BriarWorks International Unsweet Tea
(3.00)
BriarWorks International's Unsweet Tea: A traditional blend from north of the Mason Dixon line. Steeped with a robust, yet smooth taste.
Details
| Brand | BriarWorks International |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce jar |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2018 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
BriarWorks International - Unsweet Tea.
I've smoked a fair few bowls of this over the past week, to try and get a measure. Without question, this is incomparable to anything else out there!
The blend contains a few coarser pieces but the majority of it's mid-size ribbons. My blend contains no black pieces, there's one or two dark browns, but no blacks. It's mainly medium and light browns. There's a good hydration to it.
The smoke: the flavour's mainly Oriental leaf, next comes the grassy-sweet Virginias, but I get no black Cavendish. To be fair I enjoy the sweet and sour character from the Virginia/Oriental side of it, it's the addition of tea that lets it down, for me. There are plenty of drinks I feel work well in tobaccos, rum, coffee, Irish cream, cognac, the list is endless, but I wouldn't put tea in the same group. The tea's identifiable from word 'Go', but doesn't taste 'comforting', the tea tastes sour, stale and stagnant; not 'refreshing' as a few websites describe it. I find it burns too warm and pretty quick, giving me a lot of tongue bite along the way. On the plus side it requires very few relights!
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not the best.
Unsweet Tea? Okay, it's a very inimitable blend, but I wouldn't have it often. Two stars:
Somewhat recommended; the tobaccos don't taste too bad so I can't give it just one star!
I've smoked a fair few bowls of this over the past week, to try and get a measure. Without question, this is incomparable to anything else out there!
The blend contains a few coarser pieces but the majority of it's mid-size ribbons. My blend contains no black pieces, there's one or two dark browns, but no blacks. It's mainly medium and light browns. There's a good hydration to it.
The smoke: the flavour's mainly Oriental leaf, next comes the grassy-sweet Virginias, but I get no black Cavendish. To be fair I enjoy the sweet and sour character from the Virginia/Oriental side of it, it's the addition of tea that lets it down, for me. There are plenty of drinks I feel work well in tobaccos, rum, coffee, Irish cream, cognac, the list is endless, but I wouldn't put tea in the same group. The tea's identifiable from word 'Go', but doesn't taste 'comforting', the tea tastes sour, stale and stagnant; not 'refreshing' as a few websites describe it. I find it burns too warm and pretty quick, giving me a lot of tongue bite along the way. On the plus side it requires very few relights!
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not the best.
Unsweet Tea? Okay, it's a very inimitable blend, but I wouldn't have it often. Two stars:
Somewhat recommended; the tobaccos don't taste too bad so I can't give it just one star!
Pipe Used:
Cob, Chacom, Pete' #03
PurchasedFrom:
4noggins
Age When Smoked:
05/31/18
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2022 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
Bag note is grass, hay, earth and slightly floral. Sample bag was perfect to smoke.
Unsweetened tea perfectly describes this. I could swear there was burley in it but that might be me associating dryness with burley. This has that dry feeling like tannins in tea. It’s very mild in its flavor, dry, grassy, woody, slightly herbal floral tea like flavor. Retrohale was good, slightly woody. The orientals are very apparent and having smoked straight Turkish orientals before this is kind of like that. Nic hit was mild I thought, really an all day smoke with little going on. Refreshing, sort of like a glass of unsweet tea.
It was as advertised so for that 3 stars but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. If you like natural and UNSWEET tobacco then give it a go. Definitely unique and I’m glad I tried it.
Unsweetened tea perfectly describes this. I could swear there was burley in it but that might be me associating dryness with burley. This has that dry feeling like tannins in tea. It’s very mild in its flavor, dry, grassy, woody, slightly herbal floral tea like flavor. Retrohale was good, slightly woody. The orientals are very apparent and having smoked straight Turkish orientals before this is kind of like that. Nic hit was mild I thought, really an all day smoke with little going on. Refreshing, sort of like a glass of unsweet tea.
It was as advertised so for that 3 stars but it wasn’t really my cup of tea. If you like natural and UNSWEET tobacco then give it a go. Definitely unique and I’m glad I tried it.
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