Sutliff Tobacco Company Tobacco Galleria - Montego Bay
(2.09)
Golden Virginia and mellow white burley topped with New England and Jamaican rums.
Details
Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
Blended By | Carl McAllister |
Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
Blend Type | Aromatic |
Contents | Burley, Virginia |
Flavoring | Rum |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | 50 grams pouch |
Country | United States |
Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
2.09 / 4
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Reviews
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 15, 2014 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
A very pleasant mix of gold Virginia and white burley topped with two different types of rum. I taste the Jamaican more. The grassy, citrusy Virginia is slightly noticeable, the mildly nutty, slightly molasses sweet burley (which also has a very slight sharp note) a little more so. Smoked at a moderate rate, it does well. Only fast puffers will experience a hot smoke. If it has any drawbacks, it's the lack of strength, though I enjoy the smooth flavor, and the lack of harshness. Nice burn rate, too. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl, and needs a few relights. Has little nicotine. An all day smoke with a pleasant after taste.
-JimInks
-JimInks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 12, 2017 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Sutliff Tobacco Company - Tobacco Galleria - Montego Bay.
Quite a coarse, medium brown, little too moist, ribbon. The pouch smells of rum, albeit, not potently. Although the moisture's a bit much, it isn't unsmokeable fresh.
In the smoke the rum comes across, as it did in the pouch-note, as being notable but not strong. The white Burley forms a greater proportion of flavour compared to the Virginia. This Burley seems softer, less rustic, and a little tamer, than is often the case with Burley. The Virginia gives flavour, grass and hay, but it isn't anywhere near as loud. After half a bowl the rum tastes sweeter, with the dissipation of any alcohol traits that were there at the beginning. The burn from it's good, giving a temperature that's below medium, and I get no tongue bite.
Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: Pleasant.
This isn't a 'great' rum aromatic, but a good one worthy of three stars:
Recommended.
Quite a coarse, medium brown, little too moist, ribbon. The pouch smells of rum, albeit, not potently. Although the moisture's a bit much, it isn't unsmokeable fresh.
In the smoke the rum comes across, as it did in the pouch-note, as being notable but not strong. The white Burley forms a greater proportion of flavour compared to the Virginia. This Burley seems softer, less rustic, and a little tamer, than is often the case with Burley. The Virginia gives flavour, grass and hay, but it isn't anywhere near as loud. After half a bowl the rum tastes sweeter, with the dissipation of any alcohol traits that were there at the beginning. The burn from it's good, giving a temperature that's below medium, and I get no tongue bite.
Nicotine: mild to medium. Room-note: Pleasant.
This isn't a 'great' rum aromatic, but a good one worthy of three stars:
Recommended.
Pipe Used:
Commoys Elegance
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
One month
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 17, 2006 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
Those who enjoy light, rum flavored aromatics with bunches of Burley and a smattering of Virginia leaf may find this Altadis offering to be attractive. It starts out a lot sweeter than it ends. (Guess the Burley isn't top shelf because this one does get bitter.)
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 11, 2021 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
With an oceanic scenescape on the pouch, this interesting aromatic comprised of Golden Virginia and Mellow White Burley being topped (officially) with both Jamaican and New England Rum, which I’ve never had, ensnared me for purchase. Produced in the steam and pressurized Cavendish style for heightened sweetening, it’s easy to detect that this one was also hit with coconut, vanilla, and I believe some other tropical additive. Makes a lot of sense given its moniker. A jumble of wet toothy dark brown ribbon cut sections intermixed with irregular variegated Cavendish flecks, the nose of this blend sings of heavy rum, vanilla, and sweet/sour earthy Burley.
With initial flaming a delectable note of posh tropical coconut hits the registration but fades off disappointingly quickly. How I wished it would have carried through; darn! What remains is a generally dark sugary/vanilla embellished nuttiness coming from the White Burley that holds consistently for the entire bowl. I could not pick up any Virginia notes at all and the spicy-sweet rum flavoring is very elusive. Namely, when it’s there it is very tasty and satisfying. The denotation of rum taste, however, seems to surface in a non-consistent pattern. Subsequent the rum flavor intensity is moderate at best unfortunately.
The room note that the mixture produces is a nice warm slightly sweet Burley essence. The mild strength-low nicotine Montego Bay does burn hot and rather hurriedly so it will bite you if you are inclined to Bogart it. Slow sips bring a more mellow and savory experience. A little disappointing in terms of what it could be but nonetheless still a reasonably enjoyable smoke overall.
With initial flaming a delectable note of posh tropical coconut hits the registration but fades off disappointingly quickly. How I wished it would have carried through; darn! What remains is a generally dark sugary/vanilla embellished nuttiness coming from the White Burley that holds consistently for the entire bowl. I could not pick up any Virginia notes at all and the spicy-sweet rum flavoring is very elusive. Namely, when it’s there it is very tasty and satisfying. The denotation of rum taste, however, seems to surface in a non-consistent pattern. Subsequent the rum flavor intensity is moderate at best unfortunately.
