Sail Black Cavendish Pipe Tobacco Reviews

This smells like a pastry shop in a pouch. Yum! In the back of my mind though, I'm wondering if this is the kind of sticky pipe tobacco that I'd rather smell than smoke. It's fairly moist and cut wide, but unlike many black cavendishes, it looks more dark brown than black.

It also includes up to 20% lighter leaf, so it's not just straight-up black cavendish. To my nose, there's at least vanilla, almond, and chocolate, as well as something a little alcoholic (brandy?) in this concoction... probably a hint of cherry too.

A mellow, fluffy smoke is launched thanks to my Zippo. This smells nice and is very easy to smoke. I taste some of the flavouring too, at least for a while. As the tobacco burns downward, a nutty, burley taste begins to shine through and it becomes a notch or two zestier than what I was expecting.

A little of that pleasant burley buzz sets in too. Near the bottom, the flavour is uniformly full and dark and just a little hot-smoking. Overall, a pretty nice experience and the room smells great.