What does cavendish taste like

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Log in Your name or email address. Password Forgot your password? Stay logged in. PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor. Status Not open for further replies. Oct 14, 5, 2, Sunny Cornwall, UK. I have often read that Cavendish tobacco is commonly used in aromatic blends due to its capacity to absorb and retain the flavourings required to make that blend However I was just reading up on Rattray's Marlin Flake and see it is a blend of Virginia , Perique and Black Cavendish leaves and contains no added flavourings.

So my question is what does the Cavendish bring to this particular blend and would it be noticed if it were to be omitted.

I can't imagine it is used just as a filler to pad the whole blend out so therefore it must have something to bring to the table, the question is what?

I appreciate that Cavendish is not a type of leaf in itself, more a particular process but that is pretty much all I know. Regards, Jay. Aug 9, 26, 31, Helena, Alabama. It really depends on the cavendish. In Marlin Flake, I think it adds a coolness to the smoke, and maybe a tad more nicotine. But, this is just a guess. Sometimes, it adds flavor, coolness, nicotine, a quality of smoke as in a heaviness, mouthfeel of the smoke , and sometimes it adds a tinge of sweetness. May 28, 0.

I noticed a lot of blends I favour have it in and wonder if this is a factor. Feb 21, 35, 36, Black Cavendish builds smoke volume and, to me, give a slightly sweet flavor. It's mild but can give a more lingering presence to other tobaccos.

Jul 9, 5. Exceptions being the blends where it's balanced masterfully. But one thing that the majority of banana varieties the world over have in common is the enormous seeds within the fruit.

What made the banana of Baudin, and later Pouyat, so special was its seedless interior. Instead of a yellow cartridge full of bullets, their banana — called the Gros Michel , or Fat Mike — held a starchy, creamy dream of a fruit within its peel. But sophisticated European and American consumers, having grown accustomed to the fruit, would hardly be persuaded to now pick the seeds out of the various sub-varieties that farmers attempted to push upon the unsuspecting public.

The reputation of the fruit was nearly ruined for good in those initial post-Gros Michel years. But one man stepped in with a solution to the global banana crisis.

These so-called Cavendish bananas originated on the Indian Ocean island, and also had the distinction of being seedless. Cavendish was known to frequently ship these off as exotic gifts to far-flung friends and contacts, with bananas arriving across parts of Africa, Madagascar and, most influentially, the Canary Islands. Portuguese maritime traders encountered Cavendish bananas in the 19th century, and continued their expansion across the Southern Hemisphere, even as the Gros Michel competitor had achieved ubiquitousness at the time.

In , Cavendish bananas were once more imported into England by the London-based importer Edward Fyffe. Finding the fruit to be en vogue, Fyffe and his business partners set up shop first in the Canary Islands, but then in the Caribbean as well, laying the groundwork for a global banana plantation network.

As always if you are trying something new then smoke it in a cob first and only buy a pouch, not a bulk bag. This stuff is pleasant enough to keep a small amount of laying around but it's not an every day smoke. It's slightly better if you let it dry out a bit first. I received a free pouch sample with a tobacco order I recently placed. A fairly sticky black cavendish, but typical of the same.

It packed well despite this and I had no trouble keeping it lit after a char and 2 lights. First let me say that the pouch aroma is top notch and this did translate into the taste while smoking. It had an undercurrent of a spicy vanilla - more spicey than typical vanilla - which was different from most vanilla blends I have smoked. It did gurgle a bit more than I am used to, but I half expected that since it was so heavily cased and sticky.

Surprisingly, there was very little in the way of bite considering how heavily cased and moist it was. All in all, it wasn't a bad smoke.

Not very much in the way of a true tobacco taste, but satisfying none the less as a light, change of pace smoke. This is the type of tobacco you can comfortably smoke in mixed company without getting stared at by the majority for smoking. You will be complemented on the very pleasant room note. Excellent for beginners, but for those who have gone on to explore the tobacco hobby with more elegant, fuller tasting blends, this will fail to satisfy for the long haul.

