Captain Black Platinum

The package has notes of vanilla, molasses, and spices. The tobacco is a ribbon cut with shades of orangish tan, brown, and a small amount of dark brown. The moisture content is fine, though some pipe smokers might prefer to dry it out a bit. It burns at a moderate pace with only a few relights needed. Strength is mild to medium, with light nicotine. The flavoring is moderate, offering a malty sweetness, and it seems like multiple flavorings are present—some possibly casings. I mostly tasted sugar, with hints of malty vanilla, maple, and cinnamon-like spice at times. The taste is mild to medium and fairly consistent, featuring spices, burnt sugar, cinnamon, maple, orange peel, brown sugar, malt, toast, wood, nuts, mild sourness, tanginess, slight acidity, a bit of spice, and a sweet peaty vegetation note, with a peppery retrohale. The flavoring takes the lead, with Burley and Virginia as the supporting tobaccos.