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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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Drucquer & Sons - First Amendment.
The flakes have been sort of ''half broken'', if that makes any sense. Some of it still appears to be in flake form but at the lightest touch a ''flake'' will break apart. The tin-note has a slight mustiness to it, from the Latakia, but it doesn't give the impression that this is a Lat bomb. It isn't damp, nor too dry, so smoking can proceed right from the opening.
There's plenty of sharp lemon and grassy flavours from the bright Virginia and a good amount of juicy fruits from the red Va; the red comes through clearer at about the halfway mark. The Burley acts as a platform for the rest, it's presence is unequivocal; nutty, fairly rugged, and a little ''dry''. The Latakia acts congruently to the tin-note. Yes, it's there, a tad smoky, very woody, but it isn't the leader of the pack; very tame. The Perique is similar. It gives a spot of vinegar, a definite sour note, but I don't find the smoke awash with pepper. It burns steadily, not necessitating much maintenance.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not too bad.
First Amendment? Easily receives four stars:
Highly recommended.
The flakes have been sort of ''half broken'', if that makes any sense. Some of it still appears to be in flake form but at the lightest touch a ''flake'' will break apart. The tin-note has a slight mustiness to it, from the Latakia, but it doesn't give the impression that this is a Lat bomb. It isn't damp, nor too dry, so smoking can proceed right from the opening.
There's plenty of sharp lemon and grassy flavours from the bright Virginia and a good amount of juicy fruits from the red Va; the red comes through clearer at about the halfway mark. The Burley acts as a platform for the rest, it's presence is unequivocal; nutty, fairly rugged, and a little ''dry''. The Latakia acts congruently to the tin-note. Yes, it's there, a tad smoky, very woody, but it isn't the leader of the pack; very tame. The Perique is similar. It gives a spot of vinegar, a definite sour note, but I don't find the smoke awash with pepper. It burns steadily, not necessitating much maintenance.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: not too bad.
First Amendment? Easily receives four stars:
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used:
Various Altinoks
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes
Age When Smoked:
05/27/21
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2023 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Freshly opened 15-month-old tin, has notes of sour, smoky, and tart sweet. Tobacco Broken Flake are mostly brown and dark brown with a little tan and black. Moisture content is good to go, and larger flakes pieces rub out with a little effort. No drying needed. Burns slow with a few relights. The strength is medium to strong and nic is medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium to full and fairly consistent, with complex notes of floral, toast, sweet, mildly smoky, spice, wood, tangy dark fruit, vegetation, mildly herbal, lemon grass, sour, very dry, leathery, quite spicy, nuts, a tart orange peel/zest background note, and a peppery retro. Virginia has a small lead on Perique, with Burley supporting. Latakia is mildly supporting. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is awesome.
Pipe Used:
English Captain Black Sandblasted X188
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
freshly opened 15-month-old tin
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