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New York Pipe Club: Bedloe's Island
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pipesandcigars.com |
| Blender: |
Russ Ouellette |
| Tin Description: |
A dramatic merging of bright Virginia with a generous portion of Acadian Perique is invigorated with a measure of Macedonian oriental leaf and presented in a pressed cake. Sweet on the top, it develops into a lush, complex smoke with a savory body and layers of flavor from the oriental component. Muse upon a "New York State-of-Mind" with Bedloe's Island. |
| Country of Origin: |
US |
| Curing Group: |
Air Cured |
| Contents: |
Virginia
Perique
Oriental
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| Cut: |
Krumble Kake |
| Packaging: |
2oz Tin |
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| Strength: |
Medium
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| Flavoring: |
Extremely Mild
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| Taste: |
Medium
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| Room Note: |
Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Recommendation: |
Recommended
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SteelCowboy
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05/18/2012 |
Medium
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Extremely Mild
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Medium
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Bedloe’s Island is an excellent example of the need to get to know a blend before making a decision on it. I must admit that at first it didn’t work for me. But by the time I had finished a large sample from the Chicago Pipe Show and an additional half tin, I ended up with a terrific blend. Somewhat in the same family as Russ’s Sweet and Savory, but to my taste, I enjoy BI much more. The krumble cake is easily broken up and the moisture content is “pipe ready.” The tin note is that of sweet hay, with some raisons in the background. It really develops after the first quarter of the bowl into a wonderful, balanced and sweet smoke. There may be a very small amount of manually added sweetness in the blend. My tin upon opening was about 45 days old and I assume the sample, also from a tin was about the same age. Bedloes’s Island is very good right now, but I expect it will be simply outstanding with a couple of years of age on it. I will definitely be adding some tins to the cellar. So for now, it’s a three star, recommended blend, but there’s no doubt in my mind that this will be a highly recommended blend when aged!
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TheSmokinDragon
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05/13/2012 |
Medium
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None detected
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Medium
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Pleasant
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| An outstanding blend. On tin opening (about two months of age on this one) there was a great Va/Per notes also with mouth watering Orientals coming through..the cut was three to four crumble cake slices. Had some moisture (not much) while breaking up a few bowl. The wonderful aroma got much stronger, left out to dry for 6-12 hours...loaded up a med-sized bowl using Frank-method and off I went to an hour of smoking bliss...not to sweet or tart but a great balanced VaPer, about mid-bowl the Orientals showed up and continued to be present for remainder of the bowl...burned even and to a nice grey ash, min-relights/Dottle at end of the bowl...should be Fantastic with a few years of age on her....worth stocking up on this one...
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