August 23, 2024
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
Lacks a bit in flavor for my taste
July 17, 2024
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
Number five is my favorite of the bunch, followed by number two. For me the Virginia and the Cavendish really nail it in this blend. I also started getting like just a little bit of bitter cocoa about halfway through. I will say though I don't think you can go wrong with any of the five that are out right now. Try them all....Read More
October 26, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
Resmoked a bowl of the Pipe Force episode V in my Halloween themed sandblasted bent Peterson. Here's a few things I noticed. Since it was in a sample bag that's had a week or more open air to it I can't speak for fresh tin notes or moisture levels. They seemed relatively moist and easy to manipulate. The crumble cake is really dark, a testament to the stoved rustica and virginia. While I'd like to say it has a campfire note to it, I imagined more of a bbq terriyaki smell profile. Taste lingering is that Hibachi flavor you might get after a well prepared Japanese stirfry. While smoking that Katerini is like an indescribable umami. You know it's there but it tastes nothing like you have the terms to describe. That stoved rustica is very prominent and seems to permeat the virginia and mellow out the orientals. I found there to be a little throat spiciness you'd expect from initially eating a Cajun peanut but no lingering heat. It takes a little work to light properly but once it's going I didn't have any trouble keeping it lit down to the bottom. I over tamped it once and relit and it took well to the end of the bowl. I'd say it smoked very cool compared to many others I've had recently and you sort of forget you're smoking it after a while. The smell from my buddy's pipe (he was smoking the same thing) was bold and mesquite but without the sweetness from smoking a piece of meat. The nicotine hit came out of nowhere towards the end of the bowl and it lingered longer than I'd like. I wouldn't overload this bowl unless you like a good kick in the pants.
Grab yourself a tin of this and write an opinion piece of some ancient maritime battle in the Mediterranean or something. It's an extremely contemplative mixture IMO. I wouldn't smoke it but once or twice in the same day and definitely not an all day smoker.
If I had to critique this mixture, I'd get critical that they didn't lead with it and call this one episode IV. Also, the artwork, while well done doesn't make me want to open a tin at all. Would have preferred art that made me feel more like I was embarking on an epic quest rather than watching reruns of the original Star Trek....Read More
September 28, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
Unlike Episode IV which was Oriental forward, this blend has the hot-pressed and then rubbed out and stoved Rustica in more of a balance. The result is a very rich deep tasting smoke with a very complex and well filled out flavor. Over all I highly recommend Episode V.
September 17, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
This is the second Sutliff LE series I'm hooked on. Episode V, when I opened it, looked like it was going to be akin to Rustica. Even the unsmoked nose gave some credence to that notion. After letting the blend dry a bit (too moist for me) I loaded a Jobey Stromboli bent Billiard...wow, was I wrong. This is an easy-going tobacco, nice earth and deep hints of oak...and with both French and Retro inhales, the spice of the Orientals make themselves known. (Again, I apologize for using wine-style tasting notes...that's all I know.) FYI, as I write this review, I'm enjoying a bowl of Episode V in a Royal Danish Sand Grain Squat Tomato. This blend is pleasing an all aspect...IMHO/YMMV...Read More
One of the best this year
October 24, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
Stoving rustica brings out flavor that's completely unlike anything yet. It lends an almost barbecued credence to an otherwise expert blend.
Unique and Wonderful a Bit wet.
October 11, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
A marvolous blend with excellent characteristics. Smooth, woody, with a touch of herbal notes. One of Sutliff's best creations. My only issue, and true of many Sutliff's blends is the high moisture content. You have to take more time to dry than other tobaccos.
October 17, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
very mild but good.
October 04, 2023
Product: Sutliff Pipe Force Episode V 1.75oz
运气真不错,今天到手就打开了,结果两个都有硬币重150g,开心!抽了一斗,味道不错,香甜不腻