Paul's Pipe Shop St. Valentine's Day Tobacco
(3.00)
Aromatic Tobacco - A very unique blend flavored with espresso and pineapple.
Details
| Brand | Paul's Pipe Shop |
| Blended By | Dan Spaniola |
| Manufactured By | Paul's Pipe Shop |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Coffee, Other / Misc, Pineapple |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Playing off the embracing theme of love’s splendor, we find locked inside a heart-shaped box a benevolent treat expressly crafted by Paul’s Pipe Shop of Flint, Michigan. A mild-medium aromatic treat featuring a confection of combined Cavendish, dominant Burley, and a mixed bag of fluctuating Virginia. Altogether this collection of quality tobaccos is affectionately cuddled with a vigorous adorning of pure espresso and sweet natured tangy pineapple.
Not necessarily a seasonal concoction, per say, St. Valentine’s Day Blend poses as a regular staple among the most favored of Paul’s house selections. In considering how this mixture relates to Valentine’s Day I am most unsure, but let’s not question the great blender’s intentions, clearly there is always an underlying story to be told.
This dry, gritty, finely coarse cut blending emits a potent pouched nose that is colored with a candied rum-tainted darker sugary spice, as it rolls immodestly with a base level of sharp sour tart, cultured vanilla, lighter fruity notations, and the abiding aroma of rich coffee. Peeking through with meager standing the registration further reveals a buried passing of fermented wood and bright citrusy undertones. Expressly displaying a mound of moving browns and gold tinted hues, St Valentine’s Day Blend appears to be a most endearing excursion for even the shyest of lovesick pipers.
As to its flavor, St. Valentine’s Day Blend tends to be a top-coating dominant presentation overall. What leads is a deep concentrated and murky roasted coffee note that is every bit espresso in temperament. Exclusively, a spicy, acidic note of seared bitter dark chocolate forms the base characterization. This wide front note pairs with a buttery tropical fruit influence that is a roasted-sweet baked pineapple. The tangy fruited persona is largely similar to the character of those cooked rings found atop an upside-down cake.
Accompanying this unusual combination, evidence bears a pleasant lacing of a softer vanilla embellishment serving to bring additional sugars to the experience. When this latter note merges with the starkness of the espresso, the manifestation of taste is that of a toasted marshmallow accent that emphasizes the bubbly- burnt sections of the charred puff in particular. And as expected, there is that patented Paul’s rummy-raisin mystery element lurking in the backdrop. Given that its influence is quite distinctive in the recording, it tends to be more well contained on this one versus other Paul’s originals nonetheless.
Regarding the native strains, I found that it is the Cavendish that pulls forward with the biggest spirit in the general representation. These strains work together to project a basic seasoned earthiness that embodies some smokey sulphury and milder native sweetness. Floating with an earshot of this darker stream, the rear middle band is colorized by the brown sugar almond caress offered from the Burley as it squeezes through for recognition, tugging with it a balancing highlight of some sweeter wood.
Furthermore, the Burley is fashionably painted with a degree of sharp sourness approaching almost pungency, making its very affluence a key feature of this mixture’s expanded appeal. Finally, the Virginian leaves lay on the bottom of the flavor, emitting gentle notes of tangy citrus, stoved wood, and some interesting faint highlighting of cooked caramel and an occasional tart lemony nuance.
With its expending, St. Valentine tends to showcase a thick cloud of vapors that promote the wonderful aroma of “pipey” Burley, bundled with some supportive natural Cavendish earthiness and a light Virginian citrus. Circulating on top is a graceful air of general enlivened sweetness and nice coiffure of dark shades of lingering roasted coffee notations. In itself, St. Valentine’s Day Blend achieves a ranking of agreeable tolerance to a possibly pleasing fragrant blend all together.
