Customer Reviews (67 Total)
Perfection!!!
February 17, 2017
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is my favorite tobacco, it's absolutely perfect. It's perfectly balanced, lightly smoky, slightly sweet, nutty creamy, and a little incense like from the orientals. It smokes cool with no bite whatsoever and has a wonderful aftertaste, I'm stock... Read More
ing up on this. Read Less
Possibly the best reintroduced tobacco to be had.
June 14, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I want to thank Russ Ouellette for bringing this wonderful tobacco back for us. Much appreciated. If you don't know the story, look it up, it's fascinating. Bengal Slices truly is a unique tobacco. Much has been said about it's extraordinaire smooth ... Read More
and creamy nature and clean taste. The taste is so well blended it's practically in a league of it's own. It has the richest Latakia, smokey and full flavored, but it's very mellow and toothless. It has flavorful orientals that add complexity rarely had in a blend (Yenidje?). And, then there's the top note...I don't really know if it's licorice or anise and I don't really care, as long as they never change it. It makes this smoke nice and cool without taking any of it's flavors and complexity away. In fact, the Bengal Slices experience made me reevaluate what is five star taste and strength and when exactly can it be said to have five star room note? Taste and aroma are always so subjective anyways. But, this one blend (actually it's not a blend, but rather a sliced crumble cake) puts rating systems to the test and turns them upside down. Almost everyone I know says it has a great room note, something rarely bestowed on a Latakia forward tobacco. And, Bengal Slices proves that a tobacco doesn't have to taste like baked goods or candy to have unbelievable flavor; it's frequently given high marks for taste. This is not an uber-strong tobacco either, in fact I find it mellow enough to smoke anytime of day in spite of being Latakia heavy. Bengal Slices is just mesmerizing, defying similar blends as simply ho-hum. The closest I've had was another RO called Fusilier's Ration, and even it can't hold up next to Bengal Slices. The original slices was made ages ago by Sobranie...and although Balkan Sobranie has it's well earned reputation, IMO Bengal Slices is better still. Read Less
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
抽完这草才知道 为什么老是没货了。满分值得入手。
Delicious!
December 11, 2017
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is perfectly balanced, the right touch of latakia and orientals to give a wee bit of spice, with a warm, sweet nuttiness that makes this a regular in my bowl. i get it anytime it's available.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I really like this blend a lot, easy to smoke, and it smells great.
A masterpiece
July 02, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Let me first say that Russ Ouellette doesn’t get enough credit. He really knows his stuff. Bengal Slices was one of his favorite blends and he even created an homage blend called Fusilier’s Ration as a tribute. He was chosen to recreate the original ... Read More
and with additional information, was able to perfect the top note. I believe it’s a combination of tonquin bean and anisette. The blend is very similar to my favorite tobacco, Plum Pudding. However, it’s a bit sweeter, and a touch brighter than Plum Pudding. Also the blend doesn’t have the spicy component of the Perique as does Plum Pudding. It crumbles so nicely and the subtle top note isn’t overbearing. The flavor goes perfectly with the tobaccos. One of my favorite blends. Thank you, Russ. Read Less
This is PURE BLISS!!!
