Erik Stokkebye Morning Blend

(2.75)
Comprising black cavendish, burley and Virginia tobaccos, Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation's Morning Blend is an aromatic tobacco mixture that features a bourbon topping and other sweet notes, pairing perfectly with a cup of coffee to start the day.

Details

Brand Erik Stokkebye
Series 4th Generation
Blended By  
Manufactured By Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia
Flavoring Bourbon, Sweet / Sugar
Cut Ribbon
Packaging Bulk
Country Denmark
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.75 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 03, 2020 Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
Erik Stokkebye - Morning Blend (4th Generation).

I don't normally smoke aromatics in the morning, usually a VaPer or Balkan. The name threw me, I assumed it was a Dunhill Early Morning clone as I stumbled bleary eyed through my cellar about a month ago; I'd only just woken up!! However, it isn't too bad!

The ribbons are fine, not quite shag cut but not a million miles away! Morning Blend's appearance suggests Burley and Virginia but no black Cavendish. The smell from the pouch is a tad alcoholic, somewhat sweet, but not over-the-top. Ever since receiving this I've made sure the pouch has been tightly sealed up whenever I've popped it back, but the moisture was good from the start.

Right, the smoke? To me it's an aromatic VaBur. The Virginia isn't too sweet, nor at all fruity, but quite bright and fresh tasting. This pairs nicely with the rough-tasting, somewhat caustic, Burley. The topping isn't as bitter as I often expect when there's the addition of whiskey/bourbon; plenty of aromatic sweetness but not much piquancy from the alcohol. Not exactly sure what the 'sweet' inclusions are but I get a sort of toffee, slightly vanilla-esc, flavour. The description says it pairs perfectly with coffee? Yes, agreed, a fresh cup of Sumatra is the ultimate match with this! It burns like a champ, creating a cool, bite free, smoke.

Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: nice enough!

Morning blend? Nothing amazing, but certainly worth three stars:

Recommended.
Pipe Used: Various; Rattray now
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: Two months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 24, 2020 Mild to Medium Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The Virginia provides some tart and tangy citrus, tart lemon, grass, earth, wood, bread, mild sugar, light floralness, and a pinch of spice as the lead component. Right on its heels in terms of effect is the nutty, woody, earthy, burley. The unsweetened black cavendish chips in with a little sugar. The rich bourbon topping moderately sublimates the tobaccos, but has a light alcohol note during the experience, and in the after taste. There’s another sweet topping, though I can’t quite define what it is. The strength is a step past the center of mild to medium. The nic-hit is a couple of notches below that mark. The taste is a rung past the strength level. No chance of bite or harshness. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a very consistent flavor that translates to short lived, fairly pleasant after taste. The room note is very pleasant. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. An all day smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Apr 22, 2022 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Rise and shine you loafer! Get your lazy butt up and out of that bed, day lights burning! Oh yes, morning is such a great part of the day if only it would come at a more opportune time. The older I get that more I feel like a hung-over troglodyte on most days. Well, come along with me for now. Grab your coffee and favorite pipe because it’s going to be a glorious day.

Here to enliven your groggy relapse into awakened coherence is Eric Stokkebye’s 4th Generation Morning Blend, a tasty aromatic breakfast of modest Black Cavendish, thickset Burleys, and substantial mixed Virginian varietals. Delectably flavored with bourbon, sugar and other mystery additives, this mixture was purposefully designed as an ideal companion to your morning smoking ritual.

Peering over your steaming mug of java, you’ll be greeted with dense mélange of thin ribbon cut tobaccos. Largely copper tempered, orange, and golden morsels of what appears to be Bright and stoved Red Virginia pillow interspersed with irregular cuts of leafy browned White and Dark Burley. The jetty Cavendish contribution limits itself to one step forward from a literal no-show. For an aromatic, the level of pouch-state moisture is ideal for direct smoking.

What drew me to selecting this blend out of all the jarred Pipe Puffer choices was its incredible aroma; amazing! A refined perfume of creamy confectioned sugar and gentle vanilla lifts daintily over a rich blast of sweet bourbon spice as the initial wave of character. Underneath projections of tart grass and a passive soured nutty wood shape the bottom registration. There was something else stirring within however that instantly formed the image of fresh melon and just fleeting impression of a nutty coffee. A virtual bouquet of color.

