Paul Olsen Best Blend 4
(4.00)
John Peels style! This is the same as My Own Blend No.4. Pure ripe Virginias with a natural sweetness. Can be enjoyed all day long!
Details
Brand | Paul Olsen |
Series | My Own Blend |
Blended By | |
Manufactured By | My Own Blend |
Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
Contents | Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | 100 grams tin |
Country | Denmark |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2016 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Paul Olsen - Best Blend No.4 (My Own Blend)
Once again, I failed to read the description properly prior to opening it up to do a review. I was in the mood for a flake, but opened this: a ribbon!
The blend is presented as quite long ribbons, that are a medium brown in colour. As ever with Paul Olsen, the water content is unquestionably perfect; Paul Olsen's roomy tins nearly always make the blend 'just right' in that area.
Onto the smoke now: the flavour's worth four stars on its own. It's a voluptuous and full Virginia one: full, as in it's a smoke where the taste is 100% Virginia, I don't mean it has a full taste in general. This flavour's undoubtedly from an extremely high quality leaf: it's a very deep Virginia taste, with lots of the mature attributes. It's not as citrus-sharp as is often the case, this has a lot of class and body to it. The burn is consistent from the beginning to the end; it only needs a little tamping, hardly any re-lights, and burns to a pure grey ash.
The nicotine's quite low from BB4: to me, it's no more than mild. And finally the room-note's nice: a basic Virginia one, but pleasant nonetheless.
This is a dazzlingly good Virginia: it's not flashy and not a show off, dare I say it's maybe a touch basic; but that's basic in a GOOD WAY!
Even though I normally prefer some spice in my smoke, it still gets highly recommended as it's such a good quality.
Four stars.
P.S. I've posted the same review for both Best Blend 4 (My Own Blend), and No.4 (My Own Bend), as I understand they're the same thing now.
Once again, I failed to read the description properly prior to opening it up to do a review. I was in the mood for a flake, but opened this: a ribbon!
The blend is presented as quite long ribbons, that are a medium brown in colour. As ever with Paul Olsen, the water content is unquestionably perfect; Paul Olsen's roomy tins nearly always make the blend 'just right' in that area.
Onto the smoke now: the flavour's worth four stars on its own. It's a voluptuous and full Virginia one: full, as in it's a smoke where the taste is 100% Virginia, I don't mean it has a full taste in general. This flavour's undoubtedly from an extremely high quality leaf: it's a very deep Virginia taste, with lots of the mature attributes. It's not as citrus-sharp as is often the case, this has a lot of class and body to it. The burn is consistent from the beginning to the end; it only needs a little tamping, hardly any re-lights, and burns to a pure grey ash.
The nicotine's quite low from BB4: to me, it's no more than mild. And finally the room-note's nice: a basic Virginia one, but pleasant nonetheless.
This is a dazzlingly good Virginia: it's not flashy and not a show off, dare I say it's maybe a touch basic; but that's basic in a GOOD WAY!
Even though I normally prefer some spice in my smoke, it still gets highly recommended as it's such a good quality.
Four stars.
P.S. I've posted the same review for both Best Blend 4 (My Own Blend), and No.4 (My Own Bend), as I understand they're the same thing now.
Pipe Used:
Peterson Around The World France #68
PurchasedFrom:
The Danish Pipe Shop
Age When Smoked:
9 Months