Sutliff Tobacco Company Maple Walnut Z88

Maple Walnut by Sutliff is not a bad pipe tobacco blend at all, in fact its a perfect all day everyday kind of a smoke. The reason why is because its very basic but covers a few things in the pipe tobacco bases, I am a Lanes Buttered Rum and Sutliff Rum n Maple guy all the way so when I give my description of this blend it is sourced from those two. The first base is the smooth creamy smoke it delivers but only after some drying time, it does come alittle to moist at first so I wanna give you a heads up on that. The second base is that it will be sweet and tasty, the balance between the maple and walnut is actually done very well, you will taste the maple but its not over powering and in the background is the walnut or what is supposed to be walnut, either way it does deliver the taste title. Base number three to a home run is a all American old fashion aromatic that is sure to please in quality because its not junk tobacco and reminds me of old school American pipe tobacco that our grandfathers would of have given a thumbs up to. The nicotine level is only moderate and the room note is pleasant but all in all a well rounded pipe tobacco but very simple and tasty, so if you like maple you will enjoy this blend. This is in my everyday rotation and I enjoy Maple Walnut very much but again the key to this blend giving you the best smoke it can deliver is to dry it out for at least a couple hours, trust me its moist enough to hold its own until its time to smoke it. I recommend this to a novice pipe smoker because its sweet, smooth and truly is a nice smoke but don't expect it to blow your socks off with a super complex taste because its simple. God bless you and thanks for reading my review, God bless America and remember to stand up for your smoking rights and support your American tobacco farmers because they need it, take care and bye for now until the next review.

GENERAL- 4/5.....Overall its a pleasant smoke. For the most part it smokes cool no matter the pace and stays lit. It seems to smoke better at a faster tempo as the creaminess and flavor of the smoke grows as the the tempo does. The smoke is a nice creamy maple flavoring which puts me smack dab in the middle of a waffle house. It smoked very well inside my MM Pride straight pipe. The best part of the smoke for me, however, is the retrohale which imparts this rich nutty taste which is quite pleasant. The burley is the star of the show here especially noted on the retrohale as mentioned before. The virginia leaves a faint sweetness of hay, but it gets buried by the maples, burleys, and walnut notes. Imagine sitting in a waffle house sipping maple syrup while eating peanuts, sounds crazy but thats the best way to describe this blend. Overall it's a pleasant smoke and I would buy again!

Strength (Nica)- LOW

Taste- LIGHT MAPLES NOTES ON INHALE AND NUTTY TASTE ON RETROHALE

Retrohale- EASY

Tin Note- ONE NOTE OF MAPLE

Room Note- MAPLES

Packability- GREAT

Smoke- COOL

Another candidate for my favorite aromatic. A break from the rum/maple blends and tastier IMO than all those. This one handles and smokes well, doesn't bite, but has no chemistry. It does have enough aromatic quality to lend it to blending with a stronger tobacco and make it work for flavor and potency. I've not yet done so but may in the future on my quest for smoking perfection.

Pleasant stuff, no tongue bite. The walnut taste is of the semi bitter skin on walnut meats. After smoking, the room smells pleasantly of maple syrup.

It's fall and I decided to try something different for an aromatic. I bought a bunch of 1oz samples of Sutliff aros during a sale so I'm going to smoke my way through the fall/winter and review them.

When the box arrived, you could smell the combination of aros as soon as the seal was broken. I decided to try Maple Walnut first. Opening the ziplock, the smell was very maple. The tobacco was a ribbon cut of dark browns and black strands. The moisture content was high to my liking so I took some out and let it dry for a couple of hours. It was easy to pack and took a light quite easily.

In the smoke I picked up much more of the walnut than the maple even though the maple was obviously in the room note and somewhat on the retrohale. With little effort it smoked decently cool and without tongue bite. The smoke was consistent all the way through and it left just a little moisture in the bowl/stem. It could easily be an all day smoke as it doesn't require a lot of thought and provides a good smoke.

I really like cutting this with about 25% CD Cube Cut Burley. Helps the burn and makes it taste like Pancakes.

Very good aromatic blend, brings to mind Maple nut ice cream or Maple nut goodies that I bought at the dime store in years past. The topping does not completely mask or over take the tobacco in this blend. Earthy Burleyand some sweet, citrus Virginia is present. The Black Cavendish adds a bit of sweet vanilla in the background. Not an over powering blend in terms of nicotine but enough to keep you in the game. Most likely not everyone’s cup of tea but I do like it in a cob because it’s basically a light it and puff it smoke without a lot of fuss. Not goopy and burns clean to bottom with a consistent flavor throughout. Not a world beater but still a 3 and one I will keep on hand.