#Super Concentrates Old Captain
Tested at:
3% Single Flavor, approx 75% VG
Tested with:
Cthuhlu Mjolnir
2x26/36g SS316l fused clapton
3mm ID
6 wraps
55w
Initial Impression:
The smell off the bottle is chocolatey, very rich with a background note of a sweeter pipe tobacco. The first pull after shaking was very chocolate forward. Almost like melted dark chocolate, with a hint of tobacco to follow. It feels like the balance is off here somewhat, a more robust tobacco note would be really welcome here to pair with the dark chocolate.
After a week:
That chocolate forward flavor is still very present, the tobacco has started to become slightly bolder but it still feels like it needs help. The richness and heaviness of the chocolate notes haven’t changed much if at all.
Off notes:
I don’t see it as an off note, but nothing led me to believe that there would be chocolate here until I smelled it. I can’t imagine it’s unintentional though, and they did a good job of leaning into a dark chocolate without somehow ending up in the realm of waxy artificial chocolate. .
Throat hit:
Milder than expected, minimal “bite”
Suggested pairings:
Rich vanilla custards, dark fruit, whiskey/bourbon, more robust tobacco, caramels. I don’t think you can totally get away from the tobacco undercurrent, but it feels as though it will lend itself well to embracing the flavor for what it is and transforming it to your needs.
Thank you! Do you think super concentrate are the same flavor as the flavor express one? I wonder if sc old captain = fe captain.
They do appear to be the same from a lot of anecdotal evidence, but I can't confirm it myself.
Oh ok yeah I also heard it would be the same flavors under different brand but I am not sure. It would be useful to know this way we could be sure of the correspondance between FE and SC.
The tricky part is that the names aren't necessarily the same and there are some that aren't produced under both brands.
Lychee isn't produced under the SC label and black tea isn't made under the FE label. Both of which are really quite good, but can't be had from the same shop.
Thanks for this review on Old Captain. SC Pall Mall also has that prominent chocolate flavor. If you want to pair the captain up with a more robust tobacco I would try it with SC M-Tobacco (Marlborough) or SC Parliament.