Sutliff Tobacco Company Barbados Plantation
(3.13)
Rich Barbados rum applied to a base of burley, Virginia, and black cavendish.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Series | Sutliff Private Stock |
| Blended By | Carl McCallister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Rum |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 1.5 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium to Strong
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.13 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 30 of 39 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 05, 2015 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Very Pleasant |
Tin Note - Wow, this blew me away, it is like a fresh, warm, fruit pudding with a good helping of island rum and vanilla.The smell is super strong but I found it amazingly inviting, my mind was playing tricks on me, my mouth was watering and I kept expecting to find a delicious desert to sink my teeth in to, that's what I could smell here. I would buy an air freshener with this scent.
Presentation - coarsely cut ribbon, very dark, with the cavendish looking dominant. It was a bit wet, but I deemed it fine to smoke straight out of the tin. It worked out fine.
Smoking - It packed nicely straight out of the tin, it lit easily with 2 matches and only needed one relight about 23 of the way down the bowl, it didn't smoke wet and burnt to a fine ash with no goop. I was very impressed for such a heavily cased aromatic.
How did it taste - On first light I got a great, creamy, sweet rum flavor, with a vanilla behind it. To my surprise this flavor never left, or even dulled, throughout the whole bowl. Each mouthful was packed with flavor, a dark and fruity undertone from the tobacco, wrapped up in that lovely rum casing which never became overpowering, a hint of vanilla accompanied it the whole way. This is a very sweet tobacco, but not sickeningly sweet. The flavor clings to the palate and lips nicely and kept me coming back for more, I had to remind myself to slow down. Even when I got excited and puffed away at the wonderful flavor, it never burnt hot, bit, or developed that horrible, goopy, steamy moisture some aromatics do. It just stayed very smooth and creamy, and was very forgiving. For a non Aro smoker I found this amazing, I will be finishing this tin before I have time to jar it. If you don't like Aro's but would like to try one you will appreciate, I can recommend this. I usually smoke English/Balkan/Oriental blends.
Presentation - coarsely cut ribbon, very dark, with the cavendish looking dominant. It was a bit wet, but I deemed it fine to smoke straight out of the tin. It worked out fine.
Smoking - It packed nicely straight out of the tin, it lit easily with 2 matches and only needed one relight about 23 of the way down the bowl, it didn't smoke wet and burnt to a fine ash with no goop. I was very impressed for such a heavily cased aromatic.
How did it taste - On first light I got a great, creamy, sweet rum flavor, with a vanilla behind it. To my surprise this flavor never left, or even dulled, throughout the whole bowl. Each mouthful was packed with flavor, a dark and fruity undertone from the tobacco, wrapped up in that lovely rum casing which never became overpowering, a hint of vanilla accompanied it the whole way. This is a very sweet tobacco, but not sickeningly sweet. The flavor clings to the palate and lips nicely and kept me coming back for more, I had to remind myself to slow down. Even when I got excited and puffed away at the wonderful flavor, it never burnt hot, bit, or developed that horrible, goopy, steamy moisture some aromatics do. It just stayed very smooth and creamy, and was very forgiving. For a non Aro smoker I found this amazing, I will be finishing this tin before I have time to jar it. If you don't like Aro's but would like to try one you will appreciate, I can recommend this. I usually smoke English/Balkan/Oriental blends.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2020 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
This tobacco would not disappoint you neither in winter, neither in summer days. Sweet, easy to smoke and gives satisfaction, especially for smoking during the day-time.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 09, 2019 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
This was my first FINE pipe tobacco that started me piping..I still smoke this ble.d and quite enjoy it and will cellar tins for future smoking. Highly recommend it if you like rum
Pipe Used:
Big Ben tattoo
PurchasedFrom:
P&c
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2015 | Medium | Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Very wet (sopping wet) on opening the tin. Smelt good, but clearly artificially flavoured. Taking forever to dry properly.
Taste a little like shisha pipe tobacco. Flavours mixed and come and go, some pleasant, some unpleasant. Alternating between sweetness, chemicals, wet sweaty socks and sweaty gym shorts.
No nice overall, will probably dump the remainer of the tin. Will not try Sutliff again 🙁
Taste a little like shisha pipe tobacco. Flavours mixed and come and go, some pleasant, some unpleasant. Alternating between sweetness, chemicals, wet sweaty socks and sweaty gym shorts.
