Charatan First Bowl
(3.57)
Ideal as the first pipe of the early morning, arousing the palate for the further pleasures of the day. The First Bowl blend consist of a mixture of slow burning Oriental tobaccos and bright red Virginia leaves. The mixture is then pressed and lightly heated. To further enhance the blend, a touch of medium fired Latakia tobacco is added.
Notes: Delicate slow burning mixture. Sweet Oriental tobacco blended with bright and red Virginia, enhanced by latakia. Supplied in a 50 gram tin. Similar to Dunhill Early Morning Pipe.
Details
| Brand | Charatan |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | House of Edgeworth |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2019 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Charatan - First Bowl.
I've smoked a lot of this over the week as I write for McGahey's tobacconist and this was the new blend to do. It says it's similar to Early Morning?
As I remember E.M. was cut finer. This includes some coarser pieces and even a few small broken flakes. I could compare as I have a tin of Dunhill but feel reticent to open it now it's been discontinued! The tin's aroma is one of a mild English, I feel no inclination of a forthcoming Lat Bomb.
Once lit the expectations from the tin-note come true; a Lat Bomb it isn't. The Latakia gives flavour, in a way reminiscent to E.M.: not sharp, harsh, or cutting, but mildly smoky. The most flavour comes from the Oriental leaf, with the red Virginia taking the back seat; because it lacks pungency the VA would have needed to have been added with more weight to gain recognition. It has an uncomplicated burn; hardly any relights, little tamping, mid-speed, generating a cool, bite-free, smoke.
Nicotine: mild for an English. Room-note: not great!
First Bowl? I actually prefer this to how I remember Early Morning. So, will give this four stars:
Highly recommended.
I've smoked a lot of this over the week as I write for McGahey's tobacconist and this was the new blend to do. It says it's similar to Early Morning?
As I remember E.M. was cut finer. This includes some coarser pieces and even a few small broken flakes. I could compare as I have a tin of Dunhill but feel reticent to open it now it's been discontinued! The tin's aroma is one of a mild English, I feel no inclination of a forthcoming Lat Bomb.
Once lit the expectations from the tin-note come true; a Lat Bomb it isn't. The Latakia gives flavour, in a way reminiscent to E.M.: not sharp, harsh, or cutting, but mildly smoky. The most flavour comes from the Oriental leaf, with the red Virginia taking the back seat; because it lacks pungency the VA would have needed to have been added with more weight to gain recognition. It has an uncomplicated burn; hardly any relights, little tamping, mid-speed, generating a cool, bite-free, smoke.
Nicotine: mild for an English. Room-note: not great!
First Bowl? I actually prefer this to how I remember Early Morning. So, will give this four stars:
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used:
Peterson 150th Founders
PurchasedFrom:
McGahey's
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 03, 2019 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
As with the other 3 Charatan replacements for Dunhill which I've tried, I find this mixture to be better than the original - in this case, far better.
I found Dunhill's EAP to be just about unsmokeable. Horrible flavour. First Bowl, however, is a mild but full English mixture with a slightly liquorice edge to it. Very agreeable, very satisfying. All the Charatan replacements seem to be produced by a very mature, thoughtful blender, who really knows what he's doing.
I found Dunhill's EAP to be just about unsmokeable. Horrible flavour. First Bowl, however, is a mild but full English mixture with a slightly liquorice edge to it. Very agreeable, very satisfying. All the Charatan replacements seem to be produced by a very mature, thoughtful blender, who really knows what he's doing.
Pipe Used:
Portland (BB&S Ltd) Straight Grain.
PurchasedFrom:
Londis store, Market Square, Dover, Kent, UK.
Age When Smoked:
New.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2020 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
First bowl of this First bowl by Charatan. Sipping it on my terrace, 10 am of a Sunday. I wasn't a big fan of EMP...but this is another stuff. Light but with a delicate taste, perfect with a morning cup..Elegant, and balanced. Charatan is scoring high with this as well as with its excellent Rolls. 4 stars.
Pipe Used:
Peterson Craftsman Jan 2016
PurchasedFrom:
Dubini Chiasso , Switzerland
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2019 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Beautiful blend. Perfect ribbon cut, loads easily and stays lit even after the charring light, one tamp and away you go. Do not be put off by Latakia being one of the components, it is skilfully added to the Oriental, red and light virginia leafs to provide a mild smokey English taste, and still allowing a balanced bite free experience. This blend by Charatan is much better than Dunhill Early morning pipe. It leaves a very nice aftertaste with a friendly room note. First class,
Pipe Used:
Peterson Atlantic 221
PurchasedFrom:
Tobacconist in Leicester
Age When Smoked:
Six months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 23, 2022 | Mild | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
By far my favorite blend from Charatan so far. And I hate Early Morning Pipe — at least the STG one. I also strongly favor VAs and Vapers. And Charatan does have at least two great VA/Vapers so this says a lot about how good I think this blend is. There are elements that definitely remind me of EMP. Mostly the lats. But there is an underlying sweetness that really tied it all together. It has everything I thought was missing from EMP. EMP falls flat and the lats are sharp without balance. The lats on first bowl are sharp in the same way but there’s a lot balancing it, making it more layered, interesting, and satisfying.
Pipe Used:
Sav 311ks
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
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