D & R Tobacco Cockstrong Premium Pipe Tobacco
(2.73)
A full bodied traditional U.S. Blend, with a robust taste reminiscent of blends from the mid-20th century. This flavorful blend contains exotic air-cured Burley, flue-cured Gold Leaf and Oriental tobaccos from around the world. A full bodied, traditional pipe blend, with a robust taste. Crafted to Satisfy Distinctive Tastes and Preferences. No chemical flavorings or casings added.
Details
| Brand | D & R Tobacco |
| Blended By | Mark Ryan |
| Manufactured By | Daughters & Ryan |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 40 grams tin, 3.5 ounce tin, 16 ounce bag |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.73 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2014 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I have to confess that when I received about an ounce of Cockstrong from a TR friend, I honestly thought this was going to be bad from the get go. It looks like a tobacco used for RYO. The first couple of bowls started out well and the taste is pure tobacco. It may be in the top five pure tobacco blends I have tried in terms of nothing on it. Zip, nada, nothing in the casing department. Although I can say that it isn’t raw Burley as it doesn’t have the very harsh flavor that comes from untreated Burley. Given the name of this blend, I don’t think it is for its strength as Coskstrong has its fair share of Lady N, but I wouldn’t call it strong. The blend doesn’t bite, but it arrives dry and could burn hot as it didn’t take me very long to get through a bowl. I don’t pick up any sweetness from the Virginias at all. It doesn’t have the fullness of some of the other “purer” tobacco blends that I have tried, but more of a medium body smoke. Cockstrong is for pipe smokers that want a pure tobacco taste with no sweetness and a “set it and forget it” all day smoke. For that reason, I think Cockstrong hits the mark.
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2016 | Strong | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Update 8/25/2017
I ended up smoking the second tin I had of this one. I decided I would try it as my truck blend. Meaning It stays in my truck with a dedicated pipe. It worked well in this regard. The pipe I chose was a rusticated Brebbia 624 with a bowl size between a group 3 and 4. Because this is a quick burner it was nice for short trips around town.
It seemed that by dedicating a pipe, I was able to draw out more burley sweetness from the blend than I previously experienced. Overall, I would not change my rating from two stars, but maybe it is a little closer to a three.
Original Review 7/16/2016
A friend gave me two tins of this from the Chicago Show he attended a few years ago apparently because he found the name so humorous. I decided to pop one out of curiosity's sake and I smoked a bowl of it and put it aside for a while.
I am in the process of finishing up opened containers and have not opened any new containers in almost a year. I decided to plug my way through this tin and just finished it up on vacation last week.
I am actually surprised I got through this whole tin without giving it away as it just was not to my liking. Although I did not enjoy it so much, I could see some redeeming features to this one. It is a strong one and it burns fast. I could see bringing something like this along if you were somewhere where you were forced to go outside with some cigarette smokers to enjoy a pipe. This one could probably be enjoyed in 10 minutes in a small bowl.
I couldn't get this one to go more than 30 minutes even in my largest bowled pipes. As I am seldom in a position to have a smoke like this and I prefer to sit down and enjoy a 40 minute plus smoke, I typically do not like the fast burning blends.
As to the taste, you can sense the orientals with a slight sour tang, but it is mostly Virginia and burley to my tastes and perhaps a little cigarettish in flavor. For me, it had little flavor at all early on and then developed some nice nutty sweetness in the middle third. The last third took on an almost ashy type taste.
There are just too many other blends with these components for to ever want to try this one again. I will likely trade off the other tin I have down the road.
I ended up smoking the second tin I had of this one. I decided I would try it as my truck blend. Meaning It stays in my truck with a dedicated pipe. It worked well in this regard. The pipe I chose was a rusticated Brebbia 624 with a bowl size between a group 3 and 4. Because this is a quick burner it was nice for short trips around town.
It seemed that by dedicating a pipe, I was able to draw out more burley sweetness from the blend than I previously experienced. Overall, I would not change my rating from two stars, but maybe it is a little closer to a three.
Original Review 7/16/2016
A friend gave me two tins of this from the Chicago Show he attended a few years ago apparently because he found the name so humorous. I decided to pop one out of curiosity's sake and I smoked a bowl of it and put it aside for a while.
I am in the process of finishing up opened containers and have not opened any new containers in almost a year. I decided to plug my way through this tin and just finished it up on vacation last week.
I am actually surprised I got through this whole tin without giving it away as it just was not to my liking. Although I did not enjoy it so much, I could see some redeeming features to this one. It is a strong one and it burns fast. I could see bringing something like this along if you were somewhere where you were forced to go outside with some cigarette smokers to enjoy a pipe. This one could probably be enjoyed in 10 minutes in a small bowl.
I couldn't get this one to go more than 30 minutes even in my largest bowled pipes. As I am seldom in a position to have a smoke like this and I prefer to sit down and enjoy a 40 minute plus smoke, I typically do not like the fast burning blends.
As to the taste, you can sense the orientals with a slight sour tang, but it is mostly Virginia and burley to my tastes and perhaps a little cigarettish in flavor. For me, it had little flavor at all early on and then developed some nice nutty sweetness in the middle third. The last third took on an almost ashy type taste.
There are just too many other blends with these components for to ever want to try this one again. I will likely trade off the other tin I have down the road.
Pipe Used:
Brebbia Rusticated 624
Age When Smoked:
3yrs, 2 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2014 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
Pure tobacco flavor all the way through. Although I've never smoked cigarettes (only gars and briar), the smell reminds me a bit of cigarettes. The tobacco flavor is a bit sharp/edgy and somewhat unbalanced, although the burley adds a bit of balance. Don't get much sweetness from the blend. Not as strong as Picayune. Might be a good blender for lightweight blends that need a boost. Nicotine is there, but doesn't make my head swim. Burns quickly and cleanly. 2+*.
Pipe Used:
Italian Basket 35+ years old.
PurchasedFrom:
P&C
Age When Smoked:
Undated tin; bought 1 month ago
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 08, 2018 | Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
D & R Tobacco - Cockstrong Premium.
A blend of medium size, mid-brown ribbons that's free from any twigs. I'd have preferred mine to have been a touch moister, the cellophane seal had lifted and seeing as it's stamped Jan 2018 that means it's had a few months to breath.
The Burley outweighs the other two, easily. It isn't a sweet molasses, or mildly nutty variety, it's natural, ardent and strong. The Latakia-esc Orientals give the supporting flavour, but I find the least flavour comes from the Virginia; the other two are a bit too heady to let the Va join in. A negative? Unsurprisingly it burns fast. On the plus side I get no bite.
Nicotine: quite strong. Room-note: not great.
Cockstrong? If you want a quick nic' fix with a full flavour this should do! Not my bag, though. Somewhat recommended:
Two stars.
A blend of medium size, mid-brown ribbons that's free from any twigs. I'd have preferred mine to have been a touch moister, the cellophane seal had lifted and seeing as it's stamped Jan 2018 that means it's had a few months to breath.
The Burley outweighs the other two, easily. It isn't a sweet molasses, or mildly nutty variety, it's natural, ardent and strong. The Latakia-esc Orientals give the supporting flavour, but I find the least flavour comes from the Virginia; the other two are a bit too heady to let the Va join in. A negative? Unsurprisingly it burns fast. On the plus side I get no bite.
Nicotine: quite strong. Room-note: not great.
Cockstrong? If you want a quick nic' fix with a full flavour this should do! Not my bag, though. Somewhat recommended:
Two stars.
Pipe Used:
Rattray's Celtic #15 Calabash
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
4 months
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