Craven Craven Ready Rubbed
(1.83)
Cool, satisfying mild blend in the traditional style - rubbed out for ease of filling.
Details
| Brand | Craven |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | Bulk; 25g Pouch |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Unnoticeable |
A cool, satisfying, mild blend, eh? I'm here to tell you that Craven Ready Rubbed is a tobacco completely without character: one of the worst I've ever tried, and I've tried some beastly stuff over the years.
I bought a pouch of CRR in the vain hope that it might be something like the old Craven Mixture. It isn't. It really has nothing to be said for it: nondescript in every way - taste poor, room note poor, everything poor. There's no casing/topping that I can detect, but the tobacco itself seems to me just cheap and tasteless. Virginia, Latakia and Turkish? Sorry, I just don't believe that there is any kind of respectable tobacco in this horrible apology. You could smoke the fluff out of your vacuum cleaner and get about the same degree of pleasure and satisfaction.
My local Tesco always has Craven Ready Rubbed on the shelves, so there must be people who like it. Who can tell what will appeal to others and why? Personally, I can't imagine why anybody buys this dismal garbage twice.
Update (17th October 09): Well, I went back and had another stab at CRR, just in case, in my disappointment at finding that it's nothing like Craven Mixture, I had misjudged it. I hadn't. It's dreadful stuff, without body or flavour or any kind of distinction. To my mind - and I'm pretty tolerant, on the whole - it hasn't a single redeeming feature. Avoid, friends. Avoid at all costs: I wouldn't smoke this again to please a dying grandmother.
I bought a pouch of CRR in the vain hope that it might be something like the old Craven Mixture. It isn't. It really has nothing to be said for it: nondescript in every way - taste poor, room note poor, everything poor. There's no casing/topping that I can detect, but the tobacco itself seems to me just cheap and tasteless. Virginia, Latakia and Turkish? Sorry, I just don't believe that there is any kind of respectable tobacco in this horrible apology. You could smoke the fluff out of your vacuum cleaner and get about the same degree of pleasure and satisfaction.
My local Tesco always has Craven Ready Rubbed on the shelves, so there must be people who like it. Who can tell what will appeal to others and why? Personally, I can't imagine why anybody buys this dismal garbage twice.
Update (17th October 09): Well, I went back and had another stab at CRR, just in case, in my disappointment at finding that it's nothing like Craven Mixture, I had misjudged it. I hadn't. It's dreadful stuff, without body or flavour or any kind of distinction. To my mind - and I'm pretty tolerant, on the whole - it hasn't a single redeeming feature. Avoid, friends. Avoid at all costs: I wouldn't smoke this again to please a dying grandmother.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 15, 2009 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Thick, unpleasant, rough smoke. In tobaccos without casing, the blend really needs to be well picked and flavoursome, rather than course, harsh and similar in taste to chewing on carpet. The pipe-tobacco equivalent of Drum.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 04, 2008 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
I bought a small pouch of this from my local supermarket here in the UK because I'd run out of tobacco which I normally order on line from a tobacconist. I chose this one because it came in small pouches and I only wanted a bit to tide me over till my order arrived through the post. From the start I did not like it. I found this stuff very harsh and dry. I smoke for my pleasure and relaxation but there was neither to be found here. I don't feel that great about writing such a negative review but there is nothing good I can think of to say about Craven ready rubbed. They sell it in supermarkets so I guess people buy it and enjoy it too, but it really was not for me. There are some great tobaccos out there but I personally feel that this is not one of them. If you are looking for something new to try I'd look elsewhere. This experience has put me off buying tobacco from supermarkets. I'll rely on tobacconists in future, they seem to stock the best products and have a good range. I will not be buying this again. If this was the only thing available in the shops I'd quit smoking altogether.
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