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Mac Baren - 7 Seas Regular
Surprised
I bought 2 oz of this back in 2019 and really didn't care for it. I had jarred it and put it away. I was going thru my cellar and found this shoved in the back. Loading up a bowl just to see if my initial impressions were the same. Well, I was very impressed on how the blend tasted and smoked. So much so, I been just smoking this blend exclusive to everything else. Don't know if it was the aging or if my tastes had changed, but I am really enjoying 7 Seas Regular.
Newminster - No.400 Superior Navy Flake
One of the best
I have always been an English smoker. But this flake has become my favorite tobacco. After aging it for 2 years, the tin note is orange and lemon. The taste is sweet and soft. What a wonderful smoke it has become. Highly recommended.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Brown Flake Aromatic
Outstanding
I had purchased this in 2005 and it went straight to the cellar. I forgot about it and just recently found it in the back of the cabinet. Smoking a bowl this week it is simply outstanding. It has aged beautifully. So soft and flavorful. Still has a wonderful Lakeland aroma. The tobacco has mellowed perfectly. Well worth the time.
Sutliff - 526 - Old Professor
Very nice english
This is a really nice english blend. Sweet, soft and smokey. Room note is nice too. Burns well, doesn't bite. Recommended.
Sutliff - 526 - Old Professor
Excellent blend
A very soft, sweet, cool English. This blend has become one of my favorite daily blends. Highly recommended for anyone moving from aromatics to english blends. A well rounded blend.
Cornell & Diehl - Pasha's Dream
Better than expected
I bought this 3 years ago and am just now getting to try it. I was apprehensive at first from the negative reviews. Turns out it's a tasty smoke. Tin aroma is carmel which is different. Taste wise I like the sweetness of the smoke. May not be for everyone but I really like aromatic english blends and this is a keeper.
Kramer's - Blend for Danny Kaye
Tasty with age
I wasn't completely crazy about this blend when I first got it. Preferring Cary Grant more. I had stored this away for 3 years and gave it another go today. Either my tastes have changed or it has really improved is a question. But I really enjoyed the experience this time. Much deeper taste than I remember. The wife even remarked she likes the room note. It's now in my regular rotation.
Kramer's - House Aromatic
Sweet to please
A soft sweet aromatic where the topping makes the smoke sweet and tasty. A nice burley that smokes cool. No harsh edges. I can see why it was a favorite with Hollywood. A new favorite for me.
Sutliff - 507C Virginia Slices
It's ok
I like flake tobacco, especially from g&h, newminister, and comoy. This is a nice flake but it just doesn't have enough flavor for me. I'm going to jar it up for awhile and try it again after some months.
Sutliff - Burma Road
Pleasant smoke
A nice balanced aromatic english. Enough latakia for smokiness with virginia sweetness. The Cavendish balances the two with the rum vanilla topping. Has minimal bite with a cool burn producing an enjoyable smoke. Another good blend from Sutliff.
Sutliff - D64 Queen Anne's Revenge
Wife Approved
First off, the wife really approves the room note. That's a plus. But, how does it taste? It tastes great. The rum/brown sugar/vanilla comes through the smoke as well as the room aroma. Smokes cool even if pushed. No bite at all. A bit wet, so needs a few minutes to dry out, but still burns well. Smoked down to a nice ash with the usual amount of relights for an aromatic. Really pleased with the quality of the blend. Will be smoking this regularly.
Cornell & Diehl - Red Odessa
Pleasant smoke
I've smoked Odessa before and it was good, but Red Odessa is outstanding. Such a smooth smoke. Nothing harsh or rough about this blend. A real pleasure to smoke. Sure to become a standard in my smoking routine. Highly Recommended.
Cornell & Diehl - Nutty Irishman
Hazelnut delight
I haven't tried but two of C&D aromatics. I didn't care for the first one, but this one is really, really good. The aroma of hazelnut comes thru in the taste with the natural tobacco. Very nice.
