Drucquer & Sons The Merry Monk
(3.25)
An English-style flake mixture, the Merry Monk is composed of Red and Bright Virginias seasoned with Cypriot Latakia, piquant St. James Perique, White Burley, and Black Cavendish. Once blended, the mixture is pressed and aged in cakes before being cut into flakes, marrying the flavor-enhancing benefits of the pressing process with the convenience of a sliced flake. As a blend, this mixture is a medium-to-full-bodied smoke that offers a tangy sweetness accented with notes of woodsmoke, cream, and nuts.
Notes: Founded in 1841, Drucquer & Sons was a famed London tobacco shop that relocated to Berkeley, California, in 1928. The shop was more than just a tobacconist though; it was a community. It was where some of the greatest tobacco-blenders in recent memory — like Carl Ehwa of McClelland and Gregory Pease of G.L. Pease — first plunged their hands into fragrant tobacco. The historic shop may be gone, but its rich history and brand of pipe tobaccos continues, reformulated from their original recipes by Gregory Pease (and made by Cornell & Diehl) for the modern smoker.
Details
Brand | Drucquer & Sons |
Blended By | Gregory Pease |
Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
Blend Type | English |
Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
Flavoring | |
Cut | Flake |
Packaging | 100 grams tin |
Country | United States |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable to Strong
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 09, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A new blend and a good blend which is mostly broken flake in my tin. Slightly moist, but for me did not need drying. A little fruit flavor, sweetness, and the fact that it was pressed and sliced makes for a solid merging of the flavors. A year or two of aging will certianly merge the flavors even more. I will be buying an extra tin or two for aging
Pipe Used:
Savinelli Roma 320
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking Pipes
Age When Smoked:
Fresh