Ashton: Artisan's Blend 50g Pipe Tobacco

This is GREAT tabacco! One of the best I’ve smoked… It will be in my rotation. Smoking it in a Savinelli Porto Cervo 122. Big bowl for a big flavor….Top shelf all the way…

This one needs to sit. I first tried it from a freshly opened tin and was a little overwhelmed by everything that was going on. Closed the tin and came back to it a few months later and it was one of the best english blend experiences of my life. Delicious.

This blend bills itself as ‘for the experienced pipe smoker’ and they are not wrong. I don’t call myself experienced yet and when I first broke the seal on the time I thought ‘this would go well with Laphroaig’ but I was wrong. It really needs pint of a good porter. It is very Latakia heavy, but the beer smooths it out nicely. It is certainly not a daily smoke, but I will keep it in the rotation....Read More

Good blend that I keep coming back to

Fortunately I opened this tin along with a tin of Deacon's Downfall which I did not enjoy. I smoked the latter first and was curious to see if my palate had failed me, it had not. I thoroughly enjoyed the Artisan's Blend which I had not smoked in years.

It is definitely one of the best English blends I have ever tried. Latakia is ever present providing taste of sweet smokiness. Orientals overplay with Virginias take front stage where Orientals provide a little of spice and lots of incense like taste while Virginia gives a bit of sweetness and some body. Cavendish is responsible for incredible smoothness of the blend as well as periodic islands of sweetness. Perique seems to be more of condiment since the spiciness I taste seems to be more of Oriental origin. I find it incredible that none of the parts of this blend especially Latakia which is present in abundance do not overshadow each other at all and work in concert. The blend is not pipe dependent at all. Tastes the same both in briar and meerschaum pipes of all sizes and shapes. I have to say that Artisan’s blend is embodiment of the idea one encounters so often in books and so rarely in real life – the whole is greater than sums of its parts. I will definitely include it in rotation and most definitely will buy again....Read More

Una de las más ricas mezclas inglesas que he probado, tiene lo justo de latakia con una fuerza que lo notaras, sabor excelente, en el último tercio se aprecian dulzores y toques de cueros y granos tostados, entre muchos otros, la variedad de sabores que puedes apreciar es lo que lo hace maravilloso. Fúmalo lento por la tarde noche con un wisky y me lo agradeceras....Read More

There are certainly enough glowing reviews of this here, so mine will certainly not add anything new. And I don't have the experience, nose, pallet or prose to match some of the excellent and clever things you'll read here. Suffice it to say that this is just a damned good smoke. Full, rich, flavorful, consistent, complex and very, very satisfying. I find myself reaching for it again and again and again....Read More

Very smooth and easy smoke. Replaces EMP for me, not saying they are the same. This could be a everyday smoke. Definitely a rebuy and a blend to keep in rotation

So much focus & attention on the Petersons, GL Pease & Cornell Diehll..this bend is a definite must try for any English blend lovers