Vauen: English Blend No. 22 50g Pipe Tobacco

A high quality tobacco that would make a nice crossover blend for someone tiring of straight aromatics but still need some extra topping before embarking on the world of traditional english blends. It is a little too sweet for my taste at this stage of my pipe smoking but I would have loved this when I began crossing over from aromatics to english and such and wouldn't mind a bowl of this now and then....Read More

Vauen’s English Blend is a real treat. This sweet concoction is similar to Sweet Killarney with Latakia added, which makes it ideal to me. I really consider this more of a cross-over blend as it smells like an aromatic, but has a nice light-English blend taste. It has quite a bit of tobaccos blended in it. In my experience, the kitchen-sink tobaccos have a tendency to overdo a flavor, or they taste awful. Vauen blended this one nicely. The flavors are all there, but work in fine concert to deliver a smooth, silky, savory, and sweet creation worth of briar and flame....Read More

Vauen tobaccos flew under my radar far too long. When I discovered their top shelf tobaccos I began with Vauen English Blend No.22 and it's been a favorite ever since. It's a Latakia forward Burley/VA blend that has some Black Cavendish added for sweetness and a flavoring component of Vanilla and Bourbon. The main difference with this English-Aromatic crossover is how well this seemingly impossible task (or some would say "questionable act") is executed. This blend is well balanced in every way. It not only still tastes like an English blend but has a rather unique flavor that combines with and compliments the Latakia well rather than ruining it's smooth smokeiness. I'd really like to know what Bourbon they use. Hell, maybe they're fire-curing the Latakia with whiskey barrels! If you're going to make a crossover that pleases English fans, you can't mess with the English taste. Crossovers are sometimes a hard sell, I know, but if you're open to the possibility that good can come from such ideas, this is a fine, fine example. It has lasting taste throughout a bowl, smokes smooth and creamy, lacks any tongue bite or sharpness. The tin I received was a tad moist, so I kept it in the tin a while and gave each bowl a half-hour drying time the first few days. By then the tin was perfect and ready to cellar. Though, it doesn't last long enough in my case to bother. I wanted to review this blend both because I enjoy it but also to alert readers of it's sweeter nature. With a name like "English Blend" some might not be expecting a crossover like this. Naming aside, this is a tasty treat that deserves to be tried and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do....Read More

Primarily an English smoker and mostly an aromatic hater, every once in a while I'm thrown a curve ball. When you describe an English tobacco with words like Black Cavendish, Vanilla and Bourbon I'd generally say "No Thanks!". But increasingly I'm finding examples of "crossover"; blends that I really like. Vauen's English Blend & Vanilla is just such a blend. The key here is balance. It's deffinitely an English, with aromatic components. While that seems obvious and simple, the difference is that the Cavendish and topping are subtle enough that I don't hate it. The leaf comes from the tin a bit damp, and has the classic sticky feel of an aromatic with top dressing. But it lights easily and smokes fairly cool. I think that it may be the perfect balance of the two catagories in a blend that either English or Aromatic smokers can enjoy. This idea is not an original or new one. Many previous blenders have attempted this and I've tried many of them, and many fell short for me. Recently though a few have come to my attention, such as Moonshine Pipe Co. XXX, that I also really like. If you're looking to broaden your taste I recommend that you should buy a tin....Read More

Decided to try this tobacco based on youtube review, it's actually not too bad. I made sure to smoke it in a small nosewarmer as to not to ghost my other pipes, i would definitely recommend to other english blend smokers on the fence about trying an aromatic.

스모키 라타키아의 향은 오래된 제품일수록 심한 소독약 냄새가 강한데 자세히 맡아보면 희미하게 바닐라향도 첨가되어 있지만 심한 소독약 맛 때문에 바닐라향을 맡을수가 없음. 라타키아가 오래 숙성되면 가향된것은 사라지고 결코 구수하지 않는 심한 소독약 냄새만 주류를 이루는듯함. 제발 신제품을 좀 보내주었으면 좋겠음.재고처리 해주기도 이젠 힘들다. 내가 왜 오래되었는지를 알수있냐면 개봉시 피식거리는 소리도 약한데다가 안에 있던 속지가 변색이 심하게 되어 연초가 5미리 뚜께로 붙어서 올라왔기 때문임.