Sutliff Tobacco Company Match 20

Sutliffs Dunhill 965 Match is pretty dang close to the real deal, if you sat down at a table and was blindfolded and had to choose between the two by tasting in a lit pipe, you would have a really hard time, I know one would figure it out after a moment or two but most of us it would take a little time and to me that is impressive. The cuts and colors of the blends differ from one another but in smell and flavor its really close, I have my nose in can and bag very close. There is a few differences in the blends of course, Dunhill is alittle more pronounced in the Virginia's and orientals and not as sweet and Match 965. The range in the latakia is about the same in both its really hard to tell between the two if there is more or less but the base blend between the two is different. The general concept between the two blends are on the same lines and that's very impressive. I actually prefer Match 965 not only because of the price but I like it is alittle more sweeter but still is bold with the orientals and a very leveled amount of latakia it burns so much slower and is cooler which is great. The quality of tobaccos in Match 965 is very good and does not compromise the blend in any way shape or form. It does not bite the tounge at all which is great and the nicotine level is moderate, its musty and not flat and has a rich but mild consistent flavor all the way down the bowl. I give it two thumbs up and smoke it everyday in my rotation. Match 965 is close to Peter Stokkebye's English Oriental Supreme except with a touch more zing and spice because they are not the same but the idea of the style of blend is. That is saying alot for this blend and most people agree do to the positive ratings this blend gets and for the one's who rate it low and talk junk on it, I do not get you and if your even for real, a good example I read from one review was " there is Cavendish in it and its to sweet not a true English but more Scottish" so its bad because of that? And many many English blends can be slightly sweet with Cavendish in it even burley sometimes but ok, so new pipe smokers give this one a try for a English sample because it is mild and very forgiving, great for diving in the pool of latakia without gagging or turning green and feel like your smoking a campfire ashtray yuk! There are English blends just like that description and is way to much way way to much BUT this blend will give you a wonderful idea if you never have smoked this style of tobaccos and want to try it, Go For It!!! Have a good day my fellow pipe smokers and keep on puffing!!! God Bless You All...

Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Match Dunhill's My Mixture 965.

Note: it's been years since I had a bowl of the original so I'm not even going to try and compare.

The ribbons are quite coarse, and I bought this from Cup O' Joes so the moisture's decent; usually the case with their loose blends. The aroma's predominately Lat'/Turkish but there's the suggestion of a sweet addition.

When I took my first puff this morning I couldn't identify any Virginia, it seemed like a straight forward Latakia and Turkish blend. But the Virginia woke up as I did! The Virginia Cavendish gives a honey sweetness to the buttery, smoky, Turkish and Latakia. I find the three all take an equal share of the smoke, after the initial blast of Turkish/Latakia. Each bowl I've smoked burns well and hasn't given me so much as a speck of bite.

Nicotine. For once I'll go lower than the majority: mild to medium. Room-note: pleasant to tolerable.

A good smoke. Highly recommended:

Four stars.

Being on a budget and reading these reviews, i just popped for a bit of this due to the price point and some respected reviewers claiming it's as good or close to the real thing. I don't know because I haven't had real 965.

I have and do love all the Frog Morton's and McClelland's 5110 which has given me a little experience and enjoyment in the realm of heavier Latakia blends.

When I came to this tobacco, I saw that it had my fave ingredient, but in lighter amounts with other tobacco's more in the forefront than the mixture's I have enjoyed previously. However, this 965 mixture is widely popular, so I had to try it.

I've smoked it for a couple of weeks and my experience is that it has a brown sweetness, some describe it as nutty, which I find to be prevalent also. This tobacco has a lot of differing flavors. I get mostly nutty, but an almost campfire smoke darkness comes in at the bottom end at times. Only very lightly sweet, like a nutty deep sweetness carries into the smoke.

