Mac Baren Classics Virginia No.1

My main tobacco for many years

Excellent straight Virginia. Has some sweetness like it has a toppping, but I don't think it does. Bought the bulk, so impressive for a bulk tobbaco. I will order more which is saying something.

Good even smoke

love it

Ready rubbed, burns well, pleasing room note.

It's the best virginia out there. What is there not to like. Smoke it just like it is or mix a little something with it. I will not be without it that is a PROMISE.

Awesome smoke

Main everyday tobacco for many years

Top notch

One of my new favorites! I take a little bit with me in a container every time I leave home.

This is my favorite of the Mac Baren tobaccos.

A smooth mild smoke with flavors and aroma that I can smoke all day.

Even though I grew up in central Virginia tobacco country, my decades-long journey through scores of pipe tobaccos always seems to lead back to the smoothness of classic Virginia preparations based on flakes. This "ready-rubbed" product has all of the quality of a good Virginia flake, but in a form more familiar to pipe smokers who are not riveted to flakes. The smoke is even and mild, but full of flavor. It is good any time of the day, and delivers the benefits of a flake without the maintenance, mostly because the rubbed form naturally allows more air into the pack in the bowl. It is easy to light and to keep going. I highly recommend this product for those new to pipes--it will introduce you to the beauty of Virginia tobaccos.

Nice smoke , tastes great , no bite but can burn a tad hot if exposed to the breeze but its well worth the caution of avoiding a gale.

It's me..smoking a pipe since 1972..Tobacco is not liked it used to be. Dry & Crumbly which turns into dust..In my opinion over cured.

Smooth smoke. Never bites.

The Mcbarens virginia #1 is a very good pipe tobacco. The next step up is the McBarens ready rubbed with a stronger taste and more tongue bite. But the #1 is comfortable to smoke a full size bowl, and it smokes nicely to the very end, not tasting ashy at the end, it burns excellently & does not need frequent re-lite. I recommend at least trying this 1 time. I'm sure it would be a regular or at least in your rotation of regulars.

then Wow!!! And everyday is your birthday when you snow this. Holy moly it’s wonderful all day every day. I love it and I don’t love many things.

go to smoke

Excellent!

Awesome ! Love the can !!!!

I have smoked this blend for 60 years and couldn't change to something else.

NO better smoke than this !!

My everyday favorite

This is my favorite pipe tobacco.

I've been smoking No. 1 since I was a grad student in the 1980s. Always mild and mellow.

Very good tobacco. This is a "ready rubbed" tobacco, but you'll probably need to rub it out a little further depending on your preferences. Possibly just a bit of dry time too, and you're golden!

Very good tobacco. This is a "ready rubbed" tobacco, but you'll probably need to rub it out a little further depending on your preferences. Possibly just a bit of dry time too, and you're golden!

Great tobacco. This was the first Virginia I smoked that I finally understood the complexities of a straight Virginia tobacco. One of my gotos when I am in the mood to smoke a light blend.

Can burn a little hot if you draw on it to quickly, but over all it has flavorful citrusy notes and a good classic tobacco flavor, with hints of hay here and there. I’m going to age it and see what will happen

Excellent dry smoke

Good

I have been smoking VIRGINIA #1 for 25 years~~~~~pleased as punch , 2 oz. a day.

The best pipe tobacco!

The best pipe tobacco!

My everyday go to

I have been smoking a pipe for over 50 years and tried many tobaccos but I settled on MacBarens Virginia #1 and will not change. A mild refreshing smoke with no bite.

After years of aromatics and English blends I've settled on MacBarens Virginia #1, it never disappoints.

Great tobacco nice taste and room aroma. Pure Virginia taste but not my cup of tea.

Virginia # 1 is the best tobacco that I have ever come across . I TRUST the people who put it together in Denmark . They know what's good ! Thank you Mac Baren.

