John Patton Quadruple Virginia
(2.62)
Removing the Perique from Cool Hand Fluke results in an all-natural, four-Virginia blend that is both tasty and just slightly sweet. Requested by a fan of my blends who loves Virginas but hates Perique. I'm not big on Virginas, but this will be a regular in both my cobs and briars.
Notes: Created in response to a customer request. Sold through 4noggins.com.
Details
| Brand | John Patton |
| Blended By | Rich Gottlieb |
| Manufactured By | 4noggins |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.62 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 10, 2009 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This blend smelled great in the pouch, somewhat sweet and musty smelling. It was a multicolored flake and came very dry. It loaded well in my pipe and I settled in with a cold drink and a book and set to enjoy an evening smoke. Once I lit up my pipe, I was greeted with a great aroma and very sweet and tasty first pulls. Then I had to relight. And then again. For some reason, maybe the fact it was so dry, I could not keep this blend lit, and when I puffed a little too much to try to do so, it started to bite me. It did smoke it all the way down and it was a very tasty blend that I did enjoy and was a great blend with a cold beer. But I could not go four star with it as it required so much relighting. I found that a distraction. But for the VA lovers, this is really a great tasting blend. I will hydrate it some before smoking it again and see if that improves it as I really enjoyed smoking it other than the relights.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 30, 2013 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
As a fan of Virginias, I'm always on the lookout for something new. While I have enjoyed Perique/Virignias like Escudo and MacBaren's Navy Flake, sometimes they give a scratchy sore throat. Anybody experience this? Anyway John Patton Quadruple Virginia is nice and smooth with none of that sore throat thing because it has no Perique. There is no information about what the four Virginias are, but they result a nice cool smoke with less than normal Virginia sweetness which is often found in other Virginias such as McClellens. Quad Virginia seemed to be dry in the bulk baggie and lit pretty easily after a couple of efforts. It stayed lit which is good. Overall I liked the flavor and body. Maybe it's a little light on the nicotine, but I kind of I have been smoking higher nicotine tobaccos so it probably is average. Will enjoy what I bought and consider buying more when it's gone. BTW this is my first review.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 18, 2009 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This is a mild tobacco with little to no bite. I didn't have the lighting issues that the previous reviewer had, so it might have been either moisture content or packing. In any case, the Quadruple Virginia has a very pleasant aroma and taste, and is fast becoming my favorite way to start the day.
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