Help me choose a couple of aromatics

[Requiem]

As you may know, if you read my thread at the reviews forum, despite my preferences go to non-aromatics, I´m looking for a couple of crowd pleasers that I can still enjoy when surrounded by people.

Requirements are:
- availability in Europe (that means no US blends);
- medium or medium-light strenght, at least;
- as natural as possible tobacco taste;
- nice room note;

I'm waiting for a sample of SG Fire Dance Flake, and my next order should include SG Kendal Cream Flake.

What do you guys suggest?

[smokinmojo]

Mick McQuaid (plug, square cut or ready rubbed) has a nice room note, and has both both natural tobacco and aromatic qualities.

If you did order from USA, Hearth and Home Burley Kake fits the bill perfectly.

Hearth & Home Bulk CLASSIC BURLEY KAKE

[RipVanWinkle]

Reserve 1928 by Tinderbox. It's their only tinned tobacco, blended by McClelland. It's semi-aro, very tasty and nice room-note. Still taste like tobacco though! Probably my favorite aromatic I've tried.

[Mad Hatter]

Solani Red Label

[Requiem]

I would prefer something from Samuel Gawith, MacB, Peterson or Rattray, as those are the brands I can find at any european site.

Mick McQuaid is a curious suggestion, although I'm a little suspicious about the room note... Also, it's probably stronger then I desire for those ocasions.

Thanks guys, keep it coming.

[DubintheDam]

Natural semi aromatic: Pete's Sherlock Holmes.

[Requiem]

Thanks Dub, Sherlock Holmes was already in my list, altough I thought it is a straight Virginia... what kind of topping you find in it?

[sounds7]

Originally Posted by Requiem

Thanks Dub, Sherlock Holmes was already in my list, altough I thought it is a straight Virginia... what kind of topping you find in it?

To me it smells like honey but I have no idea what is in it. Its decent but Im like you, I prefer my tobacco to taste like tobacco.

[Requiem]

Originally Posted by sounds7

...but Im like you, I prefer my tobacco to taste like tobacco.

That´s exactly the challenge.
Finding a blend with a nice room note but with as much natural taste as possible... I appreciate your help, people, as I don´t really want to go into buying a dozen blends to find 1 or 2 decent ones.

[Requiem]

MacB's Navy Flake, and Roll Cake are depicted as having a pleasant room note, at tobaccoreviews... what do you guys think about them?

[smokinmojo]

Originally Posted by Requiem

MacB's Navy Flake, and Roll Cake are depicted as having a pleasant room note, at tobaccoreviews... what do you guys think about them?

I really like both. They are 2/3 of the only MaC Baren blends i will smoke with any regularity. Golden Extra being the third. I'm not sure about the room note with them though. They have so much more tobacco taste than aromatics that comes through (if that transfers to the smoke) you might lose a few bystanders.

I guess i need to take a bowl of one or the other to work sometime.

[Vrbas]

Originally Posted by RipVanWinkle

Reserve 1928 by Tinderbox. It's their only tinned tobacco, blended by McClelland. It's semi-aro, very tasty and nice room-note.

I'll second this.

Also, pick you up some BCA by Lane. I know it's US but i'm telling you, for an aromatic it's worth it

Originally Posted by Requiem

That´s exactly the challenge.
Finding a blend with a nice room note but with as much natural taste as possible... I appreciate your help, people, as I don´t really want to go into buying a dozen blends to find 1 or 2 decent ones.

If you want a straight up natural tasting tobacco.... i would suggest Veermaster. I dunno, i've only smoked it once but when i did, whoooo boy!

*EDIT*
K, you said MacB... do Vanilla Cream (flake version).

[Griz]

Originally Posted by Vrbas

*EDIT*
K, you said MacB... do Vanilla Cream (flake version).

+1. MacBaren Vanilla Cream has a nice room note while their Navy Flake is less tolerable to others... or so my wife has stated.

[Vrbas]

Originally Posted by Griz

+1. MacBaren Vanilla Cream has a nice room note while their Navy Flake is less tolerable to others... or so my wife has stated.

Yeah, Navy Flake had too much of a tangy note to me. Vanilla Cream is much smoother and rounder (creamier)... not that i mind Navy Flake, it just didn't stun me.