Captain Black Gold

Ribbon cut, slightly damp but not overly moist. Bicolored medium and light golden brown.
This is not a flavored tobacco but smells of sweet tobacco with over notes of rum and vanilla.

I smoked 3 bowls of this for the review; 2 in a MM Legend cob, and 1 in a briar.
The first bowl had no preparation, taking the tobacco straight from pouch to pipe.
The smoke output was adequate, but was light in mouth feel. The flavor was mild.
As I began to progress, I noticed that if I pushed it and got into a hurry, there was a nipping tongue bite.
I must have hit a sweet spot in my pace about halfway as I began to taste a very strong sweetness and nutty flavor in the back of my mouth with a hint of vanilla, reminding me of syrupy pecans.
The pecan flavor was transient, but the sweetness continued to fade in and out in varying degrees.

For my 2nd bowl, I prepped the tobacco by packing my MM Legend before work, where it sat in my car until the end of the day.
The flavors were not as pronounced, but the sweetness was still there in lesser degrees.
The nutty flavors did not make much of an appearance, but were there in hints.

My 3rd bowl was in a briar, but prepped similar to the first in pouch to pipe as I wanted to see if i could get that pecan flavor again.
This bowl was between the two in flavor character and intensities with a vague nutty presence.

The moisture level straight from the pouch seems just about right. Slightly damp but not too moist. I required very minimal relights, primarily only in the beginning and once when I laid the pipe down to tend to errands.

I feel you are most rewarded with more pronounced flavors by smoking it slightly damp as it comes from the pouch and taking it slow.
The flavors became a bit more harsh with a nip of tongue bite if the pace is pushed.

Average bowl smoke time was about 45 minutes. Strength was mild to medium.
I was disappointed I couldn't quite get that syrup pecan sensation again, but was still an enjoyable smoke.
The room note was very pleasant with vanilla undertones.

This would be appropriate as an everyday smoke, suited for when you don't want to pay a lot of attention, like standing on the shore of a pond, casting out a line.

Thank you Tobias for granting me the opportunity to review this tobacco and open my eyes to another OTC blend.