Sutliff Tobacco Company 507C Virginia Slices

507c is a lovely, easy smoke. It is way, way better than the price would suggest, this has gone under the radar for too long. The flakes are soft and smell of baked bread. Once lit you are greeted with a grassy, pure Virginia tobacco that is a nice smoke first thing in the morning with a cup of coffee or as an all day staple, as it never gets ashy or harsh. I’ve put away 5 pounds of this if that tells you how fond I am of this pure, basic Virginia flake.

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Mine came in a an 8 oz. purchase from a cellar someone was reducing. It had been two years since purchase and jarred, etc. It came at a good state of hydration - maybe a little on the damp end of ideal. I rubbed it out and smoked it in several different pipes - a couple of GBD pots and a Grabow billiard.

My review in a sentence is that it was a little ho-hum. It did not strike me as especially remarkable but was competent. Virginias cover a lot of territory, and I got hay with a little citrus on the side in terms of taste. I am not tasting any sort of topping. There was a sweet note or two.

It was a fairly mild smoke and was easy enough to keep lit. The few natural sugars in this leaf did not give it a tendency to burn hot, although I had to be mindful not to overpuff looking for more flavor.

This is one of those blends where if I were on that mythical desert island with nothing but this to smoke, I would be grateful. It comes at a reasonable price. It is fairly mild in terms of strength and flavor. I went back and forth on the strength and finally decided it was closer to the mild-to-medium rating.

This is by far my favorite Virginia, and I am a Virginia junkie. It is definitely sweeter than most Virginia's, but not in an Aromatic way. It just feels like it was prepared perfectly from the get-go. In any case, this is my go-to smoke and I enjoy it each and every day.

First off: the smell of these lovely slices in the bag is pure bliss. A lovely essence of honey and classic easy smoking Virginia. I lightly rubbed and crumbled the slices, but not too vigorously. Just the right moisture (not the ready-to-smoke dry like Three Nuns from the tin) for a pleasant smoke.

I think the lingering smell of this on me is probably the best part. Reminds me of European smokers, Dutch ones in particular.

I'll admit that I felt this is kind of dank and barnyard-like when first lighting up. And seemed a bit one-dimensional for the first few minutes. But as I smoked down the bowl, I enjoyed it more and more. No bite, but a decent little nic hit by the end.

Also, the room note -- which I liked -- is probably a bit strong for indoors (which I really don't do anyway). Comparing this to the toastier, Kentucky-laced Three Nuns, I much prefer the Nuns. But 507-C is a much lighter smoke.

Definitely a solid 3.5 stars.

an absolute surprise. This is a very good straight virginia...mostly bright virginia it seems. Might be some other varietals in there, but in any case its a very nice naturally sweet virginia. Much better than one might expect. Id take this over a number of other more well known tinned virginias. The taste is sweet, without casing that I can detect, with a lot of hay and some citrus. Burns pretty cool considering. No bite. I like it a lot and have purchased a lot more.Aging will help.

3 and a half stars.

All around a solid, natural and straight forward Virginia flake!

First mention - Bite free Virginia! At least for my tongue and many other reviewers I see have mentioned this.

While being Pretty mild in strength the flavor is very good and not at all airy and ashy like many mild blends. The flavor is medium and enjoyable notes of grass, and a pleasant zesty sort of bright flavors make it notably good. Not at all over bearing. This is shockingly pleasant for a bulk offering at a very reasonable price.

Considering this really has no bite and treats your mouth very kindly, it would indeed make a perfect all day Virginia blend. If your looking for a two pipes in a row blend, or say you’ll be sitting with some friends by a fire and you know you’ll be smoking a lot, this is your blend.!

I usually smoke much higher nicotine blends. This is light in that category. No spins or throat tightening. Room note is probably pretty sweet and natural tobacco I’d imagine.

If you Like natural mild Virginia blends with a very nice sweetness and want an added notch of fullness in flavor, than this is for you.

The flake has perfect moisture , it behaves excellent and smokes slow. No relighting with this flake.

My go to Virginia flake is Peterson flake, and I have to say these sutliff Virginia slices are quality , well rounded, bite free and any quality Virginia lover could probably find nice things to say about this.

I’m trying to find something to take a star away from this blend because it’s not my perfect paradise smoke, but it’s only because I’m used to stronger blends with higher nicotine. so that would not justify taking one away. So I’m gonna give this 4 stars and honestly say it’s one of the finest bulk offerings I’ve had to date, it’s very fair price, it smokes cool, has a great flavor and therefore is highly recommended!

Summary: a straightforward Virginia flake that shines after some age.

Bright Virginias are tricky because they are acidic and sugary. "#507-C" solves this problem by hot-pressing them, but the smoker needs to further solve this problem by aging the "#507-C" for at least six months. It burns easily, can get hot because of the sugars, but delivers the consistent lemon honey on toast flavor of a good bright Virginia mixture, and can be smoked all day with little fuss. The room note smells like a warm sweet smoke, more like buns from the oven than a cigarette, although it is still discernibly tobacco smoke. There is so little nicotine that small children and sugar gliders could smoke this blend without a problem. For the price, it may be the best value going in Virginias today, and it is easy to enjoy all-day with no interruptions.

I was late in the game to try this one. I am always trying new tobaccos and I love Virginias and this one was a surprise. It has become my all day smoke. For a bright tobacco there is no bite. The flavor is just enough to stay interesting. I have shared with other members of GKCPC and they were surprised at how easy this is to enjoy. Priced right and tastes right. I will see how it stands up to Scotch whisky when the weather turns here in KC area.

Basic but excellent Virginia flake. Flakes arrive broken up and very thin. Mine arrived a bit moist so some dry time was needed. Aromas of hay, grass and some zesty lemon notes. I've rubbed it out and stuffed the broken flakes in as are, both methods produce a good burning smoke. The initial flavors are grass, hay and some faint citrus. Best smoked very slow. No bite for me no matter how much I push. I feel like there is a very faint flavoring bit it is inconsistent and I can't quite place it but at times I get a bit of a creamy coffee taste. Overall this is a solid Virginia flake.