Sutliffe Tobacco Company - Westminster pipe tobacco reviews

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CochenBallstein	12/03/2012	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable
Picked up a well aged tin from a local cigar shop. Perfect moisture level in the tin and ready to smoke. Tin aroma was typical of a mild English blend. This is not high quality tobacco and it shows. The first third of the bowl is quite good but I find the flavor fades as the bowl progresses, particularly after a few relights. With so many other quality English blends to choose from in the same price range I cannot recommend it.
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T. Ferguson	09/16/2012	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
Like all of the Sutliffe blends, I like it. Maybe a little mild for my taste, but smokes very well. I do and will continue to enjoy this brand and blend.
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David Peters	08/15/2012	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant
Overall a mild but pleasant smoke. Stuffs and puffs well enough and it arrived with a good moisture level. The flavor is comprised of woody, spicy orientals over a light sweetness. This likely isn't interesting enough for a "prime time" smoke but would be OK for when you're busy doing something else.
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Mr. Bentley	07/03/2012	Mild	Very Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I prefer strong tobaccos- but I received this as a free sample- and although this is a mild tobacco, it can be surprisingly refreshing. It has the taste characteristics of a true English. It's base does not appear to be of the highest quality, but that base stays largely hidden by the other tobacco flavors, and can add a little contrast to those other flavors, which I think is what accounts for it's refreshing quality. It can heat up a lot if you smoke at all fast, as I do- and it will bite. Burns quite quickly. I dunno- I wouldn't buy this one...but I'll smoke what I have till it's gone, on those rare occassions when I want a light smoke. If you're new to English blends, and want something with true English flavor, yet that isn't too heavy or strong...this would work for you. Oh, and it doesn't seem to have any nicotine. (Me? I like a LOT of nic!) In summary, I think it's a good example of a middle-of-the-road English.
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bman64	05/31/2012	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable
Bought this thinking it was GL Pease's blend by the same name, sad to say. I was extremely excited upon tin opening as the smell was utterly amazing, like a mellower but with a nice chocolatey note. However-that's where the sensation ends, in the olfactory region. Very little flavor. I'll finish the tin, it offers some "bloom" toward bowls - end, as well as mid-level Vit N, but nothing close to the Nightcap I was looking to challenge. Don't waste your time nor money-even if you have it to burn.
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Nonpareil	10/02/2011	Very Mild	None detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
The tin aroma of this blend was quite pleasant and I looked forward to lighting up. Unfortunately, the tobacco burned quite hot and almost tasteless, except for an undertone of mildew.
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PIE-EYED-PIPER	07/04/2011	Mild	Mild	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
Two tins were used for this review. Both tins were samples from 2010 and this year's Chicagoland pipe show. For this review, a Peterson Rosslare Classic 106 was used. Both tins’ moisture level were okay, and the tobaccos packed well. This being an English blend, one could hardly detect the latakia – pre-lit and lit. Neither strength nor the flavor was present in this tobacco. Finishing the entire bowl was an agonizing task in itself. On the plus side, the tobacco did burn well and you can, with great strain [at times], occasionally taste the Virginia. This is by nowhere near the No. 5 blend. Both tins displayed the same characteristics: flavorless and no strength. At least, I can pretty much say that Sutliffe is consistent with this blend. I am NOT RECOMMENDING this at this time.
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Big Blue Jazzman	02/05/2011	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Tolerable
Received a free sample of No.5 and it was pretty good. Bought a tin of Westminster at a local B&M and thought I couldn't go wrong with a tradional English. I was wrong. Smells and tastes like dried grass to me. Burned well and smoked clean but just tasted bad. After about 6 bowls I pretty much gave up and am going to try throwing a little Black Cavendish in and see what happens. I don't want to waste whats left, spent 10 bucks for the tin.They need to go back to the drawing board with this one!
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Square	11/04/2010	Mild to Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Tolerable
A raid on the website of a well-known tobacconist led me to buy a tin each of this blend and Sunrise Smoke. Neither were very satisfactory, but I finished the Sunrise - the tin of Westminster went into the trashcan. Harsh, unpleasant, and nothing remotely like a quality English. A slick residue on the inside of the tin makes me wonder if this tin wasn't somehow involved in the BP Gulf oil spill - it certainly tastes like a combination of petroleum and rotting seafood. Thanks for nothing, Altadis.
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