Sutliff Tobacco Company Count Pulaski

Repeat after me: Burly shag, burly plug, burly cube. This blend has the nice nutty chocolaty flavor of burly with a background of latakia and a light topping. If you do not like burly you will not appreciate this blend.

Since there is no oriental component other than latakia (no drama, basma, smyrna) the rum and anise were added to flavor the burly. The burly also adds strength.

If you want more or less latakia or other orientals or perique look at the other Altadis English blends (my personal favorite is English Oriental).

The pouch aroma is most definitely rum and latakia, smokey, pleasant but not overpowering. The anise is there but blends very smoothly.

Smoke is medium, of medium body and quite voluminous, moist and has fine flavor. Latakia is deftly applied and not overpowering. Smooth with little nose or mouth tingle. Bite less. Excellent medium flavor. But it will burn hot if pushed.

Aftertaste is slight peppery from the Latakia and mild but distinct bitter tobacco flavor. If it seems ashy clean your pipe, and try not to tamp as most burly tobacco will seem ashy if tamped to often.

I love this blend, it's flavorful..the anise and latakia play well together.

Egad! I think I've found it. The world's best tobacco. This stuff is fabulous. Richly strong without being overpowering and pretty well stays that way to the end of the bowl. The flavors are tantalizingly complex; A hint of perique, certainly Va, a little fruity without being able to decipher the flavor (maybe a little chocolate?), but I sensed no anise which has been mentioned here several times, latakia is notably present without being obtrusive. The room note is definite but also not overpowering (my take, not the wife's), just pleasant. Lights easily and stays lit extremely well although I had to dry it considerably to get it that way. Smokes cool without even a hint of a bite. Never feel I have to suck up for a billowing cloud to get all the satisfaction out of it. Goes to the bottom without a whimper.

I've thought often about what I would expect my ideal tobacco should be like. Easy to pack. Easy to light. Easy to keep going. Rich, good flavored taste. No bite. No lingering bad aftertastes. Smokes cool. Holds my interest without ever getting boring. Comforts me when being introspective about other things. Heck, I could go on and on; this is just, in my humble opinion, one great tobacco.

This may not be the ONLY ideal baccy out there. I have long held that to keep a committed puffer completely happy, there has to be variety, so I will still keep looking. I certainly am not giving up other great blends that I have on hand.

This should be a very recommended baccy for a beginner also.

Thanks to all of you guys that led me to this. Can't express enough appreciation for this web site and all it has done for my pipe smoking pleasure.

If this tobacco was adorned with a Dunhill or Esoterica label I am certain that it would have been one of the most expensive and tried tobaccos available.

Its mixture is perhaps one of the most refreshing I have ever tasted. I was hesitant at first but I recently ordered a bag of it and I haven?t regretted it one bit. I was truly enthused with the combination of tobaccos that contains just a pinch of aniseed. The tobacco has the perfect amount of humidity and is topped by a scent that lures with seduction.

The variety of Burley Virginia and Latakia is very discreet and not tedious. The tobacco is strong and rich that leaves a long lasting taste.

It's odd really. I just don't see how this blend warrants any extreme rating one way or the other. It's a decent, affordable, pleasant smelling, mild all day kind of smoke. The flavor seems a bit flat to me, but obviously some experienced pipesters love it.

It's certainly the best Altadis blend I have tried to date, but I won't buy more, as there are others in this style that I prefer. This is more economical though, and for some people that is a strong selling point. It's certainly worth a try. If you live near a tobacconist that carries it, you are lucky indeed...

I have to agree with all who rated this 4*'s. This is one of those rare blends where the sum is greater than the parts and everything is in balance.

Count Pulaski is the best of the Altadis blends I have tried to date. Being an aromatic lover, it took me a couple of bowls to get used to their Fox & Hound blend, but the Count was wonderful, from first light, till I emptied the bowl of the dove gray ash. Count Pulaski was not too wet or goopy, it packed very well, stayed lit, and left a clean dry pipe. I experienced a cool dry smoke, with no tongue bite. ( And the craving for another bowl) The Count gets a royal place in my tobacco rotation, and in my cellar.

I agree with Elkabong. This is a flat-tasting, hot-smoking tobacco that has a remarkably good room note.

As a smoker of English, Balkan and milder aromatics, I find this blend to be a wonderful combination. It is a rough cut that burns easily without moisture. The latakia blends beautifully with the anise-like casing for a bass note, while the other tobaccos provide intermittent welcome high notes. Despite the latakia, this is the tobacco my wife finds has the most pleasant room note. It is an all day smoke and is most highly recommended.