Hearth & Home Daybreak

(3.23)
After receiving some calls and emails from members of the New York Pipe Club lamenting the loss of Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe, we wanted to develop a blend with similar characteristics to EMP. After a number of "tweaks", we sent a sample to the club, and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. We're now making it available to the general public. A traditional English mixture of sweet Virginias, fragrant Orientals and rich, smoky Latakia.

Details

Brand Hearth & Home
Series Signature Series
Blended By Russ Ouellette
Manufactured By Pipes & Cigars
Blend Type English
Contents Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
Flavoring
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 1.5 ounce tin, 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 to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

3.23 / 4
16

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5

2

Reviews

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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 15, 2011 Medium Very Mild Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
When it comes to pipe tobacco, I am what a "foodie" is to food. I love many, many blends. However, I MUST have a bowl of Early Morning Pipe each and every day. When it comes to "match" type blends, I find most fall far short. Daybreak is not only very close, its an excellent blend in its own right. In some ways it may even be a bit richer and fuller than EMP. Russ managed to capture the flavors of EMP and the strengh too. Now that EMP has returned to the American market many may ask. "why buy Daybreak?" and the answer is simple, it's available in bulk and it's darn good. Daybreak still has a space in my cellar. Highly Recommended!
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 16, 2009 Medium Mild to Medium Medium to Full Pleasant
Have Been dealing with Pipes and Cigars.com for a few years now and I am extremely well pleased with the service and the products, especially Russ' blends. I smoke several presently and plan on smoking more. This latest offering- Daybreak is no exception to this overall evaluation of Russ' ability as a blender and the guys in the ordering department's courtesy and helpfulness.

I am not really qualified to judge the merits of Daybreak as compared to anything "Dunhill",Early Morning Pipe or otherwise. It is not that I haven't smoked most of the Dunhill tobaccos as I have but it has been some time ago. I am not part of the mourning Dunhill beatification crowd though I do admit that at times Dunhill did make some nice blends. So did several other now extinct companies and memories (however over-polished and exaggerated) cannot fill even a single miniscule pipe bowl. Sad but as the Cajuns say "Ehhhhhhhhhh la!"

Russ' Daybreak more than adequately fills the niche left by the absence of Early Morning Pipe. In fact, if my failing memory doesn't completely fool me the blend Russ has made is better.

Better? Yep!

Packs and lights remarkably well. Tastes fine and is the perfect strength of an early morning smoke with my good friend Latakia. Being an high quality English blend the room note will probably not make many of the "Significant Others" around you jump for joy but I don't have to worry about that(he said a little smugly) since my wife likes the aroma.

I really don't believe that there is a better English bargain available and one other thing that might be kept in mind and that is that this is an American blender's blend. For both patriotic and practical reasons it makes sense to choose this tobacco. We all know about the persnicketty, fussy and spotty problems with overseas tobacco houses and no matter how much we enjoy the blends it is rather an irritation to be at their whims of supply. The blend itself is one of the best if not the outright best buys in this style and catagorey of blends. Why bother with anything else? Anyway, great stuff,good price,nice people to deal with.What else is to be asked for?

The Piper at the gates of Dawn says "Thanks, Russ"
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 23, 2011 Mild to Medium Very Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant
Russ Ouellette deserves some major praise for creating such great pipe tobacco blends. This is the third English-style blend I've tried in the pipesandcigars lineup and I enjoyed every bowl! I have never tried Early Morning Pipe by Dunhill, but if this is as similar as it claims to be, I can understand why pipe smokers became such devoted fans of Dunhill blends.

What makes this blend so great? It is perfectly balanced; about as well-balanced as any blend I've ever tried. The tobaccos all harmonize beautifully as you smoke it. The taste is smokey, woodsy, buttery, and it lingers in your mouth and nostrils for a short time after you smoke it. I received compliments on the room note and enjoyed walking back into the room after smoking this. It is an excellent blend to enjoy with a strong cup of English tea after a hearty breakfast in the morning. It also matches very well with a good beer - and all by itself, if you so choose! It smoked well in all the pipes I smoked it in (briar, meerschaum, and corn cob), provided a dry smoke, and burned down to a nice gray ash at the bottom. If you are wanting to begin smoking English blends, or if you are already a lover of English blends like I am, try this blend!
9 people found this review helpful.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 29, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
Probably the best light English blend I've had. Great balance to it. I look for a Virgina component that is more earthy than sweet and sharp; for a blend where the oriental component is fairly prominent; and where the latakia serves more of a soft, supportive presence than a dominant player. This is it! It's now 1 of my staples and an all day blend for me. Earl
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 17, 2018 Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable to Strong
This is very much like Early Morning Pipe. If you miss that or can't find it, this is a fantastic substitute. It's not an exact match, but doesn't try to be. It is far more reminiscent of EMP than emulatory. There is possibly more Oriental flavor to distinguish it from the classic Dunhill blend. I love EMP and if we don't see it again this will replace it in my rotation. It just may do so even if we do see a proper return of EMP.

