Hearth & Home Namasté
(2.50)
In honor of our good friend, Robert Tucker, this is a complex, light English blend. Sweet, citrusy notes combine with a floral/toasty flavor and is finished off with the rich smokiness of premium Latakia. Cool-burning, this is a smoke for any time.
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 | 1.5oz Tin, 8oz Tin, Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.50 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 16, 2006 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I can't believe that this weed has not received more attention. There is some serious blending going on here!
Namaste (pronounced "nah-MAS-tay") is the Hindu greeting spoken as one places palms together near the heart and gently bows the head; it can also be used as a gesture to symbolize the bringing together of spirit (right hand) and self or the lower order (the left hand). It is a perfect name for this balanced but complex smoke.
This is comparable to Gordon Pym, both of which use air-cured virginia, latakia, and orientals in a ribbon cut. Namaste is a smidge softer, burning quicker with fewer (no) re-lights.
smoke density (body): 3/5 -- smoke volume: 3/5 -- nicotine strength: 2/5 -- flavor depth: 5/5 -- flavor sweet: 2/5 -- flavor fruity: 1/5 -- flavor flowery: 0/5 -- flavor smokey: 4/5 -- flavor musty: 3/5 -- flavor nutty: 1/5 -- flavor peaty: 3/5 -- flavor tangy: 3/5 -- flavor spicey: 1/5 -- bite: 1/5 -- room aroma: musty-tangy -- mositure: perfect (sl. dry) -- packing: fine -- lighting: no-relights -- DGT: not yet tried (can't put it down)
Namaste' to you.
Namaste (pronounced "nah-MAS-tay") is the Hindu greeting spoken as one places palms together near the heart and gently bows the head; it can also be used as a gesture to symbolize the bringing together of spirit (right hand) and self or the lower order (the left hand). It is a perfect name for this balanced but complex smoke.
This is comparable to Gordon Pym, both of which use air-cured virginia, latakia, and orientals in a ribbon cut. Namaste is a smidge softer, burning quicker with fewer (no) re-lights.
smoke density (body): 3/5 -- smoke volume: 3/5 -- nicotine strength: 2/5 -- flavor depth: 5/5 -- flavor sweet: 2/5 -- flavor fruity: 1/5 -- flavor flowery: 0/5 -- flavor smokey: 4/5 -- flavor musty: 3/5 -- flavor nutty: 1/5 -- flavor peaty: 3/5 -- flavor tangy: 3/5 -- flavor spicey: 1/5 -- bite: 1/5 -- room aroma: musty-tangy -- mositure: perfect (sl. dry) -- packing: fine -- lighting: no-relights -- DGT: not yet tried (can't put it down)
Namaste' to you.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 03, 2006 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
It is like nothing I have ever had before; sweet, citrus, perfectly spicy, nice and smoky (thank the gods for Latakia)... just awesome, a regular smoke if there ever was one... Larry's has a brother for when I want somethin' not so powerful. If I was honored before, and I am... there are no words for how I feel now having this delicious stuff in my honor. This blend is a real favorite. The more I smoke it the more I am enamored of how the early bowl is an interplay of the oriental and citrus flavors and then the mid-bowl to later the smoky nature of the Latakia takes a role; smoothly transitioning, while the other flavors don't take a back-seat, just a different style of the dance of the flavors and smoke. It is a real enigma, in the best way, acting like a VA in the sweet citrus & tangy notes through the bowl, yet you still get a full-flavored smoke that gives you all the hearty/spicy satisfaction of a Balkan? all this without feeling any dichotomy at any moment. It fits perfectly, meant to be that way, I never questioned it. Something that is my favorite part of the nature of Hearth and Home blends, they evolve without completely changing into something else... masterful and beautiful? never just a one-dimensional smoke, an experience for your palette. Larry?s Blend has a little brother that is slowly supplanting it? not a bad thing. Russ is a genius, but you knew that. Namaste? Robert
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 25, 2006 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant |
Hard to believe I am the first to review this blend but here goes nothing. I really like this blend, it was very easy to pack, light and keep lit. The smoke was very pleasant and never got hot for this newbie smoker so tongue bite was not an issue. I will leave it to the experienced smokers to expand on the review, but in my opinion everyone should pack a bowl of Namaste' and enjoy a very special smoke.
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