The California Gold Rush quickly transformed San Francisco from a small town to a booming metropolitan center of 25,000 by December 1849. Enterprising businessmen were quick to capitalize on the newly generated wealth. It was during this economic boom that Henry Sutliff opened the first of his shops. Sutliff quality tobaccos remain among the best with this complex English mixture comprised of Virginia, Perique, dark fired Burley and Latakia.
Well, that stuff is a true surprise. Beneath all these famous Pease, Cornell & Diehl and McClelland- Blends there is another top- grade english- blend! Old San Fransisco is very dry, which make it very easy to burn and light. I've always prefered... Read More this dryer texture in latakia- blends. And is pretty fine- cut, makes it easy to handle. It has a strong earthy- smoky- peppery flavour. Latkia and Perique, together with dark fired leaf producing a very flavourful smoke. It has not a big Vitamin N- hit, so it's suitable for every english- smoker. It's a very well balanced and flavourful blend, which reminds me strongly some of the Pease- Blends. So if you are a english/ Latakia/ Balkan- Fan, you must buy a tin, and give it a try. Very unique and very good. Full five stars rating! Read Less
WOW!!! Top Quality English...Super Value...Hidden Secret AAAHHH!!! So Nice.
Fantastic offering from Sutliff, quality far surpasses price you pay, on opening of tin this wonderful English greets you like an old friend and yes it wont let you down, comparable with other more famous english brands, not a traditional english wit... Read Moreh perique and dark fired burley, as I said it won't let you down, give this one a try, no lack lustre Latakia here, top quality available for a mere pittance, when you have tried this let your people know, this deserves to be enjoyed by more folk, nuff said, pipe on, greetings from Adelaide, Australia. Read Less