HU Tobacco Dockworker
(3.52)
A strong, chocolaty and spicy Malawi Burley is at the center of the Dockworker Flake. It is complemented by spicy Orientals and Virginia from Zambia, India and the Philippines. The result is a sweet-spicy blend with a beautiful Burley/Oriental touch. This unusual blend impresses with a very complex and well balanced flavor. A medium strong flake for friends of fragrant tobaccos . No added flavor!
Details
| Brand | HU Tobacco |
| Series | NL |
| Blended By | Hans Wiedemann |
| Manufactured By | Dan Tobacco Manufacturing (DTM) |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.52 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2020 | Mild | Mild | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I have now finished the tin and decided it's time to review this blend.
Expectations are funny things, they can really make or break an experience. It'd be good to try new things with an open, and more importantly unprejudiced mind.
Burley and oriental is an unusual combination, so let's see what it's like.
Smell from the tin is mildly fruity, sour, with a hint of sweetness, and this sets the stage for the smoke. Flakes are nice and easy to break apart or fold and stuff, both methods work, with the folding of course giving a longer smoke, but perhaps slightly less intense flavour than rubbing out.
Initially I found this blend somewhat weak, certainly weaker than my usual smokes, and the taste threw me. Sweet and sour is not my thing, I need either or, not both together. Well, in time this blend grew on me, there's an underlying sweetness, and a hint of some fruit topping, but the main taste is sour/bitter/herbal. The whole thing is very nicely crafted and works as it's well-balanced. Finishing the tin I know I enjoyed it, but won't be missing it or buying it again - I know the point of the blend is to showcase this contradiction which is inherent in Oriental tobacco varieties, and it succeeds very well, which for me justifies 3 stars, although for me it is a 2 star blend. Edit: downgrading to 2 stars as I know I wouldn't buy it again.
Expectations are funny things, they can really make or break an experience. It'd be good to try new things with an open, and more importantly unprejudiced mind.
Burley and oriental is an unusual combination, so let's see what it's like.
Smell from the tin is mildly fruity, sour, with a hint of sweetness, and this sets the stage for the smoke. Flakes are nice and easy to break apart or fold and stuff, both methods work, with the folding of course giving a longer smoke, but perhaps slightly less intense flavour than rubbing out.
Initially I found this blend somewhat weak, certainly weaker than my usual smokes, and the taste threw me. Sweet and sour is not my thing, I need either or, not both together. Well, in time this blend grew on me, there's an underlying sweetness, and a hint of some fruit topping, but the main taste is sour/bitter/herbal. The whole thing is very nicely crafted and works as it's well-balanced. Finishing the tin I know I enjoyed it, but won't be missing it or buying it again - I know the point of the blend is to showcase this contradiction which is inherent in Oriental tobacco varieties, and it succeeds very well, which for me justifies 3 stars, although for me it is a 2 star blend. Edit: downgrading to 2 stars as I know I wouldn't buy it again.
PurchasedFrom:
Estervals pipe house
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2023 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
Rated as medium, I found this to be very mild in the vitamin N division and my first impression was of chocolate. I’m glad I tried this in the summer months, I was expecting this to be a more robust Tobbacco to be saved for more cooler times, leaves a pleasant mouth feel, the flakes in my tins came slightly moist, so a little air drying was required, my wife loved it. I found myself adding a flake of Rustica to give it any flavour and send to the background the chocolate. I may be tempted to buy one or two more tins once I’ve finished burning my way through the 5 I bought, I’m on my 3rd tin now although I’ll probably be more tempted to buy HU’s Dark Moor which is claimed to be strong. I must admit I gravitate to the stronger blends, Lakeland Dark to start the day, with Dark Plug u/s taking up a fair bit of the remainder along with St Bruno flake and Salty Dogs (Plug) it’s not a days smoking without the obligatory plugs IMHO.
Pipe Used:
Ropp Billiard
PurchasedFrom:
Estervals Pipe Haus
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | Extremely Mild | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Pleasant to Tolerable |
3rdGuy
No doubt the HU line are great tobaccos. This is my least favorite of the ones I have tried for 2 reasons. First was that I found it very light in the flavor department. Orientals a lot of the time seem to leave me wanting more but when they are working in a blend it is a special thing. I did not find it here. The 2nd problem was the humectant. It was a bit of a pain getting the bowl lit and it was every time. Too much work for little payoff in the end. My tin was from 2016 so with 5+ years of age I can say this blend just didnt do it for me. Hopefully it will for you because I would still recommend trying all of the HU blends.
No doubt the HU line are great tobaccos. This is my least favorite of the ones I have tried for 2 reasons. First was that I found it very light in the flavor department. Orientals a lot of the time seem to leave me wanting more but when they are working in a blend it is a special thing. I did not find it here. The 2nd problem was the humectant. It was a bit of a pain getting the bowl lit and it was every time. Too much work for little payoff in the end. My tin was from 2016 so with 5+ years of age I can say this blend just didnt do it for me. Hopefully it will for you because I would still recommend trying all of the HU blends.
Pipe Used:
cobs and briar
Age When Smoked:
5 years
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