Comoy's - Cask No.9
Nice One
Another good smoke from Comoy's. Nice and smooth. Tasty topping that makes for a good aromatic.
Sutliff - SPS-17 Lavish English
Soft and sweet
First impressions. Bag note is mostly vanilla with hints of latakia and orientals. First light was of unsweetened chocolate and soft smoke. It became sweeter as I got deeper in the bowl. The perique was tingly on the tip of the tongue while the orientals delivered a delicious taste of chocolate and the burly kept it cool. A sweet smoke that I really enjoyed. Room note is very pleasant vanilla. Very good aromatic English.
Cornell & Diehl - Cordial
Medley
I have tried blends like this before and I do like the blend of Latikia and Cavendish. Stratforshire and English Oriental are two that I favor. Cordial is a nice medley of flavors, it's sweet and spicy. The flavors of the various tobaccos come to the fore and are replaced by the next tobacco flavor. A very enjoyable smoke that I will be imbibing again and again.
Sutliff - 504C Aromatic English
Sweet and smoky
A really nice blend of sweet Cavendish and latakia. Smokes very cool and the taste is a mix of various levels of sweetness. Becoming a favorite. This could have been a codger blend had it came out decades ago.
Kramer's - Blend for Cary Grant
Bringing up Baby
I love this blend. I've had this cellared for 8 months and it's improved even more from the fresh I tried. The tin note is mostly Virginia with a hint of Cavendish sweetness. Latakia and Orientals were muted in the background. The flavor was evident at first light and carries through to the end of the bowl. The Cavendish really brings the other tobacco together. A wonderful experience. In my top rotation list.
Sutliff - Field & Stream Match
Love it
I really love this codger match. Favorful, burns well, good room note. I can see why President Ford enjoyed the original.
Sutliff - Duke Albert
The Duke is a Prince
I really like this match of Prince Albert. It's become my go to smoke around the garage and yard when I'm working. It that good smoke to puff on without having to think or analyze what I'm smoking.
Mac Baren - 7 Seas Regular
Done Right!
I've always like Mac Baren tobaccos. So when I tried 7 Seas Regular I figured it'd be good. It's not good, it's great. It started out with a little bite but that settled down quickly into a very flavorful, cool smoking experience. Burns well and keeps the flavor well into the lower portion of the bowl. Highly recommended.
Cornell & Diehl - London Squire
Beautifully blended
A beautiful tobacco blend. This may be the best C&D tobacco I've had. Tasteful, cool smoking, and flavorful. At the top of my rotation!
Cornell & Diehl - Constellation
Transports you to the great Outdoors
A very balanced latikia-virginia blend. A cool smoke that takes you to those cool fall outdoors with a campfire burning. This is a blend I'll be taking with me on fishing trips.
Peter Stokkebye - PS402 Luxury Twist Flake
Sweeeet!
Opened up a jar of LTF after 14 years in storage. The tobacco was really dark and aromatic. A bit dry but still rubbed out well. I load up a cob and lit it up. My O My was it good. So sweet and flavorful. Really sweet and flavorful. Buy some and cellar it up for a few years you'll be in for a real treat.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Flake
Aged for taste
I opened a jar of Kendall Flake from 2005 this morning and loaded my pipe. There was much of a scent left on the leaf but dark aged tobacco aroma. The moisture level was excellent. I rubbed out a bowl full, loaded, and lit. The first few minutes were chaotic before the flavor settled. There wasn't as much topping flavor as fresh, but the natural sweetness of the Virginias had really increased. Once I was into 2/3 of the bowl it was smooth and sweet. Not the slightest bite no matter how hard the puffs. The smoke was creamy and full. I don't think anymore time would make any more changes to the leaf. I'd say it at the tipping point for the tobacco and needs to be smoked to get the full enjoyment. The Ennerdale I have of the same age still has the aroma of the topping.
