Chacom #1

(3.67)
Chacom's #1 is a mellow English mixture comprised of Virginia, black cavendish, and Oriental tobaccos with a touch of latakia. It's an easy-going blend that can be enjoyed any time of day.

Details

Brand Chacom
Blended By  
Manufactured By Kohlhase & Kopp
Blend Type English
Contents Black Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 50 grams Tin
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
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.67 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 09, 2020 Medium Medium Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
This is the second Chacom blend I've tried. After trying Chacom #2 (Plum aromatic) and really enjoying it... I decided to try all the "#" Chacom's. Opening the tin, I actually thought I mixed up #2 and #1 at first... not because #1 has any plum scent, but just because I didn't smell any of the typical "English" smells. It is a tad sweeter than the typical English. It smells good though.

Lighting up, it tastes like a slightly sweet light English blend too. For an English blend, the Virginia sweetness is fairly upfront. It has a nice spiciness too - what I usually think of as that mysterious Oriental spiciness... a sort of sour or faintly musty flavor. After the first few minutes, the sweetness mixes really nicely with the spiciness of the Orientals and they come together perfectly. There really isn't a whole lot of Latakia in this blend, but that's ok... it gives the other tobaccos room to spread out. And there's enough to really help enhance the Oriental flavors.

I used to consider myself a Lat-heavy English blend guy. I love Quiet Nights and Artisan's Blend and Nightcap... but after smoking Savinelli's Essenza Cipriota, Presbyterian, and this blend, and loving them all, I'm starting to think that a ton of Latikia isn't always necessary for a great English blend. Without too much of the sometimes heavy-handed Latikia, there's a chance to taste all the other stuff going on. This is a really nice, complex, sweet and interestingly spicy blend. Chacom is really knocking them out of the park so far.

Bottom line: This is a fairly light, but still complex, sweet, and spicy English blend that's re-writing my idea of what a ideal English blend should be.
Pipe Used: Savinelli Series III 320
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 04, 2021 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
Chacom - #1.

This blend feels perfect for this time of year, Autumn. A touch of Latakia to ''warm the bones'', but not a Bomb; by any means. After a few puffs I ordered more!!

The blend's made up of mostly medium size ribbons, about 75% brown and light brown, the rest's black, and the woody but slightly tangy aroma's most inviting.

The flavour's led by the Virginias, fruity-sweet, and fresh hay. I find the Orientals are subordinate by a little, but give a wonderful ''dry'', yet herbaceous flavour to the smoke. The Latakia and Black Cavendish are the lightest additions. The Cav gives a slight creaminess and the Latakia a subtle woody, smokiness. But this isn't a blend that's cartelized and ruled by sharp Lat'; making it a great bridge for the precipice between the warm summer and freezing winter! It burns nicely, not needing much attention. The smoke's cool and doesn't bite.

Room-note: nice. Nicotine: medium.

Chacom #1? This was made for the Autumn! Four stars:

Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Erik Nording
PurchasedFrom: GQ Tobaccos
Age When Smoked: 16 months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 14, 2023 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Slightly surprised by the quality of the Chacom #4 blend, I opened the other tin of this brand I have - what about #1? The manufacturer claims this blend as English, but the relatively small amount of latakia and Cavendish, which slightly standing out in the flavor and taste –the reason to attribute it to the Scottish type.

Appearance: the tin, packaged in early 2022, contained a mix of tobaccos in various hues, from lemon-wheat to almost black. Latakia was frankly not much, cavendish is a bit more. The different sorts of tobacco were easily distinguishable, in addition, some of the Virginia was in a thoroughly broken flake form, while some was sliced ribbon similar to the other components. A certain amount of fine leaf is noted among the orientals. Other external flaws in the mixture has not been found, the humidity is also almost perfect - the mixture does not require humidification or drying.

Flavor: For a relatively small amount of latakia, its leathery and peaty tones are surprisingly bright. Cavendish brings a pleasantly sweet wine-cherry variety to them. Grassy and light fruity tones of light and orange Virginia are successfully intertwined with these flavors. As for the orientals, they play the background role in the bouquet of the blend, creating a spicy accompaniment which is, however, quite simple, providing just notes of pepper and coriander, and almost sinks in the latakia and cavendish. The overall bouquet is calm, subdued.

Taste: subdued, but a little harsh at the beginning because of the fresh tobacco. However, the overall taste quickly becomes more smoot. There is some prevalence of spicy, slightly pepperish orientals. The mix of Oriental, Latakia and Cavendish also gives a very pleasant, slightly sweet, nutty nuance with some tannin that binds your tongue at the beginning of smoking. Then the Cavendish opens up a little more, the tobacco becomes a little more winey and sweet. There is not much latakia at all, it complements the orientals rather than acting as an independent player. As for Virginia, its light bread notes act as a kind of basis for the rest of the taste nuances. The tobacco is a little deceptive with respect to strength - initially it seems that it is below average, but in fact, in very large pipes you can get a nicotine hit, so I conclude that the strength of tobacco is medium, indeed. The tobacco smokes slowly and cool, burning into a gray ash with few small particles. The aftertaste is sweet and winey, a little astringent, not persistent.

The smoke has a spicy-sweet smell. It is layered in a loose carpet around the room, being quite persistent.

What's the result? A great, albeit slightly treacherous, in terms of strength, morning blend. I'd still let it age in a tin for a few years, as it's a little harsh when fresh initially. It certainly has some competititors, i.e. Ashton Artisan's Blend by the same manufacturer, Kohlhase & Kopp, and there are plenty of good Scottish blends by other manufacturers as well.
Pipe Used: Peterson 69, 106, 999, Mark Twain,
PurchasedFrom: Online
Age When Smoked: 2022
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