Seattle Pipe Club Seattle Evening
(3.13)
A beguiling blend of latakia, Turkish Orientals and Rred Virginias. Seattle Evening ~ sunset casts long shadows over the ferry boats of Puget Sound. A cup of good coffee and a fine pipe make this unhurried scene a memory. The Seattle Pipe Club was born here. Master Blender Joe Lankford created Seattle Evening to share our Northwest experience. Rich, smoky, spicy, luxurious. When the sun sets and the bowl is done, don’t despair. There will be another Seattle Evening tomorrow. Enjoy this original mixture: Cyprian latakia, Turkish Orientals and choice red Virginias. Crafting the most sought after small batch blends in America since 2007
Notes: New label design, same great blend.
Details
| Brand | Seattle Pipe Club |
| Blended By | Joe Lankford |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.13 / 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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| Jan 31, 2014 | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I like Latakia and forthright English blends. I also have an immense amount of respect for the Seattle Pipe Club and will gladly shout out Hosannahs for their Plum Pudding. But, Seattle Evening? Nah. My sample was a "Meh." It was lighter than light - too thin on the Lat and top heavy on the Orientals - nowhere near the "perfect" English smoke suggested. It'll be fine for many smokers,but not for me.
Pipe Used:
Luciano Dublin
PurchasedFrom:
Sample
Age When Smoked:
57
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 20, 2021 | Very Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Had high hopes for this out of the can--had the perfect English blend aroma with the Latakia coming on strong. However, this lacked depth when smoked, and the Latakia didn't emerge as much as I'd wished for. I think upping the Latakia in place of some of the oriental might have improved this. As it is, it's a fine, very light smoke if you're looking for a subdued "English" blend to smoke all day. I prefer something a bit stronger and more flavorful.
Edit, 3-6-2022: I've been smoking this off and on for a couple of months now. I still detect very little Latakia. I'd even hesitate to call this an oriental-forward English or a Balkan blend given how little Latakia emerges . . . I'd probably classify it as an oriental blend. It remains a 2- or maybe 2.5-star blend, but I have found a place for it as an apertif smoke. It is light enough that it won't disrupt dinner, and the sourness and slight bit of onion taste give it the quality of the pickled pearl onion at the bottom of a pre-dinner Gibson cocktail. Also not bad with coffee in the morning.
Edit, 3-6-2022: I've been smoking this off and on for a couple of months now. I still detect very little Latakia. I'd even hesitate to call this an oriental-forward English or a Balkan blend given how little Latakia emerges . . . I'd probably classify it as an oriental blend. It remains a 2- or maybe 2.5-star blend, but I have found a place for it as an apertif smoke. It is light enough that it won't disrupt dinner, and the sourness and slight bit of onion taste give it the quality of the pickled pearl onion at the bottom of a pre-dinner Gibson cocktail. Also not bad with coffee in the morning.
Pipe Used:
Peterson System
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Strong |
I'm sure this is a fine tobacco, carefully and skilfully blended. It's just not my cup of tea. I love Latakia mixtures (Westminster, Maltese Falcon, and Dunhill/Peterson among my top ones), but not this one. I find SE on the mild side of thing. In my palate, it produces a certain abrasiveness akin to tongue bite, plus it stops short from "hitting the spot" flavour wise. On the other hand the Latakia employed in this mixture has an odd under taste: kind of acrid and very pungent, unlike the mineral, almost bitter density I find so attractive in other blends. It leaves me with a sense of being cheated from the Latakia punch I'm used to.
Pipe Used:
Hard Castle Special Quality
PurchasedFrom:
N/A
Age When Smoked:
Three years (from purchased)
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 15, 2023 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
I adore the SPC plum puddings and the bourbon one especially. But this Seattle Evening is meh, blah, bland, uninteresting, and the first I’ve had from Seattle Pipe Club that was not worth the price.
Smoking in a Brigham dedicated to English. The Latakia is in the deep background. The rest … who knows.
Smoking in a Brigham dedicated to English. The Latakia is in the deep background. The rest … who knows.
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