Outwest Tobacco Western Sunrise
(2.50)
A delicate mixture of golden Virginia with a scintillating touch of fired cured leaf. With some golden burley and black cavendish added, the result is mild, cool, and slow burning. A great way to start the day, or as an all day smoke, Western Sunrise is a truly mild mixture that smells and tastes great.
Notes: A recipe from Outwest Tobacco in Idaho, now out of business, and currently sold by 4Noggins.
Details
| Brand | Outwest Tobacco |
| Blended By | Outwest Tobacco |
| Manufactured By | 4Noggins |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to 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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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 02, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This came as a small sample from 4noggins. There's a hint of vinegar that is quite different but not unpleasant. Mild & smooth. I'm new to smoking different blends & only just learning to tell what's what. Although stated to be virginia dominant, I can taste the burley. Nicotine is detectable in this one but would say it's below medium. I've got a sensitive tongue & it's one of those blends, like MacBarens 7Seas Royal, that heats up my tongue a little if smoked too fast or too many bowls after the other. That's a shame because I really enjoy the taste of this one & the generous amounts of smoke that it generates. Burns well down to a grey/white ash. Could be an all day smoke for those with asbestos tongues.
Pipe Used:
MM cob.
PurchasedFrom:
Sample from 4noggins.
Age When Smoked:
A few months old.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Outwest Tobacco - Western Sunrise.
I hate being the first to review a blend!
There's all manner of shapes and sizes in the pouch, right from tiny pieces of shag, to coarse ribbons. Although there's lots of different types of cut, the one that's eluded the pouch is big twigs, there's none of those. I'm a bit perplexed regarding any casing/topping/flavouring: the description says none, but the pouch-note and smoke say different.
My favourite thing about Western Sunrise is the volume of smoke: it generates very thick, white, clouds. This smoke is very cool and doesn't bite. At first it's the black Cavendish in charge, until a little way into a bowl: this is where the fire-cured leaf joins in, and adds a little smokiness. I can't put my finger on what, exactly, the added flavour is, but I definitely get one: it tastes a little sharp, and zesty. To be fair this is stronger for the initial part of a bowl then calms down some. Although it abates, I find it present throughout; it's not heavily cased, but the smoke seems to have been embellished a little. Western Sunrise burns steady, only necessitating the occasional tamp.
The nicotine's a little below medium, and I'm not a fan of the room-note: too heavy.
This isn't offensive, but I wouldn't want to have it often.
Somewhat recommended.
I hate being the first to review a blend!
There's all manner of shapes and sizes in the pouch, right from tiny pieces of shag, to coarse ribbons. Although there's lots of different types of cut, the one that's eluded the pouch is big twigs, there's none of those. I'm a bit perplexed regarding any casing/topping/flavouring: the description says none, but the pouch-note and smoke say different.
My favourite thing about Western Sunrise is the volume of smoke: it generates very thick, white, clouds. This smoke is very cool and doesn't bite. At first it's the black Cavendish in charge, until a little way into a bowl: this is where the fire-cured leaf joins in, and adds a little smokiness. I can't put my finger on what, exactly, the added flavour is, but I definitely get one: it tastes a little sharp, and zesty. To be fair this is stronger for the initial part of a bowl then calms down some. Although it abates, I find it present throughout; it's not heavily cased, but the smoke seems to have been embellished a little. Western Sunrise burns steady, only necessitating the occasional tamp.
The nicotine's a little below medium, and I'm not a fan of the room-note: too heavy.
This isn't offensive, but I wouldn't want to have it often.
Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used:
Davorin Denovic Morta
PurchasedFrom:
4noggins
Age When Smoked:
Two weeks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2023 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Nothing major at fault here, this is simply an insubstantial, ho-hum blend. I can’t even imagine the Captain Black smoker finding much of interest here. It does burn quite warm, getting a pipe that normally stays as cool as a cucumber rather uncomfortable to the touch. But at least no tongue bite or tingle from the burn rate, and no irritations or off-flavors, so that’s why it doesn’t get one star.
I get flavors of brown sugar, malty vanilla, hot air, and a little maple syrup on the retrohale. When fresh I got a cocoa note, but after a month in jar that has already faded. Two or three times in a bowl, I get a faint savory note that reminds me of celery seed. Tastes like a mix of 1-Q and TS-3 to me, but somehow even lighter.
There are a handful of reviewers whose observations I’ve generally found helpful, one of those being Moniker. Therefore, I’m puzzled by his 4-star enthusiasm for this blend. Of the tropical mélange with orange, apricot and sponge cake, I get zero. Was my two ounce baggie mislabeled? Was his?? More changes during the transition between Rich and Jeff at Noggins?? Hard to say. Differences of opinion, yes, but not completely unrecognizable experiences from the reviews.
I get flavors of brown sugar, malty vanilla, hot air, and a little maple syrup on the retrohale. When fresh I got a cocoa note, but after a month in jar that has already faded. Two or three times in a bowl, I get a faint savory note that reminds me of celery seed. Tastes like a mix of 1-Q and TS-3 to me, but somehow even lighter.
There are a handful of reviewers whose observations I’ve generally found helpful, one of those being Moniker. Therefore, I’m puzzled by his 4-star enthusiasm for this blend. Of the tropical mélange with orange, apricot and sponge cake, I get zero. Was my two ounce baggie mislabeled? Was his?? More changes during the transition between Rich and Jeff at Noggins?? Hard to say. Differences of opinion, yes, but not completely unrecognizable experiences from the reviews.
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