Hermit - English Atmosphere pipe tobacco reviews

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SteelCowboy	05/11/2012	Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I am not sure if this blend is still produced and my review is based on only a large sample, so take it for what it's worth. English Atmosphere is a flavorful "Englishish" with some additional sweetness that I am sure has been manually added, along with what I believe to be a touch of vanilla. In the true sense of we would call an "aromatic" in today's terms (rather than the true meaning of aromatic from days gone by) it's not bad. It is easy to pack and burns cleanly. The aroma is wonderful. The smoke was interesting for the first couple of bowls, but quickly became less interesting as I moved beyond that. Lovers of this old blend can find a very similar smoke in 4 Noggins' "Britt's Balkan," and I find Britt's to be a better blend.
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Mr. Smoketoomuch	03/08/2011	Medium to Strong	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
I first tried this tobacco maybe eight years ago, having purchased it directly from Hermit at a pipe show in Columbus, and have made a point of getting additional tins whenever I run into J. and Louise at our local pipe show. This is one of my all time favorites; delicious, cool burning, and a truly unique smoking experience. One might call this an English tobacco, given the generous portion of Latakia, but the addition of Cavendish gives this blend a sweetness not normally associated with the style, yet not quite like any aromatic blend you have tried. English Atmosphere is in a class by itself, it's disparate elements coming together to produce an unusual (in a good way), remarkable smoke.
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birdseye	10/06/2008	Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I'm probably jumping the gun in reviewing this blend because I have only smoked it a few times recently, but I must say that so far I am quite impressed. Very smooth, although I would prefer a slightly more dominating Latakia taste. I was at first a little put off by what I thought was a note of Burley (I'm not, sadly, a fan of Burley) but am now inclined to think it was the Black Cavendish. Each smoke seems a little better to me, but the price ($10 for a 2oz tin) is too high in my estimation.
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rocker311	08/01/2008	Very Strong	Mild to Medium	Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is the tobacco equivalent of meth. The more staid members of the piping set will be drawn in by the Latakia. Those who like sweet casings and dessert blends will be suckered by the sweet aroma. Is it vanilla? Honey? It's hard to tell. In any case, the time will eventually come when you break off a hunk from the pressed brick and crumble it into your bowl. This is another blend that gives off huge voluminous clouds of glorious love. However - big plus for us English blend fans - the sweet casing also carries into the aroma and doesn't send the girls and the squeamish immediately running for the door. Being a Latakia, you can expect full rich flavor. It's not overbearingly steak-y, like you'd expect from Ten Russians, and that's not a bad thing. This is a medium blend, well suited for those social events when you want to be a bit more polite but aren't willing to utterly sacrifice the idea of actually tasting the tobacco. Or, at least, you can tell yourself that if it helps you sleep at night. I love the stuff. =)
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