February 08, 2019
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Having smoked much of what is on the market today and my fair share of the unavailable legends, I can safely say this tobacco is in the top 5 I've ever put a match too. Its sweet, smokey, spicy, sour and creamy all at once. The slices rub out wonderf... Read More
ully and the burn is cool and easy. After a brief dry and gravity fill, get ready for nirvana. I'm jaded at this point. It takes a LOT to impress me. This baccy blew my doors off. How I never smoked this classic until now is a mystery. All that matters now is that I found a true gem. Try it, you wont be sorry. Read Less
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
接近完美的英式调配，和g h、sg的风格完全不同，这是一款长情的、甜度、斗温、风味、变化都几乎能打满分的组合
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
这个草从头至尾就突出了一个香，开盖闻起来浓浓的甜香；这款草非常推荐小口冷火满吸，满满的牛奶巧克力蛋糕甜香夹着柔和的木香；大口抽吸会有坚果和木香，牛奶巧克力的甜香减弱但并未消失；烟气醇厚饱满柔和，香而不腻，过鼻非常舒服。五星好评，这是一款对我来说非常棒的美味
奶油肥皂的味道
December 22, 2017
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
抽了有点想吐，一股肥皂味
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
别问，问就是买
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
刚买没多久，一直想试试，好期待~~~~~~~~~~~
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
一块奶油慕斯，确实属于好抽。不过我抽起来没别人说的那种天花乱坠神乎其神的体验。如果你是一个人能吃完整个生日蛋糕的话应该能拿这个当口粮
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
淡甜，奶油，坚果味，异域熏香味道。劲道2.8，饱满度3.6，室韵3.2
欢迎去B站关注“躲在厕所抽斗的克里斯”，里面有详细测评
这是拉塔基亚混合吧
February 03, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
刚开始玩斗听说最好的烟草是拉塔基亚的，所以只关注拉塔基亚，这个是不是混合的？有没有专业的斗友一起分享
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
这款孟切属于微调英式，香气很棒，多抽会腻，劲道稍弱，不做主粮
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
偶尔开上一盒还是很舒服的，质量很好的烟草。但是如果你连续抽上两盒就会觉得有些油腻的感觉。总体来说还是值得尝试的
NONE BETTER NOW!
June 20, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
If I have ever smoked a better tobacco, I can't remember what or when. Granted, the old original was slightly better, but today this is my tops for any tobacco. Just remember, you must like Oriental blends.
A slice of heaven
May 28, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I smoked aromatics for 30 years. My best friend brought over Bengal Slices one night, and I tried it. The hype of the blend was such that I felt it was worth a try, and it did not disappoint. Let’s just say that Bengal Slices started me on a sojourn ... Read More
trying English Blends for the last two years that has made my smoking experience much better.
Bengal Slices brings an experience to the palate unlike most others. For one thing, it is a smooth smoke. The latakia and orientals bring a nice spiciness to the flavor. I really enjoy the experience in the retro-hale. Moreover, there is no tongue-bite. The only complaint I have, is the moisture level means delaying gratification 10-15 minutes before lighting up a bowl to dry it a little. Otherwise, this is a great smoke. Read Less
Damn good.
March 22, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I just got my tin in the mail today, and I should've ordered more when I had the chance. Really enjoyable! The moisture is great, though maybe a touch too moist. The tin note is nice - an English with a touch of anise. And the anise topping goes so w... Read More
ell with the Latakia, orientals and cavendish. Highly recommend this blend! Read Less
Bengal slices
June 03, 2017
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Excellent pipe backy smoke rite upon opineing tin little dry but very good taste good also little sweet taste of something smells good a good tobacco would like more slices in the tin
Bengal is Back !
February 01, 2016
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I've had the great pleasure to light up a wonderful tobacco of the past, and now present. I find this crumble cake very similar in texture to Seattle's 'Plum Pudding' but with some intriguing differences. The first quarter bowl finds the Latakia forw... Read More
ard, but settles down to a meld with the other tobaccos. The unique subtle topping comes to the fore...as a light, cool, tingling on the tongue, that I could swear is spearmint, with a drop or two of honey, for sweetness.... This rich, yet gentle smoke keeps getting better all the way down to the final puffs. This is a very good tobacco for those who are first entering the oriental world...and a wonderful place to dwell, for those of us already there. Russ does it again !
By the way - this is the first tobacco I have been able to smell the room note with, while smoking. And that note is quite enjoyable and light, too. Read Less
Whichever way you slice it...
