James Fox - Campanile pipe tobacco reviews

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Pipestud	04/17/2007	Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I sure am glad I recently went back to this blend after a several year separation. It seems the leaf now employed is a bit more aged (as am I), but unlike me, the new maturity has produced a better product. Campanile is soft and subtly sweet in a way one would expect from a Virginia/Oriental combination. Yet the exotic companion to the Virginia here is a cut above many other similar blends that I have tried. And, the room note is "to die for." As one of the previous reviewers noted; a minor drawback to this blend is that is does have a tendency to heat up a bit. Puff slowly and surely you will be rewarded with as rich and creamy an Oriental taste as there is.
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drainpipe	04/16/2007	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

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ruggiero	11/04/2006	Mild to Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
I have always been partial to oriental blends, and have recently found that my palate has been telling me that I don't like as much latakia as I used to. I therefore started on a search for a tasty oriental blend with little to no latakia. After reading the reviews on this site, I ordered a tin of J.J. Fox's Campanile (some of my favorite tobaccos are Dorisco Mixture, and Durbar). Campanile did not disappoint. The awesome Virginias used in this blend, along with the high quality turkish give such a wonderful natural tobacco flavor and room note. This tobacco is tasty, tasty, tasty. It is unlike any other tobacco I have ever tried. This has become my "if I could only have one tobacco" blend, although Fox' "Dorisco Mixture" is a close second.
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A. Morley Jaques	09/01/2006	Medium to Strong	None detected	Full	Very Pleasant
Campanile managed to secure a perception that I have been carrying around for years. This is that Latakia is over rated. Here is an English blend that is the best tasting English blend I have ever smoked and it has little to no Latakia, depending upon whom you ask. The combination of light Virginias and various sorts of Turkish make for a blend that tastes meaty and toasted and simply wonderful at any time of the day. I get the impression that Latakia was once a mere component in the whole range of blending for the pipe, and only in recent years became a genre in itself. Why should it be the end all, be all of this style of blending when Campanile and other fine mixtures of old manage to do such amazing things without relying upon it? One warning is that this much Turkish leaf can burn hot if one is not careful. I wanted to smoke one pipe of Campanile after another, but would find my tongue becoming a bit sensitive over time. Regards, A. Morley Jaques
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Pipepundit	08/27/2006	Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
Campanile is a sumptuous blend of delicious Virginias and glorious Orientals. It is an excellent morning, afternoon , evening, anytime smoke: though it will not make much of an impact if smoked after a Latakia laden blend. The mouth feel is gorgeous. It is subtle, and therefore , in my opinion, more likely to appeal to the experienced pipe smoker than to a new comer. In the same genre as Davidoff`s Royalty and Rattray`s Number 7 Reserve, and less characterful - and less mouth scorching - than Red Raparee. Rich smoothness is all.
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sasha	05/02/2006	Mild	None detected	Mild	Pleasant
Good burning blend. That's where the goods end. I guess you could use this one as a base for home-blending tests, because smoked alone it's totally insignificant. If you're a cigarette smoker who wants to switch to the pipe, try out this mixture: the flavour is the same.
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Lochinvar	03/27/2006	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I hate that I could not like this blend, as I am generally a Turkish fan. This however is not a good showcase of Turkish potential. Aperitif, Red Raparee, Cairo; these show of the best qualities of the Turkish leaf. This is nothing more than a Camel in pipe tobacco form, an absolute dearth of depth. The overall taste was too dry and without siqnificant character in the Turkish and Virginia componenets, much like a Toast sandwich (a slice of toast sandwiched between two pieces of toast). I gave my tin away. Try something else.
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UncleGar	04/20/2005	Medium	None detected	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable
I purchased a tin of this several months ago while on a quest for a good oriental mix. I found what I sought in several others (Robert McConnell's Oriental, for one) and never really got back to this. It is certainly a quality tobacco, but I concur with other reviewers about its initial harshness. This seems its only drawback. I too enjoy Turkish tobacco and its smoke aroma, even going so far as to smoke Camel unfiltereds in my youth. This is the pipe tobacco equivalent of Camels, which may or may not be a complement. A petty quibble with the description above, apparently formerly from the tin: even in sunlight, my mixture clearly contains a small percentage of black tobacco. What it is, I neither know nor care. If it is latakia, it is barely detectable. Also, the sweetness I associate with oriental and Virginia tobaccos is muted to barely perceptable; a dry smoke, like cabernet is to wine. I prefer many others, especially considering the premium price of Campanile. Nonetheless, it is a quality smoke, deserving of a recommendation to those who like dark Virginia and Turkish tobaccos.
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LoisKelly	10/28/2004	Mild	None detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant
I've enjoyed Campanile for quite some time, but never smoked it as much as other, more famous blends. There are just so many high quality blends available that time constraints preclude me from enjoying them all on a regular basis. Recently, I stumbled across the perfect application for it- it has replaced Momoyama (no longer available, and a precious single tin left) in my rotation. This may seem odd, given the lack of similarity of the blends. They do, however, share an ethereal perfume that satiates my need for an occasional aromatic, without mucking up my pipes. Campanile is a light-colored, easygoing smoke with subtlety and complexity worthy of a Pease blend. Gorgeous.
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Eulenburg	10/09/2003	Mild	None detected	Medium	Pleasant
This has the same scrumptiouso red Virginia ooomph of the delicious DORISCO, but instead of the zany Périque edge of that wonderful blend, this beauty is suffused in a cushiony cloud of glorious-smelling Orientals. This is what the word aromatic meant before it was usurped by the candy-smokers: the fabulous perfume of Turkish tobaccos. As in any Balkanic blend, the beginning was a bit rough. The Virginia was a bit cutting, too. But it soon settled into a truly chimærical, smooth, marvelously and truly mild smoke, meaning that it was gently but exceptionally flavourful. First-rate Virginia & Orientals mixes are rare, and rarely do they have the delicate power of this. The room note and sidestream richness of this blend are wonderful. (If you love, as I do, the smell of Orientals...)
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BrittPark	08/31/2003	Medium to Strong	None detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable
This is an intriguing blend, composed plainly of Virginias but I would guess predominantly Oriental tobaccos. On first light is a bit harsh, but as the bowl burns down it becomes mellower and more balanced. It makes me think of a balkan blend that has left out the Latakia. The tobaccos seem to be of first quality. As an occasional smoke I like this very much. But, for day to day smoking I would reccomend Cairo more highly.
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