Tobacco Talk

Tasting Notes: Wessex Gold Slice

May 9, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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In this week's Tasting Notes video, Shane takes on a Wessex blend he somehow missed until now, Gold Slice — a Virginia blend pressed into cakes, lightly stoved, aged, and then cut into flakes ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Wessex Burley Slice

March 28, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

In this week's tasting notes Shane takes on an old favorite in Wessex Burley Slice, the original Richmond all Burley blend with hints of stone fruit, cocoa, molasses, and yes, nuts. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Drucquer & Sons - Levant Mixture

March 23, 2017 by Andrew Wike

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Today Shane reviews the last of seven blends in the Drucquer & Sons lineup with this Tasting Notes video of Levant Mixture: a rich, luxurious blend of Balkan and New-World tobaccos, comprising generous portions of small leaf Turkish and Cyprian Latakia, ripe red Virginia leaf, and a little bright. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Amphora Original

March 13, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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Shane takes on Amphora Original, a well-rounded blend of Burley and Cavendish, balanced with Turkish, Virginias, and dark-fired Kentucky, topped with cocoa.

Mystery Review: February 2017

February 27, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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We decided to something a little different for our February mystery review. Yep, video. We thought only two people smoking and one just sitting around being smug would be a little awkward, so we outsourced the adjudication to a third party (and an envelope). ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Drucquer & Sons - Red Lion

February 23, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

Shane continues his video reviews of the Drucquer & Sons lineup with this Tasting Notes video of Red Lion: a light-medium bodied blend based on bright and red Virginias, Cyprian Latakia, a bit of toasted black Cavendish, and just a touch of air-cured leaf. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cornell & Diehl Seersucker

February 14, 2017 by Andrew Wike

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Shane takes on Cornell & Diehl's Seersucker: a spicy blend of cigar leaf, black Cavendish, Burley, dark-fired Kentucky, Turkish, and Virginia tobaccos, named for the most iconic material in the South. ... Read More

Tasting Notes: Dunhill Dark Flake

February 13, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

Shane takes on Dunhill's Dark Flake, a darkly sweet, spicy, and complex companion blend to Dunhill Flake, with notes of charred wood, bread, caramelised brown sugar, coffee, cocoa, and warm spices. ... Read More

Kramer's Father Dempsey: The Blend That Started A Tradition

February 1, 2017 by Andrew Wike

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In addition to being the principle tobacconist in Beverly Hills, California, Kramer's Pipe & Pipe Tobacco has earned recognition all over the globe for its proprietary house blends — many of which were mixed specifically for famous celebrities like Danny Kaye or Cary Grant. ... Read More

Mystery Review: January 2017

January 31, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

At the start of our November mystery review, I'd decided to go easy on our intrepid reviewers. With two and a half correct guesses out of four, clearly this was a mistake, and one I don't intend to make again. ... Read More