Sutliff Tobacco Company Great Outdoors

Another Altadis blend of the month gifted to my local pipe club, Great Outdoors is not a bad smoke. I thought it was actually somewhat elegant compared to the original Field and Stream it copies. Also F&S always seemed to have a "licorice" taste to me, this one did not. Just a simple coarse cut Burley/sweetened Cavendish blend that I found to be appealing. I had to work at smoking it slowly because this one has no bite or strength.

I am almost done with a 1.5 oz tin, and this review is based on however many bowls that is - 15? 20? This is a very good smoke. I find it puzzling that the description on TR says there is no flavoring, because I get mild vanilla, sweet, and maybe a little licorice. The tin is also missing a description, so I guess Sutliff is relying on reviews or experience to let people know what is in the tin. This is a basic mild burley with a pleasant topping that is not overpowering.

This is a very friendly blend for non-smokers. The room note is reported to be nice. It is a tasty tobacco as well. That makes for a great combo when you have a significant other and smoke in the house or in the car.

For those of you who like a nice OTC burley or burley-based like Prince Albert, Sir Walter, or Carter Hall this might be a interesting step up. This blend is very well named and just feels like a late fall day in the woods, with a mug of campfire black coffee. Got it? The burley is there - definitely there - but not overpowering and balanced with the barest touch of anisette and maybe, maybe vanilla - but the real star is the nutty mild chocolate that is just exquisite. Think mild milk chocolate. In the end this blend is about smooth, nutty, warm, woodsy burley that remains there - more than just a wisp here or there.

Easy pack, easy light, easy smoke, pleasant and warm, that gets deeper and richer as you move along. If you like burley - or want to - you will like this one. The very mild aromatics are there, but so integrated that they only enhance, not overpower or detract. Looking for vanilla - try BCA instead. This isn't for you. Loved it. A burley lovers blend, and I'm a burley lover.

I like this one, but I'm not in love with it. It's toasty, earthy, mildly nutty, and has just a touch of sweetness. I'd like a little more sweetness, but it's still pretty good. The vanilla is mild and the anisette even milder. The Burley and the Black Cav have close to equal influence to my taste buds. A nice smoke.

Mild to medium in body and taste. Mild in flavoring. Burns well.

This is not bad. Not bad at all. I don't care much for blends with anise, but in this blend the anise is really only noticeable for me in the first quarter of the bowl, if that. The burley gives a nice, nutty flavor and there is plenty of smoke, too. Packs and lights easily with minimal relights. Very decent smoke. I will likely buy more on occasion. Recommended!

sutliff lists this blend as a non aromatic and some websites list it as an aromatic. The can smells pleasant. Burns easy. It tastes like a non aromatic but the cavendish gives it a hint of sweetness. Very smooth on the draw and no bite.im not a non aromatic fan but I think I'll finish the can. If your new to unflavored blends this is a good one to start with.

An inspired mixture with a mild nutty burley taste that's delicately flavored but still quite interesting to smoke.

Great Outdoors seems to walk a fine line, simultaneously paying homage to drugstore blends of yore, as well as blends with more structure and somewhat more complicated flavor profiles. The topping is well executed, providing a hint of licorice, chocolate and honey, as well as a subtle musty note on the finish. Most important, it's light enough to allow the base tobacco flavor to come through and it does so in perfect balance.

This product is fairly moist from the tin but dries quickly. It smokes a little on the warm side but burns perfect with very little tamping, relights and almost no bite. There's not much in the way of nicotine strength but there's plenty of flavor.

Recommended.

This is the third of three tins I received at the end of our show this year; half full but quite smokable. It has been a long time since I've smoked Field and Stream and it was not a blend that I fancied in my early days of pipe smoking. I do remember it as having some sort of flavoring and agree with reviewer Pipestud 2010-08-29 that it may have been something akin to licorice. The aroma of my tin was very toned down and was more of a tobacco mixture aroma than anything else. It packed, lit and smoked in a straight forward manner with no tongue bite or other problems. Unlike my experience with C&D Epiphany, another old time blend emulation, GO did not have a rough start nor did it have the weak and ashy finish that was evident with Epiphany. I enjoyed the smoke and agree with reviewer Jimlnks 2013-08-08 that GO is both different from and better than the blend it emulates - three stars.

Suttliff Great Outdoors is my Root Beer tobacco. I find the tin note very reminiscent, including a touch of vanilla on top.

This Burley/BC is mild and smooth. It burns well and fast, therefore a little hot. The flavoring is there when smoked, but not as extreme as from the tin and the taste of tobacco comes through equally. I like it.