Sutliff Tobacco Company Alexander Bridge

The tangy, dark fruity, lightly earthy, woody red Virginias competes with the mildly grassy, tart and tangy, citrusy gold Virginia, which also seems to provide a touch of lemon. The burley adds very slight nutty, earthy, woody and molasses notes as a supporting player. There's a lightly added rum and vanilla topping that reminds me of red wine for some strange reason, along with a light apricot and honey essence that hints of sweet bread flavor. The toppings mildly tone down the tobaccos. The very consistent flavors expertly meld to create a well balanced semi-sweet all day smoke with no bite, no harshness, and no dull moments. The strength, nic-hit, and taste levels are mild. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Requires an average number of relights. Has a short lived, pleasant after taste and room note, and is an all day smoke.

-JimInks

This was an enjoyable smoke. I smoked it straight out of the tin with no drying or special prep. The tin note is slightly heavy and sweet - maybe caramel. Smoked it is a VaBur with a mild fruit topping with hints of hazelnut every now and then. Burn was good and the flavor was consistent.

This did not knock my socks off, but it is a solid, lightly topped VaBur blend. It is easy to recommend.

Lightly topped, friendly smoking mild aromatic. Definitely Virginia and burley with a hint of vanilla and maybe caramel. Not too pronounced. Flavorful, with a very nice room note. Burns clean, with little bite. A nice all-day smoke.

For several years Sutliff provided my local pipe club with a sample of the month box that usually contained about 15-tins of a particular blend. Alexander Bridge was one of the more popular ones. Most of the guys, myself included, could taste the Vanilla in the blend but nobody got even a hint of rum. Nice lighter Burley/Virginia with light misting of the Vanilla.

Pipestud

Tin note, medium fruity/red wine, lovely ribbon cut, easy packing, easy light, easy burn, easy smoking. Rather that be repetitive just refer to Jimlinks review up top, as he has precisely and accurately torn this one apart to reveal all it's elements - I agree with his scoring as well.

What I will do is speak to the integrated effect. This is not a complex blend, but rather an extremely pleasant way to experience the lighter lemony Virginias, delivered with a rather singular apricot brandy/wine overtone for a nice mild, easy smoking and very pleasant Virginia experience (whatever burley is WAY in the background). Burns very easily and steadily, so sipping is easy, and will extend and expand your experience. The burn is so easy, that sipping is preferable - not really to avoid burn - but to get the most from the Virginia. Take your time, and enjoy.

Very nice - dried apricot is not a typical note, but one that will surprise you with its surprising sophistication. Nice. Would buy it again...

Smoke slow because can burn hot and bite. Burns easy all the way to the end. Had some gurgling half way through the briar bowl.

Sweet tasting. Honey maybe.

Wife did not care for room note.

This was not for me.

Good base tobaccos, well blended. Mild topping flavor of vanilla/rum lingers through the bowl. Virginias come through, particularly on the retrohale. Lit well, burned clean. 3-.

Great after dinner or down time smoke. Caramel/cocoa taste, mabye a hint of red wine. Fantastic room note. A true smoker's delight (and you can smoke like a snob at a very cheap price with this one). A new addition to my rotation from now on. Thank you AB for taking me out of the daily rut and making me feel cultured and worldly. Both aroes and non-aroes will love this blend. Best of all, it's smooth with no bite. Enjoy!

I went to my local tobacco shop to buy a tin of Mac Barens Seven Seas Gold. Unfortunately, it was not available. The Tobacconist reccomended a tin of Sutliffe Alexander Bridge. I decided to give it a try. Overall, I was "Impressed". The tobacco is a Blended-Aromatic mix of Red and Gold Viginias/Cavendish. The texture of this tobacco is dry. Lighting it was easy and it stayed lit for the duaration of the smoke. After a couple of Puffs, It quickly delivered a distinct smooth/sweet taste from the Red Virginias. The flavor notes of this tobacco are of Hazzelnut, Appricot, and Molasses. My satisfaction stayed consistent from the begining of the bowl, to the end. a good outdoor smoke on nights when the weather is warm.

This is a mild Virginia blend with a little Burley and a light casing of vanilla and rum. I feel that I have come full circle in my 55 years of pipe smoking, because I find this blend to be very appealing. The casing is lightly applied, which means that the Virginias are not completely sublimated, unlike a lot of heavily cased vanilla blends. The rum is in the background, but still adds to the experience. I think the quality of tobaccos used are excellent. This blend needs drying out of the tin to avoid tongue bite. Sip and you will savour. Drying this blend out is the key to enjoying the experience. Update: This blend smokes relatively fast, but for someone like me, who only smokes a couple of bowls a day, the pleasure is well worth it.