Contents: Virginia, Latakia
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium
Recommendation: ****
McClelland's Christmas Cheer
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ****
Cut: Flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ****
Royal Vintage Dark Stoved - Butera
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: mild
Recommendation: *
I found this tobacco tasteless. I expected some rich sweet and spicy flavors from this stoved tobacco. But it could not satisfy my needs. It is stoved too much! I don't know how to finish this little tin as I hate to throw away tobaccos.
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: mild
Recommendation: *
I found this tobacco tasteless. I expected some rich sweet and spicy flavors from this stoved tobacco. But it could not satisfy my needs. It is stoved too much! I don't know how to finish this little tin as I hate to throw away tobaccos.
Brindle Flake - McClelland
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Broken Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium
Recommendation: ****
I do recommend this blend with 4 stars. The tin description exactly tells what is in the tin. Packs and burns very well, smokes cool. It has no complex flavors in it. Natural sweetness, true tobacco taste, and adequate nicotine dosage brings the 4 stars for this blend.
Arcadia (221B series) - McClelland
Contents: Virginia, Oriental
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium
Recommendation: ****
The shag cut and the moisture of this blend is perfect for an even packing and burn. It offers a cool and relaxant smoke. I like the very tasty orientals in it. Most of the reviewers wrote their opinions about the latakia addition of this blend. I agree with those who said that tehere is just a touch of latakia here. It is not hard to detect but sometimes orientals may give a similiar flavor of latakia.
The sweet spiceness of flavors offered me great smoking sessions. I highly recommend it.
McClelland - Dark Star
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The flakes come very moisty and hard to rub out. After trying to
dry them in different grades of humidity at last I've catched the
best. Almost totally dried and chopped a bit in a food processor
like Pipestud's method the tobacco packed very well and burned
easily. The very dark virginias offered a mild taste of sweetness
and spicy touches of a fine blend. Nicotine dosage seems to be
light at the beginning but usually satisfies my needs when smoked
in a medium capacity bowl.
I strongly do not recommend this tobacco to beginners. It is very
hard to pack and light so a beginner would leave his pipes away
because of it.
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The flakes come very moisty and hard to rub out. After trying to
dry them in different grades of humidity at last I've catched the
best. Almost totally dried and chopped a bit in a food processor
like Pipestud's method the tobacco packed very well and burned
easily. The very dark virginias offered a mild taste of sweetness
and spicy touches of a fine blend. Nicotine dosage seems to be
light at the beginning but usually satisfies my needs when smoked
in a medium capacity bowl.
I strongly do not recommend this tobacco to beginners. It is very
hard to pack and light so a beginner would leave his pipes away
because of it.
Fribourgh & Treyer - Cut Blended Plug
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The flakes are easy to pack and lights without problem. It offers a sweet cool and smooth smoke with somehow fruity flavors. I liked it smoking during day time with a cup of tea or coffe. However it does not wake me up in the morning. As the tin descript?on says it is a light VA flake. I think the less nicotine VA lovers will like it a lot.
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The flakes are easy to pack and lights without problem. It offers a sweet cool and smooth smoke with somehow fruity flavors. I liked it smoking during day time with a cup of tea or coffe. However it does not wake me up in the morning. As the tin descript?on says it is a light VA flake. I think the less nicotine VA lovers will like it a lot.
GL Pease - Embarcadero
Contents: Virginia, Oriental
Cut: Broken flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
This one was a great pleasure for me. It has all the fine sweet Va flavors enhanched with a wonderful addition of orientals. The orientals in this blend are spicy and oily sweet. With "just to fit my needs" proportions of this blend I've had the sweetness, spicy flavors of true tobacco tastes. I strongly recommend you to dry this weed before you pack. It will stay lit for a long time offering you a long lasting smoke, and will offer also the best flavors it can.
