Paul Olsen Curly 44
(3.00)
As soon as you take the lid off the tin and the tobacco comes to view you can see that this tobacco is something quite special. Cut tobaccos from various sources are blended with beautiful curly cut slices the size of a penny piece. The taste is characterized by light Virginia tobaccos and cavendish.
Notes: http://www.paul-olsen.dk/
Details
| Brand | Paul Olsen |
| Blended By | Paul Olsen |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cognac, Other / Misc, Sweet / Sugar |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 16, 2016 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This blend is recommended as a replacement for the discontinued Caledonian No.410. The reviews for that blend, to be found here, mostly praise it as a wonderful Virginia/Perique, some reviewers noting a slight topping, others not.
The tin I recently received was an aromatic, so much so, that the tobacco very much played a second fiddle in the taste experience. A second issue is that there was but one tobacco "coin"; the rest of the tin was made up of short ribbon cut tobacco.
The trend, thus far, as I explore the MOB tobaccos, is that if the word "Cavendish" is used in the description, assume the blend to be quite aromatic.
The tin I recently received was an aromatic, so much so, that the tobacco very much played a second fiddle in the taste experience. A second issue is that there was but one tobacco "coin"; the rest of the tin was made up of short ribbon cut tobacco.
The trend, thus far, as I explore the MOB tobaccos, is that if the word "Cavendish" is used in the description, assume the blend to be quite aromatic.
PurchasedFrom:
The Danish Pipeshop
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 05, 2016 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Tin: Ribbon cut, with a few small coins, and Cavendis as smaller bits. Mild fruity smell, that has subsided. Slight smokey smell. Detectable hay. Smells sweet and clings a bit in the nose. Slightly moist, but smokeable.
Burn: Requires few relights, if right moisture level. Fairly cool smoke, slightly wet. Quite toungebity if not smoked carefully (I can smoke a bowl now without getting bitten, so it's great for practicing correct smoking technique)
Taste: Slight Citrus, (pamelo?) Heavy neutral sweetness. Something I can't quite define, could be cognac. What I can only describe as a smokey taste.
This is the first pipe tobacco I have ever smoked, so my palate isn't very evolved yet. The sweetness, which I guess is from the Cavendish, is a little to strong for my tastes. I mix it with a 20% perique blend, and that brings it down, and handles the tonguebite, to make for a pleasant smoke. The description on Paul-Olsen's webpage says that it is topped with cognac, but I can't really detect any.
Burn: Requires few relights, if right moisture level. Fairly cool smoke, slightly wet. Quite toungebity if not smoked carefully (I can smoke a bowl now without getting bitten, so it's great for practicing correct smoking technique)
Taste: Slight Citrus, (pamelo?) Heavy neutral sweetness. Something I can't quite define, could be cognac. What I can only describe as a smokey taste.
This is the first pipe tobacco I have ever smoked, so my palate isn't very evolved yet. The sweetness, which I guess is from the Cavendish, is a little to strong for my tastes. I mix it with a 20% perique blend, and that brings it down, and handles the tonguebite, to make for a pleasant smoke. The description on Paul-Olsen's webpage says that it is topped with cognac, but I can't really detect any.
Pipe Used:
Stanwell Duke 107
PurchasedFrom:
Local shop in Denmark
Age When Smoked:
New
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