Elephant & Castle Isle of Skye
(4.00)
Beautiful taste and character, a superior medium-bodied Virginias-Orientals blend from northern Scotland.
Notes: The name alone gives an image of misty moors in the north of Scotland. This is a blend of Virginias and Virginia varietals and contains no burley and therefore no Cavendish or other flavoring agents. Oh yes...no Scotch whiskey either, just tobacco. When the E&C range was being developed by Ken McConnell there were virtually no authentic Scottish mixtures being manufactured. Most had some form of casing, and all were blended with burley / Cavendish, an inexpensive filler which Ken assudiously refused to use in his premium tobacco mixtures. As with all the tobaccos in the Elephant & Castle range, tins of "Isle of Skye" were hand blended in the McConnell factory on Barking Road in London, England. They are at least 13 years old.
Information from "The E&C Story" on the Marble Arch Ltd. website: http://www.serjacopo.com/e%26c/E%26C_000.html
Details
Brand | Elephant & Castle |
Blended By | Peter & Robert Siegel |
Manufactured By | C.E. McConnell |
Blend Type | Scottish |
Contents | Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | 50g Tin, 250g Foil Bag |
Country | United Kingdom |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
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