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thedstnguishdgntlmn	01/21/2006	Mild to Medium	Medium	Medium	Very Pleasant
You should smoke this simply for the fact that there is really not much like it on the market. The best description of this is the following; An excellent SIR WALTER RALEIGH mixture with Latakia and Vanilla added.Very unusual and most delicious. If you like Wilke's ROYAL SCOTT and don't want the bite try this. It will transport yoou back to SUNDAE SHOP in the 1950's. The ladies will love the room note and fellow pipers will thank you for exposing them to a truly unique smoking experience. Everybody should try this. 3 of 4 stars.
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dualkarnain	01/10/2006	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a truly unique blend that is diffucult to compare to anything else. It's spicy and cool and interesting, in contrast to this short review!
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Navy Chief	12/04/2005	Mild	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant
As a fairly new smoker I simply love this tobacco, this is my go to blend when I can not make up my mind. It is hard to put a finger on exactly why this is so, this is something I find myself smoking all day. I really enjoy how well all of the ingredients in this blend play well together, nothing really comes to the front and grabs you, it is all a beautiful symphony of flavors playing softly in the background allowing you to just enjoy. I will be ordering a BIG bag of this to have around all the time, it is that good.
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smokey	11/11/2005	Medium	Extremely Mild	Very Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
Anyone who has been following my reviews on the Hearth and Home series is probably wondering if I am on the payroll at Pipes and Cigars because all my reviews are four stars. The answer is simpler; they get these reviews because they are excellent tobaccos. Old Tartan follows in that mold. In the pouch this tobacco has several different hues of brown from the burleys, some black flecks of cavendish, and sparsely scattered among these are little pieces of deer tongue. The pouch aroma is slightly sweet, no doubt from the influence of the deer tongue and cavendish. After loading and firing up a bowl (I packed with the Frank method) the first flavors sensed are the subdued nuttiness of the burleys, along with the smokey Latakia flavor, all overladen with a sweetness from the deer tongue. It is a delightful taste, one that could easily be smoked all day. As the bowl burns down, the deer tongue fades a bit without ever going away, and the Latakia and burley come to the forefront. They are almost perfectly balanced, with one never dominating the other. This was my first deer tongue blend and it was a pleasant experience. I prefer this tobacco to C&D's Crooner, which also has deer tongue. The tobacco burns down to the bottom of the bowl, leaving only a little blackened dottle. Relights are also kept to a minimum, and a lot of the credit for this has to go to the cut and packing method. Old Tartan is only sold in bulk, which may put some smokers off who prefer tinned blends. Take my word for it; this one will hold its' own with any tinned blend. Considering the quality of the tobaccos used, the price is reasonable, too. As for the scores on Old Tartan; taste- 17 of 20 points; lighting and burn- 9 of 10; value- 8 of 10. A total of 34 of 40 adds up to a solid **** for Old Tartan. And the winning streak for Russ Ouellette continues.
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Yankee Texan	10/21/2005	Mild to Medium	None detected	Full	Pleasant
This is my first review and I haven't been smoking for that long. That being said, I bought the sampler pack from pipesandcigars and one of them was Old Tatan and I really like it. I seem to be liking English/Balkan blends which this isnt realy like that but I like it alot just the same. I have reached that smoke "nirvana zone" state with bowls of this several times. The base is a really good quality burley I think. There are chunks of it and some cube cut and ribbon in the blend. The deertoung makes it a little sweet on the humantounge. The latakia makes it a little Englishy. It is very smooth yet complex. 'Pretty consisitant down the bowl. This is the best/easiest packing blend I have yet experienced. Lights Easy. Just the right moisture content. I could smoke this all day as it has never bitten me. I am with the first reviewer here...I'm going to buy a big bag of this!
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Railroader	10/15/2005	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
If there was ever a "sleeper" of a tobacco, this is it. Listen up, folks, TRY THIS BLEND! Old Tartan is the most unique smoke I have ever had. The deertongue really sets this apart, making it like nothing you have ever put into a pipe. Nothing artificial, and burns very dry with nary a bit of bite. It's an aromatic, but it's not. It's an english, but it's not. A true crossover blend. I liked the sample that Russ sent me so much, I ordered a half a pound. I have a nice Nording Freehand that never has or will burn anything else. It's that good.
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