Just For Him Old Toby

This is the fourth in the MEB series I tried. Being a fan of Perique I was already looking forward to this blend. It definately tastes of Burley with the hint of Perique building towards the end, first a little peppery then near the last quarter or so it really is just right. The Virginia is overshadowed quite a bit by the Burley and Perique. It is very smooth, no tongue bite. It stayed lit after the first light/tamp/relight as the other Middle Earth blands did. Definately a good to high end choice of ingredients. Plenty of rich sweet smoke the whole time. Could be a go to blend if you like Burley with a hint of Perique.

This bacca has not gotten the recomendation it clearly deserves. It's amazingly good!!! My first bowl I felt unimpressed, but in fairness I smoked several bowls of different tobaccos from the Middle Earth sampler before it. While a common mistake, it is like overload at the perfume counter where after several nothing smells right. On my second try I actually "got" this pipewed!!!! I packed it a bit better than usual and it developed in unique smells and flavors increasingly through the bowl. When the perique kicked in I enjoyed the buttery/ black peppery flavors. I actually plan on adding this to my rotation. As the bowl burned down it just got better and better!!! Burly, Virginian, Perique.... Yum!!! Thanks Just For Him for yet another LOTR tobacco winner!!!

I am new to this Va/Per + Burley tobaccos. However I dont get how this can get 1 or 2 stars, It is definitely a very very pleasant smoke. It is not an aromatic. Virginia tastes good, not too much nicotine and the perique or what i think it was the perique kicked in after a little bit giving some extra tastiness too it. There might be better for sure but I enjoyed this one quite a lot. Will I get more? Probably after trying some other stuff.

This tobacco was a bit hard to light at first, but once lit it stayed lit the whole bowl. The first 1/3 of the bowl all I tasted was Virginia which was nice. This blend produces a good amount of smoke which is also great for those partial to smokeplay like myself. Halfway through the bowl the Perique started to come through. It tasted nothing like the first 1/3, I could no longer taste the Virginia because the Perique was overwhelming it with a very pleasant smokiness. The perique is very lovely. This smoke gets better as it burns, at first I was only going to give it a 3 stars but once the perique started coming through I upped it to 4 because I love perique. I must've got lucky because my sample from JFH was loaded with perique. I will definitely smoke this again and would probably buy it in bulk. The last 1/3 of the bowl the smokiness has lessened and has been replaced by a spicy flavor. The smoke leaves a nice feeling in the mouth, and I detect notes of creaminess that weren't there before. Definitely notice the nicotine, it is very nice compared to some weaker blends. I would highly suggest trying this blend. It just keeps getting better as I'm smoking it. Other than being a bit difficult to get lit I have absolutely no problems with Old Toby, actually I could see smoking this every day. Great for Smoke rings. Towards the end I am left with a creamy taste combined with a definite sweet burley flavor which is rather pleasant. So 4 Stars from me. I loved this tobacco.

Highly recommend Old Toby, especially any products located at The Tobacco Cellar. The flavor is marvelous, and the complements from people I have been around have been very good. There tobacco products are very well crafted and I have had wonderful experiences with them. Check them out.

Opening the bag gives a very solid straight forward smell of Burley and VA/Per. The description hints that its 3 componants or more to the blend, I'd say from sight and smell its probably a burley ribbon blended with a VA/Per flake as not all the flake is rubbed entirely out. More importantly the strong ketchup smell leads me to believe its McClelland x-10 with McClelland 2015. There may be other burleys in the mix and I may be wrong about the exact McClelland tobacco used but there is no mistaken that ketchup smell.

Like a lot of JFH blends this one is on the wet side. Its not drenched but a little drying wont hurt it. That being said, this is one of the easier blends to keep lit. It handles abusive puffing like a champ and just refuses to go out, even when not dried a bit.

This blend also has no bite, even when I tried to test the limits I was not able to produce any tongue bite even at the point the pipe was to hot the handle.

The flavor is top quality but simple. The VA/Per is not complex and the burley is well...burley. Most of the reviews here have disparaged this blend because of this, I find it to be one of the qualities that make this blend great.

The combination of how easy it is to keep lit, the lack of bite and the simple flavor that doesn't require constant attention to appreciate is the reason I love this blend so much. Most of the reviews here seem to indicate the lack of complexity as the reason for sub par reviews and they are right, if your looking for a blend that you can sit and smoke and spend 2 hours contemplating the various subtle flavors involved...I would suggest Golden Cashmere as a appropriate blend from JFH. This is the blend I smoke when I'm fixing the car or working on the yard. It tastes good and if I puff wildly while throwing tools across the yard it wont complain.

In summery This blend isn't the prom queen, but she's still a good lookin prom date and you know how the night will end.

I,as a new pipe smoker,thought this blend to be very mild,kind of boring but still maintains the aura of the South Farthing! I think this blend does well by Tolkien enthusiasts such as myself. It tastes very natural and smooth. Well done gentlemen at Just For Him. Well done.

No tongue bite. No goop. Just a smooth,creamy smoke.