Cut: Broken flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
This one was a great pleasure for me. It has all the fine sweet Va flavors enhanched with a wonderful addition of orientals. The orientals in this blend are spicy and oily sweet. With "just to fit my needs" proportions of this blend I've had the sweetness, spicy flavors of true tobacco tastes. I strongly recommend you to dry this weed before you pack. It will stay lit for a long time offering you a long lasting smoke, and will offer also the best flavors it can.
Peterson - Sherlock Holmes
Contents: Virginia, Oriental
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Mild to medium
Flavoring: very mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The tin smells appetisant. After an half hour of airing the tobacco packs and lights well. It has a fruity light topping and the spicy sweet smoking is just enjoyable. It would fit to my tastes better if it could offer some more strength and natural flavor. I strongly recommend it especially for the beginners.
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Mild to medium
Flavoring: very mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: ***
The tin smells appetisant. After an half hour of airing the tobacco packs and lights well. It has a fruity light topping and the spicy sweet smoking is just enjoyable. It would fit to my tastes better if it could offer some more strength and natural flavor. I strongly recommend it especially for the beginners.
Cornell & Diehl - Riverboat Gambler
Contents: Virginia, Burley, Perique, Turkish
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Medium to strong
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
Well I couldn't decide easily if this blend fits for a three or four star rating. It has a fantastic combination of flavors. But is it too robust for my tastes? It also has a straight, real tobacco taste which is similar to cigar smoking. I think just the lack of some more sweetness was the problem for my rating decision.
I can easily detect the different and enjoyable flavors of the tobaccos in this blend. It offers a nice quantity of nicotine. Packs well and burns even.
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Medium to strong
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
Well I couldn't decide easily if this blend fits for a three or four star rating. It has a fantastic combination of flavors. But is it too robust for my tastes? It also has a straight, real tobacco taste which is similar to cigar smoking. I think just the lack of some more sweetness was the problem for my rating decision.
I can easily detect the different and enjoyable flavors of the tobaccos in this blend. It offers a nice quantity of nicotine. Packs well and burns even.
GL Pease - Cumberland
Contents: Virginia, Burley, Perique
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
This is a nice choice for all day smoking if you like the Va-Per blends.
The complexity of the flavors is well balanced. It offers a medium nicotine dosage. Packs very well and burns easily. Even if you smoke this fast it won't hurt you. Burley is smokiness. Virginias are mature and flavorful. Perique adds its usual peppery strongness.
It is just another masterfuly prepared blend from GL Pease.
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: Medium
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
This is a nice choice for all day smoking if you like the Va-Per blends.
The complexity of the flavors is well balanced. It offers a medium nicotine dosage. Packs very well and burns easily. Even if you smoke this fast it won't hurt you. Burley is smokiness. Virginias are mature and flavorful. Perique adds its usual peppery strongness.
It is just another masterfuly prepared blend from GL Pease.
Cornell & Diehl - Burley Flake #1
Contents: Virginia, Burley, Perique
Cut: Broken Flake
Strength: Medium to strong
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: full
Recommendation: ***
This blend is one of the best strong blends I have ever tried. Usually I stay away from this kind of strong blends which oftenly causes hick-ups to me. This time I am not regretful.
The mellow Burley and Virginia from this tin offered me all the nicotine and true man's real tobacco taste. These needs are guaranteed upon on first lighting this blend. It smokes cool and if you pay attention on your puffing rhythm you will enjoy all the strengthness till the bottom of your bowl. The Perique addition makes it even more dangerous which is enjoyable before the first half of the bowl and all the combination keeps you awake tıll the end. No sweetness here. All you get ıs a punch of nicotine and full cigar like tobacco flavor.
Recommended for mature pipe smokers. I personally am smoking this stuff in a medium sized bowl, after dinner accompanied with a favorite bourbon or scotch. Then sleep as a baby.
Cut: Broken Flake
Strength: Medium to strong
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: full
Recommendation: ***
This blend is one of the best strong blends I have ever tried. Usually I stay away from this kind of strong blends which oftenly causes hick-ups to me. This time I am not regretful.
