Peter Stokkebye Cube Cut (PS41)
(3.08)
An American blend of air-cured toasted burley leaves from Tennessee and aged red Virginias that have been Cavendish pressed for 36 hours. The pressed cakes are cross cut into small squares for easy filling of the pipe and slow burning. Natural and mellow tobacco taste.
Details
| Brand | Peter Stokkebye |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Cube |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.08 / 4
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 27, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
"Peter Stokkebye sure can make some good tobacco" said Mr. Motoyoshi.
I am slowly realizing that I have never had a bad experience with PS blends. I have yet to try one of their Aromatics, so we shall see 😉
Cube cuts are somewhat rare these days and The Stokkebyes have done a fantastic job with this one. Light to dark brown flecks of tobacco leaf can be seen when opening up the pouch. Smells like a typical VaBur with a slight sweetness that is the Cavendish I presume.
Loading this tobacco isn't that difficult. Keeping it lit without clogging your tobacco chamber can be the issue. I have had success by just simply dropping the little pellets in and filling up the pipe (loading it like a shot gun casing as an acquaintance put it) After that all you need is a light tamp when you've put in the amount of tobacco you want to smoke. If you push too hard, air won't circulate as well when you're 1/4 down the bowl. You have to start this with a thorough light to make sure that all the cubes on the top are smoldering. Tamping lighter than you normally would with a ribbon or course cut is key. Tamping too much will compress the cubes and there won't be enough oxygen between them to continue smoldering. Think BBQ charcoals.
Now onto the smoking experience. The VAs and Cavendish start the show. It's sweet and a little tangy at first. But very pleasant. Towards the 1/4 mark the burleys come into play and the cavendish takes a back seat. You can really start to pick up on the red virginias and they are definitely supported by the burleys. Smooth sweet, nutty, velvety smoke is what you can expect. This tobacco can have a big bite if smoked too fast. Smoke slowly and probe the flavor dimensions of this tobacco with each puff. It is very enjoyable.
If you have tried GL Pease Barbary Coast, you might be familiar with this style. The Red Vas in that blend are more pronounced and there is more of an earthy feeling with the lack of Cavendish and bourbon(?) topping. If you tried that and it wasn't sweet enough, this could be ticket for you.
This is a great tobacco for breaking in a pipe as the sugars from the cavendish and the burley's natural caking properties do a wonderful job on coating a fresh bowl. I think the only reason I give this 3 stars is that the lighting can be a little finicky.
This blend, as are most PS blends, is a wonderful tobacco with a price point that allows for those 1 oz test orders. If you like Virginia Burleys and want to try a new tobacco, this should be in your cart.
I am slowly realizing that I have never had a bad experience with PS blends. I have yet to try one of their Aromatics, so we shall see 😉
Cube cuts are somewhat rare these days and The Stokkebyes have done a fantastic job with this one. Light to dark brown flecks of tobacco leaf can be seen when opening up the pouch. Smells like a typical VaBur with a slight sweetness that is the Cavendish I presume.
Loading this tobacco isn't that difficult. Keeping it lit without clogging your tobacco chamber can be the issue. I have had success by just simply dropping the little pellets in and filling up the pipe (loading it like a shot gun casing as an acquaintance put it) After that all you need is a light tamp when you've put in the amount of tobacco you want to smoke. If you push too hard, air won't circulate as well when you're 1/4 down the bowl. You have to start this with a thorough light to make sure that all the cubes on the top are smoldering. Tamping lighter than you normally would with a ribbon or course cut is key. Tamping too much will compress the cubes and there won't be enough oxygen between them to continue smoldering. Think BBQ charcoals.
Now onto the smoking experience. The VAs and Cavendish start the show. It's sweet and a little tangy at first. But very pleasant. Towards the 1/4 mark the burleys come into play and the cavendish takes a back seat. You can really start to pick up on the red virginias and they are definitely supported by the burleys. Smooth sweet, nutty, velvety smoke is what you can expect. This tobacco can have a big bite if smoked too fast. Smoke slowly and probe the flavor dimensions of this tobacco with each puff. It is very enjoyable.
If you have tried GL Pease Barbary Coast, you might be familiar with this style. The Red Vas in that blend are more pronounced and there is more of an earthy feeling with the lack of Cavendish and bourbon(?) topping. If you tried that and it wasn't sweet enough, this could be ticket for you.
