4noggins Chipman Hill

A slighly modified English mixture, since in adiction to the classic Virginia, Turkisk and/or Orientals and Latakia, it haves also Perique and contains Light Golden Virginia tobacco.

The result is very good, wonderfull!. In the Pouch, the smell is very good, evidence of a quality English blend.

Burning, flavour and taste show an well combined, amalgamed, complex, but with each tobacco type may be detectable: Taste of Latakia, of Perique,of Orientals etc...

Even better than Presbyterian (a known benchmark standard) and much less expensive. Is nearly to perfection.

Although the comparison is not rigorous (since some are Balkan Mixtures and other are English mixtures) between the 4 Stars revised by me this is the first favorite: 1. Chipman Hill 2) Penzance 2) Britt's Balkan 3) Bald Headed Teacher Even better than Balkan Supreme,Stoneheaven, Altadis similar 965 and Three Blind Moose. If you enjoy Latakia and English or Balkan Mixtures, try this tobacco!

I recently got a sample of this blend with an order from 4Noggins. I smoked 2 bowls from the sample and immediately ordered a pound of this bulk blend. The flavor is outstanding, but not overwhelming. It is perfect for an all day tobacco. Since I got my pound, I have been starting the day with this blend, and smoking a few bowls throughout the day. It lights very well, and burns cool and dry to the bottom of the bowl without relighting. This would be a great blend for a slow smoking contest. I find it to be an excellent all day blend and I recommend it to those who love Latakia blends.

I've been searching for an all-day English blend and this is it! An ideal balance of Lat and Orientals. Nice shag cut packs easily and burns with few relights. As an added bonus, Rich and 4Noggins are wonderful to deal with!

What can be said of this tobacco? Wow. What a pleasent suprise!

I found a perfect bulk all day english!

It stays lit. The whole bowl. I can put it down, and pick it up and puff away. It is the perfect moisture out of the pack(Most 4noggins blends need some drying time IMHO). It tastes like a good english blend should, at least to my mind. Much nicer than MCC's 5110. All my pipes smoke it well so far. It doesn't dry my mouth out like the FrogMorton blends.(I know, strange, but they give me the pasties, and yes....thats all I smoked.) It isn't creamy(soapy?) like Ashton's Artisans Blend, but very neutral. It has a great price. I like spending my money at a place that provides excellent service, timely shipping, and the OWNER takes his time to answer any questions and provides free insight into his knowledge. 4noggins is that place. I am a really happy and loyal customer, and get no kick backs. It is an english blend, and my wife crumples her nose at it....but it is an english blend. Nothing competes in the blend, all the supporting cast play well together. Also burns down to clean ash, no gurgle.

Just go and buy some. If you really are scared to try it, ask for a sample with your next order from 4Noggins. I plunged in and ordered 2oz with my last order based on the reviews. Next order will be a pound.

I have a penchant for English blends, I've tasted many, but this time I did something I don't do everyday—I put three tobaccos head-to-head in a blind taste test. Yep. On the level. Chipman Hill went up against Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme and Beck's Ol' Limey Bastard—and Chipman Hill won. That's not to say the other two aren't any good, they are, I've enjoyed them both, but Chipman Hill seems to suit my palate the best. What more can be said?

Cheers!

This is an excellent blend with a good hit of Latakia. This will not be an everyday smoke for me but it will make it into my rotation of tobaccos. Well done Rich ! ( no affiliation, just a customer)

I received a sample in an order from 4 Noggins. Unfortunately, the gentleman that sent me the sample didn't realize Perique has an adverse affect on me. That said, it was a kind act indeed! Anyway, I can only smoke Perique in small quantities. The tobacco does pack and smoke very well. I gave this blend four stars because it is a superior blend, well balanced, and none of the flavors compete with each other. In fact, they work together in perfect harmony. I won't be smoking this one on a regular basis due to the Perique. But if you like Perique in a well balanced English blend, then this just might be the tobacco for you. A terrific blend from 4 Noggins! Well done!

The cut of Chipman Hill is pretty thin. Somewhere just over cigarette tobacco width. This also has to be the driest bulk I've received from 4 Noggins. Thats not a bad thing at all; I prefer my English and Balkans on the dry side.

The blend is a mix of mostly medium to dark brown and black tobaccos, with some light blonde leaf. This has a pouch note of fresh cut red oak and smoke, if you're a woodworker/carpenter like I am, you will understand!

Chipman Hill packs nicely and with little spring due to the uniform cut and moisture. Lights with ease and burns clean and cool down to just dark gray ash.

This Orientals in here are wonderful and stand up to the Latakia. Incense like, slightly floral but little spice. The Perique comes in as a small dose later on in the bowl. It mostly is detected on the palate with the clean and cool aftertaste.

Chipman Hill as a whole is woody (cedar and oak), earthy and barely a touch of sweetness. Void of the salty/savory/leathery notes I enjoy in an English, but I thoroughly enjoy this just as well. I don't think the room note is as off-putting as the description has made this seem, it's toasty and smoky like most English/Balkans.

I give Rich 2 thumbs up and a solid 4 stars.

Is it English, or is it Balkan? Enquiring minds want to know.

Finally found the right pipe for this blend: two of them; a Kirsten and an old Savinelli Roma that I usually keep for English and Balkan blends.

Chipman Hill starts out solidly, with a good blast of Latakia. The orientals come through later on and even out the taste. Too much Latakia on its own can be monotonous, but Chipman Hill has enough other ingredients to balance it out, and you can taste the Turkish / oriental periodically.

You could compare this to Nightcap or Standard Mixture Medium, and I will keep it on hand as a replacement for those two. Not quite enough oriental to be a replacement for Squadron Leader, but definitely a winner in its own way.