The mellow Burley and Virginia from this tin offered me all the nicotine and true man's real tobacco taste. These needs are guaranteed upon on first lighting this blend. It smokes cool and if you pay attention on your puffing rhythm you will enjoy all the strengthness till the bottom of your bowl. The Perique addition makes it even more dangerous which is enjoyable before the first half of the bowl and all the combination keeps you awake tıll the end. No sweetness here. All you get ıs a punch of nicotine and full cigar like tobacco flavor.
Recommended for mature pipe smokers. I personally am smoking this stuff in a medium sized bowl, after dinner accompanied with a favorite bourbon or scotch. Then sleep as a baby.
Astley's No.109 Virginia Flake
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild
Recommendation: ***
As most of the tobacco reviewers agree, the tin description explains well the tobacco. It is a mild and mellow mixture. It suits perfectly when you wish to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in hot summer mornings. The tin content is considerably moisty, so try to air your portion of tobacco for a while. I personally let the tin open for more then a day and rubbed my portions before packing.
I noticed nice sweet flavors of uncased Virginias in this mixture . It has a mild nutty chocolate taste and sometimes fruity flavors. It is not a satisfactory blend for my nicotine and more tobacco taste searching palate, but as I said it fits well for early morning tobacco enjoys.
Cut: Flake
Strength: mild
Flavoring: none detected
Taste: mild
Recommendation: ***
As most of the tobacco reviewers agree, the tin description explains well the tobacco. It is a mild and mellow mixture. It suits perfectly when you wish to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in hot summer mornings. The tin content is considerably moisty, so try to air your portion of tobacco for a while. I personally let the tin open for more then a day and rubbed my portions before packing.
I noticed nice sweet flavors of uncased Virginias in this mixture . It has a mild nutty chocolate taste and sometimes fruity flavors. It is not a satisfactory blend for my nicotine and more tobacco taste searching palate, but as I said it fits well for early morning tobacco enjoys.
McClelland - Tudor Castle
Contents: Virginia, Oriental, Perique
Cut: Broken Flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
A fantastic blend for those who do not regret Perique added blends.
This blend has McClelland's specific sweet-sour flavor. The Yenidje addition gives its sweet-spicy flavors all the way you smoke and this fantastic flavor is enhanced with the high quality real tobacco tasted Virginias. Perique is added just to fix the strength of this fine blend.
This tobacco packs well and burns even offering a nice dosage of nicotine and some enjoyable flavors for the real pipe tobacco seekers. If some good Perique addition does not bother you, give it a try, you won't regret.
Cut: Broken Flake
Strength: medium
Flavoring: extremely mild
Taste: medium to full
Recommendation: ****
A fantastic blend for those who do not regret Perique added blends.
This blend has McClelland's specific sweet-sour flavor. The Yenidje addition gives its sweet-spicy flavors all the way you smoke and this fantastic flavor is enhanced with the high quality real tobacco tasted Virginias. Perique is added just to fix the strength of this fine blend.
This tobacco packs well and burns even offering a nice dosage of nicotine and some enjoyable flavors for the real pipe tobacco seekers. If some good Perique addition does not bother you, give it a try, you won't regret.
Ashton - Gold Rush
Contents: Virginia
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: very mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: **
Well not much to say. Experienced pipe smokers say that this blend is immature. And this situation does not offer you the rich tastes of pure Virginia smoking. I did believe them but could not resist to try by myself :)
I've dried thinking maybe it would offer that richness, however it smoked even hotter in this way. Dried or not be careful not to smoke it fast! Low nicotine and low taste. This "new" blend was not a memorable smoke experience to me.
Cut: Ribbon
Strength: mild to medium
Flavoring: very mild
Taste: mild to medium
Recommendation: **
Well not much to say. Experienced pipe smokers say that this blend is immature. And this situation does not offer you the rich tastes of pure Virginia smoking. I did believe them but could not resist to try by myself :)
I've dried thinking maybe it would offer that richness, however it smoked even hotter in this way. Dried or not be careful not to smoke it fast! Low nicotine and low taste. This "new" blend was not a memorable smoke experience to me.
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