This is a great tobacco for breaking in a pipe as the sugars from the cavendish and the burley's natural caking properties do a wonderful job on coating a fresh bowl. I think the only reason I give this 3 stars is that the lighting can be a little finicky.
This blend, as are most PS blends, is a wonderful tobacco with a price point that allows for those 1 oz test orders. If you like Virginia Burleys and want to try a new tobacco, this should be in your cart.
Pipe Used:
Cobs, Briars and Mortas
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 02, 2014 | Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I was interested in trying a cube cut tobacco, and this was a pleasant lightly topped burley/Va. It burns slowly, and the taste is fairly mild. What I got was good and it was on the burley end of the spectrum. I had a lot of success mixing it with things like Sugar Barrel that burn too quickly for me. When smoking it as is, I gravity feed, tamp lightly and enjoy.
The cube "coals" are prone to hop out of the pipe, so be aware...
Edt 7/17/14 I find I am smoking this more frequently, and I find it to be a satisfying smoke by itself. It has a simplicity that I like, and you get used to the way it smokes. I am just about through with 8 oz of it, and I will get more when I run out. I am adjusting the room note to favorable since my wife commented that she really liked the smell of it.
When this is fresh, I leave a few bowls out in a small pyrex custard bowl to dry. It is deceptively moist as delivered and the smoke benefits from the chance to "air" a little.
The cube "coals" are prone to hop out of the pipe, so be aware...
Edt 7/17/14 I find I am smoking this more frequently, and I find it to be a satisfying smoke by itself. It has a simplicity that I like, and you get used to the way it smokes. I am just about through with 8 oz of it, and I will get more when I run out. I am adjusting the room note to favorable since my wife commented that she really liked the smell of it.
When this is fresh, I leave a few bowls out in a small pyrex custard bowl to dry. It is deceptively moist as delivered and the smoke benefits from the chance to "air" a little.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 02, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The Burley used here is superb. I've never had a bad experience with Tennessee Burley, one of my favorites. Nutty with a nice note of cocoa and only a very mild note of earth. The Virginias and the Cav seem to add little more than a very nice sweetness and, unfortunately, a touch of ph bite. The bite isn't bad enough to bother me much, but it does keep this from getting that 4th star.
Mild to medium in body and flavor. Takes a few matches to get it going, but burns well after that.
Mild to medium in body and flavor. Takes a few matches to get it going, but burns well after that.
Pipe Used:
MM Country Gentleman, Diplomat Apple, Mark Twain
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh bulk
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2016 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
This lovely little gem was a pleasant surprise for me as I was given a very generous sample of it at a recent pipe show.
Stokkebye's Cube Cut is a classic burley. Unpretentious and simple, but delightful. It loads and packs effortlessly--just pour it into the pipe, give a gentle press with a thumb, and it's good to go. Due to the density of the cubes, a slightly longer than average flame is needed to get this blend burning, but it stays going very nicely once it starts. I like this and other cube-cut burleys for smoking on breezy days when the slow burn associated with this cut keeps things from getting too hot.
The taste is solid and satisfying for the burley lover. Nutty, toasty, and a bit bitter. But there is an omnipresent background sweetness from the Virginia that adds some depth to what would otherwise be a bit monotone. This tobacco also, as is the case with many burleys, comes with a bit of a nicotine kick. It's not a scary wallop, but it's definitely there. The low sugar content means little bite (in fact, none in my experience.) This is a good evening tobacco and is nicely complemented by a bourbon accompaniment.
I've enjoyed smoking this. It is simple and straightforward. It is easy to prepare and to smoke. It is unchallenging but satisfying. And the bulk price is an excellent value. This is definitely one that is worth keeping to hand. My three-star, rather than four, rating is a reflection of the blend's simplicity and not of its quality or enjoyability.
Stokkebye's Cube Cut is a classic burley. Unpretentious and simple, but delightful. It loads and packs effortlessly--just pour it into the pipe, give a gentle press with a thumb, and it's good to go. Due to the density of the cubes, a slightly longer than average flame is needed to get this blend burning, but it stays going very nicely once it starts. I like this and other cube-cut burleys for smoking on breezy days when the slow burn associated with this cut keeps things from getting too hot.
