Sutliff Tobacco Company 1M

I am new to Pipe smoking, Coming from the cigar world mostly smoking Bold cigars I.e. Pedron, Olivia. This came in my Brigham Starter kit. So far between this and the Smoker Friendly whiskey aromatic (also made by sutliff apparently) I like this one substantially more.

As many others have compared this to Lane 1Q, I will do the same, and right up front say that I would prefer 1Q to this. Not that this is a bad blend. I am primarily an English smoker, but I do like Aromatics every now and then. And it scores brownie points with the Mrs. as well! This, like 1Q has an extremely pleasant room note. This is what most non-pipe smokers probably think is a traditional pipe tobacco smell. That is what I like about the blend. Here is what I do not. I don't care for the long ribbon cut. Its just a mess to load, especially into a smaller bowl. I like the cut of 1Q more, just seems more manageable. It seems to smoke a bit too wet for me, and I dont have the patience to mess around with trying to dry it out. Like I said, aromatics are just something I poke around with a bit. So, to summarize, as compared to the old standbys in the aro market, I would say this is better than BCA, but not as good as 1Q. I may try some blends moving forward to play around a bit with it and will update if I stumble upon anything earth shattering.

A long time ago I had the misfortune of smoking a Sutliff creation that had left me avoiding their stuff at all costs. Recently however, I decided to purchase a P&C deal that "battled" Lane's 1Q with Sutliff's vanilla counterpart. To be fair, I only wanted the 1Q half that I very much enjoy, but I suppose everyone gets a second chance.

The spirit of the deal was to compare the two blends, so let's open the bag and begin. The initial aroma is quite similar with both having a nice graham cracker or vanilla scent, 1Q is a bit stickier and sweet and 1-M has a slight cardboard smell that was present the last time I smoked their stuff. I did however prefer 1-M's ribbon cut, as it had more body and packed nicer (1Q is so thinly shredded it burns like powder).

Once lit, things drifted apart. 1-M wasn't as sweet and didn't maintain it's vanilla, rather it transformed into a nondescript sweetness underneath a kind of no frills "basic" tobacco taste. Both have a artificial topping taste, with 1-M's being more chemical in nature.

This was a far better experience from the last time I had a Sutliff product, but it still tasted cheap and left me worrying about what chemicals produced the flavor that stayed on my saliva and gave me a little cough.

Very mild, smells good, not a whole lot of taste. It can burn hot too. Not unpleasant, very well priced. I like Cavendish, but also wanted to try more blends with burley. I don't detect much burley, as the Cavendish seems to be the main component.

I received this as a sample also. it took me a few months to try it. All I say to say is this is why i got into pipe smoking. the smell reminds me of good day hanging around my grandfather and his friends it has that old fashioned smell and taste. ill be stalking up.

Fairly monochromatic, but a nice smoke. The flavor is smooth and mild and it burns very nicely with without much attention. Just the thing for smoking while doing something else.

The first bowl of this Altadis blend was probably the only one I would somewhat recommend. The more I smoked, the more I disliked. Even for a sweet toothed pipe connoisseur (which I can be at times) I think this lacks real tobacco taste, complexity, and balance. There is maybe half a notch separation between 1-M and drugstore blends. The taste can be described as a coffee-toffee-mint-coco flavored blend. The experience from one bowl to the next was a half bowl worthy smoke. It got bitter, bit like a copperhead, and finished too wet leaving 1/3 to 1/2 a bowl of unsmoked tobacco behind. This was a little surprising, as this blend did not feel wet or sticky to the touch as I was packing it.

Another nice smelling, nice tasting and no tongue biting aromatic. On par with many other ala vanilla tobaccos. (with maybe coconut?)

Good beginner smoke. One inwhich didn't offer me anything unique.

I have no idea what the "secret flavoring recipe" might be.

An uninspiring aromatic with no nicotine content to speak of. Vanilla-esque, but not as vanilla forward as some others, to my taste. If you're really into aromatics, you'll probably like it, but I'm not.