Details
| Brand | James B. Russell |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
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 |
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| Aug 27, 2001 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
It took me several pipes to start to appreciate the taste probably because I'm not a great Perique lover. Even though labeled an aromatic, this one lacks a heavy casing and I still don't know what the flavoring is since it is not that strong. Mostly yellow virginias but some reds and blacks have been pressed together. The slices tended to break up as removed from the tin and I normally don't rub out my flakes. Easy to keep lit, smoked cool and burned evenly to a fine ash. However, the flavoring carried thru even after several pipefulls of other tobaccos and ruined the taste . Give your pipe(s) a good cleaning and a needed rest between brands. I prefer the taste of regular Bengal Slices.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 06, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Tolerable |
Looks quite like the original Bengal Slices but has a heavy tin nose that reminds me of Sam Gawith's "Sam's Flake" x about 1000. Heavy scent of Tonquin and perhaps stewed figs. The flakes have a greasy feel to them from the sauce. Quite honestly, I'm surprised I smoked any of this because the tin aroma was severely off-putting.
In the bowl, I discovered that while this isn't something I would smoke often, I didn't loathe it as much as other reviewers. The aromatic agent wasn't as overpowering in taste as it was in aroma and it did an acceptable job melding with the latakia and lemon virginia. The flavoring led the show for me, as it often does in heavy aromatics. The nice thing about this blend is that it tasted like regular Bengal Slices with the aromatic agent added. And therein lies the problem. Bengal Slices was already on the sweet side and adding aromatic sauce to it took it over the top. This is like Drambuie to a single malt scotch drinker - toooo sweet. I can certainly understand why this blend wasn't picked up by anyone. It's not horrible but it's not too good either.
In the bowl, I discovered that while this isn't something I would smoke often, I didn't loathe it as much as other reviewers. The aromatic agent wasn't as overpowering in taste as it was in aroma and it did an acceptable job melding with the latakia and lemon virginia. The flavoring led the show for me, as it often does in heavy aromatics. The nice thing about this blend is that it tasted like regular Bengal Slices with the aromatic agent added. And therein lies the problem. Bengal Slices was already on the sweet side and adding aromatic sauce to it took it over the top. This is like Drambuie to a single malt scotch drinker - toooo sweet. I can certainly understand why this blend wasn't picked up by anyone. It's not horrible but it's not too good either.
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