Details
| Brand | Tabac Manil |
| Series | Pure Semois |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | Tabac Manil |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Kentucky |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Shag |
| Packaging | 40 grams pouch |
| Country | Belgium |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 02, 2008 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is the same T. as Semois grove snede. Burley from Belgium that grows only at the Semois river. Because of the fine cut it has a somewhat sharper taste and burns faster. Intended for cigarette rolling, but also for a pipe with a small chamber. No tongbite. Natural aroma's of haselnut and oak. To strong for me, but a very distinguished taste. For those who love naturel tobacco wit "terroir".
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2020 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
As this is a thinner cut version of Le Petit Robin, I’m essentially repeating that review here. The semois burley is very nutty, very woody, mildly spicy, earthy, lightly floral, mildly dry, and cigar-like with a little cocoa, and a few drops of molasses. it also has a touch of cigarette. It is the main component by virtue of its strength, if not by its composition status. The very grassy, hay-like, tart and tangy citrusy, bready vegetative bright Virginia has a bit of power as well. The brown Virginia provides a little tangy dark fruit and a bit of earth and wood as a condiment. There may be another varietal in the mix, but it’s hard to define what it could be. There’s a sugar note that either comes from a casing or perhaps the brown Virginia. The nic-hit is a step past the mild to medium mark. The strength and taste levels are medium. It won’t bite unless you exercise freight train puffing. Being a very thin shag cut, it will burn fast and very warm, so I recommend a sipping pace and tight pack in the bowl. Has a couple rough edges. Burns clean and quickly with a very deep, consistent range of sweet and savory flavors from start to finish. Easily burns to ash with very few relights, and leaves no moisture in the bowl. Has a rich, pleasantly lingering after taste. Not quite an all day smoke, but it’s very repeatable. Four stars for the flavor, three and a half stars overall.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 27, 2009 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
Well, I have about fifteen thousand tobaccos to review now, having not much written a lick. Pipestud's got nothing to fear however, since I'm far to verbose to keep up, if you catch my drift.
I figured I'd try and start to write a few reviews again and, since I have a lot to say about this tobacco, it seemed like a good place to start.
Good Strong Shit, with a small S, Large s and capital good, in reciprocal order.
I'd like to leave it that, (simply because that review would be so humorous in it's brevity) but since this Semois is hard to find, I shan't.
A very strong cup of dark roast, followed by a shot of espresso, in one quick sitting is about what you're in for with this stuff.
I was at the California Nationals a few months ago, (the car show mind you, in Sacramento) and my Dad's buddy was snooping in his trunk for a smoke. Hey Mike, I said, check this out.
He asked, of course, how to pack it (not "what's it taste like?") so I showed him. Take a pinch and roll it tween the fingers then stuff it. Beware of in-the-wind lighting (which he was not) and being an everything, but mostly, cheap (and possibly, in the States) aromatic smoker, he had a fun time on light up.
Mike Williams is a master car builder. Pipe care is, for him, a bitch. I think he is half a cake away from having two lungs with one miss placed puff.
He did not tell me it was stinky, though I myself, know the tasty truth.
Mike's a heel of guy, with a beauty of a black 454 55 chevy to prove it.
He didn't win this year, and I don't think Semois did either, but it's a good kick of a smoke.
I figured I'd try and start to write a few reviews again and, since I have a lot to say about this tobacco, it seemed like a good place to start.
Good Strong Shit, with a small S, Large s and capital good, in reciprocal order.
I'd like to leave it that, (simply because that review would be so humorous in it's brevity) but since this Semois is hard to find, I shan't.
A very strong cup of dark roast, followed by a shot of espresso, in one quick sitting is about what you're in for with this stuff.
I was at the California Nationals a few months ago, (the car show mind you, in Sacramento) and my Dad's buddy was snooping in his trunk for a smoke. Hey Mike, I said, check this out.
He asked, of course, how to pack it (not "what's it taste like?") so I showed him. Take a pinch and roll it tween the fingers then stuff it. Beware of in-the-wind lighting (which he was not) and being an everything, but mostly, cheap (and possibly, in the States) aromatic smoker, he had a fun time on light up.
Mike Williams is a master car builder. Pipe care is, for him, a bitch. I think he is half a cake away from having two lungs with one miss placed puff.
He did not tell me it was stinky, though I myself, know the tasty truth.
Mike's a heel of guy, with a beauty of a black 454 55 chevy to prove it.
He didn't win this year, and I don't think Semois did either, but it's a good kick of a smoke.
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