Sutliff Tobacco Company Count Pulaski

The count is a good sample , was afraid to try it after smoking blue note but it turned out very nice for latakia blend. The wife test did not pass but I can smoke this blend over and aver again.



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Probably the same as Iwan Ries Three Star Royale Purple...also made by Altadis.

This tobacco has an excellent aroma right out of the package! It smells very similar to halfzware shag cigarette tobacco with that strong smoked aroma. It lights easily, requires minimal relights, and is soft on the tongue. The room note is of Latakia which really smells fantastic as you smoke it. Then you get the taste of the anise oil coming thru (somewhat sweet)which really gives this tobacco it's uniqueness. You get a strong masculine aroma, but with a sweet taste. I give this a 4-star rating and will be ordering more...once I've smoked up a bunch of the tobacco I got for Christmas! 🙂

6/20/2007 I revisited this after being in the cellar for several months. It still smelled and packed the same, but it set my tongue on fire! I don't know if it spoiled or what. Down grading this to 3 stars.

Actually, I would give this blend 2.5 stars rather than the three noted here. The tobacco is an interesting variation on true English/Latakia blends There is a package note of anise and rum supported by Burley. In the bowl, as the casings burn off, the Burley predominates and later the Latakia becomes more apparent with the anise notes still hovering about a peppery taste. There is a bit of aromatic-like glop at the bottom of the bowl and drying the tobacco has little affect. It's an interesting change from the stronger true English blends (Old Lodge, Squadron Leader), sort of an aromatic that doesn't wallow in that baked cake/cookie casing that seems the affect so many tobaccos these days.

Wow. There is no doubt this blend is there when it lights and you draw on it. Jiminy cricket that is some eye opening potent weed! I love it!. This is a small thumb bowl Grabow lark tobacco in my opinion. Like smoking a Balkan blend maybe, while burning cedar shavings, with the tiny remnants of a rootbeer barrel in your mouth. A hint of cinnamon to me on the end of a retro hale, possibly brown sugar. Very subtle, but its there. My wife suggested I smoked it on the way to the mailbox (40yds) , or better yet, just stay there and smoke it. So....room note not so good. Its a keeper for when I want a kick in the pants. I can most definitely see me getting another 8oz for the jar room.