Peter Stokkebye Proper English (No.52)
(3.11)
The most Latakia of any blend we make combined with old belt Virginias and Orientals for a classic blend.
Details
| Brand | Peter Stokkebye |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | Denmark |
| 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
Average Rating
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3.11 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 40 of 58 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 06, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Peter Stokkebye Proper English No. 52: The appearance is mostly dark brown with some black ribbon-cut pieces. The aroma from this bag of 2 year-old aged tobacco is fruity, musty and tangy with a characteristic oriental tobacco scent. This is a very balanced English, not too heavy on any particular component. The Latakia is rich and smooth but not a bully. The orientals lend a pleasant diversity to the taste experience. The Virginia provides the matrix to hold it all together with natural sweetness. I have smoked it in 4 or 5 pipes and every time have had a pleasant smoking experience. Tonight I'm having it in a Savinelli Punto Oro 906 EX with the Corallo finish. It is a slightly bent stacked billiard with a tall bowl; this tobacco smokes great all the way to the bottom of the bowl. Proper English is a very good medium strength English offered at a reasonable price.
Pipe Used:
Savinell Punto Oro billiard, Missouri Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
a friend
Age When Smoked:
2 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 17, 2015 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant |
Latakia, Latakia, Latakia. I love a good English blend with plenty of Latakia. It's stated that this one has the most Latakia of Stokkebye's English blends. Well, I've finally reached my limit. This one is a little too strong for me with a tad too much Latakia. I didn't think it could happen. This one is for Navy Seals and other Special Forces only. Mere mortals stick with Dunhill 965.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill Billiard
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked:
6 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 04, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a great, affordable, English/Latakia blend for the money. The price is right on when purchased in bulk. I love English blends but also smoke a lot of flake and some non-English and aromatic blends. I could smoke it every day and did for a while. I have been smoking the Ashton Artisan's Blend, Davidoff English (blue tin) and Ashton Consummate Gentleman as of late, but I do work this blend in a few times a week. I would give this blend four stars if they could get some better quality virginias in it. Of course, the price would most likely go up. So, for the price, it is a good blend. I have a pipe dedicated to it - although, I have used that pipe to smoke some other English blends as of late. I will be ordering some more soon, as I am getting low. I will be smoking it daily again...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 02, 2012 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I love this stuff most of the time. I cannot give it 4 stars because one batch was very different from the others I have purchased. The stuff I love is rich, sweet, smoky, with a hint of spice in the background from the orientals I would guess. However, as I said one order came in and it was bitter, and would bite quickly. I am not sure if it is a quality control issue or not but an issue nonetheless.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 26, 2012 | Medium | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This is my first English blend. I'm not sure what it is about this but I like it.
The flavor is OK, but nothing to write home about in my book, but I keep finding a craving for it about every other day. Going to get more of this when it's in stock.
The flavor is OK, but nothing to write home about in my book, but I keep finding a craving for it about every other day. Going to get more of this when it's in stock.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 16, 2012 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This is a good little, no frills English blend. Though it is Stokkebeyes heaviest English, in terms of Latakia content, I would call it a medium english. It is in no way a latakia bomb at all. It is a fairly simple smoke. All the components are there and blend nicely, but it isn't too terribly complex.
I think it would be a good first English and I recommend to all!
I think it would be a good first English and I recommend to all!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 20, 2012 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Though not a particularly complex smoke, I find it to be a good smooth smoke with a smokey, "velvet" quality to its taste. Latakia-prominent, though the oriental and virginia tobaccos are noticeable. Unlike some reviewers, I find its smooth, smokey taste present throughout the bowl. Certainly, for the price,if you're looking for a consistently good English blend, can't go wrong with this one.
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| Feb 21, 2012 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This is a solid, no-frills straightforward English. The pouch aroma is unusually strong, but the flavor seems fairly typical. Spicy, with some leathery notes. Fine all around.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 25, 2011 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
My first venture into heavier latakia blends, although from comparing reviews it seems there are certainly some much more flavorful and stronger (vit N) latakia blends out there. Taken on its own merits, this one is very pleasurable to smoke and gives off a nice campfire smokiness, tempered somewhat by the oriental/balkan tobaccos present. The Virginias participate very little to my taste, perhaps adding a slight sweet finish. I don't get much nicotine from this.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 20, 2011 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
As the weather drops down here it's time to break out the Latakia and Oriental blends a bit more often. I have puffed on Proper English here and there throughout the summer but plan on hitting it in earnest now. I find P.E. smokes like a p.e. should with a rich woody taste that brings open campfires, old books, and fine leather boots to mind. That is until about midway through the bowl. Like a switch flipped off, P.E. loses its flavor to the ash. Maybe I just need to spend time and figure out how this blend needs to be smoked. I love Stokkebye tobaccos and say this is worth the price I paid for it. Not the best "English" blend I've ever came across, but it's all about the hunt, no?
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