Recovered!

Tobacco: Mac Baren Virginia No. 1 1993

Pipe: Alligator Savi

Prequel: Saved the best for last! A vintage smoke that I have been dying to try since I opened up this box!

Tin Note: Rich light Virginia smell. Great fig and hay hints, followed by a very sweet smell. Almost vanilla like. I didn't know if I wanted to smoke this or eat it.

The Smoke: Perfect to smoke straight from the bag. Packed very well with no issues whatsoever. Took a great light and required little fiddling with to keep smoldering. Big HUGE bellows of creamy smoke that left a great, semi-oily mouthfeel. The tobacco burnt down to a neat and tidy light grey ash.

Flavors: From the char light, I knew this was going to be an upfront sweet smoke. Very rich light Virginia flavors followed up by a very sweet aftertaste. As I smoked down into the half way point, quality hay and fig flavors took over and began to subtle out the sweetness that was so apparent in the first third of the bowl. The sweetness still remained on the aftertaste, and it was very prevelant. I don't know if it is just because of the tobacco's age that it is so sweet, or if it is topped with something. If it is topped, it is done in such a way that the flavor takes a back seat to the tobacco notes. Moving into the last third of the bowl, more hay and bit of sweet citrus.

Conclusion: All in all, this is a really good smoke. This was my 3rd and final bowl of this tobacco sample, and I have to say that for an aged Virginia, it hits the spot. Excellent light-to-medium Virginia notes that smoke great and sweet. For a Virginia, it behaved very well. No tongue bite and never got too hot. The vitamin N was a little lacking though, and my only real criticism would be that it is a little bit on the mild side for my liking. But as something to light up and have in the morning or perhaps as a nice dessert tobacco? I don't know if it could be beat.

Thank you @OnePyroTec for these awesome samples and setting this up. Has been a pleasure reviewing them for you!