Jack's Tobacco OK Bayou
(3.00)
His rich blend combines the finest orange & red Virginias with a touch of nutty burley and enough Turkish, Cyprian & Syrian Latakia to make this a classic medium Balkan mixture, then seasons it with a extra measure of premium St. James perique to satisfy even the toughest of critics.
Details
| Brand | Jack's Tobacco |
| Blended By | Joe Harb |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 07, 2006 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Well,I hate to go against the crowd here,but there seems to be a certain "herd mentality". I notice it with Dunhill reviews and now Jack's tobaccos reviews.Jack's Tobacco Shop has to be one of the friendliest and most accommodating shops I have ever been in.Jack and Mary are absolutely wonderful people and I urge you to visit their shop and buy the great C&D and McClelland blends they have available. As far as their own house blends go-there is much to be desired.I feel they are at best average and do not approach the quality of Pipeworks or Iwan ries. OK BAYOU is appropriately named. It is just that -OK. A rather dull and non descript blend of quality yet very bland tasting tobaccos. I tried about 5 of their blends and won't even bother reviewing them. They are just very unexciting. This is a little better than House of Windsor blends. I would skip most of their stuff and concentrate on their great pipes and wonderful offerings from some of the better houses.Again,Great shop,Great people and worth a trip. Avoid their house blends and buy their other stuff.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 14, 2005 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I was surprised that no one had reviewed this tobacco yet.
I received the sample with a large number of other goodies - and was quite anxious to try this after enjoying both Moose Scat and Acadian Coast.
OK Bayou has some of the qualities of Bayou Night by C+D - a VA/P Americana augmented by turkish and other traditionally "English" tobacco mixtures. I believe a light topping is present though it is almost too faint to discern at times which, IMO, is a properly applied topping.
Perhaps most prominent flavors were the burley and turkish - conveying an entirely different experience than I had expected - much more cigar like and musky. This tobacco is mostly a "dark" flavored blend with the sweetness and spice of the VA/P combination occasionally creeping in.
While pleasing, I did not find it so exceptional that I plan to order a pound of it. I believe that in this category Acadian Coast (arguably more traditionally "VA/P") is Jack's stronger entry - far more unique and bold in presentation. Though OK Bayou is certainly...OK.
I received the sample with a large number of other goodies - and was quite anxious to try this after enjoying both Moose Scat and Acadian Coast.
OK Bayou has some of the qualities of Bayou Night by C+D - a VA/P Americana augmented by turkish and other traditionally "English" tobacco mixtures. I believe a light topping is present though it is almost too faint to discern at times which, IMO, is a properly applied topping.
Perhaps most prominent flavors were the burley and turkish - conveying an entirely different experience than I had expected - much more cigar like and musky. This tobacco is mostly a "dark" flavored blend with the sweetness and spice of the VA/P combination occasionally creeping in.
While pleasing, I did not find it so exceptional that I plan to order a pound of it. I believe that in this category Acadian Coast (arguably more traditionally "VA/P") is Jack's stronger entry - far more unique and bold in presentation. Though OK Bayou is certainly...OK.
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