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$19.95
MSRP: $22.50
Details
- Components: Virginia, Latakia, Perique, Orientals
- Family: English
- Cut: Ribbon
About This Pipe Tobacco
Ashton's Artisan's Blend is a full-bodied English mixture that's carefully crafted for the experienced pipe smoker. Virginia and Turkish tobaccos harmonize with Latakia and a touch of Perique to create a taste that is resoundingly rich, spicy, and satisfying.
Customer Reviews
It's Decent
September 30, 2026
Product: Ashton Artisan's Blend 50g
and toasty whereas most others are muddy and often taste like cheap cigarettes at the bottom. The perique gives some detectable umami notes, which I find rather rare, even in blends with perique. The latakia, in the few moments when it becomes detectable, is not bad.
Cons: too wet out of the tin; difficult to light; far too mellow, no body whatsoever, just gurgle and steam; not exciting or lively or even flavorful; no Virginia sweetness, no sour or incense-like Oriental notes, just altogether bland, flat, and uninteresting. I am so confused.
Man, I had expected magic from these tins after waiting five years to open one. The result is a disappointment. I hope this is temporary. Perhaps if I leave it in the jar for a month or two it will liven up, reintroduced oxygen and all that. Maybe if I leave the ribbons out to dry for a few hours before smoking the flavors will finally join us.
With some patience and some time on the shelf, I was able to recover some of the flavor. It is not quite as earth shattering as I had hoped, but it is decent. Some strength to it, some body, still not as much nicotine as I'd hopes for. The main thing to remember is that this is a heavy Latakia blend, so it is going to mellow out hugely after four years. It is no longer a powerhouse but incredibly smooth and round. Tradeoffs. Yes, I am keeping all of my aged tins....Read More
Cons: too wet out of the tin; difficult to light; far too mellow, no body whatsoever, just gurgle and steam; not exciting or lively or even flavorful; no Virginia sweetness, no sour or incense-like Oriental notes, just altogether bland, flat, and uninteresting. I am so confused.
Man, I had expected magic from these tins after waiting five years to open one. The result is a disappointment. I hope this is temporary. Perhaps if I leave it in the jar for a month or two it will liven up, reintroduced oxygen and all that. Maybe if I leave the ribbons out to dry for a few hours before smoking the flavors will finally join us.
With some patience and some time on the shelf, I was able to recover some of the flavor. It is not quite as earth shattering as I had hoped, but it is decent. Some strength to it, some body, still not as much nicotine as I'd hopes for. The main thing to remember is that this is a heavy Latakia blend, so it is going to mellow out hugely after four years. It is no longer a powerhouse but incredibly smooth and round. Tradeoffs. Yes, I am keeping all of my aged tins....Read More
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Full Bodied English Done Right
September 15, 2026
By:
Teddy
Product: Ashton Artisan's Blend 50g
ue adds a pleasant peppery depth that becomes more noticeable as the bowl develops. There’s plenty of flavor here, but it remains composed rather than becoming heavy or muddled.
This is definitely geared toward someone who enjoys a more substantial English blend. It burns beautifully as a ribbon and delivers a cool, flavorful smoke from the first light through the bottom of the bowl. Rich, smoky, spicy, and satisfying, exactly the style of English mixture I enjoy....Read More
This is definitely geared toward someone who enjoys a more substantial English blend. It burns beautifully as a ribbon and delivers a cool, flavorful smoke from the first light through the bottom of the bowl. Rich, smoky, spicy, and satisfying, exactly the style of English mixture I enjoy....Read More
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Smells musty but tastes so good
August 10, 2025
By:
Vasili P.
Product: Ashton Artisan's Blend 50g
nglish blends are your thing definitely try it. I like it even more than Haunted Bookshop which is my second favorite pipe filler....Read More
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Age it first
March 26, 2026
By:
Luke o.
Product: Ashton Artisan's Blend 50g
Age for a few years before trying. Once aged and settled, its like smoking old nightcap, but a little sweeter. REALLY good stuff, wine like notes to the latakia too....Just like old nightcap that used to have Syrian
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Balanced and smooth
April 13, 2026
By:
Robert R.
Product: Ashton Artisan's Blend 50g
Pipe tobacco done right.
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