by | January 16, 2025

Brown Sugar Chestnut, Chesapeake Bay [Review]

What a delicious, warm, & inviting fragrance!

Brown Sugar Chestnut, Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Brown Sugar Chestnut Candle

Product Name: Brown Sugar Chestnut

Product Description: Comforting notes of roasted chestnuts, brown sugared pecans, and cinnamon vanilla swirl amongst true earthy notes of acorns, maple trees, and fall leaves.

Offer price: 17.99

Currency: USD

  • Presentation
    (5)
  • Authenticity
    (5)
  • Scent Strength
    (3.5)
  • Scent Throw
    (4)
  • Performance
    (4.5)
4.4

Candlefind Says

This candle offers up a warm, inviting treat that is perfect anytime of the year.

Pros

  • Long lasting
  • Clean burn

Cons

  • Fragrance strength could use a boost
  • Difficulty getting a full wax melt pool
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Chesapeake Bay candles have been around it seems forever, and we often forget about them while chasing the latest and the greatest. However, these candles have shown they have a lot of staying power in the candle world, and it’s for good reason. They have a wide variety of scents and the scent blends tend to be spot on. Once we noticed a chill in the air, we sought out candles such as Brown Sugar & Chestnuts.

Who Brown Sugar Chestnut is For?

The Brown Sugar & Chestnuts candle is for those who love gourmand fragrances. While there are no cake or pastry/cookie notes, this would be great for bakery candle lovers as well. If you like sweet candles but with a warmth to it (not the sticky sweet notes), then this would be an ideal candle. It is perfect for Fall or Winter or as a holiday season candle. However, this candle fragrance is something that can be enjoyed year ’round!

Chesapeake Bay Candles tend to have great scent throws but they are not going to blow the doors off the barn with scent strength. If you are more scent sensitive or are having large gatherings, this would be a great fragrance as it will travel well throughout your home without being too “loud.”

What did we test?

We tested a 12 ounce, double wick candle that was housed in a black candle vessel with a brushed copper lid. The wax was white (non-dyed).

Chesapeake Bay Brown Sugar Chestnut Candle

The label on the candle took up most of one side of the jar. It included information about the candle, such as the type of wax which is a soy blend. The label was accented with copper lines that matched the color of the lid. It was a stately and lovely jar!

What did we like about Brown Sugar Chestnut?

This fragrance made me want to dip a spoon into the candle jar pronto! It was a beautiful blend of just about everything we love about Fall. The brown sugar and roasted chestnuts were quite prominent, and it was all blended well with a creamy vanilla. There were some sweet spicy notes, but not very prominent.
Chesapeake Bay Brown Sugar Chestnut Candle
The fragrance did flow well throughout my home while it was burning. This candle also had a nice, clean burn and burned fairly evenly.

What didn't we like about Brown Sugar Chestnut?

Like most of my issues with Chesapeake Bay Candles, the scent strength could have been a bit stronger. While the fragrance did travel well (throw), the fragrance itself was just moderately strong. Also when burning this candle, I did have difficulty with getting a full wax melt pool all the way to the edges. There was a little ridge that I could not make melt without a little outside help.

This was also a fairly fast-burning candle. We got about 28 hours of enjoyment out of it before we had to carve the remainder up for wax melts.

You might also like:

If you like Brown Sugar & Chestnuts from Chesapeake Candle Company, you might also like:

  • Roasted Chestnuts, Penn & Beech This candle is delicious and heavier on the nutty notes.
  • Chestnuts & Brown Sugar, Mountain City Candles This one is spot on for the Chesapeake Candle but the scent strength is better.
  •  Spiced Chestnut, Sakonnet Candle Co. This chestnut candle has a bit more spice and is for extra chilly nights.

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