Peter Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme (No.306)

A medium-flavored blend with a pleasant leather spice on top. I can see where some detect a "soapy" flavor although to my mind it instead comes across as peppercorn. Overall this is an interesting, gentle, and cheap smoke. I will add though that the last quarter of the bowl can take on an ashy, pasty taste if you smoke it too quickly. At a moderate rate it tastes fine the whole way through and will burn down to ash.

This is a well-balanced, flavorful blend with an especially creamy mouthfeel. Like American English blends it has burley, but in contrast to most, it doesn’t have perique so the Turkish is easy to pick out, although the presence is less strong than the name might suggest. The stoved cavendish and virginias add sweetness. It’s sweeter than Dunhill Standard, for example. Absolutely well-behaved, no bite; good burning qualities. Echo sentiments of jmartindale. This could be tinned to sell for much more; a splendid mixture that could be an all-day smoke. Edited on 2/2022 to add a fourth star.

This blend is one of my favorite English/Oriental blends so far. The "tin" aroma (though I bought mine bulk in a bag) is musty & earthy, with a slightly sweet background. The moisture level is nice straight off, and the cut helps make it easy-packing.

The smoke upon lighting is cool and thick, fueled by the Latakia without being overpowering, and the Orientals (I guess in this case, the burley/cavendish mix) help give it a full-bodied character. The bowl smoked to the bottom with two relights, and left a fine medium-gray ash. I ended up filling my go-to jar with it.

In my experience, Stokkebye tobaccos are very high quality, and this is no exception. I have tried this and English Luxury from PS, and found that I tend to prefer this blend a bit more, probably because it is a little milder and more rounded in flavor than the Luxury, which is more Latakia-driven. That being said, I still would like to get my hands on some Bull's-Eye Flake in the near future to see how that stacks up.

-TonyC

A nice light English. Maybe would qualify as Balkan Supreme light. Would recommend as a good choice for someone who is just starting out on English blends. As usual, another blend of fine tobaccos from PS.

A nice light English mixture. The pouch smells of latakia and other sweetness and that translates to the first light. From first light to the very end of the bowl you taste Latakia with a bit of Oriental spice and some Virginias coming in edgewise to say a word or two here and there.

Not a very complex smoke but if I'm looking for a standard English mixture taste, this is what I would consider.

A nice blend of Oriental and latakia tobaccos set off by the subtle sweetness of fine Virginias. Not extremely complex byt still a very satisfying smoke. Recommended

Pouch: Moderately moist. Smell latakia, some other pleasant fragrance, must be from the cavendish, either chocolate or vanilla.

Flame: Burns well, lots of medium body smooth dry smoke. No harshness, slight nose tingle. No tongue bite. Mild taste.

Side stream: Smooth, fragrant, but dry smoke. Slight nose tingle. Seems to have a slight floral smell.

Down Bowl: Stays dry, no bitterness. Subtle but sweet taste of the virginia and cavendish, floral overtone from the latakia that is refreshing, almost like a menthol cigarette. Chocolate overtones, similar to nugate with latakia added. Little wetness in pipe. Few relights necessary. Mild flavor for the morning. Need quite to enjoy the subtle flavor. Pipe was damp at end of bowl. NOT a smoke to rush. Nice room note. No tongue bite.

Aftertaste: Tingle of Latakia, slightly peppery. Astringent with a slight bitterness. Tongue bite if smoked day after day. Tobacco flavor on tongue. Flavor in nose is chocolate light tobacco. If it seems ashy clean your pipe.

Conclusion: Great light english with black cavendish sweetness. Smoke with a sweet coffee. This is mild, a morning relaxation smoke. Overall I find I prefer latakia with a virginia base but enjoy this in the Florida summer heat. Lighter in taste than Count Polaski or Squadren Leader.

09/10 UPDATE: I find this leaves a metalic aftertaste with an ashy pasty feel in my mouth (burly mouth). Will toss the remainder and not buy again.

This is a excellent mellow English blend with a touch of sweetness. It reminds me of Black Mallory but it is much lighter in weight and character. The price is fantastic and it burns great (after drying out).

I can confidently recommend this blend to any beginning pipe smoker or aromatic smoker who wants to try a mild English-style mixture.

After trying PS Balkan Supreme and being very impressed with the taste and quality, and looking for something a bit lighter, I bought some EOS. I enjoy a lighter and spicier tobacco in the morning with my coffee. Man, did this hit the spot. I like it much better than EMP. In the bag it is dark brown, with many light multi-coloured speckles. When I smelled it in the bag I thought it was going to be more heavy on the latakia than is the case. The flavor is very complex. It packs and burns well, never getting hot. It smokes down to a a very fine white ash. I have tried it all of my pipes, and it just keeps getting better. The wow! factor for me is how something that starts out leathery and salty can end so sweet. Peter Stokkebye is putting out some fine weed.