Sutliff Tobacco Company Light English #302
(2.50)
African, Turkish and Virginia pipe tobaccos with latakia.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blended By | Carl McAllister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.50 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2016 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
The Cyprian latakia is lightly smokey, woody sweet. The Turkish is woody, buttery sweet with a light sour note in a support role. The light Virginia is grassy with a fair amount of citrus, and forms the base for the other components. There is a very light complimentary topping, which I suspect is sweet rum, and it smooths out the blend. The nic-hit is mild. Won’t bite, and has no harsh spots, unless you puff it like a cigarette as some previous reviewers obviously have. Burns a little fast, but it’s fairly cool to the tongue with a rather smooth, very consistent flavor. Requires few relights, and leaves virtually no dampness in the bowl. Has a pleasant sweet after taste and room note. An easy going, fairly gentle English that was designed to be light for the novice, and a break from heavier blends in this genre for the experienced smoker. Three stars for English blends in the mild section of the genre.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 04, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Light English #302.
As you can see from the picture here the ribbons are quite coarse. The pouch note implies a light, sweet, topping. The moisture's spot on.
I must admit it's a little light an English compared to my normal kind of morning smoke, but it's still quality leaf. If you fancy a blend with Latakia, but want to 'dial it down a notch' from the likes of Sam' G' Balkan Flake then this should suit. This is easy smoking: the Lat's smoky and cool, the Oriental/Turkish gives the smoke creaminess, and the Virginia freshens it, all with a mild touch of molasses-sweetness; this topping strengthens toward the end, and develops more of an alcoholic feel. The burn's medium in pace and I get no bite.
Nicotine: just above mild. Room-note: quite nice.
Sutliff #302? I won't award it four stars but I'll certainly give it three:
Recommended.
As you can see from the picture here the ribbons are quite coarse. The pouch note implies a light, sweet, topping. The moisture's spot on.
I must admit it's a little light an English compared to my normal kind of morning smoke, but it's still quality leaf. If you fancy a blend with Latakia, but want to 'dial it down a notch' from the likes of Sam' G' Balkan Flake then this should suit. This is easy smoking: the Lat's smoky and cool, the Oriental/Turkish gives the smoke creaminess, and the Virginia freshens it, all with a mild touch of molasses-sweetness; this topping strengthens toward the end, and develops more of an alcoholic feel. The burn's medium in pace and I get no bite.
Nicotine: just above mild. Room-note: quite nice.
Sutliff #302? I won't award it four stars but I'll certainly give it three:
Recommended.
Pipe Used:
Altinok Lee Van Cleef: Friday Pipe
PurchasedFrom:
TobaccoPipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Two months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mar 25, 2012 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
This is my "break from the other stuff" tobacco.
It has a sweet and woody aroma that matches its very very mild flavor. It also smells a little bit like fresh sawdust. I enjoy the smell of fresh sawdust. My wife likes it when I smoke this one.
I only seem to detect latakia (if there is, indeed, any) after I've re-lit a bowl I've let sit for an afternoon.
There are better blends, but this one is nice to keep around.
*UPDATE
With this blend, I've had a difficult time pinpointing the flavor that keeps me coming back to it. I have finally figured it out: there is a sort of maple note that I really enjoy in this tobacco. For me, this has since turned into a wonderful morning smoke.
It has a sweet and woody aroma that matches its very very mild flavor. It also smells a little bit like fresh sawdust. I enjoy the smell of fresh sawdust. My wife likes it when I smoke this one.
I only seem to detect latakia (if there is, indeed, any) after I've re-lit a bowl I've let sit for an afternoon.
There are better blends, but this one is nice to keep around.
*UPDATE
With this blend, I've had a difficult time pinpointing the flavor that keeps me coming back to it. I have finally figured it out: there is a sort of maple note that I really enjoy in this tobacco. For me, this has since turned into a wonderful morning smoke.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 31, 2012 | Very Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I ordered a sample pack with this blend as one of the blends. I packed it and it wasn't too wet at all, it was the perfect moisture content. Of course, you can never guarantee perfectness with a bulk blend. I found that it lit very easily and that is kept lit very easily as well. The two things I weren't a fan off were that although it was the perfect moisture content when it arrived, it got dry quickly. I usually store my tobacco in mason jars and I didn't store this in one so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. The other thing that I didn't like was that it burned very quickly, very very quickly. With my standard pipe it takes me an hour usually to smoke a bowl, yet it took me only 20 minutes to smoke a bowl of this. Great Blend overall, my first english and I love it.
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