John Aylesbury Summerhill
(2.40)
A fragrant blend with the flavor of exotic fruit and a hint of bourbon vanilla. Golden Virginia grades with a high grade of aromatic sweetness are used for this tobacco. It is matured for several weeks with an especially mellow black cavendish.
Notes: Bourbon Vanilla is a variety of the vanilla plant. There is no bourbon (alcohol) in this blend.
Details
| Brand | John Aylesbury |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Fruit / Citrus, Vanilla |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2018 | Medium to Strong | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
The grassy, citrusy golden Virginia and the sugary, mellow black cavendish are hardly noticeable in this blend. The stars are the rich tropical fruits (I sense orange, lemon and coconut in the mix). The bourbon vanilla is an important condiment that you observe in every puff, but sports a lightly distracting chemical note. The strength is just past medium, while the taste is a step that. The nic-hit is near the center of mild to medium. May bite a fast puffer, and may tingle the tongue of a moderate one. Burns warm at a reasonable pace with a light inconsistency in the rich flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Has a decent after taste despite the chemical hit. Not quite an all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2012 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I bought this blend for the tin and because I thought that the description was something I might like. The tin itself is durable with a really good seal but the label is sadly enough affixed where it is easily ripped off. Had they painted it on like the Special Reserve tins from Peterson I would have been well pleased with it but it's not. The tobacco itself is pleasant to smell in its raw form. To smoke it gives me the sense of puffing on a cigarette and that's not what I want from an aromatic. I'd say that from tin to light up there's a great transformation and not a good one at that! Oddly it's quite hard to procure perhaps because it comes from Europe.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 01, 2021 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I received a nice size sample of this several months ago but just have not been in an aromatic mood but decided to try it this evening. This is a course cut ribbon with a nice sweet-smelling tin note, fruity, maybe hint of vanilla. This was not a bad aromatic but as one reviewer mentioned it did sort of remind me of Blue Note, maybe it was the addition of Bourbon Vanilla. History lesson, bourbon vanilla beans are cultivated and cured on the Bourbon Island of Madagascar and has no relation to Bourbon Whiskey. With that said, this blend is okay but honestly, I would rather just smoke Blue Note or Sweet Vanilla Honeydew. On one site it is a little over 17 dollars for a 100-gram tin so I guess price wise it is a plus but I would rather just buy the former blends that I mentioned when you can find them.
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