Park-Lane Tobacconist Old Church
(3.60)
An old fashioned English tobacco. Several different Virginias including bright and Red Virginias form the base. The elusive and flavorful Smyrna is added along with a full measure of latakia, and a pinch of perique. The subtle addition of a few condiment tobaccos round out the flavor and soften this hearty blend. A must for lovers of English tobacco the way it used to be blended!
Details
| Brand | Park-Lane Tobacconist |
| Blended By | Paul Bonacquisti |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Strong
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2017 | Strong | None Detected | Full | Strong |
If this tobacco were a person, it would be Winston Churchill: round, heavy, serious, and profoundly present. The excellent quality Latakia is featured, but the other ingredients contribute, nicely. The blend burned with no heat and no bite--great stuff, indeed.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill Prince
PurchasedFrom:
Park Lane
Age When Smoked:
Newly purchased
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Sep 29, 2015 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A couple of puffs of OC put this Park Lane up there with some of my English Favorites.
Rich, sophisticated, complex and completely delicious. The addition of Smyrna really does it for me - while the additional tobaccos are perfectly balanced.
The interesting thing about this blend is that it is an English that teeters on the English/Balkan fence at different times. Sometimes it tastes like a Balkan but without the rough taste - while at others it tastes like an elegant English.
Some blends are just lip smackin' good and this is one of them.
Rich, sophisticated, complex and completely delicious. The addition of Smyrna really does it for me - while the additional tobaccos are perfectly balanced.
The interesting thing about this blend is that it is an English that teeters on the English/Balkan fence at different times. Sometimes it tastes like a Balkan but without the rough taste - while at others it tastes like an elegant English.
Some blends are just lip smackin' good and this is one of them.
Pipe Used:
Scott Stacked Chimney
PurchasedFrom:
Park Lane
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| May 10, 2010 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
I was introduced to this fine blend at a New York/Newark Pipe Show, where PaulB was displaying his magnificent pipes and showing off his wonderful blends. I had some familiarity with Park Lane's Latakias and was much taken with their blending style.
I'm in the process of a 3 yr mission to define my Top100 blends to cellar. Most of the cellar consists of Englishes and Balkans and although I have stashed lifetime supplies of my favorite Dunhills and some Balkan Sobranie, a major focus has been to seek out replacements for them.
Well, with the first puffs, Old Church instantly leaped into my Top5, potentially sidelining H&H Larry's Blend and Timm's London Blend No. 1000. The smyrna makes this more of a Balkan than an English, and the full, very accessible tastes and creamy mouth feel drew my complete attention. The tastes develop entrancingly as the bowl progresses, and yet OC is very balanced, never developing sharp edges. I ordered a pound to age in several jars to see what ageing contributes to the equation, but unlike some other favorites, at this point my OC does not taste juvenile or young.
Before I update this with a more granular review, I need to try OC in other substrates, especially meerschaum, olivewood and morta. I'll also run it through different shaped and sized bowls to see what I can discover. I'm trying to learn how to differentiate OC from some of the other Park Lane Luxury series and blends like Excalibur and An Aperitif. Hard work, but someone has to do it.
In summary, OC is a great medium to strong blend for the Latakiaphile, and might become an all dayer for me.
hp les
I'm in the process of a 3 yr mission to define my Top100 blends to cellar. Most of the cellar consists of Englishes and Balkans and although I have stashed lifetime supplies of my favorite Dunhills and some Balkan Sobranie, a major focus has been to seek out replacements for them.
Well, with the first puffs, Old Church instantly leaped into my Top5, potentially sidelining H&H Larry's Blend and Timm's London Blend No. 1000. The smyrna makes this more of a Balkan than an English, and the full, very accessible tastes and creamy mouth feel drew my complete attention. The tastes develop entrancingly as the bowl progresses, and yet OC is very balanced, never developing sharp edges. I ordered a pound to age in several jars to see what ageing contributes to the equation, but unlike some other favorites, at this point my OC does not taste juvenile or young.
Before I update this with a more granular review, I need to try OC in other substrates, especially meerschaum, olivewood and morta. I'll also run it through different shaped and sized bowls to see what I can discover. I'm trying to learn how to differentiate OC from some of the other Park Lane Luxury series and blends like Excalibur and An Aperitif. Hard work, but someone has to do it.
In summary, OC is a great medium to strong blend for the Latakiaphile, and might become an all dayer for me.
hp les
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