Sutliff Tobacco Company Lavish English #17

(3.43)
Sutliff Lavish English is a latakia-based blend that's not overladen with the black, smoky leaf, but has excellent body and has a long, cool burn. Lavish English is made of sweet Virginia, Cyprian latakia, flavored black cavendish and mellow white burley. It is smooth and rich while not being a "heavy" blend. The balance is quite remarkable and is the kind of blend that you can enjoy all day long.

Details

Brand Sutliff Tobacco Company
Series Sutliff Private Stock
Blended By Carl McAllister
Manufactured By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Blend Type American
Contents Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring Vanilla
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.43 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 02, 2018 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Lavish English #17.

The unlit blend contains an equal proportion of each tobacco, and has an appealing aroma: like a vanilla-English. I can't fault the moistness.

Lavish takes to the flame nicely, and gives a flavoursome smoke. Any tobacco harshness is offset by a vanilla topping, which, although not 'sticky', is notable with ease. The smoke from Lavish' has a fairly heavy build, so this makes an open window a requisite. I can't, and won't, fault the burn from Lavish: cool, medium pace, delivering a bite-free smoke.

Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: pleasant.

I smoked my first bowl about a month ago, but wanted to get a 'grasp' on it before posting; so Lavish English? Nice, silky-smooth, and decadent feeling. Albeit, not quite worth four stars:

Recommended.

Pipe Used: Cob
PurchasedFrom: Cup O' Joes
Age When Smoked: Three months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 06, 2022 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Medium Pleasant
If you enjoy, and especially if you miss, a “Shortcut to Mushrooms” style blend that is well done, Sutliff Lavish English will undoubtedly fill a spot for you in your selection of tobaccos. It’s also suggestive of Peter Stokkebyes English Luxury and Boswell english blends somewhere between Countryside and Northwoods. This is an almost medium english blend that is slightly latakia forward and while representative of other tobaccos present. There is black cavendish that tastes to me of a light marshmallow casing and a natural burley for body while including other tobaccos that moderate and balance the smoky latakia such as a sweet virginia, tart oriental/turkish, and hint of perique in the background. If you prefer your English blends heavy on the latakia, you won’t care for this although it likely won’t offend unless you think Pirate Kake is “well balanced” (That blend is 75% latakia making it decidedly and objectively unbalanced.) However, if you enjoy a marginally sweet, deceptively complex pipe blend that reveals each of its constituent tobaccos as you puff and retains a delicate smoky flavor throughout, this should make you smile. Should you delight in crossover style blends, I don’t see how you can pass this blend up as it is far better than Aromatic English or Lane HGL to my palette. The room note is a pleasant surprise and the tin note is of tobacco, a hint of vanilla sweetness and musty mushrooms still encrusted with a bit of rich, dark earth. It burns well once lit requiring one re-light perhaps, and arrives in bulk a bit damp with no moisture left in the bottom of the bowl when smoked. Disclaimer: This has become my favorite tobacco.
Pipe Used: Savinelli 320
PurchasedFrom: Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked: Two months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 14, 2022 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
Basic English. A little on the mild side, so could be a good intro to English blends. The tin note had a slight bbq-ish touch. It mellowed out well for the smoke. It's a nice, medium English all around.
Pipe Used: Unbranded
PurchasedFrom: Local BM
Age When Smoked: Less than a year
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 20, 2020 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
This is an excellent blend. I'm a big Balkan blend fan, White Knight, and Proper English, are favorites. I do like Scottish also. Black Mallory, and Maltese Falcon. That being said, no Balkans in this English is a nice change. I like the slight sweet from the unflavored Black Cavendish. Having Burly in it makes it a little more American, but takes the place of the Balkans in the middle and adds toast. Well balanced but be aware slightly sweet with no flavoring, and no sour from orientals. Add more Latakia if you like, to me it's a nice change exactly what I was looking for.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 14, 2023 Mild to Medium Mild Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
This hardly feels like an English blend, but I recommend it as an entry level blend for new smokers who want to dip their toes into the genre. There is a creaminess to the smoke from the vanilla casing, and the latakia takes a far backseat although still being present. It's a pleasant smoke with almost no chance of tongue bite. It can work as an all day smoke.

It's hard to rate this one. 2/4 as a flavoured English blend 3/4 as an introductory English blend for a new smoker.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 13, 2022 Mild to Medium Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Regarding this blend, I concur with the sentiment of pipe brother Verilles. His review in particular (and the other pipe brothers) prompted me to try this blend. I was overjoyed to discover that Lavish English is indeed a pretty good substitute for Shortcut to Mushrooms. It produces beautiful, thick, immersive clouds of savory smoke that are subtly sweet and buttery. A creamy smooth and relaxing smoke from top to bottom of the bowl. So glad I found this!
Pipe Used: Rossi Rubino Antico Bent Pot
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: Fresh out of my mailbox
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 06, 2023 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
ready to smoke right out of the bag, a mild english with just a little vanilla flavoring, very little nicotine ( thats a good thing to me ). pretty good but probably wouldnt buy again just too many that are better. couldn’t really taste all the different tobaccos that sutliff says are in it
Pipe Used: cob
PurchasedFrom: tobacco pipes
Age When Smoked: 1 month
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