Customer Reviews (15 Total)
Very nice burley blend
December 29, 2014
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
Great burley blend, reminiscent of the old school tobacco blends, just of much better quality. Tin note is that of tobacco. Very dark in appearance, it looks "rich" dark browns and reds with hints of black flecks here and there, roughly bro... Read More
ken/rubbed out, perfect for loading.
Smokes cool and dry. Slightly sweet. Hints of dark chocolate and nuttiness from the burley. No topping that I can detect at all. The flavor and sweetness is purely from the leaf. Burns well to a white ash upon a very small dottle. No discernable tongue bite. Satisfying nicotine hit without being overwhelming. Medium in body with a nice amount of smoke. The overall flavor is very subtle. Don't expect to be wow'd here with complex flavors. They aren't there - nor should they be; It's a burley blend. Flavor is VERY similar to PS cube cut burley, a tad richer and easy to keep lit.
A masterfully blended burley tobacco, a little VA and a little Cavendish is present, but the burley is the show here. A great all day smoke. If you're a burley fan I'd highly recommend it. Nicely done. Read Less
Bought if for a friend
May 05, 2017
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
I don't care for Burley,but the guy that cleaned all my pipes loves the stuff,so I picked it up for him.I gave it to him last night at Pipe club,and he couldn't stop raving how flavorful it was,and he shared it with 3 other burley lovers and all of t... Read More
hem wanted to know where he got it.I told them Smoking pipes.Two of them were on their phones pulling up smoking pipes,and ordering it.they went nuts over this. Read Less
A great everday smoke.
September 30, 2018
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
Symphony pairs top quality Burley leaf with a light honey/citrus flavor to make a mildly sweet, pleasant all day smoke with perfect smoking qualities. I smoke at least one bowl every day. As a 2-3 bowl-a-day smoker, that's a substantial part of my ... Read More
rotation. Read Less
Don't bother trying it.
July 17, 2017
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
This stuff has no flavor or aroma. Smoking it is like drawing hot air through your pipe.
Good smoke
February 13, 2019
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
This is my 1st time puffing this blend. I truly must say, this is a nice zesty smooth rich flavored all day smoke. I enjoy this blend with glass of sweet tea.
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
Mac Baren Symphony is a decent natural ready-rubbed burley, Virginia, cavendish blend. I don’t taste the sweetness others mention, and it certainly doesn’t remind me of Mac Baren Burley London Blend (one of favorites) which I’ve seen it compared to. ... Read More
Nothing special but decent. Read Less
A Night on Burley Mountain.
June 29, 2018
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
The star of this ensemble is the Burley Mac Baren uses. It's first chair quality. The blend comes together with a rich, creamy goodness that's hard not to love. There's the nutty flavors you'd expect, but also a tartness that I assume comes from the ... Read More
(aged?) Virginia. The freshly opened tin can be a little overwhelming, quite strong, and dare I say, a tad harsh. But, aging changes everything! It's not until this has sufficiently spent hours in preparation that the show is ready for an audience. I guess I let mine age about 6 months (I'm terrible about waiting), after which I really got the “chocolate” essence and the sweetness of the VA came through. My impression at this point was similar to homemade chocolate chip cookies. But, far from being a confectionery aromatic, I see Symphony as a selection of natural tobacco flavors being expertly conducted. I'm not even sure I'd call this an aromatic? I also love the slow-burning properties of this blend which I attribute to the broken flake cut. Just the fact that the components were pressed, sliced, and ready rubbed for us shows the lengths Mac Baren went to in order to make this a success. Score! Read Less
Decent stuff
November 25, 2014
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
Not bad, not great. I get a little bit of chocolate in the tin note, but its subtle. In a cob, the chocolate comes through in the flavor, still subtly. The aftertaste is the typical Mac Baden sweetness, reminiscent of maple syrup, but not strongly. I... Read More
n a briar, the sweetness is greatly diminished, but that may be the ghost of a burley/perique blend I smoked in it previously, as the sweetness gets more noticeable with each bowl in the briar. I'm still experimenting with drying time and packing, but right now I'm having trouble keeping it lit. Needs some slight rubbing out prior to packing. Overall, a good all day, every day smoke that should improve nicely with age Read Less
I'll buy it again.
February 25, 2021
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
This is a good smoking blend, but there isn't anything that really makes it stand out to me. It doesn't have that "wow" factor that other blends do, but is a good blend to try.
the slight natural sweetness
September 12, 2020
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
I am a fan of Virginia family tobacco blends, but have long wanted to try this blend. (known in Europe as Harmony)
This is a very harmonious "Ready Grated" tobacco, which is dominated by selected Burleigh tobaccos, with a small share of Virginia and... Read More
the original Mac Baren Cavendish. In this blend, the tobaccos are tuned to emphasize a slight natural sweetness and lack of tenderness.
Not a bad tobacco blend for every day. Conveniently, it is also sold in bulk. Read Less
First impressions
July 10, 2020
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
First impressions: My 1 oz bulk order came a bit on the dry side. Really struggling to get past the bite and enjoy the flavor. Smells great on the light and I get some sweet cocoa and nutty notes. Regrettably I also get a crazy amount of BITE and a w... Read More
eird spicy thing going on all along the edge of my tongue. Not having fun. I've smoked a good amount of OTC blends recently and they were much, much, much more well behaved (in this same pipe) then lady Symphony. I don't know if it's a mouth chemistry issue or what but ... Thumbs down Read Less
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
Mild tin note of baked bread and something slightly citrusy and fresh. Easy to pack after drying for half an hour, even though you could smoke it from the tin. It's pretty nice. Not too complex, but has a good taste and it has a slight sweetness that... Read More
I did not expect, probably from the virginia. Not too much nicotine and a nice medium taste. Could see me ordering more of this to have around now and then. Read Less
Good burley.
February 26, 2018
Product: Mac Baren Symphony 3.5oz
A good burley smoke. Cool, mild, slightly sweet, no bite if smoked slow. It is what it is, a bit one dimensional but most burley dominant blends are like that. I prefer Golden Extra over this one.
Product: Mac Baren Symphony Bulk
Sometimes it taseted like honey and coco which was good, but other times it felt like hot steam which is obviously not my fault!! Seriously if you smoke slowly it’s good, but I’m not good at that and it’s windy here everyday, so probably not suitable... Read More
for me. Read Less
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