Rotary Rotary Navy Cut
(3.31)
A Virginia blend of three different lightly sweet and very mild tobaccos together with an exceptionally mild top flavour make this light and mellow tobacco, which can be smoked throughout the day. When fully rubbed out this tobacco develops its typical full bodied sweet aroma.
Details
| Brand | Rotary |
| Blended By | Kohlhase Kopp |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Rum |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.31 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
I had planned on saving my tin for a few more years but got the urge last night to try something new. After rummaging around in my "cellar," I chose Rotary Navy Cut simply because the tin looked pretty.
Nicely presented broken flake with a perfect moisture content. This one has a very typical Virginia tang that I normally don't appreciate. My taste buds prefer a little more natural Virginia sweetness.
If you like a tart Virginia (and, many smokers do), then this one might be a good bet.
Nicely presented broken flake with a perfect moisture content. This one has a very typical Virginia tang that I normally don't appreciate. My taste buds prefer a little more natural Virginia sweetness.
If you like a tart Virginia (and, many smokers do), then this one might be a good bet.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well described already as a mix of bright and brown Virginias I thought it might be in my wheelhouse, especially with a few years on my one and only tin. A visual inspection of the flake made me think that the brown would offer up a bit of brown sugar and or molasses. I got was far less sweet, with more earth. If the topping had any punch, it is long gone with not much more than a hint. The bright Virginia offered a bit of sharpness, not in a bad way, but again, less sweet. Rotary is straightforward in flavor with little complexity and as such would be more of a “set it and forget it” Virginia that is closer to three stars than two, so three it is.
Age When Smoked:
5 or 6 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2016 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
A very mild and fairly pleasant easy to break up VA flake. The rum topping is also on the light side, a decent selection for those who like mild blends, especially rum without maple! A solid but not outstanding selection.
Pipe Used:
briars, cobs, and meers
PurchasedFrom:
Mars
Age When Smoked:
a month after purchase
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I really bought this tobacco on a whim. I had been looking for a navy flake kind of tobacco to smoke for the warmer weather and, though I like Orlik Golden Sliced quite a bit, I wanted to try something different. So, it was between this and Dark Star and I chose the Rotary.
Typical tin presentation of two rows of sliced flakes, just like OGS and others that share that presentation. Smells haylike and grassy, like most Virginias do. It's supposedly comprised of three different Virginias and the colors in the flake range from bright yellow to brown to almost black. Rotary in the tin, actually, looks a lot like OGS does in the tin. Upon lighting, there was nothing to surprise me and I really couldn't taste any rum, which it supposedly contains. Just a typical slightly sweet Virginia.
After smoking this for a while, I actually got to liking it quite a bit. It's a good solid Virginia that has everything one would want from a straight Virginia. Though I didn't find it as good as McClelland's Blackwoods Flake or OGS ( which has Perique), it's still a very good Virginia. It's definitely better than Dunhill Flake or Full Virginia Flake, which fall very flat in my opinion. However, I won't be ordering any more tins, as there are plenty of better (and less costly) Virginias out there, but it's really good.
Typical tin presentation of two rows of sliced flakes, just like OGS and others that share that presentation. Smells haylike and grassy, like most Virginias do. It's supposedly comprised of three different Virginias and the colors in the flake range from bright yellow to brown to almost black. Rotary in the tin, actually, looks a lot like OGS does in the tin. Upon lighting, there was nothing to surprise me and I really couldn't taste any rum, which it supposedly contains. Just a typical slightly sweet Virginia.
After smoking this for a while, I actually got to liking it quite a bit. It's a good solid Virginia that has everything one would want from a straight Virginia. Though I didn't find it as good as McClelland's Blackwoods Flake or OGS ( which has Perique), it's still a very good Virginia. It's definitely better than Dunhill Flake or Full Virginia Flake, which fall very flat in my opinion. However, I won't be ordering any more tins, as there are plenty of better (and less costly) Virginias out there, but it's really good.
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