Sutliff Tobacco Company Dutch Masters Whiskey Cavendish

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.

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.

First off, I dont like alcohol-based blends. Perhaps this is why the tin note (or rather, pouch note) is so offputting to me. I won't mince words, the pouch note is terrible. Imagine fruit...sounds good right?.....combined with nail polish. Perhaps someone would smell this and think "wow, this smells just like my favorite whisky!" but I think "wow, this reminds me of my wife painting her nails."

That being said, it is a good thing this blend tastes nothing like it smells. A VERY good thing. This stuff is smokable. Not great, but bearable if there's nothing else to smoke. Nutty and pleasant, with creamy smoke that I enjoyed. Almost has a cherry-like flavor in the background...perhaps the fruit note from the pouch. I dont know exactly what this means myself, but it tastes like a drugstore blend. Lights like a champ though and burns as easy as can be. I will say, if you are a newcomer and are wondering "what exactly is tongue bite?" just smoke this blend like a runaway train and you'll find out before the train leaves the station. Smoke smooth and gentle and you will be fine with this blend.

Honestly, if the tin note was pleasant, I could give this a 2. More like 1.5, but still enjoyable for most folks. But this pouch aroma kills me. It smells strongly even in the pouch. I cant keep it in a drawer for fear that the drawer will smell, or a closet or box or....well, needless to say this isnt a blend I'd keep around. But give it a try. If pouch note can't ruin a blend for you, this one is definitely a decent smoke.

Oh my gosh what a crap. The most close thing to a horror film. Nearly ruined me a good pipe, let alone my tongue and mouth.

This stuff was SOUR. It burned my tongue. had an odor instead of an aroma. One of the only things worse than Briar patch's "Golden Coconut" (Sacramento). Made me want to puke.