Peter Stokkebye Proper English (No.52)

It's really not that bad for the price, but not something i'd buy again. I enjoyed for a little while but then, after smoking Balkan Supreme this stuff just doesn't quite cut it. It's one dimensional and can get boring.

Above-average English, but it?s very dry and rather unflavored. A good smoker for someone who?s addicted to nicotine, but not for someone who?s interested in flavors. B.

For a Danish blender this is one blend that does not have a Danish signature that I expect to find in most of their blends. This is English that is as advertised, loaded with Latakia. My last batch of bulk was not mixed well and came with a lot of clumps of Latakia, easy enough to remedy. The smell of the blend is as expected; musty Latakia. Moisture content was excellent right out of the bag. As an English, I find this to fill all the requirements of an English, however the Latakia is either a little too high a percentage of the mix, the Virginia seems too light or is overwhelmed by the Latakia, likewise with the Oriental. This is typically a road tobacco for me, I?ll fill a pouch with this and smoke it through the day while on my rounds. The tobacco I find smokes best in medium sized pipes, I have had no bite from this blend. It?s a Latakia blend that produces abundant smoke. The taste I find to be musty and a little astringent at times. Burns down to a coarse dark gray and black speckled ash.

For the aromatic lover that I am, this is not a bad addition to my rotation. It is an inoffensive, modest English blend, and an acceptable change of pace for me. If you're new to Latakia, or are afraid of them, this is a good place to start. I smoke this blend on occasion. It's not terribly heavy like many English blends, but it's what you would expect from a Danish manufacturer. I wouldn't go out of my way to buy it, but isn't bad when you want a slight change of pace from PS's usual offerings.

I find this tobacco a little too bland for my taste, though it is for sure a good quality one. The flavour is pungent but it really lacks some kick, and I could taste a light casing but couldn't identify it. It can be one of the tobaccos good to be smoked during summer for its freshness and dry-smoking quality, but after that I always want to go back to some serious latakia blend.

I began smoking this shortly after finishing a couple of ounces of Stokkebye?s English Luxury, a blend I think very highly of, and thus the Proper English found itself living in its brother?s shadow. Not nearly as smooth and tasty as English Luxury, Proper English also has much more of a tendency to bite. A perfectly fine bulk option, but there are many superior bulk English blends, even within the Stokkebye line, so I?m not going to rush out and stock up on Proper English. In many ways, this blend reminded me of Paul Olsen?s My Own Blend 7000 and of Butera?s Pelican, which are very nice blends but also have a tendency to bite.

Ok so full disclosure I am not a huge fan of latakia but I'm trying to get into it. I feel as much as many like it perhaps I am missing out.

As for this blend all I taste is latakia, its overpowering. I could smell it as soon as I picked up the box it was mailed in.