McGahey The Tobacconist Buckland Curlies

The perique offers a lot of spice, raisins, earth, wood, some figs and plums as the lead component. The Virginias provide a lot of earth, tart citrus, wood, some grass and a few sugary, tangy dark fruit, spice, and acidic notes in a secondary role. The honey from the cavendish is mild. It has a little smoke, nuts, wood, grass, vegetation, light spice and a floral quality that I generally associate with the dark fired process, so I will claim a little is present. The strength is a couple of steps past the medium mark, while the taste is in the center of medium to full. The nic-hit is medium. I suggest a slow puffing cadence due to the high spice content or you risk tobacco bite. Burns clean, a tad warm, and a little slow with a very consistent, mildly sweet and more savory, spicy flavor that translates to the lingering after taste. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights. Not an all day smoke. It reminds me of a Mac Baren product in some respects, e.g. honey, sugar, the Virginias, and the dark fired spice, more than it does the VaPer Three Nuns of yesteryear. Three stars for the taste, two for the bite potential.

-JimInks

McGahey's - Buckland Curlies.

I'm perplexed here; mine's as spicy as hell. Do I love it or hate it? I'll explain:

When something says it's curly cut, I often find that upon opening the pouch it's about 95% ribbons. This though, it's completely diametric: the blend mostly consists of coins.

Regarding the smoke, it's a Perique powerhouse! It's got that much of the spicy stuff it feels as sharp as a scalpel on the tongue! That's where I get confused... I enjoy it for both the flavour and nicotine for the inaugural part of the smoke, but then I find it too imperious; it's a shame there isn't more Cavendish in there to sweeten and soften the experience! I can barely taste the Virginia either; it's Perique all the way!

I don't get the stereotypical tongue bite from it, not that I'd notice any due to my tongue being shredded by the Perique!

Love or hate?... well, I think it would be a great morning smoke; lively, strong and sharp tasting, but it wouldn't suit the evening position very well; it's nowhere near relaxing enough!

I'm going to have to give it two stars, as in my opinion, it's a 50/50 split of good and bad!

Somewhat recommended.

I'm being kind here really.

This come loose in Gawith Hoggarth packets, so I am guessing probably made by them. They look like Curly Cut to be honest, suspiciously like Curly Cut which doesn't have any perique. They bite like hell, taste nothing like Three Nuns used to taste, look nothing like the old Three Nuns roundels and unless I am very much mistaken they are indeed G & H's Curly Cut deluxe.

I bought these on the strength of the other reviews here. Maybe I got sent the wrong tobacco. All I know is that they taste, smell and look indistinguisable from G & H's Curly Cuts.

I love G & H:I smoke their Ropes, Coniston Cut, Bosun Cut Plug and Bob's Choc Flake all the time. I am less fond of their Curly Cut. It's about passable but not worth the money or hassle of smoking.

I thoroughly enjoy this tobacco. If smoked slowly then, behind the spice, it produces a marvellous sweet flavour I can't quite put my finger on. An excellent morning smoke!

Very harsh on the tongue and feels like its missing something to take the edge off. Grassy and spicy and isn't entirely unpleasant but better smoked in small bowls and very slowly.

I enjoy this blend though I don't smoke it often enough. This blend comes in roundels that I fully rub out. The tobacco is a little moist right out of the jar so I air it for a half hour before packing. Upon first light you are greeted with a wonderful sweet flavour and clouds of white smoke. The baccy stays consistent throughout the bowl with the perique in the background without overpowering the blend. Theres a unique flavour to this blend that I can't just put my finger on, not a casing but a component that just adds the extra something that makes this so enjoyable possibly the perique but I haven't tasted it in other perique blends that I have smoked. Having never tried the Three Nuns I cannot provide a comparison to that blend. I could have done with airing this a little longer as it required a couple of relights.

No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe McGahey's Buckland Curlies to be Samuel Gawith's Cabbie's Mixture repackaged. Everything I said in my review of Cabbie's Mixture applies here. I don't understand why someone would want to market a perfectly good tobacco under an assumed name; but, whatever you call it, this is excellent stuff.