March 04, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I smoked a pipe for a couple of years, quit, then picked up the pipe again about a year ago. So I'm not too experienced but not quite a novice either. One of the more pleasant surprises I've had this time around is Bengal Slices. It's slightly sweet ... Read More
and nutty, with what I first thought was a peppery note but which I now think is a bit of spice from the Orientals that stays after smoking and leaves a nice lingering scent in the room, which my wife likes. This is all I feel qualified to say about it, and part of that is thanks to what I've learned from reading the notes made by others who kindly share their experience in their reviews. I'm an old guy and still somewhat new to the pipe, but whichever way you slice it, it's still damn good tobacco. How much is one's experience of the taste coloured by the pipe, whether it's briar, Meerschaum, or wormwood, etc? I suspect it's still a good taste, whatever the vehicle you choose. I'll give Bengal Slices 4.5 stars; would probably give it 5 if I were more sure of the validity of my opinion. What fun! Read Less
Excellent
January 08, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is a sweeter version of the white label with an interesting top note. Much like the White, and can’t decide if I like it better, would be inclined to say they’re about even. Will be adding to my rotation and buying more.
Plum pudding?
December 04, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
To my inexperienced taste, this taste very much like Seattle Pipe Clubs plum pudding, with a slightly sweeter taste. Beautiful, fragrant orientals impart a nice incense aroma, while the Latakia imparts the typical camp fire smoke. The black cavendish... Read More
and Virginia’s seem to add sweetness to the blend. Read Less
Quite Nice
October 29, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
A very nice blend, I got citrus and lots of tang, very well balanced. I usually lean towards Virginias but this is definitely a nice English.
Similar to SPC Plum Pudding
September 22, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This has a similar tin note and flavor profile as Seattle Pipe Clubs Plum Pudding but without the Perique. The tin I received came at the perfect moisture ready to smoke right out of the tin. It's slightly sweet, smokey a bit of floral here and there... Read More
and smokes on the slow side. The cake in my tin at least, came is several slices, I guess that's where the name comes from?? Any way when one's out of stock, I have a fallback to go to, that is unless both are out of stock, then I'll just cry in the corner. Read Less
Lovely!
February 20, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I love the floral spicy ness of this blend. This along with Fusiliers Ration are two of my favorite oriental blends.
A wonderful smoke
February 03, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is a great English blend. It's smooth, with hints of sweetness and spice and no one component tobacco overpowers the others. It burns evenly from beginning to end, and has no tongue bite.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Spicy, smokey, has heritage, just a classic blend. Very similar to Old Ironsides. Funny that i used to get Ironsides because you couldnt get this, now its almost always the opposite. If you like a more oriental forward English...
This is PURE BLISS!!!
February 08, 2019
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Having smoked much of what is on the market today and my fair share of the unavailable legends, I can safely say this tobacco is in the top 5 I've ever put a match too. Its sweet, smokey, spicy, sour and creamy all at once. The slices rub out wonderf... Read More
ully and the burn is cool and easy. After a brief dry and gravity fill, get ready for nirvana. I'm jaded at this point. It takes a LOT to impress me. This baccy blew my doors off. How I never smoked this classic until now is a mystery. All that matters now is that I found a true gem. Try it, you wont be sorry. Read Less
Love love love!
September 29, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
So good... Smoky and a nice creamy back end... how many you ordering? add 3...
Outstanding!!!
September 25, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I was in love with the Frog Morton line up and then.... well, you all know what happened... so then the search for my new favorite began... I've fallen in love with this stuff. By no means is it a direct replacement for Frog Morton, but it's freakin... Read More
g awesome! It fills the need for the SWEET Latakia that I long for. Highly recommended. Read Less
Lakeland Latakia?
