Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Pipes & Tobacco
Tobacco Discussion Forum
What do you count as an 'Aromatic' blend?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Brothers of Briar:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 502539" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>“Aromatic” (adj — A tobacco manufactured to enhance the non-tobacco smell and taste of the smoke, usually to simulate that of sweet food. The word is often used pejoratively, with a negative connotation, particularly when the tobak is a hot smoking burley that is painful to smoke past the bowls mid-point. </p><p></p><p>There are examps where the traditional meaning doesn’t fit — like Plumcake, which has a hint of Lat, has a “natural” taste, doesn’t taste much like the namesake treat, and can be comfortably smoked to the bottom of the bowl. Plumcake I would classify as a light English blend, since the topping, mild as it is, doesn’t make the tobacco smell or taste like anything else. </p><p></p><p>If you argued that the word aromatic is shifting to mean tobaccos that smoke hot, wet and bitey, and light English refers to artfully topped tobaccos that still deliver a satisfying, mostly “natural” piping experience, I would likely agree with you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 502539, member: 2318"] “Aromatic” (adj — A tobacco manufactured to enhance the non-tobacco smell and taste of the smoke, usually to simulate that of sweet food. The word is often used pejoratively, with a negative connotation, particularly when the tobak is a hot smoking burley that is painful to smoke past the bowls mid-point. There are examps where the traditional meaning doesn’t fit — like Plumcake, which has a hint of Lat, has a “natural” taste, doesn’t taste much like the namesake treat, and can be comfortably smoked to the bottom of the bowl. Plumcake I would classify as a light English blend, since the topping, mild as it is, doesn’t make the tobacco smell or taste like anything else. If you argued that the word aromatic is shifting to mean tobaccos that smoke hot, wet and bitey, and light English refers to artfully topped tobaccos that still deliver a satisfying, mostly “natural” piping experience, I would likely agree with you. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Pipes & Tobacco
Tobacco Discussion Forum
What do you count as an 'Aromatic' blend?
Top