D & R Tobacco Penhooker
(2.43)
A smooth and flavorful Canadian style Virginia blend with a regular American cut. Special leaf selection and blending give this delightful classic blend its regional character and charm. Contains 100% flue-cured Gold Leaf tobaccos with about one-half Canadian leaf. Casings added. A smooth and cool bodied Canadian style Virginia pipe blend.
Details
| Brand | D & R Tobacco |
| Blended By | Mark Ryan |
| Manufactured By | Daughters & Ryan |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Very Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2015 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
This comes bone dry and as a result burns quickly with some heat. The flavor is sweet and only very mildly citrusy, tasting somewhat orange-like. If you push this one you will create a flame-thrower. Smoked moderately a small amount of pleasure can be derived from it.
Mild in body. Mild to medium in flavor. If you need more than one match per bowl you're doing something wrong.
Mild in body. Mild to medium in flavor. If you need more than one match per bowl you're doing something wrong.
Pipe Used:
MM Country Gentleman, MM Mark Twain
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh bulk
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 03, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
D & R Tobacco - Penhooker.
Thank goodness it isn't a super-fine shag, as is often the case with this blender; subjectively speaking that cut does nothing for me. Penhooker presents itself as a ribbon cut blend inclusive of a few coarser pieces. Being from bulk the moisture's decreased in the pouch, too dry for me but not terrible.
A bowl ignites with great ease and the inaugurate part of the smoke isn't that bad. The taste is bright, fairly sharp Va's with a delicate touch of sweetness; almost caramel-esc. Sadly 'party time' doesn't last for long. After a short time the temperature increases and is followed in quick succession by tongue bite. Also it burns quickly, even considering the 'coarser' cut than usual! Such a shame as the flavour's rather nice, the pragmatics just ruin it; they cause it to be quite vitriolic!
Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: quite nice.
Penhooker? Not a bad flavour albeit terribly behaved! So, two stars:
Somewhat recommended.
Thank goodness it isn't a super-fine shag, as is often the case with this blender; subjectively speaking that cut does nothing for me. Penhooker presents itself as a ribbon cut blend inclusive of a few coarser pieces. Being from bulk the moisture's decreased in the pouch, too dry for me but not terrible.
A bowl ignites with great ease and the inaugurate part of the smoke isn't that bad. The taste is bright, fairly sharp Va's with a delicate touch of sweetness; almost caramel-esc. Sadly 'party time' doesn't last for long. After a short time the temperature increases and is followed in quick succession by tongue bite. Also it burns quickly, even considering the 'coarser' cut than usual! Such a shame as the flavour's rather nice, the pragmatics just ruin it; they cause it to be quite vitriolic!
Nicotine: below medium. Room-note: quite nice.
Penhooker? Not a bad flavour albeit terribly behaved! So, two stars:
Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used:
P. Jeppesen
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2015 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
I have to agree with Gent Zombie on this one. This baby was really, really dry. I can't remember ever having a bowl of baccy that lasted so, well, short (less than ten minutes in a medium bowl!). I liked the taste, but just when you think you might be getting used to it, the experience comes to an abrupt and unsatisfactory end (up in smoke, as it were).
I complain frequently about heavy, nicotine rich blends, Penhooker is not that, which is more than fine with me. I think there's room in the pipe smoking world for light baccy's like Penhooker, really, there should be many, many more of them, but honestly, if you want baccy's like this to fly, make it so the experience lasts a bit longer.
I'll give this one a strong 2 stars (2.75). I'd have given a solid 3 stars if it hadn't of been so fleeting.
Keep on Pipin'
I complain frequently about heavy, nicotine rich blends, Penhooker is not that, which is more than fine with me. I think there's room in the pipe smoking world for light baccy's like Penhooker, really, there should be many, many more of them, but honestly, if you want baccy's like this to fly, make it so the experience lasts a bit longer.
I'll give this one a strong 2 stars (2.75). I'd have given a solid 3 stars if it hadn't of been so fleeting.
Keep on Pipin'
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