Villiger Cocktail Hour
(2.27)
A disc cut blend of dark fired and sun cured tobaccos to relax with over the setting sun. A unique hand stripped, spun cut tobacco blend consisting of flue cured Virginia from the USA and Brazil, blended with air cured tobacco from Malawi. A flue cured wrapper leaf from Brazil completes the blend.
Notes: Cocktail Hour has notes of pineapple and chocolate.
Details
| Brand | Villiger |
| Series | 1888 |
| Blended By | Peter Stokkebye |
| Manufactured By | Villiger |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cocoa / Chocolate, Pineapple |
| Cut | Mixture |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.27 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 15 of 15 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 14, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Overall this isn't a bad tobacco. It does look somewhat like Three Nuns in the tin although I don't think it tastes like the current (no perique) version of Three Nuns. There is a nice sweetness but I am suspect that it isn't completely from the Virginia's as I think there has been some added manually. It burns very cleanly and is one of those tobaccos that produces a large volume of smoke. The tin notes on this baccy are unfairly deceiving as it could lead one to think this is an aromatic. Like the other reviewers, I don't detect any cased taste of pineapple or chocolate.
My reason for offering only two stars is that Cocktail Hour is a little rough around the edges and can nip the tongue. It just isn't refined. However, I think it has promise with a couple of years of age on it and as a result I have stashed away four tins to see what happens. Two and a half stars.
My reason for offering only two stars is that Cocktail Hour is a little rough around the edges and can nip the tongue. It just isn't refined. However, I think it has promise with a couple of years of age on it and as a result I have stashed away four tins to see what happens. Two and a half stars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2011 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
Well, I've never had Three Nuns, but I doubt this is a match. Maybe it is like the Euro-pouch new Three Nuns. If the price stays low on this, I won't feel too bad about giving it three stars. So far, to me it's dependable, mild, and pleasant. I wouldn't go so far as to call it bland, and I like the mix of Virginias, and that touch of Malawi is always nice. Chocolate and Pineapple? When suggested, I can imagine them being there, just as one can imagine all kinds of overtones in a quality wine. Don't get too excited about the discs: they fall apart with the slightest handling. Really, the presentation is pretty no-frills. The taste is no-frills as well. Quality but not spectacular mild Virginia when sipped, but a bit harsh when pushed. No layers of flavor as the bowl progresses, it's just an average bowl of Virginia. I don't regret buying three extra tins; the price was right, and maybe it will age well. It may not be knocking my socks off right now, but it's an inoffensive smoke I don't mind having in my collection.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2013 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Early Day, Mid-Day and After Dinner -- three great winners in the pipe tobacco world. Where did Cocktail Hour come from? Poor quality tobacco (or curing process), no scent or flavor (not that I want any but, hey, it's not as advertised), hot, dry and sharp. Used it as a blender with a few other mutts and have a serviceable self-created OTC-type jar sitting around. Sorry -- I never disrespect a tobacco because it's just not my cup of tea. Here, this simply isn't tea at all. Just poor quality tobacco.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 21, 2012 | Very Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Tolerable |
I had high hopes for this blend after experiencing After Dinner (which is one of my favorites). I just did not get much out of this. Extremely mild taste (even for a Virginia which in my opinion is too mild). My wife typically enjoys the aroma of other English blends but did state that this was the worst YTD. Villiger struck out on this one for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 16, 2012 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I've never had 3 nuns, so I'm not in a position to comment on how well Villiger did on that front. The first half of the bowl had a very robust virginia taste to it. The second half of the bowl was far more mild and what is described as "chocolate and pineapple" came through but if I hadn't read that description I never would have said "chocolate and pineapple." I found it enjoyable, though.
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