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Black Mallory

Brand: Rattray
Blender: Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG
Tin Description: The basic tobaccos are broadly akin to those of Red Rapparee. Carefully apportioning of the quantities of seasoning leaf brings about a dark full-bodied mixture. A notable tobacco.
Country of Origin: DE
Curing Group: Air Cured
Contents:
Black Cavendish
Virginia
Latakia
Oriental
Cut: Ribbon
Packaging: 50g, 100g Tin



Average Ratings
Strength: Medium
Flavoring: Extremely Mild
Taste: Medium to Full
Room Note: Tolerable
Recommendation: Recommended


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Showing reviews 1 through 20 of 69 reviews of this tobacco
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Pseudo Nim 08/07/2010 Medium None detected Medium Tolerable recommended
A nice change of pace is what springs to mind, an English mixture with some Black Cavendish thrown in to subdue it.

A litttle air time and your ready to load, smokes without a bite down to a grey ash and all flavours playing nicely together.

Not as tasty as Red Rapparee, but worth the purchase of the odd tin here and there.


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zulujerk 08/04/2010 Medium to Strong None detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong highly recommended
My sample of Black Mallory was packed tight into a tin estimated at 3-5 years old. The contents uniformly black, with scattered dark brown leaf, the smell pungent with deep smokey notes. Not particularly moist but far from dry, the upper layer of tobacco showed whitish tinged ribbon leaf, a clear mark of aging. The texture of the ribbon was standard, not too stringy, nor a rough cut. It packed well into the couple of pipes I smoked with the blend, a medium sized Stanwell and a larger Peterson. I packed the tobacco tight, in all instances, as I prefer a restrained draw. There were no problems with moisture or wetness, even as I tamped regularly.

Some have noted a subdued Latakia element in Black Mallory, while I found the leaf to be in the front at all times. I'm not accustomed to Black Cavendish in an English mixture, but I did note a creaminess similar to that of 965, which also contains the leaf. There is a slight nuttiness here, perhaps owing to the Burley based Cavendish. It works, and adds a nice depth to the sweetness of the Virginias. I've stated before my inability to single out the Turkish/Oriental leaf, and I will say the same here.

This is a full mixture, beyond that of something like Westminster yet more restrained than Nightcap. I found myself smoking back to back bowls of Westminster and Black Mallory in an attempt at comparison, and found that I favored Black Mallory in complexity and strength.

I had no problems with relights, as an aggressive smoker who likes to tamp frequently. The burn rate was exceptional.

Black Mallory finishes strong, building toward the end of the bowl and imparting a strong taste on the palate. I wouldn't suggest smoking this in the company of others, as it can be overwhelming to the senses. To those who enjoy strong, full English mixtures, I believe you will find Black Mallory an exceptional blend, one in which the Cavendish provides a unique element to the standard English. I plan to keep this in my rotation, and confess to almost smoking this religiously upon cracking the tin. I can picture a daily rotation of FVF, Black Mallory, and University Flake.

Highly Recommended!

Five of Five.


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JoeWNC 06/28/2010 Medium Very Mild Medium Tolerable highly recommended
This was the first English I tried. I generally stick with the Virginas but I love this one.

Someone else called this one refined and I would have to agree.

Everything about this one is great and if you are considering an English to try this one is a good start.


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Latakia 05/26/2010 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Pleasant highly recommended
The latakia with the black cavenidish really goes well. The latakia is present but not overwhelming. The VA and Orientals also make it a very balenced blend with a beautiful aroma. This will be a regular amongst the Rattrays but as I got through the series, I am having a hard time determining what I like the most. Very good blends and all for different reasons, seasons, times and moods.


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Tee-dub 05/17/2010 Medium None detected Medium Tolerable recommended
Well, I like this.

How to describe it? Its flavors are very light, but its texture feels rather more substantial. Another reviewer called it "luxurious," and that word may be apt. It's well-heeled, restrained, silky smooth, forgiving, obliging, and agreeable.

The Latakia is apparent in the tin, but is harder to detect once a match brings it to life. The Latakia quietly provides a round, full texture, but only in the background.

It's smooth, easy, and an agreeable companion. Other than a notable taste of citrus, no flavor cries out for attention. Leaves a sort of waxy aftertaste that, while odd, isn't off-putting.

I like it.


