Peter Heinrichs No. 39
(3.50)
Tin description, "A strong blend in the English tradition of a high portion of smoky Latakia, full-bodied Black Cavendish, sweetish Virginia and a pinch of spicy Perique, which flatters the palate with its unadulterated, balanced aroma."
Notes: Old description, "A mixture of finest English type, mixed in old copper drums. The best tobaccos of the world, red Kentucky, Virginia, Turkish, Carolina Black and Syrian Latakia give this natural English mixture a mild to medium taste volume."
Details
| Brand | Peter Heinrichs |
| Blended By | Peter Heinrichs / K&K |
| Manufactured By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100g Tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2013 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Tolerable |
I have now smoked two Peter Heinrichs english blends and, although I didn't find them offensive or anything, I found them both to be somewhat strange. First came #169 - dark in color and tone it was of medium strength and somewhat flat in it's english qualities. Both it and blend #39 have a casing that we reviewers cannot quite identify; very light and sweet and probably a simple sugar-based solution. This casing is very fleeting and is gone before the first quarter of the bowl is finished.
So, that's the background to this review. Now, let's examine this tobacco: same difficulty prying the paintcan lid off as in #169, same sweet casing fragrance, same brown and black appearance, but this time a more narrow and normal ribbon cut. Let's load-up and smoke. Not bad, the blend is somewhat sweet but definitely an english - rather nice. Hmm, it smokes and tastes like another english blend I have tried recently - Hearth & Home's Ambassador's Blend, only not as strong.
This lack of comparative strength becomes important in what follows. Like with any new blend, I relaxed and waited to see what happens next. This is what happened next - nothing. My first bowl was in a Northern Briars medium sea urchin that I bought two years ago from The Pipe Tart at the 2011 St. Louis show. Although this pipe has a narrow but deep chamber that always makes it a good blend-testing tool, by the one-third point of the smoke nothing came through the stem that I could taste or smell! This blend just became weak early-on and proceeded to get weaker and weaker. By the half-way point of the bowl I couldn't detect anything - I couldn't even tell if I was smoking a pipe, other than seeing my exhaled smoke! I've rarely had this happen in my pipe smoking experience. The only other occurance that comes to mind was a roll-up pouch of Schipper's Tabac that I smoked as a graduate student - bland and tasteless and best enjoyed rolled as a cigarette with a glass of beer. Next I mixed #39 half and half with H&H Ambassador's blend, since they seemed similar in aroma, thinking the stronger H&H tobacco would kick things up. This mixture was stronger than the #39 by itself and pleasant but, by the one third point of the bowl, it began to fade in taste and settled down to a tepid english smoke - very strange.
Somewhat recommended - two stars.
So, that's the background to this review. Now, let's examine this tobacco: same difficulty prying the paintcan lid off as in #169, same sweet casing fragrance, same brown and black appearance, but this time a more narrow and normal ribbon cut. Let's load-up and smoke. Not bad, the blend is somewhat sweet but definitely an english - rather nice. Hmm, it smokes and tastes like another english blend I have tried recently - Hearth & Home's Ambassador's Blend, only not as strong.
This lack of comparative strength becomes important in what follows. Like with any new blend, I relaxed and waited to see what happens next. This is what happened next - nothing. My first bowl was in a Northern Briars medium sea urchin that I bought two years ago from The Pipe Tart at the 2011 St. Louis show. Although this pipe has a narrow but deep chamber that always makes it a good blend-testing tool, by the one-third point of the smoke nothing came through the stem that I could taste or smell! This blend just became weak early-on and proceeded to get weaker and weaker. By the half-way point of the bowl I couldn't detect anything - I couldn't even tell if I was smoking a pipe, other than seeing my exhaled smoke! I've rarely had this happen in my pipe smoking experience. The only other occurance that comes to mind was a roll-up pouch of Schipper's Tabac that I smoked as a graduate student - bland and tasteless and best enjoyed rolled as a cigarette with a glass of beer. Next I mixed #39 half and half with H&H Ambassador's blend, since they seemed similar in aroma, thinking the stronger H&H tobacco would kick things up. This mixture was stronger than the #39 by itself and pleasant but, by the one third point of the bowl, it began to fade in taste and settled down to a tepid english smoke - very strange.
Somewhat recommended - two stars.
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