Motzek Old Louisiana Mixture

(3.25)
Mix of curly pieces from Virginia and perique, plus cut burley, Virginia and black cavendish.
Notes: Translated description from the German website: "Old Louisiana Mix is a mixture that consists of Virginia/Perique curlys, cut Virginia, burley and a small amount of black cavendish. When opening the package you'll may expect a more sweet smell, yet it delivers a more spicy, cedar wood-like aroma with slightly peppery nuances. The appearance offers diversity. Notably are the curly coins, which are copiously included. The black cavendish on the other hand is hardly recognizable. When filling your pipe, you may want to pay attention that you'll get a good mix of curlys and cut tobaccos, so you can enjoy the whole spectrum of flavours. The curly coins may be rubbed out a bit. Taste wise the tobacco is very spicy, woodsy, and slightly chocolaty. The sweetness is recognizable, and harmonizes wonderful with the other ingredients. It's noticeable that the tobacco is harmonically composed and while smoking the flavour is switching between spicy and sweetish notes. Like this, the tobacco won't get boring. It's a medium strength blend. Summary: Old Louisiana Mix is an all-rounder and has "all day tobacco" qualities. Easy to handle, enjoyable and diversified and never boring. For the experienced pipe smoke this is a "safe bet", but this tobacco is also worth trying for beginners, who want to try natural tobaccos. A must try, that has great potential of aging! After around 40 years of getting dusty between cigar-boxes this old recipe is finally celebrating it's revelation.

Details

Brand Motzek
Series TAK
Blended By Tom Darasz
Manufactured By Motzek
Blend Type Scottish
Contents Black Cavendish, Burley, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Mixture
Packaging 100 grams pouch
Country Germany
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

Average Rating

3.25 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 02, 2021 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
The Virginias offer a lot of tart and tangy citrus, earth, wood, bread, grass, vegetation, floralness, mild tangy dark fruit, sugar, and light spice, sour lemon, cedar, honey and acidic notes. They are the lead components. The obvious spice content from the earthy, woody, plumy, figgy, slightly raisiny perique elevates this varietal into a strong support role. The other aspects play around the same level as the earthy, woody, nutty, burley in the third position. The burley also provides light sugary molasses and cocoa. The sugary, creamy black cavendish is far in the background. The strength and nic-hit are a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium. The taste is medium. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has a few very small rough edges. A complex, nuanced blend that burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with an inconsistent creamy sweet and spicy, mildly floral, slightly nutty flavor. Barely leaves any dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. It has a pleasantly lingering after taste. The room note is a notch stronger. Can be an all day smoke. I give it four stars for the overall flavor, but settled on three stars because the various cuts of the tobacco cause the aforementioned inconsistency. I recommend a wide bowl, e.g., pot or an author to fully capture what this mixture has to deliver.

-JimInks
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