Cornell & Diehl - Pegasus
Good Burley
The first time I smoked this I was disappointed. It just wasn't delivering that good old burley taste. This couldn't be right. The second time I packed not as tightly, and there it was! The nutty, pastry with a lemon note. Much, much better. It's not as good as Haunted Bookshop, but it's good.
Arango - Balkan Supreme
Full of Flavor, a Winner
One of the best Balkan blends I've had. A real beautiful smoke that delivers a full and balanced flavor that lasts all thru the bowl. Matches perfectly with a well made porter.
Cornell & Diehl - Haunted Bookshop
Haunts me
I put off trying this blend partly due to some of the reviews of it tasting like cigarettes. My memory of cigarettes was of stealing Viceroys from my grandfather and smoking them in my home made cob pipe. It was awful. I've always been partial to burley. I've hoe'd, suckered, stucked, and hung burley. Even one of my grandfather's was named Burley. So when I got a new cob I sat down to smoke HB. At first, it was rough, but smooth out soon enough. It went from nutty, to sweet, to chocolate, back to nutty. For me it's got the right amount of Perique to bring out the good qualities of the Burley. Smokes cool, smokes right, tastes good, can't bite. Recommended for Burley smokers.
Sutliff - Balkan II
Puffy cloud
A nice easy smoke. Very smooth to smoke with a gentle flavor profile. Easily an all day smoke. Well done
Sutliff - Lord Nelson
Sip it
For me this is an interesting mix. At first I wasn't sure if I liked it. It wasn't until I got into the rhythm of the blend that began picking up the notes and counter notes. The various tobacco natures are coaxed out and the tastes shift like a bebop tune. Don't rush thru this one, you'll miss the over all harmony. One year later. I jarred this up for a year and decided to have a go at it again. What an improvement. Much better than when I first tried it. Flavor is greatly improved as well as the softness of the smoke.
Cornell & Diehl - Snug Harbor
Sail on
This is like Odessa with a top note. Orientals and Burley with perique, what a unique blend. For me, smoking something with perique is like eating a chinese dish with szechuan peppercorns, that tingling feeling it gives to the mouth. Too much and it's uncomfortable, that's how I felt about Snug Harbor. For me it was just too tingling to be enjoyable. Otherwise it's an ok blend. I'll smoke it on occasion, but it won't be in my rotation.
Sutliff - 504C Aromatic English
Good for a change
An interesting smoke. An aromatic with latakia that smokes well. It's a bit wet and needs time to wick dry. Packs well, burns well. Tastes interesting enough to smoke more of. I like it, I don't love it, at least not yet. UPDATE. Boy, was I wrong about this blend. It's wonderful. After letting it age for 6 months it's become one of my favorite smokes. It's gorgeously tasteful and a main stay in my rotation.
Cornell & Diehl - Star of the East Gold
Pleasant smoke
A nice mixture of leaf that gets better the deeper it gets in the bowl. Burns well, has flavor. Not one that's high in my rotation. I'll let this one sit in the cellar for a year and retry then
Cornell & Diehl - Odessa
Not for me
I didn't find this one to my liking. It's not a bad blend just for me there are other blends that I like better.
Newminster - No.306 English Orient
Floating on a cloud
The bag note is a bit muted, but don't let that fool you. A bit moist, packs well though. The smoke is full and it burns cool, really cool once it gets going. No problem keeping the burn going. It took the first third of the bowl before it settled down. The second third was all cocoa, nice semi-sweet chocolate. Never gets hot or bitey. In the last third the latakia began to come thru but that didn't last as the orientals and burley made for a spice and cool smoke. There were hints of sour and sweet, both a pleasant experience. A very good blend.
