Sutliff Tobacco Company Apple #208

Pipesandcigars.com was running a sale. 20% off all Sutliff blends so I took advantage and purchased a whole bunch of 1 oz samples that I was interested in trying, this apple being one of them. I've been searching for a good apple aromatic for a long time now and I've come to the conclusion that one just doesn't exist. Didn't detect any Apple flavor at all, just a flat tasting Burley and this was smoked in an estate Parker that was completely refurbished so there was no ghosting of any other flavors. For a dollar change I'm not upset but definitely not something I'll keep on hand.

This was another 2005 Kansas City Pipe Show freebie. A very delicate blend in which the apple taste was so subtle that I missed it. I sure could taste the burley and was reminded of Prince Albert, although this one was more "heavy on the sweet stuff, whatever it was.

Smoking now.

Bag note has a mild sweetened aroma. Not detecting any apple sort of smell.

Came pretty wet and this has sat in a plastic bag for a few months. I dried it out a tad bit in a toaster over, which did make it smell like apples.

The taste is, burley. An earthy, slightly woody burley. Not getting much of a nutty flavor or any apple flavors. What I do get is puffs of very sweet like sugar taste I assume from the cavendish and or the topping. I would describe it as sprinkling sugar over some Carter Hall. When I do get that sugar taste it’s rather nice, however mainly I get a one dimensional burley tobacco. Having smelled this in the toaster oven after leaving some more in for “too long” it did have a nice apple smell so people around you would probably like it.

If you want a sweet burley based tobacco that smells great around people this is for you, if not I would pass.

I was sent this blend as a sample. I would never have bought an "apple blend" but as I have it I thought I would see how it smoked. I expected a sickly sweet and tart tobacco. It was a shag cut with mottled colors running from light to dark, and was not as wet as a lot of Altadis blends, which was a good sign. It packed well into my pipe with no stickiness at all on my fingers. It lit and stayed lit all the way down to the bottom of my pipe, leaving no goop at the bottom and it never created a gurgle like a lot of aromatics do. I was awarded with a very nice mellow smoke, very burley which I like, and a very pleasant room aroma. Aroma and taste never did reveal apple however. Just a good, clean, pleasant smoke. I really do not know where to rate this. It is a good smoke and I will finish the pouch as I received a good pipe experience and enjoyed it. A lot of pluses here really in this type of blend. But, as I did not get apple at all, I can't rate it too high as it does not live up to it's name and therefore let many down if they want apple taste. So I am giving it a two star, but really it's a nice smoke and people ought to give it a try if they are burley smokers.

This is in no way a match for Middleton's Apple! Middleton's tasted and smelled like apple! It was fresh and clean and happy. This 208 crap is dust off your shoes. If anything 208 is just a vanilla Cavendish and nothing else. Apples not included.

Found this to be a decent smoke, not an apple bomb but a subtle apple flavor. Fine ribbon cut in my bag and had a near perfect moisture content. You can taste the burley and that’s good. The Cavendish adds a sweet note to the blend as well. This should be smoked at a moderately slow pace due to th sugar content of the Cavendish. All in all a satisfying smoke with not much nicotine punch. Consistent flavor throughout the process with no peaks or valleys. Will keep a supply on hand to smoke as I work.

Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Apple #208.

First things first, it's not a shag (as currently described). It's actually coarse cut. Sadly it arrived virtually wet, it was properly sodden. The last apple aromatic I recollect having was Solani 127 Green, and that only got two stars, but I find this a little better. Better, after a LONG airing!

The apple is a notable flavouring in the smoke, albeit not as strong as in the Solani. It gives an identifiable character, without taking over. The Cavendish adds extra sweetness, and smoothes the taste. It tends to burn too warm, but I find little problem with the speed.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: nice enough, I suppose.

I don't find the flavour bad, but I can't deny there's one or two mechanical issues:

Somewhat recommended.

Moisture content was perfect when received. No tongue bite. I wouldn't call this an aromatic. I might have been able to detect the SLIGHTEST hint of apple when I exhaled thru my nose. I just tasted tobacco, reminding me of Carter Hall.

I consider it the best Apple Tobacco, better than John Middleton's Apple and the Brazilian Apple Tobaccos.

This is a different aromatic... It have only a slighly flavorization of Apple. Seems non aromatic, but is...

Is an aromatic, but not looses the tobacco flavour and taste. Burley Taste.

Very good tobacco, wet in adequate ammount, charge the bowl easily but burns a little hot,

From this, smoke slownly to scent the flavour.

Notes of Apple in the pouch and in the smoke. In smoke, also some Chocolate Notes

I reccomend it, both to people that enjoy or not aromatics.

The Brand, Altadis, is famous to produce good products.

This doesn't taste like apple to me either. It tastes of cheap Burley, and I won't fool with this again. It is a fixture in a chain of tobacco shops where I live. If they don't start carrying better stuff, they will certainly go under...