El Rincon de la Pipa No. 1
(3.63)
A blend manufactured by 4noggins specifically for El Rincon de la Pipa, a pipe smokers forum in Spain, following the recipe by Javier Trillo and Carlos Rincon. A beautiful mix of Virginias, burley, Izmir, Latakia and a touch of black cavendish.
Notes: A very balanced mixture, full of body, with the white burley as the main flavor support, spicy Orientals giving a piquant character and Virginias bonding all of them, resulting a sweet medium atypical mixture.
Details
| Brand | El Rincon de la Pipa |
| Blended By | 4noggins |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | American |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.63 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 02, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Tolerable |
Pouch notes: Smoky incense and Cinnamon
First 15 mins: quite smooth, creamy sweetness with hints of floral and fruity notes and mild tangyness along with nutty notes. Smoky Latakia can be tasted but in a support role. Retrohale: similar profile as on the palate. No peppery notes
15-30 mins: the nuttiness from the Burley is leading intertwined with the sweetness of Cavendish and floral and fruity notes from Virginia well supported by Latakia in the background. Retrohale: mild peperriness with creamy sweet nuttiness
30+mins: Burley in lead followed closely by Orientals burning in harmony and providing the nutty, mildly spicy and tangy notes. Latakia and Virginia are in the backseat. Retrohale: some pepper with creamy sweet nuttiness
Burns cool, zero tongue bite, zero harshness. It did burn a bit fast for me initially. It's an interesting blend... Quite different from other English I have smoked. One could say that this is not really an English. Nevertheless, Very enjoyable blend which I can see being in my rotation. Not quite an all day smoke but could be smoked more than once in a day.
Medium in strength but full in taste.
My score - 3.5/4
P.S. Burley is in the lead but in harmony with others. If you don't like Burley, this blend is probably not for you.
Pipe: Dr Boston "Flamme" with Dr Perl 9mm charcoal filter .
First 15 mins: quite smooth, creamy sweetness with hints of floral and fruity notes and mild tangyness along with nutty notes. Smoky Latakia can be tasted but in a support role. Retrohale: similar profile as on the palate. No peppery notes
15-30 mins: the nuttiness from the Burley is leading intertwined with the sweetness of Cavendish and floral and fruity notes from Virginia well supported by Latakia in the background. Retrohale: mild peperriness with creamy sweet nuttiness
30+mins: Burley in lead followed closely by Orientals burning in harmony and providing the nutty, mildly spicy and tangy notes. Latakia and Virginia are in the backseat. Retrohale: some pepper with creamy sweet nuttiness
Burns cool, zero tongue bite, zero harshness. It did burn a bit fast for me initially. It's an interesting blend... Quite different from other English I have smoked. One could say that this is not really an English. Nevertheless, Very enjoyable blend which I can see being in my rotation. Not quite an all day smoke but could be smoked more than once in a day.
Medium in strength but full in taste.
My score - 3.5/4
P.S. Burley is in the lead but in harmony with others. If you don't like Burley, this blend is probably not for you.
Pipe: Dr Boston "Flamme" with Dr Perl 9mm charcoal filter .
Pipe Used:
Dr. Boston Flamme
PurchasedFrom:
Sample from a friend
Age When Smoked:
6 months
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
This is a well balanced variety of tobaccos. The Burley is forward closely followed by the Orientals. The Latakia is in the background but noticeable. It's a touch spicey. Can't detect the Black Cavendish.
Nicotine is mild to medium.
A very nice change of pace for the experienced pipe smoker who enjoys non-aromatics. It would be an excellent introduction to Latakia and Orientals for beginners and would probably be a good choice for those trying to get off cigarettes.
Nicotine is mild to medium.
A very nice change of pace for the experienced pipe smoker who enjoys non-aromatics. It would be an excellent introduction to Latakia and Orientals for beginners and would probably be a good choice for those trying to get off cigarettes.
