Drucquer & Sons First Amendment
(3.40)
The First Amendment to the Drucquer catalog in 40 years, this blend celebrates the collective right to free expression with an enduring formula of red and bright Virginia tobaccos and fine air-cured leaf, seasoned with Cypriot Latakia and Louisiana perique, then pressed and aged in cakes and sliced. First Amendment is rich and satisfying, with notes of dark chocolate, malty Assam tea, black walnut, hints of a deep, earthy sweetness, and a complexity whose nuances are as endless as those of our time-tested and essential freedoms.
Details
| Brand | Drucquer & Sons |
| Blended By | G.L. Pease |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2021 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The bright Virginia provides plenty of tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, some sour lemon, floralness, sugar, light vegetation, tea, spice, and acidity. It’s a little more obvious the tangy dark fruity, earthy, woody, bready, mildly sugary, lightly spicy red Virginia. The red also has a slight essence of vinegar. The Virginias take a small lead. The air cured white and dark burleys offer plenty of earth, wood, nuts, some cocoa, mild sugary molasses, sourness, very light spice, and a small, sharp roughness. They have an important supporting role. The smoky, woody, earthy, leathery, very floral, lightly sweet Cyprian Latakia isn’t quite a secondary player. The spice from the mildly raisiny, plumy, earthy, woody perique is its most obvious aspect. That spice competes with the aspects of the Latakia. The strength and nic-hit are a slot past the medium mark. The taste is a rung past that. There’s no chance of bite or harshness. There are a few small rough edges, but less than a blend in this genre usually sports. The broken flakes are mildly moist, easy to break apart, and need no dry time. Well balanced with some complexity, it burns cool and clean at a slightly slow rate with a fairly consistent, tangy, nutty, spicy, very floral, rather mildly sweet, sour campfire flavor that translates to the lightly lingering, pleasant after taste. The room note is a tad stronger. Leaves little dampness in the bowl. Requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Can be an all day smoke for the veteran, and easily repeatable for the less experienced. Three and a half stars out of four.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 09, 2021 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
A rich and complex melange of tobaccos that contribute equally in their own way to the overall taste. Well balanced, Replacing the orientals/Turkish with burleys and perique reshapes the flavor of the latakia resulting in an American variation of the English standard.
It reminds me of Ed's Special blend from the original Tinderbox on Wilshire in West L.A., decades ago. That blend was unique (it originally had a pinch of deertongue herb to add a indescribable piquancy).
I needed a change of pace from Blairgowrie, which I've been smoking for a few years, and this does the trick.
E pluribus unum
It reminds me of Ed's Special blend from the original Tinderbox on Wilshire in West L.A., decades ago. That blend was unique (it originally had a pinch of deertongue herb to add a indescribable piquancy).
I needed a change of pace from Blairgowrie, which I've been smoking for a few years, and this does the trick.
E pluribus unum
Pipe Used:
Savinelli, Duncan Hill
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Newly purchased
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I want to get back into doing reviews so I thought I'd start with the Drucquer & Sons lineup since Blairgowrie is on of my favorites. I don't have as much experience with English blends as I like so I have to try more, right? This was a special release at first, being the first new release of the line since G.L. Pease brought it back to the market. Judging by the other Englishes I've had from them this one is a winner too.
The tin comes only in 100g which is fine since I jar most of mine after opening, but I will say it does tend to hold its moisture even in the tin for an extended period. Opening it up I found a semi broken flake more yellow than brown in color but it has a good mix. The smell is sweet from the virginias, haylike, smokey with a tang. The Cyprian Latakia is present, and offers a very pleasant English sort of smell. The flakes are soft and rub out easily but I just end up stuffing my pipe wholesale. Takes a light well.
I have to say that I didn't know how I felt about this one at first but it's grown on me. I can taste the Virginias and the Latakia, but it's a little more subdued than the tin note would suggest. There is a nice interplay between the Burley and Latakia that I like. This is what I call a slow sipper blend, the slower you go the more comes out of it. There's sweetness to the smoke I really like. This one burned slowly and evenly.
The taste is a medium-full. It does coat your pallet. It's a straight medium in terms of nicotine. It satisfies but it's not going to leave you plastered into a chair. It really has grown on me, and I find this one to be a nice evening smoke especially. Another win for Pease.
The tin comes only in 100g which is fine since I jar most of mine after opening, but I will say it does tend to hold its moisture even in the tin for an extended period. Opening it up I found a semi broken flake more yellow than brown in color but it has a good mix. The smell is sweet from the virginias, haylike, smokey with a tang. The Cyprian Latakia is present, and offers a very pleasant English sort of smell. The flakes are soft and rub out easily but I just end up stuffing my pipe wholesale. Takes a light well.
I have to say that I didn't know how I felt about this one at first but it's grown on me. I can taste the Virginias and the Latakia, but it's a little more subdued than the tin note would suggest. There is a nice interplay between the Burley and Latakia that I like. This is what I call a slow sipper blend, the slower you go the more comes out of it. There's sweetness to the smoke I really like. This one burned slowly and evenly.
The taste is a medium-full. It does coat your pallet. It's a straight medium in terms of nicotine. It satisfies but it's not going to leave you plastered into a chair. It really has grown on me, and I find this one to be a nice evening smoke especially. Another win for Pease.
Pipe Used:
Sherlock Holmes Original
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
1 year
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