Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut (PS41)

I just received 4 oz of this in the mail. I've tried some other cube cuts and not like them very much, complaining of strong raggedy-a$$ burely. I believe crooner is a cube cut, and I hated it. But the reviews tell of a mild pleasant good old brown tobacco. And sometimes that's exactly what I want. This is exactly that. Ever see a scene in a movie, where a guy walks into a bar and says " gimme a beer"? Never mind the brand just give me a beer, because I like beer. That's what this tobacco is. You want to good enjoyable tobacco taste, in a smoke that is easy to enjoy, and little work. Right here. When I opened the package it had a very traditional tobacco smell. A little nutty, a tiny bit grassy, and some cocoa. It's a proper cube, so it loads easy and is easy to clean up. A gentle press locks it into the bowl good enough, but I suppose it could fall out. Takes a flame very easily and lights easily. The only trouble I had was keeping it lit uniformly, for me it tended to burn down in a small area. But there's nothing wrong with stirring the bowl, and retamping. This is not a sticky or messy tobacco to work with so I can live with it. All in all, this is the very definition of an all-day blend. Relights can be a little acetic or creosoteish. But amazingly this tobacco settles right back down and becomes great again in about one second. This tobacco is so easy and enjoyable that I think I'll take it fishing with me this week. Perfect for when your mind is on other things but you still feel like a smoke. This is a great, highly enjoyable blend. With full flavor but a mild temperament. This might be a great blend for an aromatic smoker to start breaking into non aromatics. I will buy much more.

I love Burley so this one has not been difficult to like. It's a no nonsense Burley in a Cube cut, blended with some VAs. It burns slowly and, because of its cut, you want to only gravity fill without pressing down the tobacco. Otherwise it will become difficult to light up and have it burning. The taste is of typical, good quality Burley: nutty with a coco whisper. The VAs add a bit of sweetness, but just barely. The nicotine is on the low side, but it's there just enough to keep me interested. There is an occasional bitterness but that's typical of Burleys. Overall a very nice tobacco that helps me to relax.

I like Va/Burley blends and this is a good one. Some here detect a topping but I do not. Just tastes like food straightforward tobacco flavor. The cube cut is fun to play with and is probably the easiest loading tobacco I have tried. It is a little tough to get going not unlike trying to start a coal fire. Once it gets going it needs little attention other than maybe a tamp. I use a triple jet lighter with this and it gets it stoked very quickly. One thing that I have noticed that maybe helpful is after I put a pipe of this down part way through the smoke and come back to it latter the Burleys start exhibiting a nice butteriness. So the old DGT will work well here. Pleasant, with a good bit of strength, no bite and it is absolutely dirt cheap I will be keeping this one in stock. I am really enjoying Stokkebye's blends.I have three of them in my regular rotation and I haven't even tried any of his Luxury Blends yet. Much better than anything MacBaren makes.

Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut is a light aromatic that I’m sure will please smokers who want something clean, simple and fragrant that smells and tastes like a boutique muffin. True to its name, the tobacco is cube cut, medium red and light brown to golden in color. Bag note is bran muffin, with orange and vanillin added. I gravity load CC and there is no boil as it is eventually lit. I get mostly lightly toasted Burley/nuts, like Grape Nuts, with very little dry meadow grass and dark fruit leather from the specially-cured, red VA. The vanillin is quite noticeable from top to bottom, and it stays slightly forward of the tobacco, but just. Strength is mild. Tastes are mild. Room note is very pleasant. Aftertaste is the best of the smoke, unless one smokes it in a large bowl, in which case there is burned vanillin in the end.

As for a rating, I have to say, I imagine that PSCC might just be a 4 in relation to others of its ilk, which is to say, very light aros. However, since I don’t smoke this sort of tobacco often enough to really draw a bead on it, I can only go so far as a 3, recommended as-is to anyone who thinks it sounds good.

This a very tasty blend,who ever came up with blended burley and virginia knew his or her tobacco.

The order came just a little moist ,so dry time is need for me. I took th advice of several posters and used gravity fill bowl. What I don't have is a tall skinny bowl, so I use a Sasieni Dublin works like a charm. The burley will bite,just a bit but the Virginias are sweet and grassy, burley are are nutty and earthy.

Takes a little skill to keep lit, but what is a few cents of lighter fluid compared to the taste and relaxation this blend render's? Well worth the money and then some, satisfy the codger in you if you have just a taste for burley . Enjoy.

This tobacco is tasty in my ancient Dr. Grabow Duke briar aged a few months. I get a sweeter result from a full bowl of a Mark Twain cob. However, in my Savenelli Roma and my old Paronelli the taste is not as sweet. Excellent room note according to my wife and it usually smells and tastes like sweet toast. I am currently aging a pound of this tobacco.

