Hearth & Home Beverwyck
(2.76)
An interesting, old-time blend, named after the original Dutch name for the city of Albany, NY (our home). Three different cube cuts (a Burley, a Virginia and a hybrid) are blended together with smoky Latakia, and spicy-sweet Perique. One of our regulars compares it to some of the original NYC Wilke mixtures. If you like Barking Dog, Revelation, Walnut or Country Doctor, give this a try.
Details
| Brand | Hearth & Home |
| Series | Signature Series |
| Blended By | Russ Ouellette |
| Manufactured By | Pipes & Cigars |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | 1.5oz Tin, 8oz Tin, Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.76 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 20 of 25 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 29, 2006 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
As one of the esteemed reviewers here noted this actually tastes like tea! I purchased this on his observation and was not disappointed. This is truly a unique blend in every sense of the word. It looks like Grape Nuts!I thought a cereal company cut this. It is not cubed ,but actually in a Grape Nuts form. Very little pouch aroma but a mgnificent flavor.A very mild, yet rich English blend. The base tobaccos create a flavor of high quality tea. The accent of Latakia adds a unique smokiness and smoothness to this flavor.It burns as cool as ice.The flavors unfold in an inticate and wonderful fashion. Layer after layer yields a different taste. Now, here is the problem. I have been smoking this over a 2 week period with a good friend of mine who happens to be a contributing writer on ths site,and we both reluctantly reached the same conclusion about his tobacco. It really responds differently in each pipe. For some reason,each shape,size,and material of the pipe affects its flavor. You must settle on a few that like this blend. Once that is accomplished you will have a true friend to both you and your pipe!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 23, 2010 | Mild | None Detected | Mild | Pleasant |
From power until the end of the smoke flavor is smooth, carefully, perfectly balanced, fresh and never bitter. As they say a tobacco all day, filling enough to really taste the smoke. I really recommend for American blend lovers
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 06, 2010 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
There are many other blends I'd rather smoke. The cut doesn't work very well in my opinion as the fragments are sized somewhat differently and you end up with a bit of a chaotic mess. It is a bit spicy, and has some decent Latakia notes, but I wasn't terribly impressed from my first smoke. There was a lot of non combustible dottle in the bottom.
Update September 2011 Even after drying it well, it tends to smoke wet. I also get an unpleasant "roof of mouth bite" from it.
Update September 2011 Even after drying it well, it tends to smoke wet. I also get an unpleasant "roof of mouth bite" from it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 10, 2009 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Dropping down to 3 stars. Still a reasonably good smoke but tends to bite when nothing else I smoke does. Worth a look.
My day to day smoke is some variation of the cowboy burleys, Granger, SWR, PA and the like. But regularly now I have wanted to reach for something with a little more flavor and oomph. This fills the bill. I ordered this with several other smaller samples. I think this does resemble Country Doctor. Fills and lights easily and tends to stay lit reasonably well. I detect much less casing than, say, Country Doctor or Revelation. This is a very nice, smooth and cool smoke with a great natural flavor. The latakia and perique are there but in small doses and spice up the burley/Va base. Almost sweet, nicely smokey, slow burning, this is hard to beat. I would think a burleyphile or an aromatic smoker would find this interesting as a change of pace. I've found mine consistant and plan to have some on hand. Thanks Russ!
My day to day smoke is some variation of the cowboy burleys, Granger, SWR, PA and the like. But regularly now I have wanted to reach for something with a little more flavor and oomph. This fills the bill. I ordered this with several other smaller samples. I think this does resemble Country Doctor. Fills and lights easily and tends to stay lit reasonably well. I detect much less casing than, say, Country Doctor or Revelation. This is a very nice, smooth and cool smoke with a great natural flavor. The latakia and perique are there but in small doses and spice up the burley/Va base. Almost sweet, nicely smokey, slow burning, this is hard to beat. I would think a burleyphile or an aromatic smoker would find this interesting as a change of pace. I've found mine consistant and plan to have some on hand. Thanks Russ!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 22, 2007 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
A mild and enjoyable blend. The only issue that I had was that it was inconsistent from one bowl to another.
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| Jul 05, 2007 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
Although I think this blend might appeal to Burley lovers, it offered me nothing in the way of a return visit. It also seems to be topped with a little something that leaves me cold. In addition, I had "Barking Dog" burnout in my youth, so can only go 2 stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 12, 2007 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
This grapenutty blend is a pleasure to smoke. Latakia and Perique interplay and mingle happily with the burley and VA forming the body.
Herein is the interest: perique is taking the flavor-space of turkish tobaccos usually found in English blends.
Try it! It's good. It's cheap.
Images evoked include a bandanna-headed old woman scrubbing the shine onto a toddler in the midst of a murky bayou.
Herein is the interest: perique is taking the flavor-space of turkish tobaccos usually found in English blends.
Try it! It's good. It's cheap.
Images evoked include a bandanna-headed old woman scrubbing the shine onto a toddler in the midst of a murky bayou.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 03, 2006 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
When first lit this blend only "sniffs" like a regular English, but doesn't seem to have any taste at all. But it grows up fast and before you know it you are in the middle of a medium strength mix that packs a good punch. The aftertaste is quite even and not full of teeth-brushing bitterness. My only difficulty is keeping it lit without drawing on it like were a stubborn fireplace. This must be due to the fine cube cut. Otherwise, a good value for an English smoker who is truly tired of tinned leathers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 29, 2006 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Here's another enigma tobacco. I loved this stuff when I first lit it up. I mean it was AWESOME! Every good thing you want in a tobacco and more. I couldn't wait to smoke another bowl. A few weeks later different tobacco. I tried this stuff in every pipe I own but could not find that delicious blend that I smoked when I first received it. I have noticed, as another reviewer of Pipesandcigars.com blends has noted, that this stuff just doesn't seem to have any staying power. No shelf life. Time seems to work against this blend, as some of the others from Pipesandcigars.com have said. What a shame. Maybe the answer is to only order a few days worth at a time.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 05, 2006 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Have been working my way through 2 oz in a new rodesian. Hmm, how do I describe it? A very well rounded blend that has one of the better finishes I have encountered. It burns well, lots of interesting flavors in and around with its blending. Spicey Perique and Latkia are at the forefront and the Burley, Virginia and Hybrid seem to be the foundation all the way to the end. I'd recommend this to the pipe smoker who has variation in their tobacco. Everything seems to be in this one. Latkia, Perique, cubes of Burley and Virginia. I really enjoy Beverwyck when sitting alone thumbing though my brain. The cubed tobacco seems to be the last to go when you are at the end of the bowl and it makes for a great finish.
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