St. Basil's Tobacco Miyagi's Mindfulness
(3.67)
An American/English blend that'll have you waxing poetically. Miyagi's Mindfulness is in a way rustic and intense with just the right amount of Cigar leaf added, yet as you smoke through the bowl portrays itself in a manner of graceful intent, touching upon the strengths of every component. A natural tobacco blend.
Details
Brand | St. Basil's Tobacco |
Series | Royal Family Series |
Blended By | |
Manufactured By | |
Blend Type | American |
Contents | Burley, Cigar Leaf, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | Bulk |
Country | United States |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to 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 13, 2016 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
This American English blend has a mildly tangy, dark fruit sweet and earthy red Virginia as its base. The smoky, woody sweet Cyprian latakia is a team player in a support role, as is the woody, buttery sweet Izmir, which also has slight spice and sour notes. The spice, plum and raisins from the perique underscore the experience. The nutty, earthy, lightly molasses sweet burley is just a little more obvious than the perique. The air cured Pennsylvania broadleaf is earthy with a little smoke and wood, and isn’t very sweet. It provides a light cigar flavor to the blend. The strength and taste levels are a little closer to medium than they are to mild. The nic-hit is just past the mild threshold. Won’t bite and has no harsh points. Well blended with some complexity, you’ll notice most of the tobaccos’ attributes in every puff. Burns at a moderate rate, cool and clean, and easily burns to ash. Requires few relights, and leaves very little moisture in the bowl. The after taste and room notes are smoky and woody. Can be an all day smoke if it fits your flavor profile.
-JimInks
-JimInks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 27, 2016 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The tobacco itself is a medium chopped ribbon and the pouch note is slightly sweet and "tobacco." It is a very natural smell and I don't think it is topped. I don't detect Orientals or latakia in the pouch note. It appears to be roughly equal parts tan, brown and black ribbons.
Smoked, this is very good. It has earthy burley and a sweet Virginia as the solid foundation. The Orientals present as slightly spicy and the the latakia is condimental. There are woody, smoky notes, and the perique brings out the heavy fruit in the Virginia and perhaps contributes to the spice. I can't distinguish cigar leaf here, but there is a pleasant and slightly acrid note from time to time, and that may be a quality of the burley or the cigar leaf waving its hand.
This is really remarkably good and it is the type of thing I like. It is subtle and tasty. I am on the fence with the score for this. It is very close to a 4 for me, and in the St. Basil blends, this is the best with Rasputin being a close second. If I could buy this by the pound at the same price as C&D, I probably would have already. Rasputin got a 3 and this one gets a 4. It really is a great blend and is easy for me to recommend.
Smoked, this is very good. It has earthy burley and a sweet Virginia as the solid foundation. The Orientals present as slightly spicy and the the latakia is condimental. There are woody, smoky notes, and the perique brings out the heavy fruit in the Virginia and perhaps contributes to the spice. I can't distinguish cigar leaf here, but there is a pleasant and slightly acrid note from time to time, and that may be a quality of the burley or the cigar leaf waving its hand.
This is really remarkably good and it is the type of thing I like. It is subtle and tasty. I am on the fence with the score for this. It is very close to a 4 for me, and in the St. Basil blends, this is the best with Rasputin being a close second. If I could buy this by the pound at the same price as C&D, I probably would have already. Rasputin got a 3 and this one gets a 4. It really is a great blend and is easy for me to recommend.