Orlik Tobacco Company A/S Bull's Eye

Full marks for novelty value. Very appealing round straw-like spins of Virginia and Perique with a solid, chocolatey block of Black Cavendish in the middle. A fresh, light, zesty aroma in the tin. Fun to prepare - I prefer to squidge it all up in a ball so that the Cavendish is somewhere in the centre, slightly crumbled, so that I hit it as a nice little surprise in the middle of the smoke. One disc is quite a quick smoke and there's lots of flavours in this, as promised by the selection of tobaccos, so that it is a rewarding experience to meditate on.

There's no flavourings that I could detect, though I am probably putting most of the flavours down to the Perique, which I'm not that familiar with.

Good stuff.

This tobacco makes me sad. Not because it's bad tobacco, quite the opposite. This could be the finest tobacco ever produced. It makes me sad because I just know that there will come a day when I will not be able to get it anymore or the blender will change the recipe or some other horrific tragedy will befall the world of pipe smokers and we will be left, broken and in despair, without access to this perfect product.

The sealed tin is easily popped with a coin and the twist-top lid removed to reveal a tin aroma of good tobacco with a subtle hint of, what I would say was, dates.

The tobacco comes at almost optimum humidity and the thin disks can be rubbed out and loaded so easily you'll think they did it by themselves.

It lights and stays lit easily, burning cleanly to the finish. The flavour being rich and moreish, slightly sweet and spiced, approaching that of a Christmas cake perhaps but somehow much softer; creamier and sweeter (a clootie dumpling is probably a more accurate, if more obscure, taste reference)

I never want the experience to end.

The price is good (in these parts, at least), the taste magnificent and it doesn't bite, leave any residue or misbehave in anyway whatsoever. I can't think of anything this tobacco is lacking (except, perhaps, the ready availability enjoyed by some (much) lesser brands).

Woe is me, that I should know such luxury! If I had not seen such riches I could live with being poor.

I fully rubbed out this delightful tobacco..Tightly packed in my Falcon it gives a long smoke to savour..lightly packed in the same pipe...a short 10 minute mid afternoon break..what a versatile tobacco..its my every day tobacco..i will always have a few tins in store..perfect and the replacement for "DNR"

This could be just about the perfect va/per out there!

Upon opening the tin, it's the smell of rye from the high-class Perique that dominate. Newly baked rye bread? Discrete yet wonderful!

The rolls are a sight for sore eyes. I always rub them out completely though, but no matter how you fill your pipe, I find it most rewarding in a thick-walled briar. Preferably as big a pipe as possible, 'cause you never want this world class smoke to end.

I've cellared a few tins, because I have a feeling this tobacco will age like the finest wine, and it's like it is intended for aging.

Well if you are familiar with Dunhill's Navy Rolls, you know how this tobacco taste and behaves. It surely is the 1:1 replica of that. Well no, not really, it is very similar, but way better.

I'm pretty confident this will be an even greater tobacco with aging, but as of right now, it is a high-class four-star smoke. Orlik is in my book the finest house of tobaccos today, and the fact that they've been around for many, many decades, speaks for the highest grade of leafs and the ultimate art of blending.

Escudo, Haddo's, Solani... Well they're all good VaPer's, but Bull's Eye is in a league entirely of it's own.

It's kept very simple, but maybe that's what makes it the worlds greatest Virginia/Perique.

If you seek for a real Virginia-Perique blend in which the Perique addition is dominant and tickles your nose and palate, here you go! This might be a very good choice.

The disks are elegantly presented. The tobacco packs and lights easily. Offers a real Virginia sweetness covered nicely by the peppery flavor of the Perique. I enjoyed the smoke overall from top to bottom of each bowl. It doesn't get very strong to overwhelm my needs even when reached to the bottom.

I highly recommend it to Perique lovers. If you are a beginner without any Perique experience, better begin knowing the Perique with an other blend, this may overwhelm you!

This is a fine re-make of the Deluxe Navy Rolls by Dunhill. It is a beautiful blend of tobaccos rolled cigar-like, and then after curing/aging, is sliced into thin wafers, "sausage"-style. Solid Black Cavendish center & surrounding Virginias give it a sweet, full of flavor, smoke. A little Perique wafting in a bit. The hint of citrus perhaps comes from a tobacco I think, - very faint, very natural. A wonderful pipe to have in the early morning, it has copious amounts of smoke, rich & a faintly fruity undertone - tastes great smoked slowly. Room note, very acceptable. It's a well prepared product, and retains it's old-time quality, ..a very friendly and desirable old world tobacco.

It's my # 2 tobacco, and I rate it 4 stars!

Yes: I think there is a casing here and for me with prnounced citrus flavours; perique is detectable and makes repeated entrances through the smoke.

I found moisture content a little on the high side, but it rubs out easily and after the charing light, it retains its burn reasonably well.

I agree that this has the hallmarks of Escudo, not too sure about the smoking similarities with Dunhill Navy Rolls although, the cut is an equivelent. I can't help but think there are stronger influences, both smoking and cut, to W.O. Larsen Curly Cut - now blended by Orlik.

A good offering from Orlik: a good smoke and one that I will return to occasionally.

Orlik Bull's Eye is just perfect. I used to smoke Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls, but as you may be aware, this is not available anymore. This is an excellent replacement. I know that if you liked DLNR you will not be dissapointed with this.