Sutliff Tobacco Company Burma Road
(2.91)
Uncompromising flavor and aroma. A decidedly different English style blend subtly flavored with vanilla and rum.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blended By | Carl McAllister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Cavendish, Latakia, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Rum, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.91 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I picked up a few oz's of Burma Road during a recent sale to try.
I'll agree with the last reviewer that what I received is darker in color than the picture which is in the illustration. My brown liquor of choice is rum, so I'm always interested in trying blends that have that flavoring.
The bag/jar note is alcohol and a little bit of vanilla. Very little smokiness. The moisture level was a little high and I dry this out for about 30 minutes before smoking.
The cut includes a few larger pieces and I found a couple of twigs (guessing latakia) but it is easy to pack.
Once lit, I get the background smokiness of latakia which fights with the rum/vanilla topping. The topping improves the roomnote significantly as I can smoke this in the house without the wife complaining. The tobacco wants to burn warm and if pushed can give slight tongue irritation.
It reminds me of Frog Morton Cellar in someways with the rum. The flavoring lasts through the entire bowl and it is a good smoke producing nice white smoke and burning down with light moisture in the bowl. The vanilla is very mild and just adds a sweet high note. The nicotine level seems very mild as I'm able to smoke back-to-back bowls with little effect.
I don't think this blend would benefit from aging except maybe to lighten the topping a little bit.
Overall, I think this is a good blend for folks who enjoy crossovers compared to straight aromatics. I have not decided if I'll buy more as I'm now about 1/2 way through my 8oz. There are lots of rum tobaccos still to try.
I'll agree with the last reviewer that what I received is darker in color than the picture which is in the illustration. My brown liquor of choice is rum, so I'm always interested in trying blends that have that flavoring.
The bag/jar note is alcohol and a little bit of vanilla. Very little smokiness. The moisture level was a little high and I dry this out for about 30 minutes before smoking.
The cut includes a few larger pieces and I found a couple of twigs (guessing latakia) but it is easy to pack.
Once lit, I get the background smokiness of latakia which fights with the rum/vanilla topping. The topping improves the roomnote significantly as I can smoke this in the house without the wife complaining. The tobacco wants to burn warm and if pushed can give slight tongue irritation.
It reminds me of Frog Morton Cellar in someways with the rum. The flavoring lasts through the entire bowl and it is a good smoke producing nice white smoke and burning down with light moisture in the bowl. The vanilla is very mild and just adds a sweet high note. The nicotine level seems very mild as I'm able to smoke back-to-back bowls with little effect.
I don't think this blend would benefit from aging except maybe to lighten the topping a little bit.
Overall, I think this is a good blend for folks who enjoy crossovers compared to straight aromatics. I have not decided if I'll buy more as I'm now about 1/2 way through my 8oz. There are lots of rum tobaccos still to try.
Pipe Used:
Various bents
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh from bag - 2020
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2019 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Vanilla, rum and latakia combine for a smooth pleasant all day blend. The three are moderatly balanced, but the rum does take a slight backseat and the latakia fades toward the bottom of the bowl. This burned a little moist, but nothing a little drying time didn't fix.
As another reviewer noted, this one grew on me the more I smoked it.
As another reviewer noted, this one grew on me the more I smoked it.
Pipe Used:
Lanza Dublin, Jeantet Apple
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
1 month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 04, 2021 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
This is a good all day smoke for anyone who want's a diet English. If you like 7 or 8 bowls a day, I think this may be a good jab at an all day English type smoke for you, without your mouth turning into pit cured smokey salmon jerky. If you like one deep potent bowl of English a day, naahh, look elsewhere, you will be bored. Imagine something English yet mild you may have tried like Match Walnut, or a pouch of Super Value English, or maybe even Balkan Supreme, mixed about 50/50 with an even milder OTC like Carter Hall, Granger, etc. I almost didn't get this one, but went back and added it to my cart at P&Cigrs. I'm very glad I did, as I like a mild English. I'm about 1/4th true English by heritage, and amazingly that's probably the English comparative ratio of this puff, so I like it. If you have some variety in your cellar, honestly, you could probably throw together something pretty close to this. You probably already have. Actually take something like Cerberus, and use it 1/4 with 3/4 MV-1000 for example is another example of the "English" level of this. Oh push this and it will most certainly bite you. Even slow it sizzles a bit.
Pipe Used:
various
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes n Cig
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