No nice overall, will probably dump the remainer of the tin. Will not try Sutliff again 🙁
Pipe Used:
Peterson No COM
PurchasedFrom:
Liquor store Hong Kong
Age When Smoked:
Brand new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Medium to Strong | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
eah nothing to say accept this tobacco is good because it's aroma. Smooth, mild to medium , and mellow taste that sticks into my tongue and palate. Im not a big fans of aromatic but sometimes i smoke 1-2 bowl to make my house smells good and to please the visittor and my neighbours and entertain them with the room notes. To make a great smoke, like others Sutliff's blends, it needs to be winded for a while to get a proper moist level so is not hard to light and keep the light. Just make a good charing light and you can smoke until the bottom without need to unlight accept if you smoke an extra large bowl. The virginia is very nice, sweet and good taste, with little bit earthy from the burley and the cavendish gave a mildness taste. Almost without tongue bite so i can smoke this stuff without worried, but still i keep my drawing and puff rhytm just to make sure my pipe is keep safe. The oily layer looks nice at the chamber if you can keep the light steady and the bowl's temperature is not too hot. Is a nice aro...
Pipe Used:
Johar Wooden Pipe, BC Bistro
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 10, 2014 | Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Rum flavor complements the decent base tobaccos. After the rum flavor fades a bit, once into the bowl, the nutty Burley makes a mild appearance. A bit of spice comes through on the retrohale. Burns clean. 2+.
Pipe Used:
MM
PurchasedFrom:
CI
Age When Smoked:
Unknown; at least 3 months.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 02, 2021 | Very Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
Warmed-over rum and melted butter with a splash of vanilla bean is truly amazing. Smokes cool but very damp. Second half of the bowl was hard to stay lit. Not unlike a Butter-Rum Lifesaver pack from 1974. No chem-taste. No nic-hit.
Deep, rich smoke and velvety smooth billows. Not unlike a buttery rumcake. Seems to attract "the ladies" who linger around pleasantly, impressed with the gentlemanship you grant.
Highly recommended aromatic.
Deep, rich smoke and velvety smooth billows. Not unlike a buttery rumcake. Seems to attract "the ladies" who linger around pleasantly, impressed with the gentlemanship you grant.
Highly recommended aromatic.
Pipe Used:
Savenilli Dolomiti
PurchasedFrom:
Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked:
New-ish
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 23, 2019 | Extremely Mild | Extra Strong | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
I bought this on recommendation as one of the closest available substitutes for McClelland Deep Hollow, which is/was my favorite all day smoke. To me, DH had a real Virginia taste with just a light topping. Barbados Plantation is a very different tobacco. That doesn’t make it bad, just not what I was hoping for. I was so excited to have a replacement for DH, I opened the tin the day after I received it. It was very moist, and left a sticky residue on my fingers. The tin aroma was a very strong butterscotch smell with a slightly artificial note to it. I’ve consumed my share of rum over the years. One of my favorites is Lamb’s Navy Rum. To me, this tobacco doesn’t smell like any rum I’ve ever had. As moist as it is, I had little difficulty keeping it lit. Light sips and frequent gentle tamps were enough to keep it going to the bottom of the bowl. I did have to pass a pipe cleaner once when it started to gurgle a bit, but that is something I’ve had to do with other blends too. This reminds me a lot of Dan Blue Note, as both are just too sweet for me. The room note was more roasted marshmallows than tobacco. This is my initial impression of a freshly opened tin. Perhaps with time and a little drying, it will develop more of the Virginia flavor. As is, I would consider it as an occasional dessert smoke, or something to add (sparingly) to straight Virginia or Burley.
Pipe Used:
Il Monaco bent apple
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 12, 2017 | Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
While this blend won't set the world on fire it has some nice flavor. Burns nice and slow, lots of creamy smoke and no bite. Room note is not overwhelming but there is a little there. It is a nice sweet smoke but not too sweet and not too much flavor. This is a kind of high level middle of the road aromatic.
Pipe Used:
Vauen
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 19, 2016 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
A lovely black-cavendished burley. I agree that initially it was a soggy hot mess out of the tin, took work to keep lit, and so on. Drying helps in the early life of an opened tin. Eventually, I cellared this away, returning for a monthly sample, and what I've learned is that this is a blend that just needs a little time to settle down. IMO it gives its best results when enjoyed slowly; pushing renders it harsh quickly. This blend yields a pleasant light rum taste, and the tin notes of coconut, spiced rum, vanilla, and banana transfer to a pleasant banana liqueur, lightly sweet in the Barbados rum style. Exceptional room note. If you enjoy light aromatics, this would be a fine one to have on hand.
Pipe Used:
MM cobs, short and tall, and various briars
PurchasedFrom:
smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
Fresh from the retailer, and up to 1 year
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