PurchasedFrom:
4noggins
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Aug 27, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
If you can only have one kitchen sink blend-i.e. include all kinds of tobaccos mixed together-, this is a must try, and no doubt is one of the best. Easy-to-pack cup, burns even with smooth flavor; not complex, means the taste is consistent through the bowl. It's not in my rotation but worthy to try.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 03, 2023 | Mild to Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
I’ve rounded this up to three stars, but this might not be for everyone.
First off I’d say the basic recipe here seems good. The version for U.S. distribution is made by 4Noggins. The problem for me comes down to one of the blending tobaccos that 4 Noggins uses, at least in the batch that I received, and that stems from some issues of Butyric acid in the processing of the Burley. I’ve noted this off taste in exactly three tobaccos, all from 4 Noggins from roughly the same time period and the only common ingredient is the Burley used. A rogue batch from a supplier is entirely plausible because I had a batch of blending white Burley from Lane that went semi-rancid on me. Nut flavors are inherently unstable unless a lot of alcohol is used as a carrier. And while I always taste fresh shipments of blending tobaccos, I wonder if all the boutique blenders out there take time to do this kind of time-intensive quality control.
I guess my biggest beef is that either nobody else notices this issue, or else the dark clouds are only raining on me. Either way, I buy blends based on positive reviews only to find disappointment. And these kinds of problems are difficult to cover up with tweaks. So yeah, this is still good enough to earn three stars, but I suspect it really could have been a four star blend. Here are my tasting notes . . .
Deep savory jar note seems to promise a good smoke. No soapiness upon ignition and no sootiness from the Latakia, so far so good. There is also a deep, rich and savory flavor like brown gravy, but very quickly I pick up on something off in the gravy: the cream is starting to turn rancid. Flashbacks to Weybridge! Fortunately the unpleasantness comes and goes, and is after all a subtle defect. More positively I also get pan-scorched brown sugar and roasted pecans, along with some muted Balkan flavors that we expect.
It’s hard to make a final verdict on this because I wonder if what I got was truly representative. If so, even with the ‘taint,’ I like it better than Limey Bastard which I reviewed recently. You may enjoy this even more if you like savory blends that are more Burley prominent and have a slightly ‘different’ something special in the flavor profile!
First off I’d say the basic recipe here seems good. The version for U.S. distribution is made by 4Noggins. The problem for me comes down to one of the blending tobaccos that 4 Noggins uses, at least in the batch that I received, and that stems from some issues of Butyric acid in the processing of the Burley. I’ve noted this off taste in exactly three tobaccos, all from 4 Noggins from roughly the same time period and the only common ingredient is the Burley used. A rogue batch from a supplier is entirely plausible because I had a batch of blending white Burley from Lane that went semi-rancid on me. Nut flavors are inherently unstable unless a lot of alcohol is used as a carrier. And while I always taste fresh shipments of blending tobaccos, I wonder if all the boutique blenders out there take time to do this kind of time-intensive quality control.
I guess my biggest beef is that either nobody else notices this issue, or else the dark clouds are only raining on me. Either way, I buy blends based on positive reviews only to find disappointment. And these kinds of problems are difficult to cover up with tweaks. So yeah, this is still good enough to earn three stars, but I suspect it really could have been a four star blend. Here are my tasting notes . . .
Deep savory jar note seems to promise a good smoke. No soapiness upon ignition and no sootiness from the Latakia, so far so good. There is also a deep, rich and savory flavor like brown gravy, but very quickly I pick up on something off in the gravy: the cream is starting to turn rancid. Flashbacks to Weybridge! Fortunately the unpleasantness comes and goes, and is after all a subtle defect. More positively I also get pan-scorched brown sugar and roasted pecans, along with some muted Balkan flavors that we expect.
It’s hard to make a final verdict on this because I wonder if what I got was truly representative. If so, even with the ‘taint,’ I like it better than Limey Bastard which I reviewed recently. You may enjoy this even more if you like savory blends that are more Burley prominent and have a slightly ‘different’ something special in the flavor profile!
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