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gladi8tor96 05/17/2010 Medium Very Mild Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong recommended
This was a wonderful English Blend in my estimate. It was so creamy with hints of smokeyness that come with Latakia. I also caught hints of citrus here and there. It was a bit wet coming out of the tin and a bit difficult to get lit. Once I got it up and running it stayed lit well. Very pleasant taste and aroma and little to no tongue bite. I was unable to rid my mouth of the taste for hours after, which is why it only gets 3 stars.


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DrRaoulDuke 05/03/2010 Mild Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable somewhat recommended
I find this blend to be very mild, both in flavor and strength. The lite bodied cavendish is quite evident while the latakia component plays a small role. While it is smooth and it is somewhat creamy, there isn't enough flavor for me. If you like a mild english with a pinch of latakia, this might do it for you. I was surprised to find this listed here as medium to full.


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Duke 04/29/2010 Mild None detected Medium Pleasant somewhat recommended
This is a nice blend of quality tobaccos and anyone wanting a quality English that is mild in strength, voile’. Out of the tin I found it fairly wet, but I prefer dryer tobacco. I don’t sense a topping, yet it has a neutrally sweet component that is probably the Cavendish, yet it is not a problem. I would enjoy a more Oriental presence. I found large-bowled pipes benefit this tobacco and the smoke itself. This tobacco burns as quick as a firecracker fuse, so a small bowl ends before any chance of any smoking rhythm. A large Billiard provided me with the best smoke of this blend. Like Briar Patch, I cut my teeth on Dunhill’s and so it lacks in strength in comparison. I like nicotine and it is an integral part of my tobacco enjoyment. I miss my old blends. It’s like a Ford man switching to a Chevy, it may not work out.


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Susanna Hoffs 04/25/2010 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Medium Tolerable somewhat recommended
Hmmmm.... Not sure about this one. Problem I find with this blend is that it coats my tongue, leaving a dusty/waxy sensation.

The smoke is mild to medium, and relatively creamy to be fair. I can taste the orientals and latakia, and would call this a somewhat recommended middle of the road English.

Odd one for me... Maybe a bit of time is required to marry a better relationship of taste and flavours, and to rid me of that damn tongue issue!


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Michael 03/11/2010 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable somewhat recommended
If you're in the mood for something full but mellow that doesn't deliver a numbing dose of Latakia, and don't mind some Cavendish in the recipe, then go for it. You'll love it. To me, this is the same old KK&C stuff, with a contrived flavor. To each his own. Try Pease's Maltese Falcon in its stead and compare the two for yourself.


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sagesmoke 01/22/2010 Medium Extremely Mild Medium to Full Tolerable recommended


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DK 11/23/2009 Medium None detected Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable highly recommended
The first word that comes to mind when I smoke this is "luxurious". I can picture the royalty in Scotland smoking this stuff, before breakfast and after, as they lounge in their smoking rooms.

Dark black with streaks of chocolate brown, this is the heavier companion to Red Rapparee in the sense that the tobaccos are the same. However, the quantities of each are different, and the result is a heavier, richer smoke with fewer subtleties than RR. It smokes cool and sweet and has a hearty flavor that goes well after dinner... or after a big lunch. This is one tobacco that demands a relaxed state in order to appreciate its robustness. No limp wrists in this blend. Since Dunhill 965 has made itself scarce in the U.S, this will take its place in my rotation, next to Red Rap. Very sensuous tobacco with great rich flavor.

If you like full flavor and depth, this is one you can't afford to miss. The K&K version may be different than the older one, but it stands on its own.


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VentiLator 11/12/2009 Medium to Strong None detected Full Tolerable to Strong highly recommended
This is my first english blend and i realy loved it :)

I came from cigarettes and always liked black tobaccos like Javaanse Jongens Sterke. This mixture however is extremely satisfying, nice natural aromes, awesome spicyness. i totaly like it.


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Alguhan 10/05/2009 Medium None detected Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable highly recommended
This blend is one of the greates Latakia blends I've tried. And it is the best English blend of Rattray's tobaccos.

The blend has a nice proportion of good tobaccos. The strength is fit to my taste, it does not overhelms and I don't seek for a richer smoke. My normal and slow puffing cadence makes a good, satisfying smoking with this blend.

Lights easily and it no need to effort for keeping it lit.

It has a delightful Latakia taste which remains on palate for hours after finishing the bowl. This is an elegant English mixture. Highly recommended.


