Exotic Passion 100g Pipe Tobacco

Ill start by saying you must be careful with this blend it can bite pretty bad in my experience but with that being said if you smoke it properly its quite delightful. It has a rather delicate flavor thats different than most aros ive heard about and tried but relatively delicious out of my meerschaum...Read More

This one tastes very similar to how it smells, and I definitely get black tea notes with a hint of orange zest. It's a nice, cool burning summer smoke with mild-medium nicotine and strength. It does need about 30 minutes or a little more to dry out, but that can vary depending on your climate and how long the tin has been open. So far two months out from opening the bag inside the tin, it still holds it's flavor true to it's tin note and aroma, which I enjoy. It's not some goopy wet aromatic. It's an overall pleasant smoke that would pair nice with an iced tea or hot black tea infused with orange peel. On my personal 1-10 scale I gave it a 7.5. Overall a good easy smoking summer blend....Read More

It is an aromatic. If you want latika, perique, burley, plug, etc-not for you. It doesn’t taste or smell like ass. It tastes like oranges and flowers. It smells like oranges and flowers. It’s not for everyone…but I adore it!

I’m not an aromatic fan so I’m probably biased on this review. With my past experiences with aros this misses the mark big time. IMO it’s a weak blend. Yes, there’s orange flavor in an “airy” smoke. No beefy tobacco taste at all. In the past I have found many other aromatics that have both flavor and “oomph” but not this one. I was intrigued by both the beautiful tin as well as a great price for 100 grams- so I tried it out. Not for me but if you like to experiment with blending your tobacco, this one, with a a much stronger non aromatic would be a fun one to play with. No nic, very very smooth so it would be excellent smoke for beginners of the hobby. Definitely not imo, a quality RATTRAY BLEND as all their others. New to aromatics, try it....Read More

But still very good nonetheless. They really got the orange flavor down, which is what I was looking for. There's no gross sacchariney after-taste. Just sweet and clean. No bite. However, it seems to be lacking depth or body. Perhaps a perique or burley (or both) would fix this.