John Middleton, Inc Kentucky Club Continental Blend

(2.64)
A European Cavendish. Soft, packs well. Burns well and has a light aromatic creamy coconut aroma and taste.

Details

Brand John Middleton, Inc
Blended By John Middleton
Manufactured By  
Blend Type Cavendish Based
Contents Cavendish
Flavoring Fruit / Citrus
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 2oz Pouch
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

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

Average Rating

2.64 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 28, 2014 Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant
There are a few honey notes, and touches of grass and tart and tangy citrus from the Virginia. It forms the base of the blend. The earthy, woody Kentucky burley offers a small amount of cocoa and nuts. The topping is lightly fruity with a very mild touch of coconut. The strength and taste levels are mild. Has little nicotine. Won't bite or get harsh. Burns at a moderate pace, and fairly cool as long as you don't puff like a steam engine. The flavor is consistent through out the experience. Here and there, I get a little chemical taste, and a hint of syrup. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires few relights. Has a decent after taste, and very pleasant room note. Makes a decent work and outdoor play all day smoke, and drinking a hot beverage while smoking it seems to perk it up some.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 28, 2014 Medium Mild Medium Pleasant
I definitely enjoy this tobacco, it probably has been discontinued because there are a hundred new exclusive blends concocted by the "in" crowd master blenders to appease modern smokers. Some brands that don't sell enormous amounts OTC get sacrificed and replaced by a catchy titles that are basically the same formula. Don't know what the modern version of this is but I was lucky to find some, nice smoke start to finish.
Pipe Used: MM Country Gentleman
PurchasedFrom: wvsmokeshop.com
Age When Smoked: just recieved
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 22, 2009 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
This is an oddly overlooked tobacco, at least based on the number of reviews devoted to it. And most of them seem unfavorable. Frankly, I've never understood the reactions against Kentucky Club Continental Blend, especially given the (almost) complete rehabilitation of simple, inexpensive OTCs like Prince Albert, Sir Walter Raleigh and Carter Hall. I smoke all four of these on occasion and have come to think of them as more or less interchangeable blends. They're all made from cheap Burley, they all pack and burn easily, they're all uncomplicated at the top of the bowl and a little bitter at the bottom. The only difference is in the topnotes. To my mind, the Prince is a little chocolaty, the Carter a touch fruity, the Walter is mocha-ish, and the Continental is lightly choco-coconutty.

In the tin, KCCB appears to be primarily dark Burleys with a little bright and a very little black leaf leaf thrown in. The tin note is mild and a little chameleon-like. Sometimes I smell the advertised coconut, but on other occasions the coconut seems dominated by baked apple or milk chocolate aromas. Many years ago, I had an instructor in hotel school—an old Frenchman. We would taste wine together and when something appeared before our noses that seemed to lack the easily identifiable edges of classic red Bordeaux or white Burgundy, he would shrug his shoulders and say something like, “Eh? It tastes like wine.”

KCCB tastes like Burley. Lightly adorned Burley.

The only problem with this tobacco is that it can be a bit difficult to find, especially in a tobacco shop. A couple risk-taking online dealers stock it. I like it a lot and I think it's well worth investigating.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 08, 2019 Medium Mild Medium Pleasant
A gone classic . Imho , the best of the Kentucky Club lineup .Mainly burley and cavendish with some Virginia and a mild top note . It was smooth and had a nice medium mouthfeel . It was a no brainer to light and keep lit . It's very good aged , though there is less of the top note compared to what was fresh when available .
Pipe Used: Over the years .. a ton of them
Age When Smoked: My current stash is 90's
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 07, 2014 Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
I really dont understand why these blends disappear and production ceases? Perhaps i just assume other pipers are as nostalgic as i am and blends like these will collect dust on store shelves indefinitley. I was really surprised by this one, i didnt think it would be any good whatsoever as ive never seen or heard of anyone around here smoke it. Mostly a ribbon cut burley base, with bright virginia ribbons scattered throughout the tub, the coconut casing is hardly detectable either in the tub or in the pipe. Its similar in flavor to Sugar Barrel, not overly sweet or aromatic. For the price you really cant beat it,
Pipe Used: Capri rustic billiard
PurchasedFrom: Milan Tobacco
Age When Smoked: last of current production
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 28, 2010 Mild Very Mild Mild Pleasant
A delightful colorful smoke of fine Burley and Virginia tobacco with a soft and very nice aroma. This is quite good!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 02, 2006 Very Mild Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
A harsh smoking blend in comparison to high end burley tobaccos. Like all of the Middleton burley, this is obviously made from low end scrub burley. This blend is somewhat inexpensive if purchased at JR Cigar. Otherwise, it is way overpriced for what it is. This blend has plenty of humectant and will bite. The flavoring is minimal and the burley has a bitter element to it that stands out over any positive qualities it might have.

If you are wanting a good burley blend, go with Butternut Burley from Habana Premium because this stuff sucks.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 21, 2006 Very Mild Very Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
I saw this a few weeks ago at a tobacco shop, while on a Sunday drive. Having tried several other Kentucky Club blends I thought I would give this blend a try.

It is a light cavendish, similiar to Flying Dutchman, but without the aftertaste. It lit well and smoked easy, with no noticable tongue bite. I was surprised to find a light, almost floral casing and a woodsy top note. Recommended for those who enjoy Kentucky Club and want a change of pace; and for those who want a good tobacco for a Sunday drive.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 22, 2013 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant
I've been trying several OTC blends lately. Just received a tub of this today, packed a bowl and was immediately impressed. A very smooth, mild smoke with a nice room note. It smoked to the bottom of the bowl with no relights. Burned to a fine gray ash. Was dry all the way through. I didn't really notice any change through the bowl. Just a pleasant, relaxing, break with plumes of blue smoke. I certainly recommend this to anyone for a try, and am sure it will be in my rotation from now on.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 01, 2008 Mild Mild Mild Very Pleasant
I received a 10-year old tub of Kentucky Club Continental Blend at a recent local pipe club meeting. I popped the seal and it sure smelled like Carter Hall to me. It also had a refined, somewhat chocolate taste over the first quarter of the bowl, which I also find to be similar to Carter Hall. The smoke itself was much milder though. Additionally, CH never turns bitter near the end of the smoke but this one did at the halfway point.

I will finish the tub as it is easy to smoke and doesn't require much concentration. I don't know wether the aged leaf is why this tobacco did not bite as others here indicate it will. I did not detect any sort of coconut taste, but after returning to my smoking room following a 5-minute or so timeout, I sure smelled coconut in the lingering room note. If this were a little stronger, I might enjoy it more. For those of you who like a light, pleasant Burley, I think you'll find each first half bowl to be what you were looking for.
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