Momoyama - Momoyama pipe tobacco reviews

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Willy	08/15/2003	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Just to chime in a wee bit, this, as others have so rightly stated , is most assuredly a quality tobak. In all honesty, I haven't smoked this since the late 90's and remember when it first hit the tobacco shoppe shelves. It was not unlike some of the other "fruity" VA tobaccos, but it was unique in that there were characteristics of other various tobaks seemingly combined together in a very attractive tin. Reminds me a bit of the aroma and flavor of Limerick. That could be just my taste. My notes contain the terms "citrusy", "slight woodiness" and "spicy". I remember the Perique being light and simply peeking out from time to time. Mostly a nice red VA flavor with added goodies. Packed well, lit and burned easily enough, smoked cool and relatively dry. I liked it and would not hesitate to try it again, hence the rating I gave it. This in no way degrades the tobak, I just have so much open stuff around to smoke that I haven't purchased any more of late. If I try it again and like it at least as well as before it will take a place in the cabinet. Well worth a try though folks, & the price IS nice to boot. Very tasty tobak that Momoyama. Works for me.
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Pipestud	07/20/2003	Medium	Very Mild	Medium	Pleasant
Wow! Just for fun, I purchased a tin of that Japanese tobacco, Momoyama, a couple of months ago. I popped the tin tonight and am in absolute heaven! It is short, ribbon cut with some cubes that are almost black. Most of the leaf is dark and the smell in the tin is of ripe figs and some kind of alcohol with a very slight Perique smell as well. The wrapper has turned a musky brown in color from whatever the additive is in this stuff along with the unusually dark bits of cube cut. It is strong in nicotine content and is certainly a heavy rather than light blend. The taste is more sweet than bitter, and it burns as cool as any Virginia/Burley I've ever smoked. I know the description does not include Burley, but I detected a hint of that leaf during the smoke. At the midway point of the bowl, I detected a hint of Perique, but it was so far in the background that it was hardly noticible. Near the bottom of the bowl, no doubt about it -- Perique. I looked at www.tobaccoreviews.com to check out what others had to say here. Anyway, every reviewer consideres this blend to be exemplary. I guess this is a sleeper pick because I have not heard much about this Japanese tobacco but it is simply wonderful and unique. I don't know when the last time was that I enjoyed a new tobacco as much as this stuff.
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NEWMAN	07/18/2003	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
This was my first trial of a Japanese pipe tobacco and the quality, as long evidenced in their autos, was clearly present here. The rubbed out tobacco ranges from golden brown to almost black and includes some interesting chunks that look to have been taken from a curly cut or rope. The originally white paper liner was stained from what I believe to be the natural sugars and oils in the blend. The intial tin aroma is sweetly alcoholic, fruity and very inviting but this faded as the tobacco dried out and was not as evident in the smoke. Packing and lighting were easy and a cool, effortless smoke resulted. The taste was nicely balanced and varied thru the smoke which makes me think that there is more here than just the VAs as indicated above. I'd suspect a nice touch of Perique. This blend is also very reasonably priced and well below most other tinned imports of this quality. Give it a try.
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Strider	07/17/2003	Medium to Strong	Very Mild	Full	Very Pleasant
This tobacco has become one of my favorites. I have noticed on ASP that a lot of people refer to this as an aromatic. I disagree on this. Yes it may have some topping (Or is this the Virginias sweetness) I really don't really care. You get all of the good tobacco taste. I have also heard some say this has Latakia in the blend. I can detect none. The one thing that stands out to me is the perique. This tobacco stays even all the way down through bowl. It will give a bit of a nicotine kick. Anyone who is hesitant to try this because they have heard it is an aromatic give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. And it is about 1/2 the price of most other tinned tobaccos.
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Gregor Samsa	03/20/2003	Medium to Strong	Extremely Mild	Medium to Full	Very Pleasant
Nice stuff. I can't tell whether the fruity aroma is from casing or from the tobacco itself, but it's nice anyway; sort of like a lighter Condor or Erinmore. It sort of leans toward the strong side as far as nicotine goes, but is far from the strongest. It's a little better when allowed to dry out a bit.
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Old Man Bob	08/13/2002	Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant
There isn't much left to say after Eulenburg's review, except to say ... yes, exactly, and thank you for piquing my interest enough that I bought a tin. I can't tell whether it has a very light and subtle topping, or simply a superior grade of perique in the mixture. An unusual balance of integration and complexity, I ordered more before I quite finished the first tin.
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