Sutliff Tobacco Company Almondine J3
(1.48)
At last, the intriguing taste of Almond Liquor captured in a mild and mellow blend. Definitely, smokes cool.
Details
Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
Blended By | Carl McAllister |
Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
Blend Type | Aromatic |
Contents | Burley, Virginia |
Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Almond |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | Bulk |
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
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
1.48 / 4
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Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 12, 2014 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
The almond is more like amaretto, and mostly hides the cavendish style burley and Virginia, though the tobacco taste does show up here and there. When it does, you get a light nuts and earth, and a few blades of grass. Has almost no nicotine. Won't bite, but it is a sipping blend. It needs some dry time, and then will burn reasonably well with a fairly consistent flavor. It gets a little syrupy near the finish. Leaves some moisture in the bowl, and needs a few relights as it tends to burn a little wet. Has an okay after taste. More of an entry level aro, but it's also a pleasant enough all day or change of pace smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 30, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Almondine J3.
I see this as a blend of two halves: nice tobaccos but bad topping.
The ribbons have a coarse build, are medium and light brown (more medium brown), they have a nice hydration, and a definite alcoholic aroma.
The Amaretto is a hearty addition from the start; it also ruins things. Although I get a nuttiness, I also notice an incisive, bitter, alcoholic flavour; too sharp, too cutting. On the positive side, this bitterness calms a little after half a bowl! The tobaccos, to be fair, have a nice flavour; the Burley outweighs the Virginia, so it isn't too fresh a flavour. Although the burn's good, even and not warm, it bites like mad; ouch!
Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: not bad.
J3? The bitter alcohol subconrads the smoke. So, I can say with imperturbability ''I don't recommend it'':
One star.
I see this as a blend of two halves: nice tobaccos but bad topping.
The ribbons have a coarse build, are medium and light brown (more medium brown), they have a nice hydration, and a definite alcoholic aroma.
The Amaretto is a hearty addition from the start; it also ruins things. Although I get a nuttiness, I also notice an incisive, bitter, alcoholic flavour; too sharp, too cutting. On the positive side, this bitterness calms a little after half a bowl! The tobaccos, to be fair, have a nice flavour; the Burley outweighs the Virginia, so it isn't too fresh a flavour. Although the burn's good, even and not warm, it bites like mad; ouch!
Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: not bad.
J3? The bitter alcohol subconrads the smoke. So, I can say with imperturbability ''I don't recommend it'':
One star.
Pipe Used:
Altinok Lee Van Cleef Replica
PurchasedFrom:
Tobaccopipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 25, 2006 | Very Mild | Medium | Very Mild | Pleasant |
I'm with Sop - this one is not for pipe consumption.
The casing was certainly present in waves at the initial lighting (almond extract?) but burned off quickly and left one with a pipe loaded with sour mash burley.
The above descriptive is accurate, it is mild, mellow and cool burning.
The casing was certainly present in waves at the initial lighting (almond extract?) but burned off quickly and left one with a pipe loaded with sour mash burley.
The above descriptive is accurate, it is mild, mellow and cool burning.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 08, 2010 | Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
You've gotta love Altadis: their only consistancy is their very inconsistancy.
This one smells pretty decent in the pouch, very rich and the almond liquor really comes through. Smoking, however, is a different matter. Like the Wild Cherry they put out, the tobacco tastes faintly like...well, something. It's not quite almonds, but I wouldn't call it unpleasant. My girlfriend commented that the room note was "not bad," which is HUGE for her, because the pipe reminds her of her ex-husband. This is, in fact, the first time she hasn't turned her nose up at it.
I'm on the fence about Almondine. It's not bad, but it's just not much of anything. Needs to be smoked low and slow, or it will bite (which is typical of these blends anyway).
This one smells pretty decent in the pouch, very rich and the almond liquor really comes through. Smoking, however, is a different matter. Like the Wild Cherry they put out, the tobacco tastes faintly like...well, something. It's not quite almonds, but I wouldn't call it unpleasant. My girlfriend commented that the room note was "not bad," which is HUGE for her, because the pipe reminds her of her ex-husband. This is, in fact, the first time she hasn't turned her nose up at it.
I'm on the fence about Almondine. It's not bad, but it's just not much of anything. Needs to be smoked low and slow, or it will bite (which is typical of these blends anyway).
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 03, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
This is another sample that came to me. I love almonds but I did not get that flavor or aroma from this blend at all. To be honest, I liked the flavor I did get from it and enjoyed the aroma very much. Just does not live up to it's name so I can't rate it higher. It is a mottled, multicolor blend and with a very long shag cut. It is way too moist out of the pouch and somewhat sticky. It took a couple of lights and relights to smoke. Personally, though I liked the liquer flavor I found this to smoke really hot. Not for beginners at all. Not one of Altadis's better blends and will use it mixed with something else, maybe a chocolate and have a Mounds experience.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 21, 2008 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Years ago I had been accustomed to smoking aromatics. I tried this blend and other Altadis tobaccos after taking up pipe smoking again. A number of these tobaccos suffered from the same affliction as this one. The casing had been horrible. After an initial pleasing flavor, Almondine went bland. There is not much more to say except, Altadis could do themselves a favor by taking this off the shelf and reworking it. This is not a good blend.
There has been a bright side to all of this. As a result of my aromatic experiences. I did a bit of research and looked more seriously at English and Virginia blends and never looked back. Occasionally, I will smoke an aromatic. More often than not it will be an aromatic that shows strong leanings towards and English or Virginian profile.
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There has been a bright side to all of this. As a result of my aromatic experiences. I did a bit of research and looked more seriously at English and Virginia blends and never looked back. Occasionally, I will smoke an aromatic. More often than not it will be an aromatic that shows strong leanings towards and English or Virginian profile.
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 02, 2017 | Extremely Mild | Strong | Mild | Tolerable |
Just don't....don't do this to yourself. I only tried it because it came in a bomb/sampler/freebie package.
Grossly sticky, feels like plastic. Smokes like chemicals. Tastes like nothing with a hint of burning trash.
Grossly sticky, feels like plastic. Smokes like chemicals. Tastes like nothing with a hint of burning trash.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 16, 2017 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
Not the best effort from the Sutliff stable by any means. Smells like a winner in the bag and in the first half of the bowl more or less. Goes from a sweet aromatic to a common VaBur in the end. When I finish these 4 ounces I will not likely re order. This for me is a hay cutting or weed eating smoke.
Pipe Used:
Various
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and cigars
Age When Smoked:
New to 6 months
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 08, 2010 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
Expected more flavor but wasn't a bad smoke. Smelled great. Taste alright. I would smoke it again.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 13, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is one of the first non-drugstore tobaccos I ever tried.I loved the taste and smell of this tobacco,but it doesnt keep its flavor.It taste horrible at the half bowl point.For that reason,I cant recommend this tobacco.