The taste is solid and satisfying for the burley lover. Nutty, toasty, and a bit bitter. But there is an omnipresent background sweetness from the Virginia that adds some depth to what would otherwise be a bit monotone. This tobacco also, as is the case with many burleys, comes with a bit of a nicotine kick. It's not a scary wallop, but it's definitely there. The low sugar content means little bite (in fact, none in my experience.) This is a good evening tobacco and is nicely complemented by a bourbon accompaniment.
I've enjoyed smoking this. It is simple and straightforward. It is easy to prepare and to smoke. It is unchallenging but satisfying. And the bulk price is an excellent value. This is definitely one that is worth keeping to hand. My three-star, rather than four, rating is a reflection of the blend's simplicity and not of its quality or enjoyability.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 24, 2013 | Very Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I've been hunting for a favorite cube cut burley/va I smoked decades ago. (Mixture 222 or something like that, I think) This isn't it, but it's okay, and the price is attractive.
This is really, really, cube cut, kind of like thousands of little hard identical tobacco pellets. The aroma seems more like a Va than a burley to me.
As others have said, it needs to be packed in a tall, skinny bowl via the gravity and light tapping method. It takes some skill to light, and is prone to a few relights. However, eventually it will burn to the bottom of the bowl -- IF you are smoking outside with a gentle breeze. I stopped smoking it indoors, because of the attention needed to keep the ember going.
Don't wear your fav sweater while smoking this -- the little cubes are prone to leaving the bowl at the slightest bump and seem to burn more eagerly outside on clothing than inside the pipe bowl.
All that said, it's an okay smoke once I got the hang of it. Occasionally, it delivers a bit of the taste of the cube cut I smoked decades ago. Just pack it right, get it lit, sip it calmly, let it go out if that's what it wants to do, and you'll have an enjoyable 40-minutes or so. Maybe it improves with age. We'll see.
ADDED 4.3.13 -- PC is right about the few skills needed to fully enjoy Stokkebye Cube Cut, so after some practice I'm adding a star to my earlier review. CC belongs in the honorable company of honest smokes at better-than-honest price, and I've added a good quantity to my Mason jar collection. I just came in from a smoke in my Comoy bent pebble grain (group size 3 is my guesstimate), and after the charring light went to the bottom of the bowl. Very gentle tamping and a slight Spring breeze might have helped. As a nice bonus, CC leaves my briars dry and smelling like quality tobacco. My cobs like CC, too, and it ain't bad combined with some aged 5100.
This is really, really, cube cut, kind of like thousands of little hard identical tobacco pellets. The aroma seems more like a Va than a burley to me.
As others have said, it needs to be packed in a tall, skinny bowl via the gravity and light tapping method. It takes some skill to light, and is prone to a few relights. However, eventually it will burn to the bottom of the bowl -- IF you are smoking outside with a gentle breeze. I stopped smoking it indoors, because of the attention needed to keep the ember going.
Don't wear your fav sweater while smoking this -- the little cubes are prone to leaving the bowl at the slightest bump and seem to burn more eagerly outside on clothing than inside the pipe bowl.
All that said, it's an okay smoke once I got the hang of it. Occasionally, it delivers a bit of the taste of the cube cut I smoked decades ago. Just pack it right, get it lit, sip it calmly, let it go out if that's what it wants to do, and you'll have an enjoyable 40-minutes or so. Maybe it improves with age. We'll see.
ADDED 4.3.13 -- PC is right about the few skills needed to fully enjoy Stokkebye Cube Cut, so after some practice I'm adding a star to my earlier review. CC belongs in the honorable company of honest smokes at better-than-honest price, and I've added a good quantity to my Mason jar collection. I just came in from a smoke in my Comoy bent pebble grain (group size 3 is my guesstimate), and after the charring light went to the bottom of the bowl. Very gentle tamping and a slight Spring breeze might have helped. As a nice bonus, CC leaves my briars dry and smelling like quality tobacco. My cobs like CC, too, and it ain't bad combined with some aged 5100.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 18, 2017 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I'll keep this really simple, as this is a wonderfully simple tobacco.
It looks like Grapenuts cereal, don't confuse the two. You will regret it.
I just dip my cob into the jar and what i capture in the bowl with a finger is what i get. Tamp it. Char it, and work SLOWLY. You will probably relight a dozen times, so keep that mini-bic handy. once it gets going and starts to soften up, grab the tamper and push the coals together to keep it going.
Don't bend over, or laugh while smoking......your clothes will hate you.
