B&B Tobacconists, llc Beck's Ol' Limey Bastard

This was recommended to me while I was feeling my way around some various staple tobaccos, and I wish that I had found this first! Simply marvelous. I cannot rave about this one enough, and cannot recommend it enough. Highest, highest possible rating. You will be blown away. Rich, complex, tasty, adult, masculine and outdoorsy - but deeply philosophical and imaginative in character. If you're reading reviews that say smooth and creamy - they're dead on. Really, just a thing of beauty, and absolute perfection. Anyone looking for that one true love to keep in your pouch for all times - this is it. Absolute highest rating. From someone who had it recommended to them, I am doing the same - and you'll want to share this too. Pass this along and spread the word!! A+

The blender of this blend needs an award, Fantastic in every way,Very smooth & you could smoke this all day no probs. just the right latakia strength for me, with a little sweetness.4++++

I am one of the "newer" pipe smokers who was not fortunate enough to have enjoyed a bowl of the previous 965's. That being said, I was told about this blend from a pipe forum. The guys on there told me that I'd like it, and I do. This blend is in my top 5 of the blends in my cellar

Jon wx5nco

I was making a trip to the Saphire Valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains(NC), so I did my homework and came across B&B Tobacco in Ashville. Upon arrival at the little shop, there were 7 or 8 "old codgers" enjoying the afternoon in an extreme smokey haze. I was impressed..... As for this bastard of a blend; it was slightly sweet, rich, creme de la smokie, nicotiney smooth, amazing. The shopkeep, David I believe, likened it to old Dunhill 965. I personally don't like comparing blends to other blends as a replacement. There are always too many variables. This blend stands alone, above most latakia blends I have smoked; which covers enough for an objective opinion. I would give this a 9/10, the old Murrey's Dunhill 965 a 8/10 and Esoterica Tobacciana Penzance a 7/10. I am still searching for that 10/10 blend.

I've smoked some of the replacements or blends that were very similar to MM965 (York Full, etc.) as well as the Murray's and Orlik versions. This blend tops them all. I will stand firm that this is much more tasty than the Murrays and far beyond the Orlik disaster.

This blend progresses quite nicely througout the bowl but is best at about the half-way point. Smokey and slightly sweet, it is a great all day smoke.

In my very humble opinion, Dunhill was Dunhill only when it was blended by Dunhill. No use chasing an old ghost by paying through the nose for a tin of the Murrays/Orlik versions on eBay (Let's admit it, we've all been tempted or have fallen into that temptation).

Available at 4noggins.com, I purchased 4 ounces of Beck's for half of what I paid for roughly the same amount of Compton's York Full (a great 4 star tobacco as well but just too expensive for me to keep in rotation).

Bottom line: 4+ stars for Beck's Limey &^%$#@@.

This is one of the blends recommended as a substitute for Dunhill 965... Of course we can argue which 965?... Murrays which is almost unavaliable or Orlik's which you can still find in Europe ... I haven't opened the Orlik's I bought yet but I sprang for and have smoked some of a 15 year old tin of Murray's and can compare the two.. Of course, each tobacco needs to stand on it's own and not have to imitate some long lost "idea of the perfect English tobacco"....( Would Plato agree that there is a perfect " Idea of an English Blend" that all aspire to?

Having said that Beck's is a wonderfully bright and alluring smoke.. There is enough Latakia to be noticable especially when the tin opens but it does not overwhelm... Instead the mid notes are full of the lovely Virginia. The burley is definately there, with a bit of bite that I did not notice with the MM 965....But how can you compare a tobacco that is 15 yo with a newly blended one, any way maybe in 15 years Becks will not bite either?

As you go along, the complexity of this mixture increases and changes with more and more subtle flavors coming to notice....

This mixture doesn't have to imitate anything... it can stand on its own as a lovely smooth English smoke with subtle and deep complexity expected of a great tobacco.... Now we have to compare it to the other great widely avaliable English blends...Squadron Leader Westminster and the like... WHat a job but someone has to do it!!!

If, like me and our brother Danny below youve never tried Dunhills or Murray sons concoction of MM 965 its an awkward situation if youre doing a comparison. I have tried Orliks MM 965 though and I liked it a lot. But struth mate, this stuff stomps all over Orliks. It packs, lights and behaves perfectly because its not soaking wet like other bulks. It flavourful and zesty but no bite. Its not too heavy and not too light. Its just right. I still love Westminster, Greg, but I do love this new Yankee, ol bloody Limey bastard too. Smoke the GLP with a s/m scotch and a good book and the OLB with a frothy and darts. Sorted!

My experience in latakiablends is somewhat limited. But I know when I come upon good tobacco. And this is really great. Perfect amount of latakia, a nice sweetness and very well blended. Quite similar to PS Balkan Blend.

Sweet.Very sweet english blend.Sometimes i can't get enough.I read Burley, Cavendish, Virginia, Latakia however i also tasted Oriental.Oh maybe i am wrong, try it and let me know.