Fast shipping fair price sweet smoke

I stumbled across this here locally where I live so I tried an ounce of it. I am not one who smokes anything but my ‘knowns’. I found this be tasty for lack of a better word. I do not have the sophistication to get into the high notes or low notes or what it tastes like. I either like something or I don’t - it’s that simple. I primarily smoke virginia perique tobaccos and nothing else. Smoke it slow and purposeful and you might find you like it. I did and bought a pound of it and will keep it on hand.

Best all around everyday smoke. !!!!

A good tobacco which I'm almost compelled (don't know why) to smoke from time to time. All the good things have been said so my two cents are limited to two issues. First and foremost, I'm not getting the sweetness I expected. This applies to the bulk, not the tin. The problem here is obvious-cost. The second issue is tongue bite. As a piper for over 50 years, you can believe I know what this curse feels like. But I've yet to be bitten by VA #1. I know I'll continue to smoke it, but will stick to the tin version. I urge the reader that this problem may be a strictly personal one and may not exist for all smokers. There may well be no difference between bulk and tin.

Smooth

This is another fine Virginia, with truly exceptional flavor, in my newbie's opinion, but after just a few tries so far, i am finding that it burns very hot and fast, w thick smoke -- and this kills the enjoyment of course. Finding that I like the "flake cut" pressed Virginias because they allow more O2 into the pipe, still burn slower and more evenly, and thus produce a cooler, thinner, more constantly enjoyable smoke. McBaren is reliable with pressed flake tobaccos like this. i will try mixing this Virginia No. ! with some pressed flake and hope for a better smoke ...

Really enjoyed this smoke. Very smooth. Aroma was good i was told by my wife. She enjoyed it a lot. I would order this again. Smoked great in my pipe, flavor was outstanding.

I’m not sure if my palette changes or if the batches become inconsistent over time. I’m comfortable trying new things from pipes and cigars website though. Seems to be a fast and reliable company.

My standby for many years

Very mild, straight forward, no nonsense tobacco. Good as soon as you get it. Even better if you can let it get a 2-3 years, or more, of age on it.

Packs well, lights pretty easily, develops good flavor about 1/3 down, stays lit easily. Puffing will overheat things so take it easy and enjoy the mild but sweet flavor. Nice big tin fits in my pipe and tobacco bag and is easy to fill from. Nice nose, nice room note. Gentle, not robust, clean dry burn.

Everything is always excellent! From product to shipping!

This blend is my TRANQUILITY ...

vir.#1 forever----I want it in my casket!

Excellent company. Good service. Just waiting on my last two backordered tins

Decent but unremarkable VA. Not much of a tin aroma which carries over to the flavor. However, sometimes a simple VA is what I want and this tobacco fits the bill in that respect.

i try other blends , but back mac.#1 virg. fast.

It was ok but not what I was lookin for

i smoked this often back in 1969 in a corn cob. after you got it lit, a slow draw would bring intense smooth yummy honey flavor into your mouth. it was amazing. Others commented on it too. i bought some a couple years ago and none of the original flavor was found. totally disappointing. i threw the rest away.

My desert island tobacco. Make sure and put some aside for a few years. You'll be glad you did.

A really temperamental tobacco. Has a wonderful scent in the bag, a lightly flavored virginia, with lots of fruity hay-like aspects. It's a delicious smoke, and the virginias become quite spicy and sweet. I could have worn I tasted perique. Either way, it's a little hard to keep going, and burns extremely hot. A few times I'd intentionally let it go out to cool things down. The relight was heaven. Definitely recommended, but not for beginners.

NEVER HAD A BETTER TOBACCO

Excellent

My husband will love it for Christmas! It's part of his Christmas present along with the other tobaccos that was order.

This one is really smooth and mellow. Great smoke.

Very aromatic and smooth.

I couldn't find the tobacco I liked at any other location in our area. Pipes and Cigars always has it and are reasonably priced and efficient at delivering it.

After 40+years, still the best!

One of the best. Customer for many yrs

Great smoke. I particularly enjoy this midday after lunch. Slightly sweet, just sip it slow and enjoy the flavor. Relax with it. If you puff too hard it will lose it's flavor and sweetness.

