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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| JimInks (2503) |   |
Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
The smoky, woody, earthy, mildly sweet Cyprian latakia is the lead component. The dry, smoke, woody, lightly floral and sour Orientals are secondary players. The grassy, lightly citrusy, earthy and dark fruity Virginias are the third stars in the mix. The spicy, raisiny, plumy perique is a condiment. The latakia and Orientals are not as forceful as they are in Nightcap, while the Virginias and perique play a similar, but not exact role in regard to being a close match. The strength is medium, while the taste is a step or so past that mark. The nic-hit is a little closer to medium than it is to mild. Won’t bite or get harsh, but like Nightcap, does have a rough edge here and there, though it’s a tad more obvious in Nightcap. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a very consistent mildly sweet and fairly savory flavor from top to bottom. Leaves little moisture in the bowl and requires an average number of relights. The after taste lingers a little, and the room note is a little stronger than that. Can be an all day smoke for the veteran. It’s fairly similar to Nightcap, but lacks a little of the strength inherent in the Dunhill product, which isn’t an all day smoke. I gave four stars to Nightcap.
-JimInks
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| fr_tom (373) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It has been too long since I have smoked Dunhill Nightcap to make a meaningful comparison. This is reviewed on its own merits.
The pouch note is earthy and smoky with just a hint of barnyard. The blend is primarily thin ribbon of medium length with a few small bits of mostly rubbed out flake. It is lots of dark leaf in different shades with perhaps a third of it tan ribbon. It came at a good moisture level for me, and I smoked it as delivered.
The first thing you notice is the smoky latakia. The perique presents as a hint of plum with some pepper only when puffed at the first of the bowl The Orientals are condimental, and as close as I can tell are responsible for the woody quality of the latakia campfire. They do not add a significant signature. Flavor is full and a little "chewy." Perhaps "rich" is a good description of the taste? The Virginias give a slightly sweet, grassy foundation.
The perique seems to grow in stength as the bowl progresses, but otherwise the flavor was consistent. I was not able to discern a topping.
The blend burned without drama. It did not require an unusual number of relights, and it did not leave any dampness in the heel.
This is easy to recommend if you don't mind some flavor and moderate nicotine. I an believe it might be a good blend to try for a cigar smoker who complains that pipe tobacco tastes like hot air.
Pipe Used: BST pot
Purchased From: Gift from a friend in Germany
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| HeavyTrees (50) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Once again a standalone review.
Just after opening the tin I noticed a high moisture level as in every tobacco from the heritage series that I have tried yet. Cold smell is indeed spicy but also warm and sweet almost like marmalade. Variant cut with flake shares looks nice also. I dried it for a few hours for the first try but I suggest over night drying after having a cooler smoke that was a bit more tastefully.
First taste that hit my tongue was a spicy mix of Lata and wooden earthy Perique and a fruity note of plum above that. Although Perique is pretty dominant I think. I can taste a bit of Virginia even if it's not mentioned in the tin description but it's just a hint. Rich flavors earthy and peppery but still mild and creamy; Latakia is a bit too decent for my taste.
Characterful and rather dark tobacco that suits with a glass of wine maybe. Not a morning smoke at all, but for some "special" morning that requests a rough treatment
Edit: after half a tin of this tobacco I must say it kind of grew to me and I'll now give it a 3/4. Still a slightly edgy smoke but never boring. Would be a 4/4 if moisture level was ok.
Edit: Have emptied three tins by now. Second and third haven't been that wet. Still a high moisture level though.
Pipe Used: Various briars, calabash, corn cobs
Age When Smoked: Dried 3-4 hours/overnights
Purchased From: Local shop
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