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 1 - 4 of 4 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I didn't notice any chocolate, but there's a slight tang that could be from a drop or two of pineapple in the topping. The sweetness can't all come from the tobaccos, so there's no question in regard to a topping, except for what it is. The Virginias offer a touch of citrus, a bare essence of dark fruit, a very minor sourness here and there, along with a little grass, and some earth. The Malawi is obvious to one who knows that tobacco; a very mild spice, nutty and earth hit. How much of the sweetness comes from the Virginias is hard to decipher, but it's enough to compliment the topping. Has a mild nic-hit. Won't bite. Burns cool at a reasonable pace with a mostly consistent flavor. Leaves a little moisture in the bowl, and needs a few relights. Has an okay after taste which I downgrade because of a light sour syrupiness. Not quite an all day smoke. Two and a half stars.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2011 | Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Tolerable |
As a general rule I have been enjoying the new Villiger line from Stokkebye. The blends are good quality, and offer a few things which are out of the ordinary. I am torn by this blend though. One the one hand, it has very pleasant burn characteristics, and offers a nice cool(ish) smoke if puffed with a little respect. It also produces nice amounts of creamy white smoke. On the other hand, it really has no flavor or body. It is so mild that it is hard to even find ways to describe what it tastes like. Of course, it has a little sweetness, from the VA's, and it does taste like tobacco, but I personally smoke a pipe when I want something more than just a mild tobacco flavor and odor.
The tobacco is packaged in disc form, but don't get too excited, because it is not going to offer you loads of yummy flavor like some other good blends of this genre. Within the discs exist long strands of thin ribbon cut tobacco, which i personally do not care for. I find this cut hard to pack, as it is too open and springy, and it does not lend itself to rubbing out from disc form for packing. This does best if you let it dry out for a good hour or two before smoking. Even then it does not dry much, which makes me think it has been squirted with something. It lights and burns readily, however, and will not bite unless you go crazy.
As for the notes of pineapple and chocolate, I do not know what the hell they are talking about. It is not cased with anything of that ilk that I can detect, it does not smell like that in the tin, and my palate does not detect anything of the sort in the smoking. Of course, perhaps I possess a crude and untrained palate incapable of detecting such subtle notes, but either way you are not going to be smoking a pina coloda, if that is a concern.
All in all one of the most bland things I have every smoked. If you are looking for very neutral smoke to break in a pipe, than this might be a good mixture to use. If you are looking to treat yourself to that one smoke of the day, than this is a waste of time when so many other tasty blends are out there (some of which are from Villiger!).
The tobacco is packaged in disc form, but don't get too excited, because it is not going to offer you loads of yummy flavor like some other good blends of this genre. Within the discs exist long strands of thin ribbon cut tobacco, which i personally do not care for. I find this cut hard to pack, as it is too open and springy, and it does not lend itself to rubbing out from disc form for packing. This does best if you let it dry out for a good hour or two before smoking. Even then it does not dry much, which makes me think it has been squirted with something. It lights and burns readily, however, and will not bite unless you go crazy.
As for the notes of pineapple and chocolate, I do not know what the hell they are talking about. It is not cased with anything of that ilk that I can detect, it does not smell like that in the tin, and my palate does not detect anything of the sort in the smoking. Of course, perhaps I possess a crude and untrained palate incapable of detecting such subtle notes, but either way you are not going to be smoking a pina coloda, if that is a concern.
All in all one of the most bland things I have every smoked. If you are looking for very neutral smoke to break in a pipe, than this might be a good mixture to use. If you are looking to treat yourself to that one smoke of the day, than this is a waste of time when so many other tasty blends are out there (some of which are from Villiger!).
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2016 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
When I smoke this I get a sweetness and a citrusy/peppery note, as for the flavors of pineapple and chocolate, I maybe get some pineapple, but no chocolate. This blend can be enjoyable, however I have found that it can turn on you and get harsh and bitter in the wrong pipe or with the wrong amount of moisture.
Pipe Used:
Hardcastle Dublin
PurchasedFrom:
CORPS Pipe expo
Age When Smoked:
3 years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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