Sutliff Tobacco Company Black Kathy

(2.75)
Black Kathy is an unusual black Cavendish made by steaming both Burley and Virginia, which are combined and allowed to meld before adding a creamy combination of vanilla flavorings

Details

Brand Sutliff Tobacco Company
Blended By  
Manufactured By Sutliff
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring Vanilla
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.75 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 08, 2017 Mild Mild to Medium Very Mild Pleasant
Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Black Kathy.

A fairly coarse mixture, exceptionally dark, with quite a pungent aroma. It has just the right amount of moisture to it, and although it's loosely pouched mine was rolled quite tightly so if it was too damp there wouldn't be much room for any air to circulate and dry it.

The taste of Black Kathy is your simple Vanilla aromatic one: plenty of vanilla, and a basic tobacco taste. In all fairness to me the black Cavendish gets somewhat confused with the added vanilla; I can't be too sure if it's 100% added flavour, or partly the black Cav giving some vanilla to the mix, as well! The smoke from Kathy feels cool, and it burns splendidly.

It generates highly palpable smoke, creating 'plumes' of it in the room; so even though I like the room-note, it could create pandemonium! And the nicotine's very mild from it.

I like Black Kathy:

Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Peterson Spigot XL02
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 04, 2016 Very Mild Medium Mild Very Pleasant
The Virginia is mildly grassy with a slight sweetness. The black cavendish is not really noticeable; same goes for like the Virginia. Both are mostly sublimated by the vanilla topping, which is a little thin in depth. Has no nic-hit. Won't bite. Burns well and a bit warm if puffed fast with a consistent flavor. Requires few relights. Leaves no moisture in the bowl. Has a pleasant after taste. An all day, routine smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 02, 2016 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Very Pleasant
This is a nicely done soft aro. Smells delicious upon opening the bag with the vanilla squarely prominent. This was a pleasant smoke that delivered a soft nuance throughout. Savored it slower than most smokes and it didn't disappoint in flavor from beginning to end. It's soft, smooth, a little sweet and not an over-the-top vanilla. You won't pull much of anything else with varying tobacco nuance through but it serves its purpose nicely for its place in the genre. You could smoke this one all day long. Also a good intro tobacco as well. Two and a half stars.
Pipe Used: La Strada Bulldog, Rossi
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 25, 2022 Mild to Medium Mild Mild Tolerable
Black Kathy doesn’t do it for me. She seems like a compromise across the board with regards to flavor, taste, tobacco quality, aroma, nicotine, and the mood it puts me in. The flavor is a fair vanilla taste if you can find it. Seems to have a Cherry taste buried in there somewhere. Didn’t motivate me anywhere. Probably the most blah aromatic I’ve had. You can get better vanilla, like Green River Vanilla, and better Cherry, like Black Cordial. Nothing was bad it just wasn’t good, much less very good. I’ll finish the bag and then call it quits.
Pipe Used: Cob
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 17, 2022 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Very Pleasant
First, let me say the pouch note is amazing and somehow familiar. A little moist out of the package. I must say this is a perfect blend of Burley, BC, and Virginia, none of them overwhelm the other. The vanilla casing takes the lead on this blend and makes it a worthwhile experience. Not sure why I picked this one out of the many Sutliff blends out there, but I am glad I did. Easily an all day smoke.
Pipe Used: Capri Bent Apple
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked: new
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 22, 2023 Very Mild Medium Mild Very Pleasant
Black Kathy is a delicious aromatic. Stronger in vanilla goodness than 1-Q or Molto Dulce. Inexpensive by bulk. Under rated by reviewers as are aromatics in general. It’s good quality tobacco treated with respect.

Highly recommended if you are a lover of solid aromatics.
Pipe Used: Brigham
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 28, 2023 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
My third experiment with Sutliff aromatics, after Mixture No. 79 almost made me shun the company forever...owned by Mac Baren now anyway. I tried Molto Dolce, and it was just that; very sweet. Tried ZBC. A very good vanilla black cavendish for the price, that burns exceptionally well given the American-Aromatic goopiness. Dry it out a bit...this is about the same as ZBC, so, no complaints. Seems the mild Virginia adds a bit to Black Kathy as opposed to ZBC, but the flavoring makes it hard to tell. It has a different sort of body than ZBC...same sort of animal anyway. If anything, this is more subtle; a subtle vanilla black cavendish aromatic. All in all, can't go wrong with this, if black vanilla cavendish is what you want.
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