Motzek Highland Balls
(3.00)
The "Oriental-Praline". Roughly ripped Oriental leafs, a fine Virginia and nutty,ripe burley, partly wrapped into tobacco leafs. Delicate spice with smooth peppery overtones. Notes of malt, thyme, cocoa. Sensitive, elegant, complex and delicate. A top notch tobacco in aroma and look. A specialty from our house - piece for true tobacco enthusiasts.
Notes: This is ribbon cut and ready rubbed Virginia/burley mix wrapped around with a Oriental leaf. Several pieces per 100 grams bag. Besides those "Pralines", there are also some coarse ripped loose Oriental leafs, as well as finer cut ribbons and ready rubbed, which are the exact same ingredients as the "Pralines", so you can make them yourself!
Details
| Brand | Motzek |
| Blended By | Tom Darasz |
| Manufactured By | Motzek / TAK |
| Blend Type | Oriental |
| Contents | Burley, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | 100 grams pouch |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2018 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
The very floral Oriental leafs provide a bit of dryness, and a slight buttery sweet note, along with a lot of wood, light spice, earth, and is a tad malty. They are the main component. The nutty earthy, woody burley offers little sweetness outside of a small touch of spice and cocoa in a support role. They also slightly remind me of semois. The grassy, lightly citrusy Virginia is a condiment, and seems a little muted by the other tobaccos. The strength is medium, while the taste level is fairly full. The nic-hit is a hair shy of medium. Won’t bite and has a slight harsh note here and there along with a rough edge or two. Burns fairly cool, and very clean at a moderate pace with a slight inconsistency in its deep, nuanced, fairly dry flavor that extends to the lightly lingering after taste. Leaves hardly any dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke. Three and a half stars.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
If toys for the pipesmoker existed, this tobacco would be one of them.
The balls themselves are wrapped as whole oriental leaves. It is quite emotional to unwrap and handle them, a passionate pipe smoker would definitely love the experience.
the filling is virginia and burley, to add body and sweetness to the oriental that would otherwise be very aromatic, incense and even sour with no body at all.
The game is simply: make your own vaburor blend. You take the virginia an burley, you destroy an oriental leaf and mix it as you wish and learn on how to understand the oriental component in a blend.
It is a lot of fun and, my god, when you find the balance that work for you you have this buttery like kind of smoke. Oily and buttery, really incredible.
So, if you like orientals or if you still don't understand how orientals taste like (or if you really think you do), this is the tobacco you have to try.
The balls themselves are wrapped as whole oriental leaves. It is quite emotional to unwrap and handle them, a passionate pipe smoker would definitely love the experience.
the filling is virginia and burley, to add body and sweetness to the oriental that would otherwise be very aromatic, incense and even sour with no body at all.
The game is simply: make your own vaburor blend. You take the virginia an burley, you destroy an oriental leaf and mix it as you wish and learn on how to understand the oriental component in a blend.
It is a lot of fun and, my god, when you find the balance that work for you you have this buttery like kind of smoke. Oily and buttery, really incredible.
So, if you like orientals or if you still don't understand how orientals taste like (or if you really think you do), this is the tobacco you have to try.
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