On a few smokes, I felt I was losing flavoring at some points and got some mustiness, then admittedly cleaned my pipe. Wow, that made a huge difference. After a thorough pipe cleaning, this tobacco's flavoring roared as my first bowl. All the flavorings I mentioned earlier had much more depth and nuance and no mustiness was present. I'd encourage one and all to make sure to be smoking this stuff in a fairly clean bowl as a musty pipe can cause much of the flavoring to become muted. That's my experience.

I'm not one to have a complete favorite amongst my tobacco's. I love the dark english blends, and I really love some other blends that have a lot of Perique.

(edit): Presently, I've smoked the 965 by dunhill. Also, subsequent to my previous review I uncovered the flavor is oriental that I taste so prominent in this. 965 isn't a great favorite of mine at this point in my journey, but I can safely say that this is a really great match to it. I can tell them apart slightly, so I can't see stocking up on real 965 with this in my cabinet.

I've never smoked the version of 965 that this is a supposed match too, but I can say it has very little resemblance to the current version.

The Latakia and Orientals are somewhat balanced and the Cavendish provides a strong, sweet base. While this is a tasty and enjoyable smoke it seems to be lacking in fullness. As reviewer CJBas stated it's just a touch thin. It's still a good smoke though. 3 stars.

This is a nice Lat/Oriental blend, each about equal in importance, the Latakia really being upfront and the Orientals giving all the other notes. When I start a bowl, it seems all Latakia for the first quarter, but after that the Orientals taken equal time. Like most blends with Cav (at least for me), it can bite a little, but unlike some it's easy to stop just by slowing down a bit. If you like some measure of balance between the Latakia and Orientals, and aren't looking for a powerhouse of a blend, this is worth trying

This is an excellent tobacco. I have never had the original but if it is better than this then it is out of this world! Easy on the tongue with lots of thick smoke and flavor. Not too much of any component in the blend. The cavendish goes really well with the oriental and latakia.

Do yourself a favor and get some of this !

Quite a bit sweeter than the dunhill version, I also get a little sharper smoke, less creamy. Every bit as good as the dunhill product but in a different way. The differences are mainly due to the cavendish used from what I can see, and this may be the version of 965 prefered by many smokers if you like the smokiness a little more distinct and a tad more sweetness.

Has less nicotine than the original and more autumn flavors, albeit they are pretty close. Definitely one to stockpile a good dozen pounds of at the very least if you liked the original.

965 is my favorite tobacco and I enjoy every variation on it. I have even had a pre murray tin that had been customized with a maple top note, and that might have been the best tobacco I ever had period, but I see no reason that Sutliff or any other blender could not recreate it, as they have done well making regular 965.

Never discontinue this blend Sutliff!

Of the 20-some tobacco's in my modest collection, this Sutliff comes closest to an "aromatic," the very word of which is generally inimical to my tobacco preferences, which are mostly English and Balkan blends. I grew up on Sobranie and my grad-school tobacconist blends. I first picked up a pipe as a 19-year-old, and 53 years later I'm still at it. My palette reads this blend as Cavendish dominated, sweet and smokey, backed up by the Virginias. Together with the sour, mellow orientals, such Latakia as has been blended into the mix is overwhelmed and, again, to my palette, seem scarcely present until mid-bowl. That said, mystery of mysteries, I enjoy this blend as any-time-of-day bowlful that has grown on me a bit more each time I've fired it up. I expect to reorder when my initial 4 ounces are gone. It has not made its way into my rotation, but I cannot rule it out. Am now puffing on my fifth bowl.

First and foremost, I have not tried 965, so I do not know how this compares to it. Now that that little disclaimer is out of the way, let me continue. This has to be hands down one of my new favorite English Blends. It is on the milder side with lighter Latakia but still has a slight sweetness that I prefer. Gave me zero tongue bite and it worked well in my Peterson 317. For someone venturing into English Blends, I would recommend this one! This blend would be great for an all day smoke and it doesn’t leave my mouth dry, like most other English Blends! This will more than likely be in my Winter Rotation! Happy Smokes!