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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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 2017 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
25g pouch
This pouch was dried out old, but for me I always dry out my English/Balkan/orientals anyway. To be honest its perfect moisture in that regard like something I have let dry half an hour ready to smoke. Its a tidy fine ribbons cut of dark brown ,tan & golden mix and easy to load and pack.
I avoided smoking this for so long because I was expecting it to be a typical OTC aromatic but I was wrong; its an OTC light English as good as anything else I have smoked of that genre..
This has I believe by taste, Virginia, light latakia, light Turkish, and some definite burley in there giving a seeded nutty breadyness, kind of like a milder version of HH Latakia Flake. It smells in the pouch like its lightly toasted and there is no sour or raw grassy factors.
If I had known there was an English mixture I could get OTC from the supermarket I would I been smoking this years ago.
The virtue of this is no bite at all, you can puff and abuse it and it doesn't get hot. Its like a lighter OLD DUBLIN which you can go all day on. Craven ready rubbed is a total all dayer English that doesn't spoil your mouth over continuous sessions.
I have been doing some real English/Balkan/Oriental side by side, back to back tests lately and testing pipes and bowl shapes to find the golden ratio and goldilocks zones, so my memory and tongue has fresh accurate comparisons standards to judge by.
Craven Ready Rubbed has a good smokey smoke like toasted yeasty bread, mild spice, and gentle oriental which doesnt savage your tongue like a hot curry over longer sessions. In a certain way it reminds me of a thicker cut Gauloises roll up tobacco. Some thing else I like is that I taste no additives; there is no topping, artificial humectants or vinegaric tastes in this;its totally natural.
It doesn't wet or shit the pipe, burns and tastes consistant all the way down to a clean fluffy ash. I would reach for this over quite a few other Englishes I have smoked lately. Its winning factor is the burley within which gives it a lovely full toasted body.
Its medium nicotine ,full body, medium taste (gets stronger down the bowl), smooth ,consistent, non abrasive, no bite, burns cool , gentle ,all good.
4 stars.
This pouch was dried out old, but for me I always dry out my English/Balkan/orientals anyway. To be honest its perfect moisture in that regard like something I have let dry half an hour ready to smoke. Its a tidy fine ribbons cut of dark brown ,tan & golden mix and easy to load and pack.
I avoided smoking this for so long because I was expecting it to be a typical OTC aromatic but I was wrong; its an OTC light English as good as anything else I have smoked of that genre..
This has I believe by taste, Virginia, light latakia, light Turkish, and some definite burley in there giving a seeded nutty breadyness, kind of like a milder version of HH Latakia Flake. It smells in the pouch like its lightly toasted and there is no sour or raw grassy factors.
If I had known there was an English mixture I could get OTC from the supermarket I would I been smoking this years ago.
The virtue of this is no bite at all, you can puff and abuse it and it doesn't get hot. Its like a lighter OLD DUBLIN which you can go all day on. Craven ready rubbed is a total all dayer English that doesn't spoil your mouth over continuous sessions.
I have been doing some real English/Balkan/Oriental side by side, back to back tests lately and testing pipes and bowl shapes to find the golden ratio and goldilocks zones, so my memory and tongue has fresh accurate comparisons standards to judge by.
Craven Ready Rubbed has a good smokey smoke like toasted yeasty bread, mild spice, and gentle oriental which doesnt savage your tongue like a hot curry over longer sessions. In a certain way it reminds me of a thicker cut Gauloises roll up tobacco. Some thing else I like is that I taste no additives; there is no topping, artificial humectants or vinegaric tastes in this;its totally natural.
It doesn't wet or shit the pipe, burns and tastes consistant all the way down to a clean fluffy ash. I would reach for this over quite a few other Englishes I have smoked lately. Its winning factor is the burley within which gives it a lovely full toasted body.
Its medium nicotine ,full body, medium taste (gets stronger down the bowl), smooth ,consistent, non abrasive, no bite, burns cool , gentle ,all good.
4 stars.
Pipe Used:
fdb3 falcon bantam, rustic genoa bantam bowl
PurchasedFrom:
cant remember online or UK supermarket somewhere
Age When Smoked:
2 years
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