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Snowflake (132)
| Brand: |
Schürch |
| Blender: |
Hans Schurch |
| Tin Description: |
Several Virginias and Latakia, Java and a high part of Louisiana Perique. An old and very popular mixture. It has a unique taste and aroma. Best when savored slowly in a medium to large bowl. |
| Country of Origin: |
CH |
| Curing Group: |
Air Cured |
| Contents: |
Burley
Virginia
Latakia
Perique
Cigar Leaf
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| Cut: |
Ribbon |
| Packaging: |
Bulk |
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| Strength: |
Medium to Strong
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| Flavoring: |
Extremely Mild
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| Taste: |
Medium to Full
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| Room Note: |
Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Recommendation: |
Recommended
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CoolPilot
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04/29/2013 |
Medium to Strong
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None detected
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Full
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Tolerable
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| Does not burn like other blends from Schurch, and bites unlike other blends of schurch. Probably a wrong choice of mine, since the cigar leaf is not my cup of tea, also. but at least, it is a full body blend.
Update: there is a bitter taste also. And the tobacco has serious problems, it is moisted. Maybe once dried?
Update after 45 more days: once dried it does burn correctly. Confirmed the bitter taste. I would rate it no more than 2.5 stars, and in doubt 2.
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JimInks
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01/26/2013 |
Medium to Strong
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Extremely Mild
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| If this company didn't make better blends like Tarek's Robusto, Onyx, and Torina, I'd give this four stars. I don't know what kind of cigar leaf they use, but it's mild and at most, just adds a little body to the flavor. It's light on the Latakia in the way Dunhill's EMP is. Nice spice notes from the perique work well with the other components and doesn't take over. Like all their other blends, burns cool and even, and stays lit all the way to the end. Smoke it in a big bowl as suggested, and you'll get several flavors, all of which you'll like.
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SteelCowboy
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03/03/2012 |
Medium
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None detected
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant to Tolerable
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| Schurch produces some of the finest English blends (and aromatics) that most Americans have never heard about. Snowflake has a pouch scent that isn’t as inviting as some of the other Schurch English’s, but it shouldn’t be a deterrent. In the pouch, it appears a bit similar to earlier incarnations of Early Morning Pipe. The somewhat cut ribbons pack with ease and the tobacco arrives pipe ready. Snowflake has less Latakia than the other Schurch blends I have tried, (Tarek’s Robusto, Torina and Zaffino), however it is far from lacking strength or complexity. The quality of the leaf, like all of the other Schurch blends I have tried, appears to be quite high. The cigar leaf doesn’t play much of a role to my palate. The blender recommends that Snowflake be sipped in a large bowl and I have found that to be the case. My only quibble with this blend is the name. It leads me to think aromatic and not a medium to full English that should be part of any English pipe smoker’s rotation. That’s silly, I know, but it’s tough to find much else to complain about with this one. Three and a half stars!
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Cashmere
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05/23/2005 |
Medium to Strong
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Extremely Mild
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Medium to Full
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Pleasant
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| Pouch appearance and aroma are pleasant and unremarkable.
Packs and lights very easily.
Upon first lighting up, the flavor is dominated by a "dusty sweet" oriental note. This subsides, taking its place alongside a winey tang (Virginias, I presume, perhaps stoved) and just enough smokey Latakia. These kids play very nicely together, with one or two of the three being to the fore and taking turns as the bowl progresses. Very full bodied without being "strong", per se... like, a Burgandy is definitely fuller than a Chianti, but you wouldn't necessarily say the Burgandy is stronger.
Burns cool and dry all the way down.
By a combination of chance and generosity, I acquired eight almost-full 50g pouches of Schürch tobaccos. I came to them with no expectations: they were free, and I had never heard of Hans Schürch. What a windfall they turned out to be! I've smoked some good English blends... enough to feel like I have a good baseline for comparison (965, Nightcap, Margate, Squadron Leader, Abingdon, Odyssey). These Schürch blends are right up there, as good or better. The one area where I feel like the Schürch tobaccos definitely have an edge is their development: the flavor constantly changes as the bowl progresses, but always staying within a certain profile. ****/****
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