Sutliff Tobacco Company Count Pulaski

Would have to agree most Altadis tobacco is overloaded with Propylene Glyco, this blend has reduced amounts of the stuff, so a plus. The stuff smells good in the bag. I rolled it out between the fingers and lit it with one match letting it sit for a good five minutes in the bowl. I tamped it down and was expecting to use two more lights to get it going. It started burning correctly after the second, this was a surprise, and it burned to a fine white ash, this was about the only good points. I was expecting it to go medieval with tongue bite at any moment, which it didn't, it was rough on the tongue, seemed like a smoke that wanted to go hotter. The aftertaste is the thing I really disliked, reminded me of an old relit cheap cigar. This doesn't taste or remind me of an English blend. Count Pulaski does deserve to be better known to the public, not sure of this blend of tobacco. English blends can be a somewhat stout smoke that I on occasion enjoy but this isn't it, when I want a milder tasting one I will stick with the sudo English blend, Mild English, from Boswell. Mild English just has a more balance taste to it without the heat trying to come through.

I normally enjoy American English mixtures, but this one was quite disappointing to me. For one thing, I found it far too mild, both in regards to flavor and nicotine. I also thought it burned too hot, was very rough on my tongue, and was absolutely soaked with PG.

On the plus side, the anise flavoring is very nice and I can see how the taste and aroma is appealing to many. Unfortunately, I just couldn't find enough of that flavor to satisfy me without scorching my taste buds. Your mileage may vary, of course.

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.

Well other than the fact this blend sticks like glue to the bottom of your pipe like only an aromatic can do. It tastes like licorice with a hint of latakia weird combo for me. It is just an average tobacco i got a pound of it free so I will smoke it eventually. As of yet I can only think of one tobacco worth dumping Red Dawn. Try it it might be your cup of tea.

This is a low quality tobacco which offers nothing more than tongue bite and a fouled pipe afterwards. Like most all of the blends produced by Altadis, it sucks.

I was wondering when I'd get "caught" by enthusiastic reviewing!

Altadis shows up at our pipe club meetings on occasion, and usually brings bags of tobacco. We are polite and appreciative, but none of us smokes any of the gifts more than once. I don't know where they get their tobacco, but they definitely show up after all the other buyers are done.

But four stars for this -- I had to try it. Thankfully, I only ordered 4 oz from my favorite shop. I don't think it is possible for me to disagree more. Do all you guys work for Altadis or something???

This is similar to the Fox and Hounds or, as I like to call it, moldy kibble that they offer. They perfume it somewhat. It completely ruined a Jobey pipe, and now even 965 tastes like it in the same bowl.

It isn't that it is nauseating, per se -- but it is definitely in the lower ranks of mediocre. Life is too short to smoke cheap tobacco.

I keep trying to explain to my aromatic friends that many blenders buy inferior tobaccos to "save" with a spritz of some vanilla or cherry or kiwi fruit and belly button lint. In my opinion, it never works, save in the case of some small batch blenders that start off with good tobac. These are rare. So, while they're smoking their "Conflagration in the Bakery" blends, they're encouraging this travesty. Feh! If you can't face real tobacco, go back to cigarettes!

I use unacceptable nigh-english blends, like the Frog Morton series, to add a bit of lightness to Holiday, which is grating to my tastes on its own. I think this stuff might work with that strategy, making something close to appealing (Holiday) moreso. But it is not going into anything but a corncob on its own -- I can't afford to lose any more pipes to its lewdly understated banality.