The room note that the mixture produces is a nice warm slightly sweet Burley essence. The mild strength-low nicotine Montego Bay does burn hot and rather hurriedly so it will bite you if you are inclined to Bogart it. Slow sips bring a more mellow and savory experience. A little disappointing in terms of what it could be but nonetheless still a reasonably enjoyable smoke overall.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 25, 2016 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Pleasant |
The whole Tobacco Galleria line provides the cost conscious piper an entire line of OTC style blends that run the gamut from light English to heavy aromatics. Montego Bay being the rum topped blend in this series is pretty decent if you take it for what it is, a mild Burley and Virginia blend with a mild topping of Rum. I found the sweetness at the top of the bowl to be very enjoyable but it soon turned bitter as I made my way under the halfway mark. I do agree that if better leaf was used it would cut down on the bitterness but by doing that I'm sure the price would go up, defeating the purpose that these budget blends were created. If you like Rum flavored blends I would go for Sutliff's own Sunset Rum or Super Value Buttered Rum instead...
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 28, 2013 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Pretty blah, but not bad as an aromatic.
As a precautionary note, this tobacco was about 5 years aged when I smoked it for this review. I have found that Virginias improve with age, and aromatics seem to become less bitey and goopey.
This blend is pretty on par with most bulk Altadis blends. Smells good in the pouch and air but does not not taste like much on your palette.
Having a wild imagination I looked at the name and though for sure I was smelling and tasting coconut. On some research in the blend I discovered that was totally contrived in my head and the coconut does not exist. Not the best aromatic I have smoked but certainly not the worst.
As a precautionary note, this tobacco was about 5 years aged when I smoked it for this review. I have found that Virginias improve with age, and aromatics seem to become less bitey and goopey.
This blend is pretty on par with most bulk Altadis blends. Smells good in the pouch and air but does not not taste like much on your palette.
Having a wild imagination I looked at the name and though for sure I was smelling and tasting coconut. On some research in the blend I discovered that was totally contrived in my head and the coconut does not exist. Not the best aromatic I have smoked but certainly not the worst.
Pipe Used:
Designer Berlin Sandblastes
PurchasedFrom:
Free sample from online tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
Received in 2008
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 18, 2013 | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant |
Strange tobacco...If I just sit and smoke, this has a tendency to bite like a snake...If I'm smoking this while doing something else, it becomes smoother and there is no bite...Still, nothing to write home about...Flat tasting...Nothing special here...Will not buy again.
Pipe Used:
various during testing
PurchasedFrom:
Smoking.pipes.com
Age When Smoked:
newly bought
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 16, 2011 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The first time I tried this blend, which I purchased on a whim, my palette must not have been on straight or... perhaps I needed to simply ween my psyche off all my existing favorite blends because I couldn't enjoy anything more than just... hot smoke. But the second... I was burst to life. It has always been funny to me how that thing goes. This blend does burn hot, it packs fairly easy (nice cut) and is very much mild but maturely flavored. It's not a BIG deal but... a blend I'd most likely indulge in once a week.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 16, 2009 | Very Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Some people hate Altadis blends, but I like aromatics so anytime I'm in my local tobacco shop, I pick up a different pouch. I like Rum flavored blends, like their Jamestown Tradition Rum Mixture, so Montego Bay was another Rum flavored aromatic I wanted to try. I was actually pretty disappointed with this one. It has a very subtle pouch aroma, almost weak and hard to detect. Smoking tends to be bland and rather lacking in any sort of complexity. The smoke is light, not very thick or overpowering, and I find it's difficult to keep lit, probably because of how wet it is. All in all, I'd say this is a very mild smoke, not overpowering, probably good for beginners, but those looking for a more flavorful aromatic won't be satisfied and will want to try something else.
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 09, 2009 | Mild | Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is the second Altadis blend which I have tried, the first being Blue Note, which was awful. The tobacco was dry out of the pouch, and didn't have the chemical smell or taste that Blue Note wreaked of. One nice thing about it being dry out of the pouch is that it left zero residue in my pipe, just ashes.
I found this blend to be mild to a fault. My wife, who doesn't smoke, tried a whiff and said that it had no flavor.Interestingly enough, the nutty burley really breaks through later as an aftertaste, once you're done smoking.
It is definitely burley based, with a hint of rum, but I had to imagine the Virginia was there which it claims is present. I've been smoking it in a corn cob, packed very lightly. It needs to be smoked slowly, otherwise the little flavor which is present disappears with the heat and your tongue will get burned.
It isn't a bad blend, but I would only recommend it to those pipe smokers who like extremely mild (or flat) tobaccos. I'm new to pipe tobacco, and thought that I proffered it mild, but this blend proved me wrong...
***Edit*** I decided to take away a star because I originally gave it two stars due to comparing it to Blue Note, which was Aweful. Honestly, I can't stand to smoke this stuff compared to other "Rum soaked" blends I've tried. It's bland, it's hot, and I'm tired of filling my pipe with it...
I found this blend to be mild to a fault. My wife, who doesn't smoke, tried a whiff and said that it had no flavor.Interestingly enough, the nutty burley really breaks through later as an aftertaste, once you're done smoking.
It is definitely burley based, with a hint of rum, but I had to imagine the Virginia was there which it claims is present. I've been smoking it in a corn cob, packed very lightly. It needs to be smoked slowly, otherwise the little flavor which is present disappears with the heat and your tongue will get burned.
It isn't a bad blend, but I would only recommend it to those pipe smokers who like extremely mild (or flat) tobaccos. I'm new to pipe tobacco, and thought that I proffered it mild, but this blend proved me wrong...
***Edit*** I decided to take away a star because I originally gave it two stars due to comparing it to Blue Note, which was Aweful. Honestly, I can't stand to smoke this stuff compared to other "Rum soaked" blends I've tried. It's bland, it's hot, and I'm tired of filling my pipe with it...