Sutliff Tobacco Company 504C Aromatic English

Smoking now.

Aroma from the pouch, bought in bulk, is very nice, natural sweet tobacco, molasses, caramel, liquor, dried fruits, red wine or brandy and smokey Latakia.

The smoke is more of an aromatic than English. Meaning it is sweet and mild like a cavendish blend. An aromatic with a dash of Latakia in it. A mild natural sweetness can be tasted from start to finish. The topping is noticeable especially the first quarter of the bowl and it’s very enjoyable. The Latakia is noticeable but it’s a very subtle offering of a nice smokey and herbal tone. The burley gives it an earthy woody mellow depth. There’s a topping that I can’t place but I’ll say it’s a wine or brandy. Really mellow and smooth retrohale.

If you’re an aromatic smoker and never tried Latakia before this might be a good introduction as it is very mild. Smoked reasonable once dried out for 30 minutes. This blend very much improved with some drying out. Mellow no harshness to speak of very easy, consistent flavor, pleasurable smoke.

I’ll continue to smoke this and see how I feel about it as I’m new to the world of aromatic English tobaccos but they are becoming a favorite of mine.

*update 4 Jan 2022*

Yeah I like it. It’s a pretty decent aromatic Latakia blend. Good noticeable top flavors and a tad amount of musty herbal smokey Latakia. Sweet but not sickly sweet. One of the better bulk crossover blends

Just tried this for the first time , so this is an impression more so that a review . In a nutshell .... it's lovely . The idea of an aromatic English usually isnt somethng for me to get to excited about but Sutliff has nailed this one big time . Smoooth , cool smoking , flavorful !!! It isnt over the top in the flavoring dept and I wouldnt be able to tell what it even is , other than it is an asset to the blend . As far as crossovers go , I think this is " IT " . I'm only just getting into this pouch but I will edit and do a proper review later . But it has made a fantastic impression on me

Purchased on a big bulk binge. My 4 ounce bag of this was overly moist as the tobacconist keeps it that way. Aroma in the bag is nothing close to an English blend. A very sweet note coming from the nice black and gold combination of leaf. A nice cut devoid of stem and stock that packs nicely in the bowl. This has no discernible real flavor. Just a nice sweet flavor which once in a while peaks of an almost nutty taste. But then it goes away just about as soon as you notice. No dynamic to this, so if you want complexity look elsewhere. But if your after a nice sweet constant smoke that would be a good all day smoke I recommend. No real tongue bite. A very satisfying full draw smoke. The room note is satisfying to most.

As a whole, I really enjoy sweet and aromatic English blends. Also as a whole, I'm not a fan of Sutliff blends, so I tried to venture into this 2ozs with a fairly open mind.

Initial pouch aroma smells quite lovely. A classic aromatic pipe tobacco scent, with just a hint of mildly smoky Latakia. Medium brown ribbons, and large chunks of pitch black tobacco make up the majority of this blend.

Packing leaves a sticky humectant on the fingers. Usually not a good sign to me.

Initial light took a few rounds, as this tobacco is fairly saturated. Reminds me of a Captain Black aroma, with just a touch of smokiness. The latakia really hides out in this blend. Its there, but in a very miniscule amount.

Room note is superb. That is about the only positive I have of this really. It burns a bit hot, sears my tongue, and leaves the pipe quite wet and goopy. Not even a quarter of the way through this bowl my pipe began to gurgle, something that has NEVER occurred in this Ascoti Business bent brandy.

There are so many other aromatic/sweet English blends to smoke, pass on by this one.

If Sutliff would just leave all the PG out of their tobaccos, they would probably be terrific!

Update 12-2-21

After 7 months of aging, Im going to bump this up to 3 stars. It doesnt burn as wet, nor as hot. The sweet English flavor is really something I enjoy now!

A very tasty, if light, hybrid. To me, and for my palette, that's a feature, not a bug. It starts and stays sweet, easy to smoke, never heated up, and has a pleasant room note to the bottom of the bowl. The taste, due to its English nature, is also good all the way down. I've gone through most of a four ounce order before writing this, and I think I'll be ordering some more.

20230412 edit: tin note is definitely coming across as strong vanilla, which is kind of weird after smoking various non aromatic Latakia blends back to back. Almost don't want to smoke it. Taste is very strangely sweet, somehow "green". I hesitate to say this, considering my limited exposure to it, but maybe pandan? Think i taste some cocoa, definitely some vanilla. I almost wonder if I've mislabeled the tin, because I'm getting almost no Latakia this time. That could be because of the stronger Latakias I've been smoking all day though, just very weak in comparison. Maybe if you really enjoy your aromatics and you want something a little different, you'd really enjoy this. Doesn't scratch the Latakia itch at all, but now that I've settled into the bowl, it is a pleasant experience.

Nice mild Latakia blend, with slight aromatics i can't really place. I think generally I'd like to smoke something with more Latakia though. Not a favorite, but it's decent.

The pouch aroma was vanilla and latakia, which reminded me of butterscotch.

The taste is vanilla and latakia for the entire bowl. The smoke is smooth and lightly sweet.

In my old age, I find myself drifting more and more to blends that are sweet. Kind of coming full circle: start with aromatics, moved to latakia blends and all Virginia blends, and now back to aros.

This pipe mixture offers the best of both worlds: the sweet and the smokey. And is mild enough to be an all day smoke. The sweetness and the latakia are not overpowering.

I like it and recommend you give it a try.

Very good indeed! Primarily a burley blend with enough Latakia to cross over into the light English genre and enough boozy topping to become an aromatic. The Cavendish adds a bit of sweetness but is not over the top. Needs some drying time as my pound was actually too wet to enjoy. After the afore mentioned dry time I found it to take to the match well, burn at a moderate rate and deliver a good consistent flavor throughout the bowl. No rough edges for me nor any goop. My mid morning to noon 3 bowls will be filled with this for a good while. Will lay in more as the need arises.