Hearth & Home Admiralty
(3.00)
A variety of Virginias for sweetness and spice, with enough Oriental to add to the brightness of the flavor and aroma, plus a healthy amount of a few types of latakia. Admiralty is perfect for an early evening pipe with and after dinner beverage. Try this one in a larger pipe, packed firmly, since it burns readily.
Details
| Brand | Hearth & Home |
| Series | Signature Series |
| Blended By | Russ Ouellette |
| Manufactured By | Pipes & Cigars |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 1.5 ounce 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
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
|
3.00 / 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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| Sep 26, 2012 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Bulk Blend Smack Down: This is a fantastic bulk buy! What stands out about this is that the price point is a steal! Yes it is similar to many English blends, but you can purchase at a bulk price. And yes it is VERY tasty. For roughly 2.30/oz you're getting a smoke that rivals many 4.00+/oz tins! Mine came pretty dry but it was a very lite buttery and soft latakia smoke. This would work as a morning smoke for me. Complexity was surprising, leather, coffee, dark woods...wonderful.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 03, 2007 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Admiralty is my choice for the best medium English tobacco out there in today's market.I can't say enough good things about this blend. The taste is fantastic, it burns cool, it's a blend I liked the from the first puff. The tobacco's play well together and burn to a fine gray ash. If you're looking for a great English blend of medium character this is one you should try! TOP NOTCH!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2016 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Hearth & Home - Admiralty.
The ribbons are coarse, and there's also a few twigs in with them. From the freshly opened tin Admiralty appears to be a little too dry; alright to be smoked, yet it wouldn't cellar too well. I notice that SteelCowboy noticed the same thing, so it's not just me! The aroma from the tin makes it clear that there's a large amount of Latakia in this one.
The dryness makes lighting Admiralty easy, and then I get a smoke that I find extremely satisfying. The Latakia leads with it's woody, smokiness, but the Oriental and Virginia complete the picture. At first it's bit of a Lat-Bomb, a very tasty one, but a bomb nevertheless. But then, in a fairly short space of time, the Virginia begins to sweeten the deal. The Oriental also starts to shine through in quick time, and makes this a tasty blend. Throughout a bowl, the Latakia's in charge, but the others are definitely present.
To me, the room-note's quite pleasant; I can see why some of my fellow reviewers have it down as tolerable (it is quite full), but I like it! And the nicotine's just above medium.
Despite the dryness I'm still highly recommending Admiralty; there's no way I'm giving a blend that tastes this good any less than a full house!
Four stars.
The ribbons are coarse, and there's also a few twigs in with them. From the freshly opened tin Admiralty appears to be a little too dry; alright to be smoked, yet it wouldn't cellar too well. I notice that SteelCowboy noticed the same thing, so it's not just me! The aroma from the tin makes it clear that there's a large amount of Latakia in this one.
The dryness makes lighting Admiralty easy, and then I get a smoke that I find extremely satisfying. The Latakia leads with it's woody, smokiness, but the Oriental and Virginia complete the picture. At first it's bit of a Lat-Bomb, a very tasty one, but a bomb nevertheless. But then, in a fairly short space of time, the Virginia begins to sweeten the deal. The Oriental also starts to shine through in quick time, and makes this a tasty blend. Throughout a bowl, the Latakia's in charge, but the others are definitely present.
To me, the room-note's quite pleasant; I can see why some of my fellow reviewers have it down as tolerable (it is quite full), but I like it! And the nicotine's just above medium.
Despite the dryness I'm still highly recommending Admiralty; there's no way I'm giving a blend that tastes this good any less than a full house!
Four stars.
Pipe Used:
Erik Nording
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Four months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 19, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
The curiosity of finding something like the old Dunhill line, I was induced to buy 4 oz. to 4Noggins. This mixture is fantastic, an Oriental sweet smoked. Yes, there is something resembling the old Dunhill line, in any event for lovers of mixtures not too full, is try it! Great job Russ!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 07, 2007 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
I was trying english blends at Chicago and Russ recommended this one. I tried a bowl and took two tins home with me.
