Schürch Onyx 128

First thing to say is: perique here does sting. And I like perique, normally. Second thing to say is: too much perique does not only make the blend sting but also make it bitter in taste. Good, but not excellent blend. But tobaccos inside are first class, and I rate it 3 solid stars.

well i have not tried it.

I smoked it since round about 10 years regurlary in Bulk and Tins

and its complex enough. I think its very complex, but too very rounded. Booth together is seldom founded.

It improved by aging, but is fresh unlike the GLP - C&D stuff a good smoke

Schürch's Onyx leaves me at a loss for words. And, frankly, I am dumbfounded at the high reviews for this weed. There is nothing particularly striking about Onyx. It is a nice looking blend, but certainly smells unpleasant in raw form. In smoking, the Perique comes forward for certain and stings a bit. I must add that I am not a fan of Perique (it has no satisfying place in a proper English blend). Everything else, in smoking flavour, is muddled causing no nuance and little enjoyment. Further, even after some drying I found it difficult to keep this weed lit. I am tempted to give this one star rather than two, but it is not 'unsmokable'--it is simply something not to smoke again. If this is Hans Schürch's 'most successful and popular English mixture', I am frightened at the prospect of trying the other eight Schürch blends that I purchased.

While in the pouch it is not too "stinky", this is actually quite a tasty EM, while mantaining a certain delicate quality. Very balanced, with no peaks or dissonant aromas: the presence of Perique is quite moderate, and doesn't interfere.

My complaint is that it isn't very distinguished from other EMs, so I don't have many reasons to buy this again, but you could find many worse blends!

This is the most extraordinary English type blend I've yet come across. It apparently does not contain any Orientals though I'd swear it tastes like it does. Apparently these flavours come from "a very rare VA" whatever that might be. It has such a great balance between the high notes of the Oriental type taste with Latakia and the mid notes of the VA. This is a lot smoother than Dunhill's Baby's Bottom so if you like that for it's smoothness you will love this for the same reason and for it's additional complexity. It is very good on the draw and fabulous on just letting the smoke float from my mouth. A masterful blend.

I was really really surprised by this blend, really pleasant the flavour of this natural tobacco. It's the perfect EM form me, and is not a problem the absence of the orientals. Creamy, a very good flavour (not aromatic), good and intresting evolution. That taste offered by the very good quality tobacos is peculiar. Absolutelly I need some else tin for my personal reserve and pleasure.