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dhbillings 09/14/2009 Medium to Strong None detected Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable recommended
After all the build up I had heard about this blend, when I actually got my hands on a tin I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. This is not to say that it's not a good blend as it most certainly is, but in the end Black Mallory just didn't quite do it for me in the manner in which I was hoping.

The cut is a perfect ribbon. There might be a couple of larger bits throughout a tin, but this is minimal. The coloration is a mixture of lighter, medium, and darker browns. And when opening the tin, I get a deep, almost woodsy smell that is lightly sweet. Packing and lighting also come quite easily and without effort.

Once lit, I find myself swimming in a smoke of intricate subtleties. The latakia is present, of course, and is flavorful. It does, however, seem to lack the punch that many other English blends that I enjoy have. Perhaps this is because of the Orientals, which are equally as present as the latakia, if not a little bit more so. The Virginias are also present, coming through sweet and mild. It is on the lighter side of "full English mixtures," but is still a great smoke nonetheless.

I think the reason this one fell slightly flat for me was (1) the build up to trying it and (2) the lack of age. The build up before I bought a tin was incredible; I had people who have tastes quite agreeable to mine tell me how much they love this blend. Also I opened my tin less than two weeks after purchasing it, meaning it had no time to age. And honestly, I think this is a blend best left untouched for a while so that it may age. If I had let my tin sit for a year, I may have been saying this was a favorite blend of mine. As it is I find it to be great - but not quite the best - and worth purchasing again with intentions of cellaring.


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RMBittner 08/05/2009 Mild to Medium None detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable recommended
This may or may not be all that helpful. . . But this review is based on a 1991 tin -- so it has some age on it -- opened in May of 2009. (I was planning to cellar this longer, but the can started swelling, I wanted to try it before it burst open on its own.)

Because so much has already been posted here -- and I'm not sure my report has much bearing on what a fresh tin would taste like -- I'll just say that this is a well-made, medium-weight English with sturdy and spicy orientals and a dash of cavendish. Being a lover of English, oriental, and Balkan blends, I enjoyed it.

I must add, though, that it reminded me a bit of Margate, which I actually prefer somewhat. Although I rarely smoke English with cavendish added to it, if I'm going to do it I want it to be something special; there's something about Margate that really sets it apart for me. Black Mallory is good, but it never reaches that higher level of pleasure for me like Margate does consistently.


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Gigilos 06/16/2009 Mild to Medium Very Mild Medium Tolerable to Strong somewhat recommended
Very round, creamy and smooth smoking experience. Spicy (cumin, wood, smoke, leather etc) aromas set on a sweet backdrop. As the smoking process proceeds, the tobacco becomes sweeter and acquires deeper, more complex tones. There is constantly an incense tone to this smoke which I am not sure whether it is produced by the neighboring of smokiness and sweetness in the tobaccos or if it means the presence of flavoring. In any case I find that quite disagreeable.

No bite but not too much strength either. I would have preferred less latakia in it which as it stands determine too much the bouquet in my view. Ideally use a meerschaum for this blend.


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BriarPatch 04/23/2009 Mild Extremely Mild Medium Tolerable somewhat recommended
Preface: I have been smoking Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium for near-on 30 years, believing that it has no equal anywhere on earth. But it is gone now, and so I begin a quest for my Holy Grail: A substitute to replace the standard on which all English tobaccos are based:

Black Mallory comes up short. It's too harsh for my tastes, but paradoxically, not strong enough, leaving me pulling on my pipe in search of satisfaction. I suspect the former is due to Orientals, and the latter Cavendish. I was never a big fan of 965 due to the Cavendish, but if you were, you might try this one. I just feel it lacks a full body feel, which is typical of cavendish blends.


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Silver Spigot 03/10/2009 Medium None detected Full Tolerable highly recommended
This is an outstanding blend, similar to Red Rapparee, a little sweeter, less tangy. Very smooth & creamy. Highly recommended.


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Requiem 02/21/2009 Medium None detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong highly recommended
Very good English Blend. Just the perfect amount of latakia for me (about 25% to 30% I guess). It smokes smooth and a little creamy, but not as much as 965 for instance. Cavendish is very moderate here, just as I can enjoy it... too much and it ruins a blend for my taste. This tobacco is all about balance and one of my favourites on the cold days.


 
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