Developed as the pouch nose seemed to be, the ensuing taste profile unfolded impressive finesse. Overall, Morning Balance’s flavor well balanced, complex, and agreeably invigorating. This blend demonstrates a cultured smooth confluence of the individual taste registrations. Mostly, the bourbon leads with a tastefully sweet, “caramely”, and fruity zest like a Woodford Reserve; really polished and satiating. This alcohol spice is carefully softened by a gentle dilution of creamed vanilla, that quiet melon element and some molasses/baked sugar accents.

Essentially the Burley and Virginia present themselves evenly in weight and intensity. Hints of the native Cavendish qualities popped through here and there but almost indistinguishable for most of the bowl. With sugary nuttiness and mild wood tones the Burley confers comfortably with a bright citrusy sweet grass emerging from the Virginia. Additionally, the registration shows an interesting piney/evergreen highlight, most likely it was the alcohol topping fusing with the Virginian floridity.

Finally, most appropriate, a relaxed hint of coffee floated inconspicuously in distant middle taste band, I swear it’s not subliminal. Overall, Morning Blend holds a rounded consistent taste for most of the session. The additives do become less pronounced towards the final third of the bowl but remain substantive enough to enjoy.

Of course, Morning Blend extends a very soft, pleasant, and most agreeable room note. It tenders as negligibly sweet, zestfully blushed by bundling the native tobacco attributes of nutty grass. The tobacco burns slow and at a moderate temperature, projecting ample clouds of thick dense creamy smoke.

Low in nicotine and comfortable on the palate this one is. A grand delightful aromatic of upgraded quality and character. So, liven up the start of the day with an obliging bowl of Morning Blend. PS It’s also a great treat even after the sun goes down in case you were wondering. 3.1 pipes.

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 04, 2021 Mild Medium Medium Pleasant
Tons of puffy white clouds of smoke emanate from a nicely packed bowl of a very light-weight shaggish ribbon cut. I want to love it but I can’t. I am reminded of a Lane blend that is similar; maybe BCA? Whatever it is, I hate Lane tobaccos as they are inferior leaves in my opinion and this blend is guilty by mental association to something by Lane. 1.75 stars; round it up to a meh 2. Try for yourself and see what you think.
Pipe Used: LHS billiard
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 09, 2023 Mild Mild to Medium Medium to Full Pleasant
1st experience with Erik Stokkebye (4th Generation). A very nice aromatic blend. It burns very well and invites you to smoke slowly. The flavors of bourbon and several sweet notes in the smoke are characteristics of this blend. However, the sweetness is very strong and can be somehow boring after a while. I like it, but just from time to time.
Pipe Used: Vauen Olaf Smooth (1840)
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes
Age When Smoked: 1
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 23, 2023 Mild Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
Similar to another reviewer, I thought this was an English blend. I found out that it was an aromatic, but it has a little more kick than an aromatic. It's very sweet and I like it. I said I'm not an aromatic, but I'm really liking this tobacco. It has the sweetness, yet a little kick to it. I think it's more of a vaper or vabur. This may be on my regular rotation
Pipe Used: lucienne briar
PurchasedFrom: arlington pipe and tobacco
Age When Smoked: 10/23/23
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Nov 04, 2022 Mild to Medium Medium Medium Pleasant
I bought this bc there was an offer of a free jar with a 1/2 lb purchase.

It looks really pretty when you get it, it is fairly well made. It was a bit over moist, but not goopy in any way. They probably sell a lot of this. I packed it a bit on the loose side eventually and it worked well for me. It chars and light pretty easily, and didn’t require much in the way of relights. Produces copious quantities of smoke, and did bite the first time around. The flavor is solid, and doesn’t really leave. Sweet, but not annoying about it. Bourbon for sure, and maybe maple or some kind of caramel? Any way, I did like it. It’s a nice lighter blend for me. Not sure how much of this I’d smoke daily, but it’d be great for mixed company.

I’m not normally an aromatic guy, but I can be tempted to try liquor and maple kind of blends. This one is pretty good, although it did nip my tongue a bit. I’m impressed. It reminds me of borkum riff bourbon whiskey a bit. Or maybe Sutliff rum and maple a little.
Pipe Used: Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom: Smokingpipes
Age When Smoked: Fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 28, 2022 Mild Mild to Medium Mild Pleasant
This is a really nice tobacco but it burns too hot to enjoy. I tend to smoke quickly, so it may be great for others but I get bit every time I smoke it so it’s going away for me.
Pipe Used: Rossi 8626
PurchasedFrom: Local tobacconist
Age When Smoked: New
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