My video review of this blend can be found here:

https://youtu.be/001Howsd3-Q
Pipe Used: SMS Meerschaum Skater
PurchasedFrom: Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked: 2 Months
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 29, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I can only express what I taste, and that is a great light English blend that needs no comparison to EMP et al. to shine on its own. 24/7 smoke despite the name. Earl (reviewer immediately below) sums it up perfectly. Stumbled across Daybreak almost by accident among all of the more vaunted tobaccos in my house and now can't get enough of it. Light yet full, approachable yet heady, yada yada. Tastes are obviously personal, but this is in my wheelhouse with a perfect balance of quality Virginia and Oriental and just the right amount of very defined and smokey-rich Latakia. Simply put, extremely satisfying. May have to sell an awful lot of other tobaccos that I have stored since this stuff will keep me from opening them unless I tire of it (doubtful). Great value, too, for what that's worth.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Oct 10, 2009 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Russ carefully does not describe this as a copy of the lamented EMP, and that's wise -- it's an homage, or a reflection, but not a copy. Slightly heavier than EMP, with perhaps a bit more oriental flavor, it is still an excellent light-medium tobacco, and very well suited to a morning smoke. After two months of having it in my rotation of tobaccos, I decided I didn't want to be without it and bought a couple pounds. Taste is smooth and balanced, slightly sweet, with a subtle richness that goes well with a walk in the cool morning air. There is no soloist in this ensemble; it is entirely dedicated to harmony, and it does it very, very well.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 01, 2017 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant
Hearth & Home - Daybreak (Signature Series).

The description says 'similar to Early Morning Pipe', but to me it's more of a case of 'better than Early Morning Pipe'!

It's coarser cut than E.M.P., and appears quite fair with the colours. As I've found with a few H+H blends the roomy tin has allowed it to become slightly dry. Not crispy, but there isn't as much moisture as I prefer.

The smoke has a richer flavour than E.M.P.. The Latakia gives the piquancy/character that wasn't present in E.M.P., for me; thusly reducing the rating of it to three stars. It's sharp, woody, smoky, and delicious. Although I find the Lat' gives an unambiguous flavour, I wouldn't call it a Lat-Bomb. After the Lat' comes the odoriferous Orientals, being somewhat aromatic, and charismatic. The Virginia does very little, barring building mass! Even though this tin was a little dry, the burn's medium in speed, and it doesn't become warm.

Nicotine: medium. Room[-note: pleasant.

Yes, it arrived a bit dry, but the flavour's more than a remuneration for that! Highly recommended:

Four stars.
Pipe Used: Altinok Lee Van Cleef; Friday pipe
PurchasedFrom: 4noggins
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 02, 2017 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant
Sweet Virginia, Smoky Latakia,and savory Turkish blended together to comprise a very satisfying smoke. Is this EMP? No, was never ment to be, and never will be for that matter. This blend stands on its own merit. Mild enough to be a good introduction for those wishing to try a traditional English, and tasty enough for those who smoke English blends on a regular basis. Darn good smoke for this old sod buster, good enough in fact to be a regular here at the Dix Creek smoke house. It also cellars very well.
Pipe Used: Various cobs and briars
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and cigars
Age When Smoked: New to 2 years cellared
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Dec 03, 2013 Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable
I smoked Daybreak before i decided to try the new early morning pipe. I find EMP stronger and on the higher side in taste. I prefer DB to EMP hands down. This is based on smoking a year old tin of EMP vs 1 year DB. For me DB rocks ! Smooth no bite plenty of taste and will always as long as there making it will be in my pipe.
Pipe Used: BRIARS, MEERSCHAUM
PurchasedFrom: PIPES & CIGARS
Age When Smoked: FRESH ,1YEAR 2YEARS
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