You need to dry it a little to insure good burning once dry it burned well to the bottom of the bowl. The taste is good medium english, with just a hint of latakia. I think this would have been better if I would have cellered it a while and allow the tobacco's to meld and age. I may pick up a couple more tins and do just that.
UPDATE
After smoking three tins I want to say this is an excellent english blend. There is a sweetness I didn't find at first that makes it different than other mild english blends. I think that this will be my go to smoke.
You need to dry it a little to insure good burning once dry it burned well to the bottom of the bowl. The taste is good medium english, with just a hint of latakia. I think this would have been better if I would have cellered it a while and allow the tobacco's to meld and age. I may pick up a couple more tins and do just that.
UPDATE
After smoking three tins I want to say this is an excellent english blend. There is a sweetness I didn't find at first that makes it different than other mild english blends. I think that this will be my go to smoke.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 22, 2005 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is one of my favorite blends now that I have had some time to smoke Hearth and Home blends for a while. It is multi-dimensional, full flavored and just delicious. I know I usually go on and on about specifics but that won?t work with this one; it has a great way of being what ?it is? for each smoker I have noticed from the several people I have given samples to. I give good sized samples, so they have plenty to smoke and each have really liked it, but have loved different things about it, curious and very nice.
The absolutely wonderful Latakia is full and ?woodsy? but not raw in any way, it is smooth and complimented beautifully with the other components of this balanced blend. The Va?s in this blend hold their own with the Latakia. The description from Russ is perfect and better than what I would have to say ?A variety of Virginias for sweetness and spice, with enough Oriental to add to the brightness of the flavor and aroma,?. I agree and love the advice to ?Try this one in a larger pipe, packed firmly, since it burns readily? though I have experimented with a few different pipe sizes and packs and found it to be a very nimble blend.
One of the things I have found with a lot of the stronger Balkans is that they will get a bit flat, one-dimensional or somewhat sweet (not in the good Va? way) after smoking them for a while. This does not do that, it offers a unique and growing smoking experience each and every time with the ability to change the smoke with packs and pipes if you like or an ol? faithful great smoke each time that is not a one-note wonder.
Having gone through a recent three month trading spree, this being one of those I traded heavily with Balkan lovers, I have not found anyone to did not enjoy this smoke and cannot recommend this blend highly enough. Namaste'
The absolutely wonderful Latakia is full and ?woodsy? but not raw in any way, it is smooth and complimented beautifully with the other components of this balanced blend. The Va?s in this blend hold their own with the Latakia. The description from Russ is perfect and better than what I would have to say ?A variety of Virginias for sweetness and spice, with enough Oriental to add to the brightness of the flavor and aroma,?. I agree and love the advice to ?Try this one in a larger pipe, packed firmly, since it burns readily? though I have experimented with a few different pipe sizes and packs and found it to be a very nimble blend.
One of the things I have found with a lot of the stronger Balkans is that they will get a bit flat, one-dimensional or somewhat sweet (not in the good Va? way) after smoking them for a while. This does not do that, it offers a unique and growing smoking experience each and every time with the ability to change the smoke with packs and pipes if you like or an ol? faithful great smoke each time that is not a one-note wonder.
Having gone through a recent three month trading spree, this being one of those I traded heavily with Balkan lovers, I have not found anyone to did not enjoy this smoke and cannot recommend this blend highly enough. Namaste'
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 14, 2005 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This is a real classic and classy blend. It's much clearer than the other English Mixtures by Russ Ouellette, obviously indicating less latakia content. Upon opening the bulk, it really looks and smells like a fine Dunhill blend, the ones they used to do years ago; it's perfectly balanced and one of the best, if not the very best, all-day tobacco I've tried in the past few years. A great surprise.
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