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 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 07, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
The Virginias are citrusy with some grass and a hay note, and creates a solid base for the nutty, earthy light molasses sweet burleys to shine as they are the more obvious component. Having recently smoked Briggs, I can say they have quite a bit in common, but the burley is just slightly more earthier and sweeter in this recreation. The vanilla note is extremely mild with a slight plum hit, and I'm not sure what the fruity topping is, but I think it's a bourbon. The nic-hit is very mild. Won't bite or get harsh. It's an all day cool, smooth smoking mild to medium blend that burns at a reasonable pace with a very consistent flavor. Leaves very little moisture in the bowl, and requires few relights. Has a nice after taste. An all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2014 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
This tobacco gets mixed reviews here on TR, and so I was not sure what to expect. I found a very pleasant mild VaBur on the Bur end of the spectrum. By very pleasant, my rating is really a 3+. It does not quite rise to a 4, but really is quite good for me. Imagine Carter Hall with no topping and without the bitter edge - that is pretty much the experience. The smoke is mild and my daughter told me it has a pleasant room note - "just a plain tobacco smell but a little sweet."
I smoked nine bowls of this in codger mode today - two pipes I rotated while on a long drive. It worked very well smoked like this, and I did not do anything but pack the bowl with one hand. The third bowl in the same pipe was better than the first, so maybe it benefits from a dedicated pipe. I am not claiming the blend is Stonehaven, but I also did not have to dry it or rub it out. The price point is an appealing one. It is in stock.
I think I smelled a little alcohol in the tin note and I asked my daughter what she thought. She said maybe it was dried fruit. I did not taste any topping.
I smoked nine bowls of this in codger mode today - two pipes I rotated while on a long drive. It worked very well smoked like this, and I did not do anything but pack the bowl with one hand. The third bowl in the same pipe was better than the first, so maybe it benefits from a dedicated pipe. I am not claiming the blend is Stonehaven, but I also did not have to dry it or rub it out. The price point is an appealing one. It is in stock.
I think I smelled a little alcohol in the tin note and I asked my daughter what she thought. She said maybe it was dried fruit. I did not taste any topping.
| 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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