Mac Baren: HH Pure Virginia 16oz Pipe Tobacco

Product Number: 003-039-0104

As it says on the tin, Mac Baren's HH Pure Virginia is pure Virginia, flue-cured and sourced from regions with the highest reputations for producing leaf of this type. As with other HH-family blends, this thin-cut flake is made without any topping and only a minimal casing, for a natural sweetness and a purely Virginia experience.

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Components: Virginia
Family: Virginia
Cut: Flake

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Perfect

April 10, 2025

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

One of my favorite tobaccos

Just a good Virginia

April 05, 2025

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

As with all pure Virginias, there is no complexity or depth, but a consistent bready, grassy sweetness from start to finish. Burns well and remains consistent from char to the very end. I would highly recommend. Best to let it sit for about 6 or more months before smoking.

It's a good tobacco

March 07, 2025

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

It's a good Virginia. I probably wouldn't normally pick it over some other Virginias like PS400, but it's not bad at all. Glad I could grab some before it's gone forever.

HH Pure V- No Added Tricks

September 08, 2024

By: Boswell Dreams Missouri Meerschaum Reality

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

Flavors are typical Virginia profile, mild bready sweetness, grassy, and boring to most, just fine for me. I don't want overly price tins of Virginia tobaccos or any tobaccos that are simply amped up with flavorings to get the nod of acceptance. Minimal sugar casing, I want my tobacco in the most unaltered form I can get sans growing my own. HH Line is my go to pipe tobacco. Most who enjoy this suggest two years age, I agree, it develops more flavor that way, i have noticed more hot air grassy and less sweet bready when under a year and a half. Open bulk boxes immediately and put in Ball jars or equivalent sealed container, document the box date and write jarred date. Fold and Stuff in a tall bowl....Read More

Getting Pricy

September 08, 2024

By: Boswell Dreams Missouri Meerschaum Reality

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

Forgot to mention, it aint getting any cheaper. Search for the best deal, as of now its $80 bucks per LB on this site.

Disappointed

July 03, 2024

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

After reading the reviews, I bought a box. As a Chinese customer, the most painful thing is that after traveling across the ocean for more than half a month to get the goods, the joy was crushed to the ground by disappointment after opening the box. It was the first time I saw a tobacco stem as long as a finger (or even a branch); the raw grass taste was very light without too much aroma, and it was also very bland when smoked. Although there was some faint sweetness, I felt that it still lacked the flavor of pure Virginia. The slices were very regular and healing. Now I put them in a glass bottle. I hope to see them again....Read More

Dry and a bit boring.

March 08, 2024

By: Pretentious Pedantry

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

I have three pounds of this stuff in my cellar. Took out a small jar, maybe 6oz, to see how the aging is going. They've been in there three years so far. I'm quite disappointed. Waited three years for dry and bland and boring. Sure, it's light and clean and grassy, but not much more than that. It might make a passable base for blending, but it's not good by itself. I sure do hope it's not all like this. What would I do with three pounds of dry, bland, boring leaves?...Read More

Perhaps the Best Virginia Flake

December 29, 2021

By: James Marc R.

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

Mac Baren’s HH Line has achieved the halcyon of Germains and Gawith. Perhaps it’s the century old steam press they acquired to manufacture the HH line, or perhaps it’s the sourcing and blending... maybe it’s the combination of these. No matter, the entire HH line of flakes are among the most qualitative products manufactured by Mac Baren or any blending house for that matter. Unlike Germains and Gawith, HH is readily available and reasonably priced, which in my humble opinion, moves it beyond either of the former to a level not seen among Houses since the early 2000’s. Now, about HH Pure VA; A high quality VA Flake is a real treat, and this is one of them. The steam pressing removed the sharpness that accompanies brighter, fresher VA, and deepens the flavor profile while adding a bit of caramelization. This has a very clean, deep and round profile. There's the highly sought after malted/fermented VA nuance; it's delicately earthy-sweet with a slight honey flavor, a little fermented corn silage nuance, bready/pastry and has a marked grass/hay nuance with just a tiny bit of citrus. Then of course there's a slight floral note on the back end which is typical of Virginia. The finish is crisp, sweet and clean. It's incredibly smooth with absolutely no bite. The nicotine level is medium to medium-strong strength with a nice 3 out 5 nic strength. This is a great after-dinner smoke that rivals Sam Gawith FVF, and in many respects, is superior. I prefer this after a full-flavored steak dinner. The smooth and mild sweetness provides a great finish to counter the savory steak. Add to that a satisfying nicotine strength, and it pairs so damn well....Read More

Perfection.

June 01, 2023

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

Im a relative newbie who bought a pound of HH Virginia as my first bulk HH purchase. I learned so much with this tabacco. I opened the box and immediately tried a sample and had horrible results and it became clear to me that it was way to fresh to smoke yet- which was a new concept to me. What I did then was separate it all into air-tight jars and only a week later it transformed into the smoothest, tastiest tabacco I’ve yet to experience. Hard to believe that such tight tolerances on quality control and optimum freshness can be achieved in a bulk product. All you have to do is buy it, get it out of the box and into jars then simply wait a week and you end-up with something as close to perfection as I’m ever likely to see in a bulk product. Could not be happier- Ordering the HH Burley now. I’m done wasting money chasing quality and flavor while avoiding tongue bite and harshness. Just go HH bulk and forget everything else unless you got money to burn....Read More

my favorite hh

December 25, 2022

By: Daeron Targaryen

Product: Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia 16oz

It's so aromatic pleasantly sweet and not thin on the palate