Low Country Pipe & Cigar Edisto

Low Country - Edisto.

This is all I've had in my pipe since yesterday afternoon, it's a lovely blend!

Although badged as a flake, at first the flakes can be identified, it falls more under the title of a broken flake. Just the lightest pinch can extract some tobacco that can be stuffed straight into a bowl. The tin-note isn't anything to scream about, a bit of hay, a subtle sweetness; Virginia! I notice the wetness has been noted, but this tin has an exemplary hydration. So, no drying, I just stuff it in and go!

''Jam on toast''. What I mean is the Virginias are bready, yet fruity. I don't get any sharpness, citrus, fresh grass, but I get a very refined, mature, decadent flavour of the Virginia leaf. My tin has performed well, so far. Cool burning, bite-free, easily lit, independent, necessitating little maintenance.

Nicotine: quite mild. Room-note: nice.

Edisto? Highly recommended:

Four stars.

Low Country Pipe and Cigar-C&D has another great Red Virginia tobacco here .This stuff is smooth and earthy at the same time ! Very little hay and grass . A matured Virginia that is fruity and sugary sweet . Tangy and spicy . Should age well . I hope they still have some more . Bravo 4

Easy to smoke quality virginia blend with a good dose of C&D red virginia. Similar to CRF but generally available. Taste is full with some Vitamin. N if you look for it. No bite and smokes to the end of the bowl with few relights. Excellent tobacco.

Per Shane Ireland, Edisto is comprised of 2017 red/mahogany old belt Carolina grown VA. It has an impressive 9.5% sugar content, which is actually about point higher than the 2020 CRF. There are indeed some sugar crystals that glisten when these loose, dark brown flakes are inspected under light. When rubbed to a ribbon, a brilliant dark red hue is revealed.

Immediately upon opening my 6 month old tin, my nostrils were blasted with the scent of a chilled Pinot Grigio being poured. This was the most striking tin note of any tobacco I have EVER smoked. It literally smells like a glass of chilled dry white wine. Sharp, a bit vinegary, a whiff of alcohol, red fruits, fermentation.

On light up, there are dark earthy and grassy notes. These retreat and are the replaced by bitter sour citrus. The second half of the bowl is toasty and bread like with flashes of dry red fruit and crisp autumn leaves.

The mouthfeel of the smoke is smooth. Every so often, I did get a little tingle on my tongue that seemed to act as a warning “don’t push it or I’ll bite.” Edisto is polite like that. I slowed down and was not bitten. The room note is kind of gross. I can only describe it as having walked into a room where somebody had been chain smoking cheap light cigarettes several hours ago.

I would strongly recommend this blend to All pipe smokers for the tin aroma alone, even the VA haters.

Also, superb with iced tea.

Very nice weed. Mixture of red and orange virginias. Sweet. Some wood, bready, tangy. Pretty smooth. Needs some drying, Maintains profile all the way through the bowl. This jumps to one of my favorite Virginia blends along with Red Carolina Flake and Watch City Simply Orange.

Low Country Edisto has a tin note has dark fruits, citrus, a little hay, earth and wood. They say this is a flake but my tin must have been bounced around in transit as the flakes are all broken, I did not have a single full flake. No matter, the tobacco is perfect humidity and the broken flakes rub out easily and are ready for the pipe. The taste is bready with dark fruit notes, with some earth and wood, there is a floral note or two that comes and goes and in the background some tangy citrus that moves toward tartness at times, there is also just a hint of sweet spice. Overall, this is a sweet VA that has some aging potential. The strength level starts out at mild to med. but offers ample smoke for that level and soon builds to a solid med. body smoke. The flavors also intensify in the last half of the bowl. The nic is just enough to satisfy and I would place it in the medium range as well. The room note was fine for me but too much for the wife. This is very good now, could be outstanding in 3-5 yrs. I will update accordingly.

For me this stuff is like the Red Virginia version of Cornell & Diehls Opening Night. The tin note is a dead ringer for Opening Night. Kind of a fruity, tangy, yeasty, typical C&D Virginia aroma. It's dark brown with some tan mottling where the stems were. I like this better than C&D's Interlude. It's a nice delicate flake presentation in the tin. Rub it out, stuff it in the pipe, and light it. Very well behaved. Smoke it slow and easy, no gurgle, no bite. Yeasty bread, hay, and a little bit of that Virginia tang. Again, very similar to Opening Night, just not as bright. My only complaint is that it isn't available in 8 oz tins.

The taste of relaxing in a field of tobacco — fresh hay, grassy, and a slight robust richness; with a small dollop of citrus, bread, and sweetness. This blend has enough complexity to keep your palate intrigued, but not overly complex allowing for a relaxing everyday smoke.

The quality of Virginias are detectable with their pleasant aftertaste. No tongue bite and a nice dose of nicotine that never gets too heavy. The blend comes out of the tin moist, but burns cool. This is a prime candidate for aging, and I cannot only imagine how wonderful this would be after 3-5 years in the cellar.

I have no complaints with this smooth and tasty blend, 4/4 - a real winner.

Tin note of grassy, tangy fruit, and spices. Tobacco is a flake of reddish brown and dark brown with a little tan sprinkled in. Moisture content is great. Flakes rub out easily. Burns moderate with few relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild to medium. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and very consistent, with notes of spices, bready, sweet hay, floral, fermented vegetation, woody, sugar, savory, spicy, lemon zest, acidic, earthy, tart almost bitter citrus, dry, a sweet grassy background note, and a peppery retro. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great.