Sutliff Tobacco Company Dutch Masters Whiskey Cavendish

I got a buy one get one on this at the local Tobacco Barn...A friend in Germany wanted a sample of all the OTC blends I could find, So I kept one to try for the heck of it. Not bad stuff...Actually a good bourbon topping! Nice nutty burly. Burned clean- Smoked in a cob mind you- and no hint of a bite. I would do this again. It doesn't take any effort, the room note was good, because my wife actually said it wasn't too bad- and she thinks it all stinks.... All in all a good find for a simple smoke.

I received a pouch in the Altadis sampler and was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this. My taste runs more toward English blends and the only other cavendish I've smoked is 1Q (which I enjoy). Dutch Masters Cavendish packs easily and burns well, down to a fine white ash. No dottle. Very little bite and a nice aroma. I don't know that I detected the smell of bourbon (other than in the sniffer at my side)but there is a sweetness apparent. The moisture level was just right; lighting was easy. I smoked my first bowl and enjoyed it so much, I smoked two more in succession. Nicotine strength is low. I felt somewhat guilty that it wasn't one of the more esoteric blends but, hey, this is a tobacco I really liked and will be adding it to my regular rotation. Give it a try if you haven't already.

Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Dutch Masters Whiskey Cavendish.

I bought this from TobaccoPipes.com where it's called Dutch Masters Cavendish Pipe Tobacco. Same label, ingredients, just different name.

My pouch is redundant of black pieces, the coarse ribbons are medium brown in colour, of good hydration, with an alcoholic aroma.

The smoke isn't what I expected from the description. It's void of any heavy black Cavendish, and more like a Cavendish-Burley. The bourbon topping? Not too bad at the start of a bowl; adamant, but not too bad. However, after a third, the bourbon rules, seems astringent, sharp, sour, and causes bite. The burn isn't bad, although the temperature can creep higher than I'd like.

Nicotine: above mild. Room-note: not 'that' bad.

Dutch Masters Whiskey Cavendish? Feel free to cast my review aside; I couldn't smoke much of it. In one word: Abysmal. Not recommended:

One star.

I will admit I was afraid to try this because of my memories of Dutch Masters Cigars from when I was younger. But I'm going to swallow my pride and say I was wrong, very wrong.

This tobacco has a pouch note of fruit, raisins, honey and grandpa's pipe tobacco. I was a little taken back because of the lack of a strong pungent whiskey scent. It's a little moist for my liking out of the pouch but with 5-10 minutes you can pack it easily. You could pack it straight out of the pouch but expect to be running some pipe cleaners through the pipe during the smoke to remove the excess moisture.

The burn of this tobacco is very even and leaves little to no dottle. I usually only have to relight it a couple of times. There is a caution for slow smoking as it can bite if provoked but slow puffs will reward you with a wonderfully flavored smoking experience.

The flavor off the bat is very pleasant. Fresh baked bread with a sweet honey and maybe even some caramel, the whiskey predominantly being in the background. Almost reminds you of those candies with alcohol in it. Well this would be the caramel candy fused with a light whiskey version of that.

What I really loved about this is that the flavor doesn't disappear after the first half, but rather it intensifies later on in the smoke. County Cork seems to lose it's Whiskey flavor and switch over to Burley, front and center. I assume that this is because the Cavendish processing in this assists in the sweetness of the smoke, instead of just a topping that CC has.

It burns very evenly throughout the bowl and leaves little to no dottle. What I really like about this is that you can smoke this tobacco in your non aromatic pipes and don't have to worry about ghosting. The next bowl may have a general overall sweetness to it but it doesn't impinge the next smoke. I will also be using this tobacco to break in new pipes as the casing and sugars will help form a nice cake.

Room note is very pleasant and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. I would love to give this a 3.5 as another poster had mentioned. Although I had nothing to do with the production of this I am happy for this blend. Whiskey gets such a bad reputation for pipe tobacco (I'm looking at you Borkum Riff!) but this blend does it perfectly. An all day smoke for sure and I easily recommend this.

thats a good quality cavendish blend,,mellow and considerable sweetness is presented through out the bowl a tender aroma burns perfectly in few tampings and it will all be cleared into white ash,,no regret anf i might be buying another pouch if ran through it once again.

Looks like I am not going to be popular with my fellow reviewers who seemed to like this blend. The Altadis Company included a pouch of this with a goodie bag full of other tobaccos at the Kansas City Pipe Show last October. I found it to be a Burley that bites and is bitter. I wasn't excited about the casing either.

On the positive side, it did have a nice room note. In fact, at the KC Show Saturday night dinner, the gentleman sitting next to me lit up the old Dutch Masters. I liked the smell so much that I loaded and lit up, too. Lucky me.

It's getting hard to find this tobacco, but if you do you will be pleasently surprized. Mellow Burleys and a small amount of Maryland leaf make up this aromatic mixture which is an absolute Cavendish in all respects. Mild and sweet, but not sticky sweet, the smoke is relaxing and tasty. Leaves the pipe in good order,and not gooped up.Not bad,not bad at all.

The best tobacco I ever smoked- rich, essential, beautiful scent, provides deep feeling of pleasure. The taste is strong and dry (in the same meaning in which wine can be dry), the scent is like an insence.

This used to be sold as Old Overholt mixture. It is a decent blend of Va and Burley, flavored with booze (and some sweetener). As a devout aromatic hater, I should despise this, but oddly enough, find it pleasant for a change of pace. It is not excessively sweet, smokes cool and dry, and does not leave too much residual flavor in your pipe. Of course, it really shines in a cob, and I keep several just for this blend. Great outdoors, also good while driving, as the nicotine conent is not high.