Sutliff Tobacco Company Bacchanalia

This presents as a mild VaBur with a fruit and wine topping. The tin note is pleasant and does not smell of checmicals. Mine was in a pretty good state of humidity for smoking and did not require drying.

The smoking experience is pleasant. The fruit taste is slightly sweet and there is a little tart flavor there. You never forget it is a VaBur. This makes a nice combination.

Last summer I bought about 40 tins of pipe weeds from an Ebay seller and there were bunches of Sutliff Private Stock blends in there. I opened and smoked the ones I had never tried; with the exception of this blend. I had two tins with me at our 2018 NASPC show on my table and they both sold readily. So, people must have a fairly positive attitude about Bacchanalia and, guess what, so do I. The tin presentation is dominated by the aroma of, what is touted to be, red wine. I think that's an accurate description and it is a friendly and pleasant odor. The cut is of a long ribbon and the color range is restricted to some various tan tobaccos with a modest amount of a slightly darker leaf; reputed to be a black Cavendish. This is a familiar formula and many theme and variation blends exist in this category. Bacchanalia is a relatively mild variety of this genre and very easy to smoke. It never nips nor gives any backtalk while delivering a subtle, but always satisfying, balance of flavors. It's not a very strong mixture and you're probably not going to write home about it; however, it's a pretty little smoke and I can recommend it with three stars.

The topping is sweet, fruity wine. Very tasty. The tobacco flavors are slightly more pronounced than the topping. A big positive is that the Black Cav doesn't take over the blend. It stays in the background becoming only a little more evident toward the end. A very nice blend.

Mild in body. Medium in flavor. Burns well.

got a free tin of this at a local Brick and Mortar and have packed a pipe full of a nice smelling Areo its a good cut not a really big shag but still good and a light well it burns hot but not a big deal. good taste grape on the end I like it

The Tin aroma exhibits a pleasant wine smell ---red wine perhaps. The tobacco needs a little air time to bring out its tangy and comforting taste. I am writing this in the middle of a heat wave and this is a nice summer time blend.