Sutliff - #600 Mixture 79
Bully for Burley
I was looking for a all burley tobacco and ordered some of Mixture 79. First of all the bag aroma is one of a kind. A very nice mix of whisky, vanilla and anisette. At first light I was surprised with the taste of the smoke. It's very interesting. One reviewer suggested that it's an american lakeland, I can see that as a good description. Smoking it down as I analyzed the smoke profile, I really like the warm tastiness. Not so much one flavor over another as it's a very homogeneous whole. It was long before I was drifting off on a soft cloud. It took me back to my younger days in the country, sitting next to my Granddad as he smoked his pipe of burley. Of walking thru the tobacco barn in the fall with the burley tobacco hanging high in the rafters. Yeah, I like this one.
Newminster - No.400 Superior Navy Flake
Superior? Yes!
I've been exploring flakes lately. So when I received the Superior Flake order I loaded up my pipe to taste this Virginia slab. Extra wide slices that had a extraordinary aroma. They rubbed out well and was easy to load in my pipe. The taste is delicious. A full creamy flavor that excites the taste buds. I like the mix of Brazilian Virginias. I've had several blends that use virginias from Africa so I know what that tastes like. The addition of South American Virginians is just the right touch. I like this better than PS Luxury Twist Flake. Both are very good, but the over all flavor profile of #400 is more to what I like. Worth a try for anyone interested
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Ennerdale Flake
How Long?
How long will the Lakeland scent last? I purchased a pound of this back in 2005. It is one of my favorite tobacco. I jar'ed it up and put it on the shelf. Well today I a jar and that Lakeland scent is still there, not as strong but there. The flakes had crystals all over the planks. Loading up a cob I lit it up and that fragrance filled the room. My wife even commented on how good it smelled. A few puffs into the bowl and the taste just wasn't there, not like fresh. So I set the pipe aside. A couple of hours later I re-lit and there it was, sweet full flavor. Fourteen years seems to have brought out some nice characteristics of the tobacco. Not as good as the 14 yr old Bob's Chocolate Flake but still very nice.
Sutliff - 1M
Smooth and sweet
A very smooth smoke. On light up it reminded me of a blend I smoked 20 years ago called Evening Stroll from Benjamin Hartwell, the only tinned aromatic I would buy. The Green River is an excellent Cavendish. There's enough flavor to make it a slow smoke. It may become my favorite aromatic. The wife also enjoys the room note which is a big plus.
Sutliff - Match 20
Amazing Smoke
I never had the Dunhill tobacco that this supposed to be a match for so I just reviewing this on it own merits. I love this blend. I had purchased 20 different blends from Smoking Pipes to work into my rotation. I'm a huge fan of orientals, more than latakia only blends. I love the room note, it's soft, sweet, easy to smoke all the way down the bowl. Everyone's tastes are different but I get the taste of soft fruits and melons. This blend is near the top of my list of favorites, under Gawith's Bob's Chocolate and Lakeland blends. I bought some to cellar, I'm looking forward to see how this will be in a couple of years.
Cornell & Diehl - Stratfordshire
Pleasure in the Pipe
I was pleasantly surprised with the taste of this blend. It was really a pleasure to smoke. The latakia was tasteful and not over powering. On first light there was a real sweetness that calmed down without disappearing. Highly recommended.
Cornell & Diehl - Virginia Gentleman
Surprise
A real treat to smoke. The subtle favor and sweetness has made my new favorite
Mac Baren - Vanilla Cream
Sweet Smoke
I had bought a tin of this 5 years ago and smoked a few bowls. It was ok, but it wasn't great. I put it on the shelf and forgot about it. Well, I rediscovered the tin this week and decided to give it a go. Not real moist for sure, but not all dried out either. I packed a half a bowl and lit it up. Well the vanilla has mostly disappeared but the sweetness was all there. Really really sweet smoke. Best for smoking slowly, very tasty.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Bob's Chocolate Flake
Soft and Delicious
I have this in a couple of jars from 15 years ago. I finally opened a a jar and loaded up my pipe. My Oh My! It is amazingly soft and flavorful. The smoke is cool and the latakia adds just the right amount of flavor. The vanilla casing isn't really there any longer, and the chocolate is more from the latakia than the added flavoring. It was good when I first got it 15 years ago, it's great now!
