House of Calabash For Meershaums Only - Reserve Blend
(3.71)
This blend obviously is very much like the Select Meerschaum Only, but with some key differences. The 45 year old burley, along with a small quantity of 47 year old Turkish gives this blend a much richer experience with a depth of flavors that only aged tobacco’s can produce. One of Steve’s loyal customers said "That burley smells as if it would be good enough to eat with a little cream on it!" A real treat! Because of the aged tobaccos, it is available in limited quantities. (Caution: please don’t eat Steve’s tobacco!)
Details
| Brand | House of Calabash |
| Series | Reserve Pipe Tobaccos |
| Blended By | Steven Books |
| Manufactured By | House of Calabash |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Burley, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jan 17, 2012 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Mr. Books has a blending style which is unique in my experience. No one tobacco predominates -- unless it's burley -- and the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This is NOT a latakia blend, rather, it's a blend which contains latakia. It's definitely in the American English idiom.
These blends burn well, require no drying time, and are generally easy to work with.
That said, I did find this blend a bit spicy, with some mild bite mid bowl.
It's well worth trying his blends, they are unique, and if you find you like one, well, you probably will like more than one, as there are a lot of similarities between the four or so blends I've tried.
Disclaimer: my opinions are based on a relatively small sample, about four bowls, smoked in briars.
These blends burn well, require no drying time, and are generally easy to work with.
That said, I did find this blend a bit spicy, with some mild bite mid bowl.
It's well worth trying his blends, they are unique, and if you find you like one, well, you probably will like more than one, as there are a lot of similarities between the four or so blends I've tried.
Disclaimer: my opinions are based on a relatively small sample, about four bowls, smoked in briars.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2011 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The bag smells fantastic, like a Latakia blend was mixed with a vanilla Cavendish. Strangely, Cavendish isn't listed in the contents and it has no mention of a topping/casing. This is a very mild flavored smoke. The latakia is very subtle but ever present. It reminds me of Frog Morton with Burley. I have two issues with this tobacco. It bites. You have to take your time with this when you smoke or you will get a bit of a bite about mid bowl. For a Balkan blend this is unusual. I'm not sure if there's a component of the blend that is too dry (visually this doesn't appear to be the case) or too sugary (no mention of flavoring). I guess the name should have tipped me off to use a meershaum! It is also really expensive! Other wildly popular blends sell for half the price. At any rate, it has a great flavor and is a wonderful smoke. I would be interested to read a tobacco brake down of the content by other experienced blenders.
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