John Patton Oriental Dusk
(3.18)
Oriental and cigar leaf dominate this flavorful and hearty blend that offers just enough sweetness to avoid any bitterness. Could become your all day smoke.
Details
| Brand | John Patton |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Other |
| Contents | Burley, Cigar Leaf, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.18 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 13, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
Based on a 1 oz sample. Chestnut brown of mostly ribbon with some bigger chunks. Tin nose of cigar up front and some oriental well to the rear. Loads and lights easily.
Hard one to rate. Quite a bit too much cigar leaf for my personal taste. It overwhelms the rest of the components, although the Turkish comes out a bit. The room note was pure cigar and the smoke from the pipe bowl was pure cigar. It was not an overly strong flavor or scent, but it was dominant. Quite a bit of nicotine in this one as well. Didn't really taste the burley, as the cigar flavor ruled the roost. I guess cigar leaf is one condiment that takes away my sense of taste for other components. I did enjoy a very old tin of Sobranie #10, so perhaps with some aging, this one might calm down a bit. Once again, YMMV may play a huge role here, as I'm talking about a single ounce of this blend. Who knows - perhaps it didn't get mixed very well in my batch. For my personal taste, 2 stars. But if you enjoy a pretty prominent cigar flavor in your blends, do not pass this one by. It's at least a 3 star blend, speaking objectively. Worth a shot if you like this sort of thing.
Hard one to rate. Quite a bit too much cigar leaf for my personal taste. It overwhelms the rest of the components, although the Turkish comes out a bit. The room note was pure cigar and the smoke from the pipe bowl was pure cigar. It was not an overly strong flavor or scent, but it was dominant. Quite a bit of nicotine in this one as well. Didn't really taste the burley, as the cigar flavor ruled the roost. I guess cigar leaf is one condiment that takes away my sense of taste for other components. I did enjoy a very old tin of Sobranie #10, so perhaps with some aging, this one might calm down a bit. Once again, YMMV may play a huge role here, as I'm talking about a single ounce of this blend. Who knows - perhaps it didn't get mixed very well in my batch. For my personal taste, 2 stars. But if you enjoy a pretty prominent cigar flavor in your blends, do not pass this one by. It's at least a 3 star blend, speaking objectively. Worth a shot if you like this sort of thing.
Pipe Used:
meerschaum and morta
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2015 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Now this is a cigar blend. Often the cigar leaf added to a blend is a nice component adding to a taste, that in the end, is really nothing like a cigar. This, to me, was very much like a cigar. Granted, I am no cigar aficionado, but I do have about 100 in the humidor and do smoke one on occasion with the friends whom I have been unable to switch to pipes.
It goes without saying that you can taste the cigar leaf. Also, there is a strong oriental presence as the name would suggest. It probably combines with the burley to give it a nice earthy background. As I said earlier, I am not a cigar aficionado, so I would put this one at 2 stars for my tastes, but this may very well hit four stars for cigar lovers. I tend to prefer the Cigar leaf as a condiment and therefore, prefer blends like storm front, Billy Budd and Habana Daydream to this one.
It goes without saying that you can taste the cigar leaf. Also, there is a strong oriental presence as the name would suggest. It probably combines with the burley to give it a nice earthy background. As I said earlier, I am not a cigar aficionado, so I would put this one at 2 stars for my tastes, but this may very well hit four stars for cigar lovers. I tend to prefer the Cigar leaf as a condiment and therefore, prefer blends like storm front, Billy Budd and Habana Daydream to this one.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2017 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
John Patton - Oriental Dusk.
The mixture isn't overly coarse, there's a few bigger leaves of tobacco, but the majority's just ribbons. It's a medium brown and slightly dry. As I've only had it cellared for one week I take no responsibility! It's not un-smokeable, though, nowhere near.
Although there's plenty of Cigar Leaf, I don't find it takes over; it seems a little more caustic for the beginning of a bowl, but calms down in good time. It goes from being astringent to having more of a strong woody taste. The Oriental doesn't seem to have been added with too light a-hand, either: this is second to the Cigar Leaf. I get a lot more Burley in comparison to the Virginia; the Va is easily the lightest addition. The burn from Oriental Dusk is a little fast, as I expected from it being a bit dry, but at least it doesn't keep going out!
The nicotine's stronger than medium, and the room-note's a little heavy.
Oriental dusk? I'm torn between two and three stars, it's not really my thing. I think I'll go with my gut feeling:
Somewhat recommended.
The mixture isn't overly coarse, there's a few bigger leaves of tobacco, but the majority's just ribbons. It's a medium brown and slightly dry. As I've only had it cellared for one week I take no responsibility! It's not un-smokeable, though, nowhere near.
Although there's plenty of Cigar Leaf, I don't find it takes over; it seems a little more caustic for the beginning of a bowl, but calms down in good time. It goes from being astringent to having more of a strong woody taste. The Oriental doesn't seem to have been added with too light a-hand, either: this is second to the Cigar Leaf. I get a lot more Burley in comparison to the Virginia; the Va is easily the lightest addition. The burn from Oriental Dusk is a little fast, as I expected from it being a bit dry, but at least it doesn't keep going out!
The nicotine's stronger than medium, and the room-note's a little heavy.
Oriental dusk? I'm torn between two and three stars, it's not really my thing. I think I'll go with my gut feeling:
Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used:
Comoy's Tawny Saddle Oom Paul
PurchasedFrom:
4noggins
Age When Smoked:
One week
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 25, 2009 | Mild | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
Wanted to like this one...but the blender's penchant for cigar leaf is a mite too heavy-handed for me. Deserves a shot...'bout all tho.
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