Peter Stokkebye - Proper English pipe tobacco reviews

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emmbee	02/09/2005	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Strong
I was introduced to this special tobacco at Uhle?s, Milwaukee, by the helpful and enthusiastic people behind the counter. They keep it cellared in a golden foil perma moist pouch behind the counter. It's labelled PS 52. I was told that this is the same recipe of the Balkan Sobranie. Since I never tried that mixture but only have read about it, I thought ?why not?? This is a fine blend, and if Sobranie was really this good, then I?m glad I?ve had an opportunity to try a manifestation of it. The cut is dark and stringy. Packing qualities are good. The aroma is full and the taste rich in orientals and sweet spice. It?s not as balanced, round and complete as Balkan Sasieni, and it lacks its perfect finish, but it is an excellent choice for the oriental tobacco lover. Caution: be careful how you puff because this does have a cumulative tongue burning effect. If you can find some at your local tobacconist, give this one a try. A quality blend such as PS 52 certainly does not deserve all the thrashing it gets in these reviews. Four of five stars
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Thatcher	01/19/2005	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I began smoking this shortly after finishing a couple of ounces of Stokkebye?s English Luxury, a blend I think very highly of, and thus the Proper English found itself living in its brother?s shadow. Not nearly as smooth and tasty as English Luxury, Proper English also has much more of a tendency to bite. A perfectly fine bulk option, but there are many superior bulk English blends, even within the Stokkebye line, so I?m not going to rush out and stock up on Proper English. In many ways, this blend reminded me of Paul Olsen?s My Own Blend 7000 and of Butera?s Pelican, which are very nice blends but also have a tendency to bite.
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Spike	10/02/2004	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I smoke this when out of the good stuff. Considering the price, it is at least three stars. If you smoke a lot of this in one sitting the value aspect wears a bit thin. Very good blend when smoked occasionally, downgrade to two stars if you smoke it too many times in one day!
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Noorrmm	02/18/2004	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a good effort by a Danish company to produce an English blend, so I will give them an A for effort, but only a C+ for execution. The blend is a fine cut ribbon, with a fairly high percentage of dark lead. The aroma that is of a medium english/oriental blend. Moisture level is OK for a bulk blend, but the tobacco stays mopist for a very long time; ergo must contain PG. The flavor is typical of many similar tobaccos found in bulk in B&M stores, some Latakia, some Turkish, but just not exciting. There are too many great English blends out on the market to waste time and money on a mediocre one.
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RCUSElder	05/02/2003	Medium	None detected	Mild to Medium	Tolerable
There was nothing in this blend that will have me coming back. I tried the bulk form of it. It comes in a fine ribbon cut with some long strings that make it a little messy when packing. The moisture was at the proper level. It easily burned hot, so you have to watch it. The flavor was too bland for me. Not enough of anything, especially of latakia. I tried a pound of it before reviewing and I have to say that even though it was reasonably priced, I would rather spend twice the amount for something with more flavor and complexity, and more latakia. Sorry.....
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pmonroeb	04/11/2003	Medium	None detected	Medium	Tolerable
I ordered this on the recommendation of a knowledgeable friend. I have been smoking quite of bit of Renaissance lately and there is quite of bit of similarity between these two. Proper English is perhaps a little less strong and does not have the complexity of Renaissance, but is a good alternative if price is a consideration. I believe I paid $24 for a pound of Proper English whereas Renaissance is far more. I certainly have smoked quite a few English mixtures that were not as good and cost far more. Proper English is good, but not great.
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Eulenburg	03/23/2003	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
Why do Northern Europeans, who are great cigar smokers, so fear Latakia? (And why do Italians, who invented pastry, love it?? Latakia, I mean.) "The most Latakia" that a Danish blender profers is not, dear friends, much Latakia at all. The use of the condimental Turkish stuff is pretty timid too. The result is an amiable, by-the-numbers English that might seem like the Big Bad Wolf out on the Tivoli gardens, but can only cause Nightcap aficionados to smile.
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