Sutliff Tobacco Company Creme Brulee #701

This will bite like HELL unless I dry it before smoking it, and even then I have to be very careful & always keep a glass of ice water close. Always gurgles at the end and gunks up my cob (Are you nuts? Smoke this in a briar? No way.) I do like the flavor, though, and every once in a while I dig this out of a pouch I purchased when I first started smoking a pipe and have a bowl. My quest for a "good" aromatic continues...

This blend has so much grease in it, you can ring it out and fry meatballs with it. The tobacco taste is unnoticeable due to the very heavily cased leaf. All you taste is grease, vanilla, nuts and more grease. The heel of your pipe has a ton of goop in it when you reach the bottom. Keep pipe cleaners on hand while smoking because this will start to gurgle on you after about 30 seconds. I do have to give this blend credit though. The pouch aroma and the room note are outstanding. This is a crowd/wife pleaser for the aroma, but not a smoker pleaser.

To my taste this is slightly less flavorful Molto Dolce.. Also in bulk. If you like the flavor of Molto Dolce but wish it was less rich than this will do the trick. It's also cheaper. For me, I'm gonna spend a few extra bucks for the heightened indulgence that is Molto Dolce. Still good though.

I’ve enjoyed my first few bowls, it started a bit wet so I let it air out for 10min before loading the pipe. It burns well and offers a nice flavor and clean aftertaste. The toppings smelled a bit heavy in the bag but about perfect when lit…. Can’t go wrong with this for a desert smoke.

Love this aromatic. All day smoke. Smooth. Burns easy. Pleasant. Mixes great with anything.

I find this is an acceptable aromatic but I only use it for blending the aromatics I like...using a variety for the final desired smoke. Different from but similar in effects to Maple Street and some others in that category.....but use several McClellands w/ it.

This dark clustering of chunky Cavendish, coarse-cut Burley and ribboned Virginia is truly an aromatic rapture. Generously coated in vanilla, caramel and a honey casing, Crème Brulee does reasonably simulate the French custard confection of note, yum!

With a puff, a strong roll of creamy, sweet floral Vanilla leads the top registration. It is superbly garnished by delectable backing of toasted buttery caramel and softened honey that come together to close the trailing accent. The fused flavor effect is truly beguiling. Warm nuttiness and sugary spiced wood from the Burley/Cavendish circulate on the bottom as a very elusive bit of Virginian grassiness pops-in occasionally; not much though. A little bit moist straight from the pouch requiring minor set-up, #701 does not bite nor burn hot. This goodie produces a thick wisp of rich smoke. Finally, the pouch and room note are heavenly exquisite and true to the recipe’s intent, thus making this blend a scrumptious dessert-like experience.

As a newer pipe smoker, I am mainly exploring the different blends (I favor aromatic blends, although I am dipping my toes into the non-aromatic blends now) to find what I like. Opening the tin, what I smelled was exactly what was promised in the description. The flavor I tasted was vanilla, but it was not as strong as say the Sutliff Vanilla Custard and the other flavors I smelled were unable to taste. Sadly, this smells better than it tastes... I did not have any tounge-bite with this blend, had to keep relighting.

Beautiful gooey mess from the get go. Opening the tin you get presented with a stained, wet, mess of tobacco and a lovely sweet aroma. Once dried this is everything it promised to be. Dessert in a bowl. Nothing tobacco about it. I added a couple of pinches to another blend i've been playing with and it immediately brought out the flavours and scents that i wanted. Highly recommended for the sweet tooths.