A nice change of pace for me - nothing more and nothing less. For those Black Cavendish lovers out there, try some Dark - I think you will like it. As a result, this dream loses a star. This tobacco is not for smoking. Do not know what goes into this mixture but it taste like burning plastic.

Not only is the taste bitter but it also leaves a very bad aftertaste. Took a very thorough cleaning to get the taste out of my pipe. Threw the stuff in the garbage Not a very good smoke. I could not make myself smoke more than a quater of the bag. It was making bad stains on my teeth and really gooped up the pipe I tried it in.

Very wet smoking in a bad way. Maybe if it was the only thing I could I'd smoke it very seldom. Milk and honey from pipesandcigars. Grabow into the nearest gutter. Fortunately, this black cavendish introduced me to the world of pipe smoking. Very easy to pack and light, and a satisfying smoke.

The fourth quarter of a bowl can take a turn for the worst if you are prone to overly-rapid puffing. As the tobacco is well cased, a muddy heel is to be expected. The flavor is not bastardized with vanilla, and through the casing a taste of smooth tobacco is clear.

Although strong, it doesn't easily cause tongue-bite. At times the flavor does have a suggestion of fruitiness. A room note so pleasing that the smoker is guaranteed to have complete strangers striking up pleasant "like my grandfather" conversations behind his back. Tasty, convenient and very affordable.

If you like aromatics and aren't too big of a snob to buy something named "Super Value," then give this a try. This was my first tobacco, smoked from a broke down Dr. Grabow no less. Kindly disregard this review and note that Super Value black cav is cheap, muddy and an invitation to tongue bite.

I only pray that I live long enough to live this down. I do believe I have found my new "go to" tobacco. I really like this stuff. The bag aroma is very pleasant, it is very easy to pack, it take on average two lights to get it started - but once lit it burns great. It's lightly sweet but you still taste true tobacco.

This is one of the only drug store tobaccos that I can't seem to get enough. As soon as I finish a bowl I want to fill my next pipe and start again. And at the price I don't have to put the pipe down. The only complaint I have is the "cheap" sounding name. Oh well I guess it's my own fault for being so tight.

But the neat thing is the label comes off the clear bag very easy - so no one else has to know how cheap I really am. This is an OK tobacco for what it is. I don't know if it has any flavoring added or not. It's so mild, but offers just a smidgen of vanilla. It is sweet on the front of the tongue.

I like to add this to burley blend's like Velvet, etc. Also the S. Value Natural is a good tobacco to blend it in for a surprisingly good "OTC" ish mild smoke. I also like it with the S.

Pride Whiskey as a blend, and as well as Cherry. Well, I suppose I almost always use this B. C to blend. It does work on it's on, but only slow in a tiny tapered bowl briar. Like many OTC burleys do. My bag came sufficiently dried, so that was a plus. The cut can be described as between oatmeal, and saw mill floor sweepings. Roomnote is "like a cookie" said the boss, when I do smoke it by itself.

As a Black Cav. The tobacco comes a bit wet, but nothing minutes of drying time can't fix. The cut is not as pretty as Capt. Black Dark or BCA but it loads up just fine and lighted up easily. The flavor is not quite as strong as the two mentioned above but absolutely is delightful in its own right for someone seeking a mild, sweet smoke.

I think any black cav fan should have some of this around the house! This has to have some drying time because it is WET. After drying a bit, it does load and light fairly easily. The vanilla flavor is noticeable but not overdone. This is a nice, mild blend that would make a good intro blend or a good mixer to ease the strength of more powerful tobaccos. Is this BCA? No it isn't. It is a nice soft black Cavendish with a vanilla cookie aroma that smokes very nice. I was surprised when I smoked this at the nice mild flavor and aroma.

For an everyday tobacco you can do a lot worse. The smoke from this is nice and thick and gently caresses your taste buds and your nose while you smoke it. I plan on keeping it on hand as I enjoy it almost as much as BCA and I can smoke it and save a few dollars along the way.

You might get by with this one indoors as it doesn't grab you by the throat and throw you around. I enjoy it as an early morning smoke that gets the day started and brings me around before I start my day.

A very pedestrian tobacco that is neither very good or very bad..