Sutliff Tobacco Company BRG Mixture
(2.36)
This pleasing blend of Burley and Virginia is as comforting as a good time spent with your best friend. Perfect for fans of Briggs.
Notes: This blend is manufactured by Sutliff and sold under their "Sutliff Private Stock" brand.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Series | Sutliff Private Stock |
| Blended By | Carl McCallister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 1.5 or 8 oz tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.36 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 14 of 14 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 24, 2012 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
Lovely tin and room aromas, mild in taste. Unlike others, I don't get any vanilla, it seems more in the plum catagory for me. The first third of the bowl seems actually rather unflavored, but the flavor picks up after that. I'd give it a better recommendation for those seeking a mild smoke with a pleasant room note, but it is a rather 'bitey' blend for me, esp. in wider bowls.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jul 01, 2010 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I miss two of the former HOW blends. Revelation and Briggs. Once I started enjoying Briggs it was a daily smoke and there at the end I was buying the 2 ounce cans they were selling off. This stuff ain't it. If you are hoping for a replacement, keep hoping. The cut was different. The taste was different. I'm not clear how they even came up with the idea that it had anything to do with the former Briggs.
That said, taken on it's own merits it's not bad. Mine is more of a ribbon cut. Nice moisture level. On popping the lid theres something.....vanilla?.....certainly not overpowering. It lights easily and does stay lit. Hard to describe the flavor. OK, maybe a tiny bit like Briggs but not really hitting the mark. It's "OK". Not offensive. If you like a very lightly flavored, inoffensive burley smoke, try it.
That said, taken on it's own merits it's not bad. Mine is more of a ribbon cut. Nice moisture level. On popping the lid theres something.....vanilla?.....certainly not overpowering. It lights easily and does stay lit. Hard to describe the flavor. OK, maybe a tiny bit like Briggs but not really hitting the mark. It's "OK". Not offensive. If you like a very lightly flavored, inoffensive burley smoke, try it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 07, 2010 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I love Virginias and I love Burleys, but this VA/Burley blend didn't strike my fancy.
The tin aroma has a very faint bit of vanilla to it, but what I primarily smell was the burley. Tin moisture was spot on. It packed well and lit easily, but tended to burn hot. In fact, for the 3 bowls I have smoked thus far, I've had to let the bowl go out and cool down before I could continue. It takes a very slight draw indead to smoke this tobacco. The topping/flavoring if there is any, was not noticable in smoking.
This tobacco combination didn't impress me, but that may simply be my pallette. It is a good quality tobacco that will probably find a dedicated group of pipe smokers.
The tin aroma has a very faint bit of vanilla to it, but what I primarily smell was the burley. Tin moisture was spot on. It packed well and lit easily, but tended to burn hot. In fact, for the 3 bowls I have smoked thus far, I've had to let the bowl go out and cool down before I could continue. It takes a very slight draw indead to smoke this tobacco. The topping/flavoring if there is any, was not noticable in smoking.
This tobacco combination didn't impress me, but that may simply be my pallette. It is a good quality tobacco that will probably find a dedicated group of pipe smokers.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 30, 2009 | Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
In the tin, the aroma of this mixture of long-cut, fine ribbon along with a niggling portion of plug-cut is of mildly sweet and grassy tobaccos along with a very light wafting of pastry topping (think: BLWB) along with the typically fresh scent of quality white burley.
The flavor tilts primarily towards the light and brown burleys along with a moderate portion of VAs; mostly red, seemingly, with a possible touch of bright. The leaf seems lightly sweetened while the aromatic topping plays a relatively minor role.
BRG Mixture is not a clone of Briggs. It is not even in the ballpark, and to sell it as such is a veritable travesty against one of my favorite blends from the venerable House of Windsor. Taken on its own merits, it is pleasantly mild and smooth, and I must say that I enjoyed it, but its marketplace hype left it laboring under the very shoes that it failed to fill. Try it, but don't expect Briggs. This seemed best in a narrow to medium gauge chamber.
The flavor tilts primarily towards the light and brown burleys along with a moderate portion of VAs; mostly red, seemingly, with a possible touch of bright. The leaf seems lightly sweetened while the aromatic topping plays a relatively minor role.
BRG Mixture is not a clone of Briggs. It is not even in the ballpark, and to sell it as such is a veritable travesty against one of my favorite blends from the venerable House of Windsor. Taken on its own merits, it is pleasantly mild and smooth, and I must say that I enjoyed it, but its marketplace hype left it laboring under the very shoes that it failed to fill. Try it, but don't expect Briggs. This seemed best in a narrow to medium gauge chamber.
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