Alcohol aromatics

drac2485

What are your favorite aromatics flavored with alcohol and what alcohol is used?

thesubcon

Though they are really pretty wet, I really like the East India Trading Co's "Cellar's Reserve" and "Officer's Club"...they are both flavored with rum. But to be fair I just love rum anything generally. Funny enough I like 2 blends that I *believe* don't have any in them but taste like they do: Russ' Monthly "Thumbprint Cookie" (tastes like a rum or whiskey), and Newminster's "No. 400 Superior Navy Flake" (tastes like rum is in it but none is listed). My wife has really taken to the Out Of Office blend "Few Too Many" which has a really distinct whiskey flavor to it. It's pretty good.

PipeProfessor

@thesubcon I have tried all of EITC's blends and Officers Club is by far my favorite. Give Barbados Plantation a try from Sutliff.

PipeProfessor

I love rum flavored blends. Barbados Plantation is my tops, but rum and maple is good as well.

Topaz75

Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey for me. I know there are some similarly flavored ones out there, so I'm looking forward to trying some of those.

PipeProfessor

@topaz75, I tried that once and it bit the hell outta me. Never again! I'm glad you enjoy it though! 

PappyJoe

I like Kendal Rum Flake

PipeProfessor

Just how good is it @pappyjoe? I have heard others mention that as well on other boards.

Abreathawayfromglory

I love a good whiskey Canvidish 

judandhispipe

I generally stay far away from aros. SG's Bothy Flake and Navy Flake are both topped with alcohol; do those count?

drac2485

I will throw this into this category even though its not exactly an aromatics, in sense its not cased, Frog Morton's Cellar is my favorite.  When I'm in the mood PS's Sambuca.  I haven't smoked a rum tobacco in a long time though.  I think I'll have to break one out of the can in the next month.

PappyJoe

@pipeprofessor - I like it. I bought one tin to start with and bought two more tins on the next order.

drac2485

@pappyjoe  Apparently I am going to have to spend my vacation experimenting with flakes.  Every one keeps mentioning them and I have never had luck with them, I only tried a handful of times over the years.

PappyJoe

@drac2485 - I find it helps to let them dry out a little first. I like to take a flake or two out and let them set for 15 or 20 minutes. Mostly I rub the flake out but lately I've had good luck with rolling it up.

drac2485

@pappyjoe Thanks.  I actually pulled out a few jars of flake last night and am rehydrating them. I opened the tins when I first started smoking and didn't know better so I just put the lid back on and left them for a few....  *COUGH COUGH COUGH* years...  Surprisingly when I jarred them a while back they weren't too bad and even still have a good smell to them but they just break apart to easy right now to try and smoke them.

PappyJoe

@drac2485 - I try some before rehydrating. If they break apart that easy, just rub some out and give it a try. Make that "rub some of the tobacco flakes out." 

drac2485

@pappyjoe I'll go home tonight and see where they are at.  I thinking the same thing but unfortunately I think they may a little to crisp right now for that.  There is absolutely no flexibility to them, they break like bark.

PappyJoe

@drac2485 I have read discussions about crispy tobaccos on other forums. The consensus seems to be that some tobaccos are actually better when they get that dried. I wouldn't know on a personal level because I haven't had any get to a mummified state yet.

drac2485

@pappyjoe I'll definitely experiment with it when I get home.  I might keep rehydrating my Capstan Blue and let my Orlick dry back out since I have another tin of that

PipeProfessor

@pappyjoe, awesome, I may have to get some!

thesubcon

@pipeprofessor  is Barbados Plantation just a straight rum? I tied Country Squire's Treasure Island....perfect straight rum, but I kinda think a rum tobacco needs to have an accompanying flavor with it to really nail it.

PipeProfessor

@thesubcon It also has a splash of vanillia that really mellows it out. 

PappyJoe

@pipeprofessor - Rum Flake review has posted.

thesubcon

@pipeprofessor oh cool....it's on my "to purchase" list

motie2

After trying many rums, I settled on Jonah's Curse Black Spiced Rum. I drink it neat and use it to flavor tobacco.

motie2

https://www.milantobacco.com/milanpipetobacco.htm#Sangria

ghostsofpompeii

I'll toss my two cents in as well when it comes to the East India Trading Company blends - Officer's Club, Cellar Reserve, and Royal Challenge. Also a fan of Barbados Plantation and two bulk blends from Sutliff ... Sunset Rum and Rum and Maple.

AceFour

Sweet Rum Twist, Comoy's No. 2 Portwood and my Evening on the Pizer blend that has red wine.