Sutliff Tobacco Company Navigator Blend

The tin smells of a little vanilla and fruit. There is a little alcohol in the tin note. The tobacco is a coarse chopped texture, and mine was not too moist.

Smoking it is mild, and it smokes cool for me. There is not much tobacco flavor for me, but it is a pleasant smoking experience that is a little one-dimensional. For fans of black cavendish or someone looking for an easy to smoke blend, this is probably a home run. I thought it was OK. I have never smoked Argosy Black, so this is judged on its own merits and not by comparison.

Room note was pleasant - like vanilla cake.

All of the reviews of this thus far are spot on. Upon opening the can, I thought, "Whoa! This is the largest tobacco cut I've ever seen. Most of the pieces are a half inch, with some more than one inch long, and all about a quarter inch wide. Holey mackeral, will this pack?" Hence the references to cigar filler.

Yes, it packs and burns. This is the first Sutliff tobacco that I didn't have to dry out for three days. But it burns fast. I am a slow smoker - most bowls last me an hour. Navigator lasts twenty minutes.

I think calling this a 'blend' is a stretch. If the Chinese were to make tobacco, this is how they would do it. Take black Cavendish right off the boat, spray on some Vanilla, then box and send it off. There's nothing else going on here.

So there you have it, a very simple vanilla-cavendish. Tastes as you would expect, but burns faster. I can see why some folks would like it. But don't expect a lot from this offering.

Navigator Blend is a pitch black Cavendish based aromatic that smells kind of musty sweet out of the tin. We are definitely talking about a casing and not so much about a top flavor. When smoked I sense a deep, dark and nutty sweetness. Its smoke is soft in a way that it almost feels like puffing a Shisha or Vapor. Due to the slight musty component I believe Maduro plays its part, however, you will not find tobacco taste, nicotine or any kind of backbone in this, even the vanilla type casing is rather subtle. It burns well in the pipe, not on the tongue.

I’d compare the Navigator Blend to Planta’s Danish Black Vanilla in style, only that the first mentioned is far less sweet. The blend looks and feels like tobacco found in a forgotten barrel on board the ship depicted on the tin. I wouldn’t buy this again, but I also believe that it’s good to have variety and blends like this fulfilling specific needs.

This review is based on experiences from one 50g tin. Tin note is amazing. Reminiscent of a well made white Russian. Heavy with Vanilla and a hint of coffee and some alcohol. Deep black Cavendish blend with excellent moisture when fresh. Stays lit well with maybe 1 relight once the bowl gets going. The power of the tin note did not translate into the flavor however which had but a trace of vanilla. Per black cav, there wasn't much nicotine to be had. In fact, I had to smoke a second bowl to achieve the desired affect. I didn't notice any remarkable tongue bite as one doesn't have to puff excessively to keep this blend lit.

This is a good smoke for what it is, just not my style. I don't like to rate room note as I feel the smoker can't be objective due to the senses being altered by the smoke on the palette.

I received this tin in an online order, and purchased it because it was on sale. I wasn't really expecting much, and it's a good thing because this did not impress me at all. Upon opening up the tin your hit with a strong aroma of vanilla, smelled very similar to me of the smell of a Dutch Master cigar. The smell was okay and the only thing that I liked about the blend. It says ribbon cut, but for me I don't see it. Looks like cigar filler to me, definitely did not like this part of the blend. Very dry too, for an aromatic blend, which really surprised me. Packs easily and stays lit well. Upon smoking you get the taste of the vanilla a little bit, but not that much. It had a nice room note to it. No tongue bite whatsoever. Overall the blend was okay, but just did not do it for me. It reminded me a lot of a slightly better in taste Captain Black. I am not a big aromatic smoker so that might have had something to do with it. Definitely would not buy again, doubt I'll even finish the tin. Probably trade it or something.

This is my first review. I stopped by the smoke shop after a long week, and wanted something different to relax. I seen they had different types of pipe tobacco than the usual. Drove home to read reviews, after reading decided to purchase a 2 oz can for $4.09. Not bad considering my daily smoke is about $5 for same amount. I am a very big all black cavendish fan. My usual smoke is BCA by Lane Limited.

When I first opened the can it had an aroma of choclate spice. The tobacco wa a bit dry compared to BCA, but not as dry as say Prince Albert. The color was a dark brown almost black and coffee bean colored The cut is supposed to be ribbon, but i sure don't see it. Looks more like cigar leaf filler. Big chunks and flakes of tobacco.

I smoked this in my natural finish Missouri Meerschaum. First reviewer said he smoked in non filtered pipe, so I took the filter out. I found smoke to be a little raspy, and hard to draw, but it was not packed real tight. After several puffs, I decided to replace filter. I found it to be a much better smoke. I found that one had to make fast short puffs to keep it burning. Half way through the bowl I noticed a tin taste but did not last to long. Overall I am not really impressed with this smoke, but I will give it a try again to give it a fair shake