Cube Cut is unique in that it's cube cut. Profound, huh? This neat tobacco packs easily into any pipe without any fuss -- there's really not even a need to tamp this before lighting.

In the pouch, this tobacco has a typical burley smell. That is to say "agricultural" -- the smell of fresh-cut hay. It's not as sweet as Wilke's Nut Brown Burley.

The down side to this tobacco is that it's hard to keep lit. This is probably due to the cube cut. It tends to burn hot when pushed (which sometimes you feel you need to do when it won't stay lit). If you can keep it lit, it burns to a medium gray ash.

This blend is not as rich in the mouth as Nut Brown Burley, but still a good burley flavor. The flavor remains consistent (some may say boring) throughout the bowl. It's a lot cheaper than NBB, and the milder strength makes it more suitable for all-day smoking.

If this were a beverage, it would be Yuengling Black-and-Tan. A good brew, but not the best. Recommended.

A friend sent me a generous amount of this tobacco with the promise of more should I like it (evidently it's not his cup of tea). I didn't know what to expect upon first taking a look, but I must say I found this one a very pleasant surprise. Being a Burley fancier, and lover of all things ?Virginia? this one is a definite winner. I smoke several other Peter Stokkebye offerings and it looks as though I'll be adding another to my cellar.

Appearance: Nice cubed Burley and Virginia presentation that reminds me of ?GrapeNuts? cereal (for those not in the USA or Canada, GrapeNuts is a very ?granular? cereal roughly cubed. The colors vary from tans to a deep chestnut brown

Aroma: This mixture has a deep sweet aroma very enticing. Immediately one smells a deep hay-like quality, not of hay in neat bales stacked in the barn; rather of freshly mown hay, slowly drying in the summer sun. Deep, sharp and earthy. Carmel tones and nuts are evident, as in pecan or butternut. There is a darker scent to this as well leading me to believe that some of the leaf has been toasted in some manor. There seems to be a slight ?fruit essence? used at some point, though just by smelling it alone, I'd be hard pressed to identify it.

This tobacco is nearly perfect in moisture and I employed a gravity feed and a very slight hand packing the bowl. I have chosen a Jan Zeman YPSC 2003 Volcano/Bulldog which I smoke VaBur mixtures in frequently. Several bowls of Cube Cut have been smoked in this pipe to reduce other blend prejudices.

Lighting can be a little temperamental with this one until it really gets going frequent re-lights are necessary. As expected, the initial flavor very Burley, with a thick silky mouth feel, brighter notes of fruits and caramel are evident from the fine Virginia. Hay-like tones and smells and flavors of Autumn are abundant with deepening flavors of nuts and a slight fruit essence (which at least one other reviewer identifies as apple) is noted. While I'd not go as far as to say this is an ?Apple flavored? mixture, I do suspect a small amount of apple essence is used in the product. It is a distinct enhancement flavor, not a dominating one, just ?there enough? to make for interest and something slightly out of the ordinary/

Mid Bowl: Approaching mid-bowl, the fullness tends to build the toothsome mixtures of Burley, Virginia, nuts and apples develop in strength slowly along predictable lines. Slowly and gently the blend comes ?together? building in richness and strength to a level of somewhere between ?medium and full?. The rich buttery mouth feel continues building as well making each mouthful of creamy smoke something one savors, not in any hurry to exhale. Once an even light and cadence are achieved this is a self maintaining blend indeed, needing very little attention of tamper. Maintaining the ash is easy as well, and this slow burning blend usually lasts me well over an hour.

Home Stretch: As end of the bowl approaches, the bowl never really changes. This blend remains consistent throughout. The final third has matured nicely with all the flavors working in deepening harmony. Absolutely no temptation toward tongue bite is noted, very cool and even burn rate noted throughout. This is a favorite candidate for outdoor smoking. While not a complex blend at all, Cube Cut has the kind of richness and fullness of flavors to keep my interest without having to think much about it. It seems the perfect companion for outdoor sporting activities such as hunting or fishing or camping especially in cooler weather. I think this blend and a strong cup of ?camp coffee? would warm the soul in ?deer camp?.

Supplemental Notes: I think that Cube Cut has earned a place in my cellar, maybe not for everyday, but for those times when I long to be outdoors all day in less than ?ideal? weather. Rating for those interested in numbers *** stars

A lovely chocolatey/nutty burley that goes best with coffee/tea in the morning. Smokes best in tall and narrow bowls IMHO. Filling your pipe is easy but as mentioned by others it needs to be packed a little more than typical cuts so the little cubes touch each other and burn properly. With practice you’ll smoke this as easily as any ribbon cut blend but it will take a few bowls to get the hang of it. And the cube embers can truly easily fall out of the bowl or jump out and burn a hole in your shirt or pants. Not recommended for on-the-go smoking; enjoy while sitting down. A well-priced burley that tastes like a high end version of an Old Codger ‘baccy.