendish |
Style | Aromatic |
Room Note | 3 - Balanced |
Cut | Ribbon |
Top Flavor | Cherry, Vanilla |
Packaging | Can, Pouch |
Country of Origin | United States |
Package Size | 1.50 oz, 8.00 oz |
Flavor Intensity | 3 - Balanced |
Brand: | Brigadier Black |
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Brigadier Black Antietam, one of the newest entries to the Brigadier Black line, is made of dark, soft black Cavendish tobaccos and a mellow, not-too-sweet black cherry flavor. The great aroma and bite-free experience will have you stocking up on Brigadier Black Antietam for sure.
This is a very interesting blend. First it is nothing like what they show in the picture.. you expect to see black gold but it seems to have different tones from black to yellow. The smell is interesting but no cherry note that I can smell. If you smoke it to fast as i did the first time it can bite slightly so i can say it has no bite. But other than that its a nice mild smoke.
Ok, I finally got a chance to smoke this blend and what a surprise I got. As i mentioned before upon opening the tin i did not smell any cherry note but what i discovered is a scent I havent smelled in over 40 years which was the primary reason i started smoking pipes in the first place and a scent that had eluded me from finding it among any other tobaccos until now. It is an old fashion sent, sweet & fruity i would best describe it but not like any cherry. Perhaps some of the elder smokers here can pinpoint what it is I'm smelling in this blend ? The magic happened during the smoking process and not before. And what a delightful and pleaseant smoke it was guys. Actually smoking this blend doesnt smell like what your smelling out of the tin. This is what took me by suprise. My only other thought was I wish this distinctive aroma that I am smelling was a little more pronounced. I dont know what else is out in the market smells like this but it will do for me now that i finally found what I'm looking for in a tobacco blend. Its burns slowly which gave me about 2 hours time to smoke it. It burns into a fine powdery ash when your finsihed. It ran cool. NO TOUNGE BITE ! I know P&P only gave the room note a low score but the room note for me lasted and lasted like no other Aromatic that i have been smoking. So this was also a big plus I wasn't expecting. They say that finding your tobacco is like selecting a fine wine and I think I finally found my go to smoke from now on. This blend (Antietam) and Alamo are by far my favorite two blends out of the series. But Guys ! Give this one a try if you havent already, you might be pleasantly suprised like I was.
I didnt have time to smoke this blend yet but i did open the tin because i was curious what it smelled like.. The tin says it has a "smooth pleasant cherry note" but upon opening the tin it does not smell like cherry at all or any cherry ive ever smelled or eaten. I do not recognise this scent. It is an iteresting scent but maybe i'll have a better idea what it is when i smoke this. Most of BB blends pretty much smell like they say on the tins but this Antietam just doesnt smell like cherry to me. I am looking forward to smoking it and when I do i'll return to write a follow up on its performance. But dont be afraid to try it. Maybe your experiance will be different than mine ?