Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut (PS41)

I would really like this stuff on its own if it were easier to smoke by itself. As it is, I find it a superb blending tobacco. Mixed with an equal part of good black cav the result is great tasting, cool burning, good smelling stuff.

This is a nice change of pace from my usual traditional English blends. I smoked mine in a large meer and had no problem with it burning hot as a lot of burleys do. A very pleasant and distinctive taste to me. Burns really slow. I had no trouble keeping lit as some reviewers have mentioned. I am continually impressed with the PS line.

Very good but a little bitter at the end. Satisfying in a Peretti way. 3 stars

This is a most enjoyable smoke, and I have found it easier to light and keep burning than many reviews had led me to believe. Sipped slowly, this blend yields a lovely nutty, sweet burley smoke with a little muscular structure from the VA. More aggressive puffing brings the astringency and edginess of the VA forward. I do not find it particularly complex, but the experience definitely depends on how it is approached, and I find both faces of this tobacco quite enjoyable. I would have named it Janus. It is a high quality tobacco at a nice, low price. I think it is on par with the luxury twist flake, though different. A nice, contemplative, and comforting offering from Stokkebye.

I got some of this blend to compare it against Edgeworth Sliced and Barbary Coast, and while it does have a bit of resemblance to those, I would not go so far as to say that this blend is a proper bulk alternative to either. However, evaluated on its own merits, this is a fine natural tobacco blend which is very enjoyable.

Rather than a strong grassy note, instead this blend plays more on the woody or nutty flavors typical of burley blends. There is a hint of a grassy flavor, but I find that this blend actually resembles Half and Half more than Edgeworth or Barbary Coast. There seems to be a very light topping reminiscent of apples, as other reviewers have noted, which to me tastes a lot like what H&H uses, except it is much more conservatively applied in Cube Cut.

Upon lighting, one initially tastes the apple type flavor. Then a slight grassy note appears but soon subsides into a rather strong woody and nutty flavor. This blend has essentially zero tongue bite factor, so you can enjoy the full taste without fear. For a burley blend this has heaps of good flavor, so I find that this blend is to my liking.

Overall, Cube Cut is a good tasty burley based blend which reminds me mostly of Half & Half but is a notch or two better in my opinion: it has more flavor yet it is more refined. I'm not sorry that I ordered a pound of this, and for the excellent bulk price I may get more when this is all gone. Considering the good taste and minimal bite factor this batch probably won't last long. I feel like smoking another bowl of it already.

This is my second time smoking the cubes, each time being intrigued by the packing method; of just shoveling the stuff in without much packing pressure.

These cubes were less defined (likely from being tossed about as a bulk blend) and ended up being mix of rough pieces. They gave off a very pleasant, and sweet aroma beyond the natural Burley/Virginia earthiness, making me believe there is some amount of topping at work here.

Once fired up, the smoke resembles the bag aroma, allowed the natural goodness to come through, and stayed mild - an all day smoker. The cubes did a relatively decent job of holding a slow ember (kinda like a broken cake), but did konk out several times and asked for another match.

There wasn't much here to get overly excited about, yet it all worked for a clean, and simple thrill.

Hay and citrus flavors are noticeable upon initial lighting. About a quarter of the way through, a flavorful sweetness begins to come on. This stuff can be a bit difficult to light, but once you get it going, it burns quite nicely. Puff slowly, and gently, and this stuff really shines. Can't beat the price either!