Blatter & Blatter Mild English (Anglais léger)

Old Northern Smoky made a "Bang on!" review of this tobacco.

All I can add is: If you are curious about trying English blends and have the opportunity to visit Montréal, you must stop by Blatter's store and buy some of this!

My first foray into English blends. The pouch aroma definitely says hickory smoke curing with a hint of spice...black pepper perhaps.

Fairly moist but I let it breathe for an hour which brought the moisture down to what I thought was an acceptable level. Packing the tobacco half way in my brand new Blatter & Blatter full bent pipe was easy. The tobacco takes to flame easily and stays lit without a relight.

The flavour is true tobacco with a spiciness which made my tongue and lips tingle a bit. Not overpowering but you know its there. Smokes dry and relatively cool. My briar was a wee bit too warm to hold but remember this is a brand new briar and I expect it will be a bit cooler once it cakes. If you push it the smoke will get harsh but quickly returns to a nice smoke once you slow down on the draw.

I found it an truly enjoyable smoke with a cup of coffee and it actually helped restore my scorched tongue caused by a bowl of Borkum Riff Cherry Liqueur....(I'll never touch that crap ever again!)

The room note, I am told by my wife, (I can never smell what I'm smoking while I'm smoking it) is slightly sweet but spicy...."pepperish" she calls it. Understandably not her favorite scent since she loves the real aromatics, but she didn't run for the hills either.

I agree that this is a good beginner blend or a good starter blend for the aromatic smoker looking to venture into English territory. As for me, I just love this stuff and can't wait to have enough $$ to order more. I would be more than content to stop looking for English blends and stick with this one forever!

(a second bowl was lit without letting the tobacco breathe and there is noticeable gurgle but only for the first half bowl)

This one has to be tried! Blatter's Mild English now joins my two other favorites; CB Royal and Sail Green!

Cheers!

As the description says, this is a mild English blend, for the beginner who wants to venture into the English blends.

This is a broad cut, just like Baker street, with VA in proportion of 80%, 15% of Cavendish and the last 5%,Latakia and Périque (my educated guess).

When I tried it, I couldn't detect the Périque, and barely the Latakia while I was smoking it. Smoked dry, nice and clean, yes sir.

A very good quality and not overwhelming light English blend, it is an excellent start for the English blend beginner. I was amazed at how tasty this mixture was compared to the aromatics, consistent in taste from A to Z.

Since I tried this blend, I explored more and more the English blends, VA/PER and started having an appreciation of what good tobaccos are. This one got me into leaving the aromatics for good (besides the high quality aromatics as W.O. Larsen and others).

Boy, what that ever a good move.

Recommended.

If a smoker of aromatics asked me to describe an English Tobacco Blend, I would suggest they just try Mild English. I would rename it Medium Enlish. From here, one can decide if they want to go up or down the scale of English type blends. Mild English is a straight down the middle road blend. It is not heavy or overwhelming. It is neither too rich nor too light. It is right down the middle. It is well balanced, somewhat creamy, and quite mild. It smokes and burns smoothly, has no bite, and leaves a very dry fine ash. It is smooth enough to use to break in a new pipe. When I can't decide what I want to puff, I reach for Mild English. It never fails to be a good, basic, smoke. I recommend it for those switching from aromatic blends, and also for those that want a refreshing in between blend of Virginia, Latakia and Perique.