A very warm and sweet blend with crisp, bright colored virginias. The virginias in this blend are definitely of high quality. As per most Mac Baren blends, it does give a bit of tongue-bite, but nothing to detract from the smoke. The tin note has a very sweet, almost caramel, and hay-like smell to it. Very delightful and worth a try!

Great virginia blend. Sweet and flavorful, will be buying more.

This is my first try as a casual smoker at a "ready rubbed" Virginia. The flavor and aroma were different (in a good way) from any other tobacco I've tried. I found it difficult to pack and keep lit, there must be some technique to it. I will try another Virginia with different cut .

I'm happy with your service. I like the stuff!

I'm not a good tobacco reviewer, but I like this tobacco. It's just good!

I first smoked this blend, in tin presentation, about eight years ago. I remember enjoying the flavor, but fell victim to the dreaded "MacBite"... in retrospect, this was due to my technique and probably wrong choice of pipe. I revisited this tobacco a couple months ago, this time in bulk presentation ordered here, and had a wholly different experience. Bite? Yes, if you push it...if you puff it fast like a cheap drugstore tobacco. But not if you sip it. Especially, to be noted, from a narrower, taller bowl... such as a Missouri Meerschaum Washington or other smaller chambered cob. Then... ... I hadn't even completed the charring light, standing outside the hospital waiting for my son to be seen for his first set of stitches (on his forehead, same place, same number of stitches, same age, as his Dad...)... when THREE different passersby complimented me on the aroma. I had snatched up a cob on the way through the garage for this momentous occasion... I had previously smoked this in briars only. I settled in for a sublime smoke...lightly sweet, grassy, virginia flavor with a touch of honey...truly satisfying! I have since smoked this in a number of different pipes, but have to conclude that it shines at its best in a narrow bore cob. With enought patience and good pacing, this is a rewarding, simple tobacco with a nice room note... but a cob is really where it sings... and brings an encore. If pushed, it will bite... as will almost any Virginia. This would be a three star tobacco for me... but I'll give it four, because it forced me to slow down and mellow out... which has paid off in my exploration of other tobaccos... it was the doorman into another, previously unexplored world. As it has been said elsewhere... a pipe is to be savored. This tobacco drove that point home for me. Downside? There is a heck of a lot of moisture hidden in those broken flakes... proceed with caution. Upside? This is a very nice, sweet smoke. Slow down... enjoy.

Virginia #1 was the only tobacco I smoked, except for occasional forays into English type blends, for over thirty years. I've been through many, many pounds of it, tin,, bagged, and bulk. The past few years I've let it slip aside as I went for stronger, mostly darker tobaccos. Usually in the Mac Baren HH series. Recently, I pulled out a tin I had on the bottom of my stack; it was a real trip down amnesia lane! Immediately ordered up some bulk. Over the years it has been consistently excellent. Rarely too dry or too moist, packs well, burns evenly and stays lit. A great all day, everyday tobacco. I doubt it will replace my new found love of other types, but it will most certainly return to my regular rotation. I've yet to meet anyone that didn't like the room note. It has my hearty recommendation. df in Fort Collins, CO.

Not bad, not great either. It's smooth and cool smoking but not very flavorful. Kind of bland in my opinion. There are better virginias out there.

Excellent

A little Harsh for my taste.... smelled like fresh cut grass....to some that's pleasing.... not a selection I'd make again. There are many other Tobaccos here that I prefer....smother more aromatic, with a softer room note.....

moisture level very good,burns easy,garage note (wife does not like smoke in house) mellow, might buy wife gas mask for Xmas. Golden Extra is favorite,but does not taste the same as back in the 70's,so I'm going to add a pinch or two of the Virginia to see if that brings back the flavor that got me hooked on pipes.

My favorite all day smoke. Sweet and grassy.

Pipes & Cigars have always done good by us.

Very good. I am glad I read a recommendation for it. Well pleased.

Mac Baren Virginia No. 1 is my go to pipe tobacco. Pipes and Cigars gets it and my other needs to me quickly, accurately and economically. Best place to go on line for smoking products.