Paul Olsen No. 333
(2.75)
A flake tobacco based on light and golden Virginia tobaccos. A modern taste with a spice from real Jamaica rum.
Details
| Brand | Paul Olsen |
| Series | My Own Blend |
| Blended By | Paul Olsen |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Rum |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.75 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2019 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The light and golden Virginias offer a lot of grass, hay, and citrus, along with a few drops of honey and light acidity. The spicy Jamaica rum topping is barely noticeable, though it is responsible for the spice note. The strength and nic-hit are at the center of mild to medium, while the taste is just past that mark. I recommend a slow smoking pace to avoid potential tongue tingle. Burns a little warm and clean with a slightly slow rate with a very consistent flavor to the finish. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a few relights. Has a decent, short lived after taste that is marred by the acid content of the tobaccos. An all day smoke. Two and a half stars.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2006 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
11/25/2005: Nothing wrong with this flake. Reminds me a bit of P.S. Deluxe Navy Flake. Easier to rub out than most. Perfect moisture content. Three and one-quarter stars.
11/27/2006: Upon re-visiting this flake I find it too suggestive of a cigarette for my tastes. Still a quality flake.
11/27/2006: Upon re-visiting this flake I find it too suggestive of a cigarette for my tastes. Still a quality flake.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 25, 2005 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
All in all a pleasant, quality blend. A flake of predominately virgina with a small proportion of burley and a touch of perique. It is also supposed to be flavoerd with rum but no heavy casing is detectable. Despite the ingredients listed this has nothing in common with Mac Baren's "Plumcake." The texture is a little crumbly and dry due to the burley. The tin aroma and somewhat in the smoke a subtle tea-like character is present. The flavor is not as heavy or as hot as a straight VA flake but there is a little heat from a predominance of virginia. In fact the flavor is extremely mild in sensation verging on bland. In this case this is not bad, just a subtler blend with occasional elevation in sweetness from the rum and/or other sweeter ingredients. As to the rum if the tin did not list it one would not consider it to be present. Maybe it is just a processing agent for moisture purposes. I've tried flavoring and aging tobacco with straight rum and it does'nt do a whole lot. It ends up usually "dulling" the tobacco qualities and does'nt add a presumed amount of sweetness and character to tobacco. Tobacco shop "rum cavendish" has a lot of concentrated flavoring and sugar added that tobacco would not achieve with rum alone. A variation on virginia flake that might be sought by smokers wanting a milder VA flake.
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