Match Sugar Barrel-P&C

[CoreyR]

The other day I purchased three of the "match" blends, for some of the old standbys which I never got to try. I got the match for Sugar Barrel, Kentucky, and Walnut Blend.
Thus far I have tried Sugar Barrel and below is the review I left on TR.

Let me start by saying that I have never had the original so I have no comparison there. Upon opening the pouch I detected a faint, almost "nougat" fragrance mixed with something a big tangier. That could have been the cinnamon.
It packed easy and well in the African block meerschaum I was using for tasting. One light and I was off and running. At first I thought this to be a "bitey" tobacco, like my big headed rescue dog. but, like Big Head, it seems a bit misunderstood. The cinnamon seems to give it a bit of a tang which, if puffed too hard on the lite, can be mistaken for a "bite."
There is a "sweetness" to it but it is not the "molasses" which other reviewers have commented on. I am a lover of molasses, usually with my morning sausage, and this is not it. Still, definite "sweet" and "cinnamon." Kinda like a sweet, grassy tobacco. Much better when sipped slowly,
My wife informs me that the room note is...not good. Not terrible she says but not good either. I am thinking an outdoor smoke. Something to sip while working my forge, mowing the grass or fishing. Perhaps while just sitting around the campfire.
I cannot say that I object to Match Sugar Barrel but I highly doubt that I will be buying more. There are just to many other tobaccos which I like far better. Still I can see where some would like this.

[sisyphus]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

[MikeDennison]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

[CoreyR]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

It has been my experience that "matches" seldom do. Sometimes they turn out to be a decent stand alone tobacco but rarely an actual "match" for the original. I tried a "Match Presbyterian" once. It was awful and NOTHING like the original.
I dunno why I keep trying!

[CoreyR]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

fertilizer???

[MikeDennison]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

It has been my experience that "matches" seldom do. Sometimes they turn out to be a decent stand alone tobacco but rarely an actual "match" for the original. I tried a "Match Presbyterian" once. It was awful and NOTHING like the original.
I dunno why I keep trying!

I didn't mind Match Presbyterian, but then I've never had the real thing.

[MikeDennison]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

fertilizer???

[Kevin Keith]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

[Citizen B]

Sweet Cask is just plain awful, don't bother

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

This GIF turns my stomach.

[Kevin Keith]

I've got a bucket o' that. Just don't know what to do with it.

This GIF turns my stomach.

Patrick's stomach makes the gif. : )