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Mac Baren - HH Rustica Ready Rubbed
Perfection. Simple as.
I first bought this blend a couple years ago, trying to challenge myself with a high nicotine blend. In that time, I've come to see more in this blend than a buzz bomb; it is wondrous. Everything, from the convenient ready rubbed format, to the deep, earthy yet almost sweet-sour sauce-like flavor, to the fine white ash it leaves in every bowl. This blend is absolutely perfect for me. I will be very sad if this goes away.
Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Night
It grows on you after time in a jar!
When I first bought my 4oz bag o' bulk last year, I smoked it and forgot about it. However I found it again when I opened the jar and smelled all that lovely perique in there. Then I smoked it. I kept smoking it. Every time, I loved the plummy taste of the perique, the tang of the orientals, the smokiness of the latakia, all wrapped up in that earthy nutty Burley aftertaste. It was just what I needed during my late night reading time. This stuff grew on me. It's smoky, spicy, sweet, and satisfying. I'll be buying a lot more in the future.
Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz
Solid Burley blend for the price.
When I reach for a Burley blend, I want strong flavor, strong nicotine and NO bite. Simple as. OJK delivers this in spades. It is a tad one dimensional to some, but time spent with this blend reveals nutty flavor, a tinge of sweetness from the VA's, and pleasant spiciness from the ample perique. Perfect for an all day smoke for us burley folk. For the price, you can't beat it.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Flake Aromatic
Delicious, but hard to deal with.
I love Gawith Hoggarth blends. Coniston Cut Plug and 1792 flake are both two of my forever blends. I thought the dark flake aromatic would fall somewhere between the two. It's flavorful and strong, but that's where the similarities end. It bites like a pit bull with a hemorrhoid. It's wetter than a Mississippi summer. It's higher maintenance than a trust fund chick on holiday. In India. I can see the appeal the flavor has. It's delicious. But I'm no masochist. I'll stick with the other options that don't leave my tongue feeling like a dominatrix just stepped on my tongue in stilettos.
Cornell & Diehl - Burley Flake #3 2oz
Sweet, spicy, rich, satisfying!
This blend is extremely good. It has all the qualities I personally look for in a tobacco. The taste is sweet, with the red VA's never straying towards a sour note. The smoke is billowing and rich, with a noticeable tingle of spice on the tongue and in the nose. The nicotine, while high, is not overbearing or head spinning; it satisfies without debilitating me. The flaked are dry, but there's an advantage there. This blend is easy-to-break apart, while the reasonable moisture content makes for little to no tongue bite, even if I smoke it like a freight train. The fact that y'all don't sell this in 8oz tins is shameful. I'll be buying much more of this blend from here on out.
Toscano - Maestro Puccini 2oz
Wondrous...
This stuff us everything I've ever wanted in a night time smoke. Dark, rich, intense, spicy, satisfying. The perfect smoke to root you to a chair while you brood and think on the hard day you've had. White, thick clouds, nicotine rich haze in the head. A pleasant aftertaste of earth, Dark chocolate and a hint of dark licorice. Please, please, PLEASE C&D. I beg you. Make this a regular production. I want this as my nighttime smoke every day.
HU - Director's Cut 100g
Good, but overhyped
Going into this, I was very excited to taste the so-called legendary blend of HU tobaccos. However, this experience has left me wanting. It's good, honestly very good. The VAs mesh very well with the perique, but it leaves the Burley behind. The chocolate flavor of the Burley is muted greatly by the vanilla topping and robust VAs. In all, I like this blend, but it didn't wow me. It's far outclassed by Dark Moor. Update. I've finished my tin, and I'm truly not impressed. It's good, but it's also a bity, topped to the gills mess. It is delicious, but overall leaves me wishing I was smoking Dark Moor. I'm lowering the score to 3 stars.
Savinelli - Doblone d'Oro 100g
Gold coins are gold standard.
Malty, sweet, savory, spicy, with notes of honey, nuts, burned meat and bbq sauce. Never biting, ever flavorful, always satisfying. The dark fired Kentucky and Burley easily take center stage, but the VA sweetness permeates through out the bowl. The perique is a wonderful tingle on the nose, never once getting harsh. Leaves behind a soft white ash in the bowl of my Nording Freehand, next to no moisture in the chamber. And the room note! Even the wife approves! This is my most ordered blend for a reason. I've smoked many blends so far, and Doblone D'Oro is one of the precious few blends I keep coming back to, because I know the smoke will aways be golden.
Drucquer & Sons - The Merry Monk 100g
Unique and excellent English blend.
I've come to really love this blend as one of my favorites. Merry Monk is a unique English for many reasons. I believe the burley makes all the difference. Where orientals with Latakia would give your classic smoky sweet&sour vibe, the burley substitutes it with a nuttiness that meshes incredibly well with the smoky Latakia, sweet Virginias and fruity perique. It's given further body and balance with the Cavendish. Every change in this blend, throughout the bowl, is a welcome one. I reach for this one far more often than I reach for something like Nightcap or 3 Nuns. Incredibly delicious, down to the end of the bowl.
HU - Khoisaan 100g
Perfection in a Pipe
Khoisaan, Khoisaan! I crave it in the daytime, I smoke it in the night time, I spend my time at work thinking about it. My God, it is delicious. This English blend gets right what almost every other English blend for me gets wrong. It has FLAVOR. The Latakia is there, but it does not lead the pack. It's smoky, sweet, rich and oh so bloody satisfying. On first light, you're tickled with notes of dates, cocoa, hay and I swear by my blood; salted butter. As the bowl burns down, the flavor changes. There is no tasting just Latakia or Virginia. Only the glorious spectrum of flavors that captivate me every bowl. From Cocoa and dates, to woods and spice, to toasted mushrooms and cream. Not one change is unwelcome, not one note is bland, and the nicotine is perfectly balanced; satisfying, yet never overpowering. All with absolutely NO tongue bite. I consider it a crime such a blend was kept from our market until recently. How dare the Europeans keep this treasure to themselves. On my next order, I will be getting 5 tins of this and henceforth Khoisaan will be my forever evening smoke. Update; I'm lowering the score because as amazing as this blend is, its brother Zulu Mixture knocked out of 1st place for me.
Sillem's - Commodore Flake 50g
I tip my hat, Sir Commodore!
This is the first review I've ever made on this site. I was compelled to do so. Commodore flake is a marvel of impeccable balance, stupendous flavor and sumptuous smoking style. I smoked this in my Peterson Christmas billiard; my standard Latakia pipe. Forget our the tin. Dry this stuff to a crisp. The flavors present themselves stunningly; dark cherries married with smoky campfire, pine and old boot. The smoke is thick, creamy and oh so easy on the retrohale, despite the little kick of vitamin N. This stuff has ensnared me completely. I grab it for my evening smokes more than 1792 flake or bayou night (two other great night time smokes) I will buy more tins of this. I never want to be without this blend again. Do yourself a favor and tip your hat to the Commodore.
