Low Country Pipe & Cigar Cooper

Well to start, I have to applaud Sykes and the gang at Low Country for their effort in creating a very nice English blend on their initial startup of their own tobak line. Since the introduction at the CORPS show in Richmond, I am amazed how smooth a smoke it really is being still very young in the tin. Beautiful slices and nice aroma, lights well with no surprises as the flavors are very subtle and work well together though near the end, can be harsh. Aging will cure this. Find myself reaching for this quite often so I have stocked my cellar for the future. Great job guys on Cooper! A winner here!! Enjoy the journey!

For my first review I tried a brand new blend of one of my favorite tobacco shops. I immidiatey recognized the tobaco blend as my favorite English. The blending is nothing less than pefection. Knowing the extensive effort put in to this smoke by a collection of blenders who created my 4 all time favorites (which I try to always keep on hand), I was not surprized that I now have 5 English blends to keep around at all times. This is a wonderful classic blend that deserves to be in your Latakia trial pipe.

My tin only had two months of age on it, and the flakes had some plume on them already. The Latakia jumps out of the tin and woody and earthy smells come up as well.

This is a soft but tasty blend. The flavor gets sweet, bready, salty, and buttery. Some spice notes greet you but nothing sharp. There is a background of oiliness, tar, and smokey incense that sometimes reminds me of Gaslight. A touch of fruitiness waives from the back of the room. There is a roundness to the profile as well. There's nothing sharp about this. It's enjoyable and calming and tasty and rich. Nicotine is maybe mild to medium. Taste is medium. Strength is medium.

I highly recommend this because it's a subtle and gentle approach to this style of blend. It's readily available and delicious. Give it a go.

This is a very oriental forward blend. They have a slight sourness that I love and a mustiness that I associate with them as well. The next dominate flavor I get is something that reminds me of black walnuts. Right behind this is Lat., which is smokey and sweet. Here the smokiness reminds me of oak. Then the VA's come in and out playing a minor role. The brights have a little citrus and grass and the red's are slightly earthy, tangy, with a little dark fruit sweetness, and a light spice note. The nic stays at the med. level as does the body and overall taste of the smoke. The finish is fairly short and does not linger long. A very good blend that should be on every English smokers wish list.

I will pick up another tin or three later down the road. Well worth a second look.

***Update*** 4/19/18 So since the review above a year ago I have picked up 2 more tins. Both are gone and I find myself wishing for another and slightly irritated because 1 of those tins was marked for aging. That being said, this is a highly enjoyable blend and I am adding the 4th star.

If you say this is a GL Pease's offering upon a blind test, I wound not doubt a bit. The flake presentation, tin note and flavor, remind me a lot of Pease's Meridian. It produces a lot of smoke, salty campfire, like summer BBQ gathering.The Cyprian latakia is the leading, but not overpowering, and interacts well with sour oriental and subdued brighter virginia sweetness. It doesn't change much through the end, less complex compared with Pease's works.

Fine flake,not a kind of Presbyterian in flake,but It reminds Presby just a little.Good burning just opening the tin,a lot better after a little,only a little,rubbed and aired.From this forum a question to C&D:Why don´t you centrate in fabolous blends like this instead of scattering in a senseless amount of products of disputable quality?Anyway Cooper is a excellent and different oriental forward english flake.Well made job C&D,in this case.

Soft flakes that arrive in perfect moisture level. Lights easy and burns well. The aroma and taste are medium english. It has a cigar overtone with sweet Virginia on the side. My work mates enjoyed the aroma and did mention that it had a mysterious cigar aroma like good leather and roasted nuts. They told me the smoke smelled great. This blend is smoky and delicious, a real hit out of the park!

Update July 2013; This tobacco is mellowing wonderfully with the Virginias getting sweeter and rounder and the smokey latakia weaving through making this so mouthwatering, that after a bowl full I crave another.

Just began smoking pipes. Picked this to sample English with orientals and Latakia. The first bowl was a shock. I would have rated taste as full. I have smoked 3 bowls since and now I notice a taste of fir tree or brite green. I like the new leather smell in the tin. It is medium sometimes a little more taste.

This is the very best English blend I've smoked 'till now. I think I like this even more than Westminster. Overreacting? Don't think so ...