Drucquer & Sons Red Lion
(3.64)
A light-medium bodied blend based on bright and red Virginias, Cyprian Latakia, a bit of toasted black Cavendish, and just a touch of air-cured leaf. It offers an extremely smooth and balanced smoking experience that is soft on the palate, with a natural caramel-like sweetness and a comfortable, smoky complexity that is both familiar and new. A wonderful all-day blend, or an engaging change of pace from the heavier "English" styles. This tobacco was named after the lions head which appeared on the original Drucquer family crest, and which now graces our blend. - Gregory Pease
Details
| Brand | Drucquer & Sons |
| Blended By | G.L. Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 3.5oz Tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.64 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 30, 2016 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The base of the blend is the sugary, tart and tangy citrusy, lightly grassy, slightly floral bright Virginia, and the earthy, woody, bready, tangy dark fruit sweet red Virginias, which have a hint of vinegar and spice. The red is slightly more obvious than the bright. The smoky, woody, earthy, musty sweet Cyprian Latakia plays an important second lead to the Virginias. The spicy, raisiny and plumy, earthy perique is a background player. The toasted black cavendish provides a little caramel and brown sugar in a minor role. The nic-hit is a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium. The strength and taste levels barely reach medium. Won’t bite or get harsh, but does sport a few small rough edges. Well balanced with some complexity, it burns at an even, moderate pace, cool and clean with a smooth, very consistent sweet and savory flavor all the way through. Requires and average number of relights, and leaves little moisture in the bowl. The pleasant after taste, and lightly stronger room note are short lived. An all day smoke with enough body to continually hold your interest without wearing out your taste buds.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 23, 2019 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This a well executed English blend. I love the fact that the Latakia is lightly used and the taste is very cohesive. The tobaccos used are of excellent quality. This blend is Virginia forward with the Perique in second position. The Black Cavendish is used to smooth out the blend and the Burly is not noticeable, but adds to the coolness of the blend. So basically, I would call this a light Vaper that is smoothed out by the other components. It is cool smoking and very delicious. I find this blend to be very flavorful. On first light, Red Lion tastes full, but the strength reduces to medium as you progress down the bowl. It burns to ash and produces an average amount of smoke. Update: The initial strength I referred to above is eliminated, after a tin has been open for a few days and the airing further improves an already fine smoking experience. Thanks Greg. Update: Red Lion is also excellent mixed 50-50 with Prince's Blend, also from Drucquer. Both blends have the same constituent tobaccos. I have found that both mixtures, blended equally, give me the perfect balance of strength and taste I have been searching for.
Pipe Used:
Lorenzetti Constantine 9mm
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes (Exclusively)
Age When Smoked:
15 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08, 2019 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
My third experience of a recreation of a Drucquer blend is a positive one. A great example of a "golden standard", a blend that offers a lot of Latakia goodness.
Definitely fuller than "The devil's own", but lighter than my favorite so far (Trafalgar) it is a textbook example of a "dry tasting" English blend. Clean, full of flavour, easy to smoke and with enough complexity to keep you intrigued, but at the same time low maintenance and well balanced enough to be used as an all-day blend. Some Orientals would have been great, though: their absence is something I miss in a Latakia mixture.
I still think that "Westminster" is a rounder, more easily tolerable (and complex) everyday blend, but this one even if lacking that extra sparkle of wonder and uniqueness is a great achievement too.
Definitely fuller than "The devil's own", but lighter than my favorite so far (Trafalgar) it is a textbook example of a "dry tasting" English blend. Clean, full of flavour, easy to smoke and with enough complexity to keep you intrigued, but at the same time low maintenance and well balanced enough to be used as an all-day blend. Some Orientals would have been great, though: their absence is something I miss in a Latakia mixture.
I still think that "Westminster" is a rounder, more easily tolerable (and complex) everyday blend, but this one even if lacking that extra sparkle of wonder and uniqueness is a great achievement too.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2018 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
I found Red Lion to be an interesting English. The virginias carry the day with their sweetness forming the base. On top of that is a nice mix of Latakia and Perique giving it a smoky and fruity compliment. I don't get much from the burley which is hiding in there.
Easy to pack and light, I found that it burned really well and the different tobaccos each had a chance to shine as I smoked through the bowl.
A solid mix which I'd buy again.
Easy to pack and light, I found that it burned really well and the different tobaccos each had a chance to shine as I smoked through the bowl.
A solid mix which I'd buy again.
Pipe Used:
various
PurchasedFrom:
Trade
Age When Smoked:
fresh to one year
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