And even though the essential properties of the tobaccos present themselves to be accommodating as to burn consistency and temperature, there is a tad bit of roughness with its smoking. If smoke too aggressively the palate can and may experience a minor measure of rousting, so best to keep that in mind. Generally, St. Valentine’ s Day Blend encounters as a reasonably satisfying aromatic diversion that is understood. Again, not sure of the true correlation to Cupid’s day of renown but still a unique and interesting take on an aromatic product offering all the same. Espresso and pineapple truly original to say the least.
3.0 Pipes
Not necessarily a seasonal concoction, per say, St. Valentine’s Day Blend poses as a regular staple among the most favored of Paul’s house selections. In considering how this mixture relates to Valentine’s Day I am most unsure, but let’s not question the great blender’s intentions, clearly there is always an underlying story to be told.
This dry, gritty, finely coarse cut blending emits a potent pouched nose that is colored with a candied rum-tainted darker sugary spice, as it rolls immodestly with a base level of sharp sour tart, cultured vanilla, lighter fruity notations, and the abiding aroma of rich coffee. Peeking through with meager standing the registration further reveals a buried passing of fermented wood and bright citrusy undertones. Expressly displaying a mound of moving browns and gold tinted hues, St Valentine’s Day Blend appears to be a most endearing excursion for even the shyest of lovesick pipers.
As to its flavor, St. Valentine’s Day Blend tends to be a top-coating dominant presentation overall. What leads is a deep concentrated and murky roasted coffee note that is every bit espresso in temperament. Exclusively, a spicy, acidic note of seared bitter dark chocolate forms the base characterization. This wide front note pairs with a buttery tropical fruit influence that is a roasted-sweet baked pineapple. The tangy fruited persona is largely similar to the character of those cooked rings found atop an upside-down cake.
Accompanying this unusual combination, evidence bears a pleasant lacing of a softer vanilla embellishment serving to bring additional sugars to the experience. When this latter note merges with the starkness of the espresso, the manifestation of taste is that of a toasted marshmallow accent that emphasizes the bubbly- burnt sections of the charred puff in particular. And as expected, there is that patented Paul’s rummy-raisin mystery element lurking in the backdrop. Given that its influence is quite distinctive in the recording, it tends to be more well contained on this one versus other Paul’s originals nonetheless.
Regarding the native strains, I found that it is the Cavendish that pulls forward with the biggest spirit in the general representation. These strains work together to project a basic seasoned earthiness that embodies some smokey sulphury and milder native sweetness. Floating with an earshot of this darker stream, the rear middle band is colorized by the brown sugar almond caress offered from the Burley as it squeezes through for recognition, tugging with it a balancing highlight of some sweeter wood.
Furthermore, the Burley is fashionably painted with a degree of sharp sourness approaching almost pungency, making its very affluence a key feature of this mixture’s expanded appeal. Finally, the Virginian leaves lay on the bottom of the flavor, emitting gentle notes of tangy citrus, stoved wood, and some interesting faint highlighting of cooked caramel and an occasional tart lemony nuance.
With its expending, St. Valentine tends to showcase a thick cloud of vapors that promote the wonderful aroma of “pipey” Burley, bundled with some supportive natural Cavendish earthiness and a light Virginian citrus. Circulating on top is a graceful air of general enlivened sweetness and nice coiffure of dark shades of lingering roasted coffee notations. In itself, St. Valentine’s Day Blend achieves a ranking of agreeable tolerance to a possibly pleasing fragrant blend all together.
And even though the essential properties of the tobaccos present themselves to be accommodating as to burn consistency and temperature, there is a tad bit of roughness with its smoking. If smoke too aggressively the palate can and may experience a minor measure of rousting, so best to keep that in mind. Generally, St. Valentine’ s Day Blend encounters as a reasonably satisfying aromatic diversion that is understood. Again, not sure of the true correlation to Cupid’s day of renown but still a unique and interesting take on an aromatic product offering all the same. Espresso and pineapple truly original to say the least.
3.0 Pipes
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