Astley's - No.66 Cavendish Club pipe tobacco reviews

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CPT/VSG	05/01/2011	Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant
Caveat: I'm not a regular cavendish smoker and only picked up this tin because I was sampling all the Astley's blends. Actually, I found No. 66 to be a fine--but rare--change of pace, smoking it mostly in a meer. When I need a touch of sweetness, I'll go to No. 66 (although now that the tin is finished, I doubt I'll buy another). It burned very well, down to a dry ash. As a palate changer, it is recommended for occasional smoking.
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RCUSElder	10/05/2004	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
10-05-04 A disappointment for me, at least from a co. that has many blends I thoroughly enjoy. Appearance and Tin aroma: brown and black ribbons abound, smells slightly sweet. I think it is the aroma from the process that converts VA leaf into cavendish. Packing and Lighting: easy, moisture perfect out of tin. Initial Flavor: mild cavendish, which always tastes "green" to me. Although in this one it is not off-putting. Mid-Bowl: Nice, round mellow flavor. Very light to the point of boredom. Bottom of Bowl: Slight build up of strength, sweetness is not cloying. Leaves a soft medium gray, dry ash. Overall: IMO this is a non-descript blend. It is, well, bland. It is very soft on the palate, but so are some rich flavored English blends. I prefer cased aromatics to this. I suppose there are conn. of Cavendish, have no fear, I will not be buying anymore of this high quality cavendish blend, you can have it all. Rating: 2.75 out of 5 points.
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SFC/E7	09/01/2003	Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
I smoked this tobacco about a month or so, not what I expected from this Cavendish blend. Being a lover of the Cavendish blended tobaccos this one left me disappointed. The sweetness seemed to be throughout a full bowl of tobacco, no tongue bite, no harshness, but never really sensed any aroma
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BrittPark	06/12/2003	Mild	Very Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
In the Tin: This is a pretty even mixture of lightish and darkish strands. The aroma is tobacco and a faintly floral scent. Packing and Lighting: Packs well, lights well, stays lit. The Taste: Unlike American style Cavendish based aromatics this is composed of a considerably less sweet Cavendish base, so the taste is essentially mild tobacco taste with an unobtrusive and pleasant floral taste (not quite lavender but something like it perhaps). If you like mild smokes but don't care for the sugary American aromatics or you like Danish style aromatics but want something a little milder, you should try this. This is not a "profound" smoke by any stretch of the imagination but is a pleasant diversion.
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Skilling	02/25/2003	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Tin aroma is ala fruit cake smelling. Room aroma gave no negative comments. If your a Cavendish smoker then you will probably like this blend. It's one of the best burning cavendish blends on the market. Burns good and clean. If your an English or a strong Va or Perique smoker you will probably not like this blend. It offers nothing to this type of smoker. Not a bad working/fishing smoke. Better then the so called "drug store blends". Smooth and suttle. I like my Va/P blends but I'll grab a can of No. 66 once a year or so.
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Pipestud	04/21/2002	Extremely Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Very Pleasant
I imagine that only neophyte smokers, or those who have never developed a taste for fine tobacco will find this blend to their liking. Frankly, it is a soapy mess that has no business being put into a fine briar. Doubt I'd even subject a Grabow to this soot. It is flavored in a floral sense. I don't care for flowers and fruits as my choice of weed, so, I will never purchase another tin. I did manage to finish the bowl, but not without making faces. If you like floral soap, go for this blend. If not, duck and run!
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jesse	12/05/2001	Mild	Medium	Full	Tolerable
This is a very nice black cavendish! It smokes very, very cool and suprisingly pretty cleanly. It is rich in the way a good chocolate pudding is rich, and is in just about every respect a model black cavendish. Not at all syrupy, very rich-flavored, and mild. From that perspective, I just can't criticize it. From the point of view of a smoker who wants something to put in their pipe, I can say that if you want a straight cavendish you could hardly do better-- but if you want a complex blend then this will likely dissapoint you, as it's just "one thing".
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Sykes Wilford	03/10/2001	Extremely Mild	Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable to Strong
This is doubtlessly my least favorite of the Astley's line. It burns well and it doesn't bite, but it is utterly uninteresting. Given the overall quality of both the English and the Virginia blends in the line, #66 seems almost like a silly afterthought. Perhaps if one were looking for something ultra-mild, it would prove a moderately rewarding smoke. It's sort of the Marlboro Ultra-Light of the Astley's line. It's almost as if someone suggested creating a blend for the lowest common denominator smoker so that they could tap into Davidoff's audience. There isn't anything horrendously bad about the blend, it is just entirely lacking in anything that might render it even moderately interesting.
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