July 20, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Even if there was moooore "Perfume" in the past the actual Slices (thick as cookie) still got some of that special note. You could say it's a Lakeland Latakia. Stil that smokey leaf is the most dominant part paired with the orientals. Taste... Read More
s wonderfuuuulll and is bold in its charakter. Works great with a heavy stout. Read Less
An old favorite
July 13, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This old English lives up to it's legendary status, to be sure. I've never quite been able to decide on exactly where I'd rank it amongst all other Englishes, but it'd definitely be toward the top of the list. I will say that I have seen some compare... Read More
it to Plum Pudding from Seattle Pipe Club, but I would actually rank it at least a tick above that particular blend. The use of orientals in this blend is just right, in my opinion, and there is a sweetness that comes through from the black cavendish, throughout the smoke, that doesn't restrain the latakia too much and melds the blend together quite nicely. It's certainly stood the test of time, if you ask me, and is well worth having a nice stock of for the cellar. Read Less
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This offering has all the components of an English, but strikes me as a straight up Balkan. It's very smokey, but also subtly complex and flavorful. It also has a nice, not too strong nic hit. I wouldn't characterize it as a typical English at all... Read More
, but anyone who likes a heavy English will probably like this tobacco. I disagree with the comments that say it needs a lot of drying time. Just pack it more like you would an aro straight out of tin and expect a few relights. This will help bring out the flavors. Read Less
A great cross-over blend
June 08, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
A good introduction to Latakia if you’re not a fan of that leaf. Easy to prepare, great tin note and aroma. One of the blends that taste like it smells.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Let the cakes crumble where they will but this cake is nicely balanced, nutty, smoky, sweet, creamy, herbal. It smokes cool with no bite and has a great aftertaste. The blender says Bengal Slices is finished with a subtle top note, the result is a br... Read More
ight, sweet, and smoky blend with a lively, yet deep flavor and a unique aroma. Read Less
Candy for the non aro lover!!!
May 08, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is something special. Sure, it fits into the English/ Balkan category, but it's more than that. There is just enough mysterious sweetness in Bengal Slices to keep me out of those jars of gloopy sugar bomb aros that usually leave me wishing I had... Read More
just gone with an English. Sweet, smokey and creamy with subtle anise. The room note is killer. I find myself puffing away in the basement, then taking a detour outside just to clear my nostrils so I can enjoy the room. Ok, I'm done gushing. Time to go fill my dog. Oh, and the flavor lasts the entire bowl. Read Less
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This is a fantastic tobacco with a perfect balance.
Disappointed
April 27, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I had high hopes for this blend, but I was left a little disappointed. The tin aroma promises so much more than the actual tobacco delivers. Having said that, it was a decent blend and I did enjoy it, I was just hoping for more.
Anise? Licorice?
April 22, 2021
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Something about it was a bit rough and it ghosted my pipe with the topping. It's not bad but I don't like the topping.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This stuff is outstanding... little bit on the pricey side but if you never tried it you should
Got some Cuban cigar taste
October 16, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
A nice tobacco.
Solid smoke
July 24, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Definitely has some spice..I wouldn’t recommend it to a newbie, but it’s good stuff!
Very strong
April 15, 2020
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Did not enjoy it
Order Again
September 26, 2019
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Definitely smokey and creamy. Rubs out good but not as easy as a crumble cake. Need a few more tins to cellar.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I bought this a year ago and hated it. I didn’t comment here then because I had no experience with Latakia and Virginia tobaccos and wanted to try others first and discuss this on the pipe forum of which I am a member. It was suggested that I jar thi... Read More
s and age it a year, which I did. During that time I tried other blends and ended up liking MacBaren’s H.H. Latakia the best.
Today was the year anniversary of Bengal Slice jarring and I tried it again. Though it mellowed out since the last time, I’m still unimpressed. To Wache his own I guess. I’ll try it again next year. Read Less
Black liquorice and latakia, a good combo
February 22, 2019
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I like black liquorice so I like the topping and makes for a good english aromatic crossover. Latakia is quite present, the orientals didn’t smell like a glade air freshener and I liked the mild incense/flowery note on the retrohale.
I couldn't get past it!
January 16, 2019
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I'm not a black licorice fan. I could never get past that flavor which hits you so strong out the gate. It's probably a pipe smokers dream if you like black licorice. Its just not me!
Perfect!
December 22, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I love it. From the moment I cracked open the first tin until whatever tin I’m on now, it’s wonderful tobacco!
Perfect!