What does all of this get you? Smooth, earthy, nutty, toasty burley bliss. One of the best bargains out there and a great way to explore burley tobacco with out going to a goopy drug store blend. Also great for breaking in a new pipe and building some cake without a ghost.
It looks like Grapenuts cereal, don't confuse the two. You will regret it.
I just dip my cob into the jar and what i capture in the bowl with a finger is what i get. Tamp it. Char it, and work SLOWLY. You will probably relight a dozen times, so keep that mini-bic handy. once it gets going and starts to soften up, grab the tamper and push the coals together to keep it going.
Don't bend over, or laugh while smoking......your clothes will hate you.
What does all of this get you? Smooth, earthy, nutty, toasty burley bliss. One of the best bargains out there and a great way to explore burley tobacco with out going to a goopy drug store blend. Also great for breaking in a new pipe and building some cake without a ghost.
Pipe Used:
MM Cob
PurchasedFrom:
Leesburg Pipe and Cigar
Age When Smoked:
Nearly a decade
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 10, 2015 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
A mostly mid brown cube cut tobacco. It has soft cocoa and caramel aromas on the pouch note.
This is practical tobacco. No rubbing or drying; just drop into bowl and light. Might need a second confirming light after a minute but otherwise you are good to go.
This is basically a VaBur, with addition of PS 'Dutch Cavendish', which is sweet and pleasant but nothing at all like the Cav of OTC aromatics. I would not consider this an aromatic at all and the overall profile of the smoke is mild and neutral with a hint of sweetness and spice.
Excellent value and a true friend in the pipe.
This is practical tobacco. No rubbing or drying; just drop into bowl and light. Might need a second confirming light after a minute but otherwise you are good to go.
This is basically a VaBur, with addition of PS 'Dutch Cavendish', which is sweet and pleasant but nothing at all like the Cav of OTC aromatics. I would not consider this an aromatic at all and the overall profile of the smoke is mild and neutral with a hint of sweetness and spice.
Excellent value and a true friend in the pipe.
Pipe Used:
Lepeltier
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 07, 2020 | Mild | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
What a cool tobacco this is! Pouch aroma is slight cocoa, with maybe a touch of natural vanilla.
Ill echo a few comments made below. Yes, this isn't a blend you pack, this is a blend you load. Gravity fill. Tap the side of the pipe a few times and load again. tamp slightly. Also, the cubes WILL fall out, so be careful after its lit.
Initial lighting takes just a few matches, once the top layer is ashed over, you do not have to worry much about relights. Especially if you smoke it on the dry side as I do.
Great flavors of a semi-sweet, less nutty burley than I am used to. A hint of cocoa as well keep this blend from becoming monotonous. This blend can get bitter if puffed to hard, so take small sips. Generous amounts of smoke, the room note is quite pleasant. Toasty and buttery aroma. Burns clean and cool, the remaining ash reminds me of an overnight burn of oak in the woodstove. Some gray ash remains, along with little lumps of charred cubes. This is one of my favorite blends to smoke in the spring while trout fishing the streams and rivers here in Michigan. Stays lit, with little attention while tying on a few dry fly. This is a perfect blend for me transitioning from cold winters smoking rich Balkan and stout Latakias.
Ill echo a few comments made below. Yes, this isn't a blend you pack, this is a blend you load. Gravity fill. Tap the side of the pipe a few times and load again. tamp slightly. Also, the cubes WILL fall out, so be careful after its lit.
Initial lighting takes just a few matches, once the top layer is ashed over, you do not have to worry much about relights. Especially if you smoke it on the dry side as I do.
Great flavors of a semi-sweet, less nutty burley than I am used to. A hint of cocoa as well keep this blend from becoming monotonous. This blend can get bitter if puffed to hard, so take small sips. Generous amounts of smoke, the room note is quite pleasant. Toasty and buttery aroma. Burns clean and cool, the remaining ash reminds me of an overnight burn of oak in the woodstove. Some gray ash remains, along with little lumps of charred cubes. This is one of my favorite blends to smoke in the spring while trout fishing the streams and rivers here in Michigan. Stays lit, with little attention while tying on a few dry fly. This is a perfect blend for me transitioning from cold winters smoking rich Balkan and stout Latakias.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 20, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Cube cut. Now that's interesting. This is a first for me, I think. It's literally a bunch of tiny cubes. Pressed flake that has been diced. Medium brown in color. Jar note is mild tobacco, pleasant, but unremarkable.
