Sutliff Tobacco Company Black Cavendish B20

(2.59)
An all Black Cavendish consisting of 100% fire-cured tobaccos. Steam sweated for mildness and smoothness.

Details

Brand Sutliff Tobacco Company
Series Black Series "B"
Blended By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Manufactured By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Blend Type Cavendish Based
Contents Black Cavendish
Flavoring Other / Misc
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 2oz, 8oz, 1lb, 5lb
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

2.59 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 04, 2016 Mild Medium Very Mild Very Pleasant
The vanilla topping dominates everything, though there is a light caramel in there, too. The black cavendish is fairly sugary. The strength is mild, while the taste is very mild. Has no nicotine to speak of. Won’t bite or get harsh. Burns at an average pace, cool, clean, and smooth with a sweetly consistent flavor that translates to the short lived, pleasant after taste. Leaves some moisture in the bowl, and requires a few relights. Has a very pleasant room note. A decent smoke on its own, it makes a good mixer, too.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 26, 2017 Very Mild Medium Mild Pleasant
Sutliff Tobacco - Black Cavendish B20.

The blend's fairly coarse cut, jet black (obviously), sweet smelling, and only a touch too moist.

The smoke would make a great starting point: very cool, totally bite free, not much nicotine, and exorbitantly sweet: honey and vanilla. The vanilla seems stronger for the first quarter or so, after that it becomes more of a sticky taste, and slightly clumsier. The burn from B20 can't be faulted, and nor can the actual build of the smoke: very heavy; that's something which could be viewed negatively, I suppose: although the room smells nice it needs to have a few windows opened!

This is a good quality black Cavendish:

Recommended.
Pipe Used: Cob
PurchasedFrom: 4noggins
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 16, 2008 Extremely Mild Strong Extremely Mild (Flat) Very Pleasant
On its own, I find this tobacco to be far too mild, and far too sweet. It is highly (and I mean highly) aromatic. It has a caramel-vanilla-toffee flavour, that can become, in my opinion, cloying. It is a heavily steamed, bite free Burley concoction, and represents what many here have dubbed as the typical over-the-counter goopy American blend. It does leave a syrupy residue in the pipe and I find it has a sticky texture when touched. It can also burn very fast, but the steam process makes it a completely bite free blend.

The room aroma is, on the other hand, very nice and tends to be complimented even by civilised none smokers. An excellent blend for those just getting started in the art of pipe smoking, and I imagine it can become a regular smoke for those not entirely prone to experimentation with heavier and more natural blends.

Mixed in more or less equal proportions with Black Natural it becomes a much more interesting animal, with a bitter sweetness that tastes pretty good, and smells heavenly.

Need to catch a lady?s attention? Smoke this mixture, and experience the results.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 23, 2015 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
After become super fond of Captain Black Dark I am looking for similar tobaccos and B20-Black Cavendish is one of them, its scent in the package is a lot more soft than the Dark Captain which makes me believe that it is the natural smell of the Black Cavendish and the addition of flavor is very small, the B-20 does not have that flavor a dessert of Captain Black that I like but it is a good smoke room note is like a little sweet walnut but without stand out much in general is a good tobacco. As recommendation smoking tobacco pipe of corn and a little slow since rather heated although not aggressive with your mouth
Pipe Used: Diplomat Corn Cob Pipe
PurchasedFrom: 4Noggings
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 13, 2011 Very Mild Medium Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant
Another free sample from the Internet tobacconist, another vile product from Altadis. Just cigarette burley cased with a horrible perfume that would serve better as an aftershave lotion.

This would turn a novice off pipes forever.

This is the last time I ever waste a smoke on a cheap aromatic.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 09, 2022 Mild Medium Mild Pleasant
While age didn't hurt this, it didn't add much either. Smells nice out of the bag, definitely vanilla. It packs and lights well with minimum dry time. Not complicated, somewhat one dimensional smoke but I think that's the point. Pleasant enough for what it is. Decent BC but there are some better.
Pipe Used: Brebbia
PurchasedFrom: gift with order
Age When Smoked: 10 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 08, 2022 Extremely Mild None Detected Very Mild Pleasant
Very moist, though it smoked well and without bite. The flavor was as expected, with the natural sweetness on-point. Best as a mixer, in my opinion; added to a basic English Blend, it compliments the flavors of Latakia nicely. On its own, it is very mild and decidedly one-dimensional. Definitely recommended as a mixer; not so much for solo smoking.
Pipe Used: Briar
PurchasedFrom: Tobaccopipes.com
Age When Smoked: Just Purchased
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 11, 2020 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
B20 Black Cavendish was ordered as a mixer to lighten up & balance non-aromatic blends. For that purpose it's very good but I was surprised to find that it's a rather pleasant smoke just on it's own. Lovely bag note. Even non-smokers would enjoy the room note.

Mild with low nicotine [In fact, I'm not sure if there is any nicotine, lol] which is just right for my preference. As a mixer it balances blends that are a bit too astringent, especially English blends & blends with above mild levels of Vit N. [Since ditching cigarettes for a pipe I've become a real lightweight in the nicotine dept]

Many would think it's a bit sacrilegious to add BC to a blend like AJs Vaper for example but that's one blend with nice flavour that is too 'sharp' for my tastes. Just by blending in up to 20% B20, it adjusts AJs Vaper to suit my taste. And isn't that the point of smoking a pipe, to smoke what pleases ones own taste?

B20 Black Cavendish is the first vanilla BC that I've tried so I have nothing to compare. None-the-less I'm very satisfied & glad that I bought a pound bag. I'd recommend B20 as a mixer or for those who enjoy a vanilla Black Cavendish. It would be a very good choice for beginners. It's also very good value for money.

Although I'm tempted to give this 4 stars for it's genre, as I'm unable to compare to any other vanilla BC, I'll give it a very solid 3 stars.
PurchasedFrom: TobaccoPipes.com
Age When Smoked: Fresh.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 03, 2019 Very Mild Very Mild Very Mild Very Pleasant
I’m a cigar smoker. Just started pipes. This is my first pipe tobacco that was recommended by the retailer. My first impression was that it smelled like vanilla and black currant. The taste is very mild and has a nice aroma and also has a mild sour fruity flavour. Please excuse my ignorance
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 03, 2013 Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant
I have always enjoyed this blend, perhaps because of its association with a wonderful trip to Italy a few years ago.

Putting aside negative comments regarding matters such as visual appearance of the mix, it is a very mild, pleasant tobacco with a fabulous room note to which no non-smoker could ever object.

Try a bowl with a cafe normale or latte; very enjoyable, simple, easy to understand bowl.

A wine collector, I often compare pipe tobaccos to wines; some are indeed, complex, deep, brooding, and difficult to access. Others ? Simple, readily enjoyable, with no need to search for deeper rewards.

The B-20 falls solidly into the latter category, more of an Amarone than Pignolo.

Everything has its place in this world, and expectations must be managed accordingly.

One note: I tend to smoke filtered (either balsa or Vauen type) pipes. B-20 is a better smoke in these than unfiltered pipes - having just tried a bowl in the latter, there was a heat and mid-bowl sourness that caused me to abandon it. For the sake of positive associations past, will stick to smoking this in a filtered system. Probably two stars if unfiltered.
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