Van Erkoms Fox

Perhaps I should stop reviewing these SA brands and just keep them as a 'best kept secret'. Super stuff. Have a bowl of this with a strong cup of tea and a cinnamon biscuit, "perfect!"

Gents this traditional South African Blend is unlikely to go out of fashion - ever. It is inexpensive, mild enough for an all day smoke, has a great 'honest' room note, and a burley like appeal. I will never have this blend missing from my list.

Rob

Hi all.

I have always pulled up my nose at this blend until some elderly gentleman basically put it in my pipe and handed it to me.

It has a very light burly taste thats is unlike most burly mixtures in that it does not get bitter. Its mild tasting with a decent tobacco flavour and medium vitn. Its not bad. I have been smoking this exclusively for a few weeks and am not tiring of it.

Its well priced and a very decent smoke. What more does one want?

Mo, [email protected]

Again, like Jock, I was skeptical of our SA blends but this one also surprised me. Good honest unadultered tobacco.

In the bag: a fresh earthy (typical South African blends) aroma with clear notes of dried fruit / peaches. A nutty flavour was also slightly present.

At first light the peaches / dried fruit was evident and as it fades away, the plain earthy tobacco with a slight nuttiness remains.

Throughout the bowl, this earthy genuine tobacco remains and leaves you with a pleasant smoke.

I find this to be a great everyday smoke and its bland enough to add my own flavoring. i'm new to pipe smoking having recently switched to pipe from cigarettes

This is as advertised, a very nice smoke for every day puffing. I however find it has a tendency to die on you when you least expect it.

It is a very nice "neutralizer" for some of the aromatics out there. It works particularly well for Rum & Maple. This particular mixture however has a tendency to engage you in conversation halfway threw the bowl. Thus, keep a pipecleaner handy, or practice your wrist flick, actually my favorite way to get rid of oil.

This is my second favourite tobacco next to Jock (also Van Erkoms). Very affordable. An everyday smoker. I also inhale my pipe and this inhales fine 🙂

Dit is my beste tabak, lekker smaak en aroma, vul vertrek met smaak en geur van pyp oral en ek soek niks anders nie, dit streel my smaak.

I'm not one to pick up on different tastes/flavours within a blend but the Fox has just enough of a sweetness to break the plain tobacco taste (I prefer my tobacco to taste like tobacco).

The aftertaste is very pleasant and leaves the room with an old-worldly smell.

It does lack some strength but I suspect that this is just a personal preference.

I did have some issues with keeping the bowl lit but this can be rectified by leaving out a bowl-full to dry for a few minutes.

Overall, this is a good daily tobacco (like Jock) and can be smoked any time, anywhere.

I grew up with my dad smoking this tobacco and the smell of it is what inspired me to take up the fine art of pipe smoking. This tobacco is suprisingly good considering the price and something that you can smoke all day. It also works good in house blends, especially when paired with an aromatic.