Seems like the best way to pack the pipe is to gravity fill, lightly tamp, and spark it up. Trying to pack this too tightly would lead to a big plugged off mess. It's not necessary to fill the pipe heavy anyway - it burns slow, like you'd expect a flake to perform. Moisture level seemed just right to me, but it does benefit from a bit of drying time. As for flavor, there's maybe a very light casing, just a bit of sweetness, but nothing you can put a finger on. It's mostly burley, nice and nutty. There's a good amount of grassy/hay Virginia as well. And that's about it. I wouldn't say it's one dimensional, but it's straightforward and certainly not complex. I haven't smoked Carter Hall in a long time, but as best I can remember, Cube Cut's flavor reminds me of a richer and fuller Carter Hall.
Burn is good, requiring an average number of relights. It makes for a nice long smoke, as it burns slowly like a flake.
Nothing outstanding here, just a nice simple burley with a good amount of Virginia. Not mind blowing, but quite good, and I think Cube Cut is an excellent buy at its price point. The Virginias taste young, and I'm curious and hopeful that this will get better with age, and plan to buy more for the cellar.
Seems like the best way to pack the pipe is to gravity fill, lightly tamp, and spark it up. Trying to pack this too tightly would lead to a big plugged off mess. It's not necessary to fill the pipe heavy anyway - it burns slow, like you'd expect a flake to perform. Moisture level seemed just right to me, but it does benefit from a bit of drying time. As for flavor, there's maybe a very light casing, just a bit of sweetness, but nothing you can put a finger on. It's mostly burley, nice and nutty. There's a good amount of grassy/hay Virginia as well. And that's about it. I wouldn't say it's one dimensional, but it's straightforward and certainly not complex. I haven't smoked Carter Hall in a long time, but as best I can remember, Cube Cut's flavor reminds me of a richer and fuller Carter Hall.
Burn is good, requiring an average number of relights. It makes for a nice long smoke, as it burns slowly like a flake.
Nothing outstanding here, just a nice simple burley with a good amount of Virginia. Not mind blowing, but quite good, and I think Cube Cut is an excellent buy at its price point. The Virginias taste young, and I'm curious and hopeful that this will get better with age, and plan to buy more for the cellar.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 13, 2016 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Deceptively moist tan to dark brown cubes with a bag aroma (1 oz sample) of mild chocolate and potting soil. Not the best scent. Then again my reference cube cut, Peretti's BPC, doesn't smell so nice either. Gravity loaded to about 4/5 to the top of the pipe bowl.
This isn't your average OTC-type burley, as it mostly eschews the basic nuttiness for a sweeter presentation, albeit a nutlike rather than a sugar sweetness. Reminds me a bit of Uhle's Blend 00, although not as rich in flavor. The Virginia adds some sweetness and there is probably a light casing as well from the Cavendish but I can't place the flavor. It may be simple sugar but that doesn't make it tongue-wrenchingly sweet. I gave this some drying time as it doesn't take the match easily and drying gives the flavor a nice forward push rather than trying to suck through the moisture. Once dried, it smoked without relights all the way to the bottom. Smoked slowwwwwwly, this one remained nice and calm, with a good burley/Virginia flavor that remained steady down the bowl. A nice "set it and forget it" smoke. A little richer taste wouldn't have hurt but this one seems to be made as an all-day affair. As with most PS blends, I find it good but not something I'd cellar.
This isn't your average OTC-type burley, as it mostly eschews the basic nuttiness for a sweeter presentation, albeit a nutlike rather than a sugar sweetness. Reminds me a bit of Uhle's Blend 00, although not as rich in flavor. The Virginia adds some sweetness and there is probably a light casing as well from the Cavendish but I can't place the flavor. It may be simple sugar but that doesn't make it tongue-wrenchingly sweet. I gave this some drying time as it doesn't take the match easily and drying gives the flavor a nice forward push rather than trying to suck through the moisture. Once dried, it smoked without relights all the way to the bottom. Smoked slowwwwwwly, this one remained nice and calm, with a good burley/Virginia flavor that remained steady down the bowl. A nice "set it and forget it" smoke. A little richer taste wouldn't have hurt but this one seems to be made as an all-day affair. As with most PS blends, I find it good but not something I'd cellar.
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