Sutliff Tobacco Company Top Shelf
(3.31)
Bourbon on a mixture 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 | Bourbon |
Cut | Ribbon |
Packaging | 1.5 ounce tin |
Country | United States |
Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
3.31 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 17, 2014 | Medium | Very Strong | Very Full | Very Pleasant |
Top Shelf is truly the highest grade whiskey cased aromatic on the market that I have found!
In the tin. Top Shelf has a knock your socks off kick of bourbon scent. It's almost exactly like you stuck your nose over the mouth of a bottle of the good stuff and inhaled. It is STRONG but oh so delightful.
In the pipe. There is a very spicy note to this that is very characteristic to Sutliff aromatics. Yet even more prominent in this blend. The smoking experience is not as sweet as the tin note but is still unmistakably whiskey. There's no even trying to give you a tobacco experience in Sutliff aromatics and this one is absolutely all about the casing. If you like flavorful aromatics then this one is a winner. Smokes cool and dry. Moist when first opened but smoked fine from a fresh tin. The tongue bite is from the spice of the casing and not from the smoking experience so it doesn't take away from the experience. In fact it adds to it as you would expect a sip of bourbon to bite you as it washes across your palate.
You'll get a good 45 minute to hour out of a bowl of this. Packs and lights well and relighting is minimal if ever.
The room note recaptures the sweetness of the tin note while calming the strong whiskey sharpness. Simply decadent and one not to be missed.
Top Shelf would be my favorite aromatic if it weren't for so many other amazing aromatics by Sutliff. Definitely the brand of choice for aromatic lovers. No one else comes close in actually capturing the flavors that inspire the blends they produce. A must try and one I will always keep close by.
In the tin. Top Shelf has a knock your socks off kick of bourbon scent. It's almost exactly like you stuck your nose over the mouth of a bottle of the good stuff and inhaled. It is STRONG but oh so delightful.
In the pipe. There is a very spicy note to this that is very characteristic to Sutliff aromatics. Yet even more prominent in this blend. The smoking experience is not as sweet as the tin note but is still unmistakably whiskey. There's no even trying to give you a tobacco experience in Sutliff aromatics and this one is absolutely all about the casing. If you like flavorful aromatics then this one is a winner. Smokes cool and dry. Moist when first opened but smoked fine from a fresh tin. The tongue bite is from the spice of the casing and not from the smoking experience so it doesn't take away from the experience. In fact it adds to it as you would expect a sip of bourbon to bite you as it washes across your palate.
You'll get a good 45 minute to hour out of a bowl of this. Packs and lights well and relighting is minimal if ever.
The room note recaptures the sweetness of the tin note while calming the strong whiskey sharpness. Simply decadent and one not to be missed.
Top Shelf would be my favorite aromatic if it weren't for so many other amazing aromatics by Sutliff. Definitely the brand of choice for aromatic lovers. No one else comes close in actually capturing the flavors that inspire the blends they produce. A must try and one I will always keep close by.
Pipe Used:
2009 Erik Nording Fantasy Churchwarden
PurchasedFrom:
Sutliff Tobacco Company
Age When Smoked:
1-6 Months
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 17, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Tin note: Wow take a step back
Taste : the flavoring is definitely bourbon but not overwhelming, I wish I had the knack for descriptions like other reviewers but when it comes to putting the "nutty, chocolaty, fruity, spicy, woodsy, smoky etc. I just can't do it. But it taste great. Maybe the best aromatic I've tried yet...but I will keep trying different tobaccos till they lay me to rest, because that's my hobby 😀
Room note: Excellent, no one will complain!
Taste : the flavoring is definitely bourbon but not overwhelming, I wish I had the knack for descriptions like other reviewers but when it comes to putting the "nutty, chocolaty, fruity, spicy, woodsy, smoky etc. I just can't do it. But it taste great. Maybe the best aromatic I've tried yet...but I will keep trying different tobaccos till they lay me to rest, because that's my hobby 😀
Room note: Excellent, no one will complain!
Pipe Used:
Dr. Grabow Omega
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
opened & smoked for two weeks
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 31, 2015 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
This is one great tasting blend. As the bourbon topping is a bit strong, I like to let this dry for about an hour. That way some of it dissipates and more natural tobacco flavor comes through. I get a nice taste of Burley and Black Cavendish with just a light touch of Virginia. The bourbon topping goes extraordinarily well with it. It's just delicious.
Mild in body. Mild to medium in flavoring. Medium in flavor. Burns perfectly. A wonderful smoke.
Mild in body. Mild to medium in flavoring. Medium in flavor. Burns perfectly. A wonderful smoke.
Pipe Used:
MM Diplomat 5th Ave, MM Mark Twain
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Nov 26, 2013 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Full | Very Pleasant |
No bite, smooth start, full finish. Best room note, best flavor, cool burn. Surprised it is not rated higher. Perfect cold weather hunting blend, brings in the deer.
Pipe Used:
Meerschaum
PurchasedFrom:
pipes and cigars
Age When Smoked:
1 month
Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 11, 2014 | Mild | Medium | Very Full | Very Pleasant |
It smells like a bourbon-based dessert in the can. The wife likes me to smoke it around her. I found this on clearance at a B&m. Wife had me go back and buy them out of this one. This is a good I'm-at-a-party-with-non-smokers smoke. Room note is fantastic. The smoke's aroma comes through in the flavor. No bite. This is in my normal rotation.
Pipe Used:
Rhodesian