December 22, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I love it. From the moment I cracked open the first tin until whatever tin I’m on now, it’s wonderful tobacco!
English
December 13, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Just another English
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
My first English Blend. Every English blend now has to measure up to this. I love Balkan Salsieni and Sutliff Crumble Kake English #1. Nothing else that I’ve tried based on reviews seems to measure up. These are in my rotation and I don’t see anythin... Read More
g knocking them off!! Read Less
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
My first English Blend. Every English blend now has to measure up to this. I love Balkan Salsieni and Sutliff Crumble Kake English #1. Nothing else that I’ve tried based on reviews seems to measure up. These are in my rotation and I don’t see anythin... Read More
g knocking them off!! Read Less
Bengal Slices
September 17, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
if you like black licorice this is for you. great crumble cake.
מצוין ומהנה
August 16, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
טבק מאד מהנה לעישון .אין צריבה וריח נעים.תענוג אמיתי
good. Needs 30-45 minutes drying time
July 06, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
enjoyable once properly dried. recommend one gravity fill with one minor tamp, otherwise it will be overpacked
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
One of my go to’s
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
One of my go to’s
Not what I expected
May 23, 2018
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
This was not the lat bomb that I was expecting. Not a bad smoke just lacked the heavy latakia flavor I love. The cake broke up nicely and it smoke cool.
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
One of the first tobaccos I recall from days of old was the original Bengal slices. My first trip into a non aromatic was the original BS, the most prevalent was the memory of the latakia and, top note of what I reffered to was black licorice. I reca... Read More
ll this lead me astray into English blends. The subtleties may be lost in time but this is what I recall Bengal slices to be. Top baccy in my rotation. Compliments a honey bourbon like no other, pure bliss! Read Less
Uhh . . .
December 20, 2017
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Scented bath soap. Man up and smoke some Junkyard Dawg or some Billy Budd.
Just good fun!!
October 21, 2016
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Never had th pleasure of smokin this n th past but I guarantee you I'm gonna make up for that !! Just good fun from th 1st match rite thru th dottle! A lot of Lat blends , for me, kinda washout mid-bowl n I gotta start huntin for a good reason to fin... Read More
ish . Not so this!! Fresh character developes all th way in to th dottle. Don't kno what th sauce is but it never dominates, just adds some tasty intrigue !! 5 stars + Read Less
Pleasantly Suprised
July 31, 2016
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I had this tobacco in my wish list for quite a while but kept putting it off when it came time to place an order. I wish I had orderd a tin earlier. I never had the chance to try the original Bengal Slices, so I don't have anything to compare it to, ... Read More
but this is very nice. Great crumble cake appearance with a smoky, Latakia forward aroma with a hint of star anise. Full, smooth, flavorful and superb. quality. Read Less
Not Bengal - But Goodl
March 19, 2016
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Back in the Seventies and eighties I smoked a boat load of Bengal Slices(a tin a day!), and to this day I still miss that true English soapy taste! This is close, but I still miss those days of old! Do give this crumbly cake a try, but nothing beats... Read More
that pressed cake of old! Read Less
Good Tobacco, but uncompareable to the Original
February 16, 2016
Product: Bengal Slices Bengal Slices 1.75oz
I know the Old Bengal Slices very well. It was a very different, soapy, hard- texture Flake, that often causes heavy ghosting in your pipe. It was very different from all the other tobaccos, with a good dose of Latakia. It was a smoky- soapy- english... Read More
slap in your face.
The New Bengal Slices is a completely different Blend. It is a crumble cake, which is very nice for itself. The moisture is really perfect, dry enough to smoke. And it has a very different aroma. It smells and tastes a little bit like almonds, very smooth and soft, only little soapyness. The Latakia is well embedded, but in the background. Main roles are played by the Virginias and the aroma. It burns very, very well.
Well, it is of course a good blend. But not compareable to the old one. This one is much friendlier, easy, and well behaved.
Not sure if i will buy it again- It doesn't kicked me... Read Less
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