Sutliff Tobacco Company Whitehall Black Tie
(2.07)
The Lady killer. A black cavendish with aroma that has taken the public's fancy, like no other pipe tobacco in history. Our No.1 seller. The mildest tobacco available anywhere. Black Tie- You'll love it and everyone will love you for using it.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blended By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Cavendish |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc, Vanilla |
| Cut | Cube |
| Packaging | 14 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Very Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.07 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 08, 2014 | Extremely Mild | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Very Pleasant |
A freebie with a tobacco order - probably an ounce, although I did not need to smoke more than one bowl of it to know I never want to smoke it again. This appears at first blush to be Sutliff's answer to Captain Black Royal (or Lane's 1Q). But they added extra PG. I'm told PG has a slightly sweetish taste and perhaps that's the reason it seemed kind of fruity and extra sweet, I don't know. But it was too wet to smoke - it was, in fact, drenched in goop. I smoked a bowl with little drying time and it had a chemical, flat taste of vanilla and something I can't identify (perhaps PG). I'd be afraid to smoke this at a black tie event for fear the juice would spit out of the bowl all over my tux! If this is Captain Black Royal, stick with that instead of this.
I decided to experiment with a second bowl but this time dried it out until it was fairly dry. The goop this left in my meerschaum pipe during the first bowl was much lessened, but the taste went completely AWOL. Which wasn't such a bad thing. But drying it took an extremely long time. I thought about cooking it in the microwave but decided it wasn't worth the extra effort. This is an extremely poor tobacco blend, IMHO. If it's trying to be CBR, it fails. If it's not trying to be CBR, it fails. It does, however, smell very nice, so all is not lost.
I decided to experiment with a second bowl but this time dried it out until it was fairly dry. The goop this left in my meerschaum pipe during the first bowl was much lessened, but the taste went completely AWOL. Which wasn't such a bad thing. But drying it took an extremely long time. I thought about cooking it in the microwave but decided it wasn't worth the extra effort. This is an extremely poor tobacco blend, IMHO. If it's trying to be CBR, it fails. If it's not trying to be CBR, it fails. It does, however, smell very nice, so all is not lost.
Pipe Used:
meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
freebie
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2016 | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
First 1 star review I've given (and hopefully the last). While this tobacco smells nice out of the tin, the scent is mostly absent while smoking. There is hardly any flavor in this blend and I got a bit of tongue bite despite smoking at a normal pace. It's not that this blend is god awful or anything, it's just that there are so many better tobaccos out there so I would not recommend wasting your time on this one.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 24, 2019 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Some blends get an unfortunate bad reputation (mixture 79 and Paladin) usually by people who have never smoked them, while others justify their bad rap (Captain Black Grape). Whitehall Blacktie falls somewhere in between. The tobacco itself is goopy but not hard to keep lit. Where this blend fails is its lack of taste. Oh sure there’s some vanilla in there somewhere, but almost zero tobacco taste. The roomnote is pleasant.
Pipe Used:
Cobs
Age When Smoked:
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 11, 2009 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Very Pleasant |
I've smoked numerous tobaccos and out of all of them this one had the most humectant. In fact, I think they just added tobacco as a condiment to a tub of vanilla and humectant. It has no flavor, bits wet and goopy and produces little more than steam. I can find absolutely not positive attributes in this blend.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 13, 2006 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Recieved this as a free sample with an estate pipe I purchased from Dead Man's Pipes.com. The pipe was great...the tobacco was not...
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Kriswill Chief
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 15, 2006 | Very Mild | Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Having strayed from aromatics years ago and wanted to try something as an occasional change of pace, upon recommendation of a friend,I ordered a tub of Whitehall Black Tie. This is by far the WORST tobacco I have ever encountered. It makes Captain Black White Label(an old favorite of mine)seem like a Dunhill blend by comparison. The PPG content is so high the tobacco out of the tub is sticky and greasy and actually stuck to my fingers. It was extremely difficult to light, and after half a pipe, it tasted so bad I had to quit smoking it. It left my pipe gurgling and wet, and an aftertaste in my mouth so bad I had to go rinse my mouth out with mouthwash! I then had to wash my hands several times to get the PPG and odor of the tobacco off my hands! While my friends said it smelled great as advertised, this is it's ONLY positive attribute. Don't waste your money on this one, it is truly awful!!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 14, 2006 | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Undoubtedly the worst excuse for pipe tobacco that I have encountered to date. The only thing worse would be Mixture 79. The PPG content in this stuff alone could make it last for centuries without drying out. It's basically designed to gain the approval of those around you without offering anything to the pipe smoker. It really sucks.
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