Sutliff Tobacco Company Cringle Flake (2023)

(2.75)
The fifth installment of Sutliff's highly anticipated, seasonal pipe tobacco, Cringle Flake 2023 is a blend of aged, decade-old Red Virginias, 2003 vintage Perique, and stoved Katerini. This incredible holiday mixture presents an exceptional flavor right out of the tin, with a deep richness sure to improve even further with additional age. In this blend, whole leaves are pressed into cakes and then sliced into thick flakes, making this blend primed for aging while its unique profile benefits from the singular flavors of its stoved Katerini. Naturally sweet with spicy, piquant undertones, the result is incredibly complex with notes of stone fruits, earthy spice, and molasses.

Details

Brand Sutliff Tobacco Company
Series Cringle Flake
Blended By  
Manufactured By Sutliff
Blend Type Virginia/Perique
Contents Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Flake
Packaging 50g tin weight
Country Unknown
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.75 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 25, 2023 Medium to Strong None Detected Medium Tolerable
Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Cringle Flake (2023).

As with all the previous Cringle Flakes, the 'flakes' are very thick. To call this Cringle Kake wouldn't be far off the mark!! The blend smells a little of vinegar, with a plummy-fruitiness. This tin has smack-on moistness, so just pop it, crumble, load n light!

The flavour isn't of overly spicy Perique. The Perique is raisin-like, rich, strangely smooth. The Virginia boosts the fruity flavour with it's own red-fruit sweetness, some dough, and a little honey. The burn from it's good, although it has a tendency to go quite fast. So, crumble the tobacco into a coarse texture to abate the speed. I haven't experienced any tongue bite, even when forced.

Nicotine: above medium. Room-note: not great.

Cringle 2023? A good blend, but it falls just shy of full marks. Recommended:

Three stars

Pipe Used: Various
PurchasedFrom: Tobaccopipes.com
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 20, 2023 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
Bright and Fruity
Pipe Used: Cob
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