Sutliff Tobacco Company Black Spice B21

(2.29)
An all Black blend flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg. Same tobaccos and process as Century Black Cavendish.

Details

Brand Sutliff Tobacco Company
Series Black Series "B"
Blended By Carl McAllister
Manufactured By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Black Cavendish
Flavoring Cinnamon, Other / Misc
Cut Broken Flake
Packaging Bulk
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.29 / 4
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 17 Reviews
Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 29, 2017 Mild to Medium Medium Mild to Medium Very Pleasant
The sugary unsweetened black cavendish also has a touch of toast. The vanilla topping is the major topping, but isn’t very forceful in strength. The cinnamon and nutmeg are condiments. The nic-hit is extremely mild. The strength is just past the mild to medium mark while the taste is tad past that. Won’t bite, but can get hot on the tongue if puffed fast. It has a slightly slow burn rate with a very consistent flavor. Leaves some moisture in the bowl, and requires some relights if you don’t dry it. Has a pleasant, short lived sweet and lightly spicy after taste. Can be an all day smoke.

-JimInks
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 22, 2015 Mild Very Mild Very Mild Pleasant
I found this tobacco somewhat disappointing. I was able to pick up the spice early but it soon disappeared. As it disappeared nothing pulled through to make for a good tobacco experience. The smoke was relatively flat with nothing to thoroughly enjoy about it. It burned cool and through to the end . If your looking for something a little better in flavor and that brings through the tobacco a bit more, go with the sutcliff baklava. It is better on the spice front and in pulling through an enjoyable tobacco experience.

Revisited

Thought I'd provide an update to my original review. I let this sit for about four months and gave it another shot. In all fairness, it was a decent smoke with a nice even burn throughout. Still light on any of the noted flavors pulling through. I can't discern them. But, it is a light pleasant smoke you could knock back all day. Based on that I have adjusted my original review/rating upward a bit. This would be a good newbie tobacco for something to start out on without the worry of tongue bite. Seasoned smokers may find it a bit uninteresting.
Pipe Used: La Strada Bulldog
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: New and 6 mos.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 06, 2017 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Sutliff - Black Spice.

If you buy this don't expect a broken flake where the pieces are so big and flake-like they need a rub, the blend's made of mostly very coarse ribbons, with just a few 'clumps'. The colour's extremely dark, and moistness is A1.

For the initial part of a bowl the spices dominate the smoke; mainly cinnamon. But once that time has passed, after about a quarter bowl, the nutmeg enters: sweetly nutty, but also quite savoury. A strange addition, but pleasant nevertheless. I'm not a fan of one of the other traits, which increases in strength toward the end: floral. B21 burns steady, not requiring re-lights, but unfortunately goes quick. The temperature of the smoke's cool, and it's quite thick in build.

The room-note isn't my idea of nice, and the nicotine's mild.

The first quarter's a 3/4 star smoke, but the remainder only warrants 2 stars.

Somewhat recommended.
Pipe Used: Barling Meer'
Age When Smoked: New
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 27, 2014 Mild None Detected Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
This is a surprise not what I expected. I do not detect any of the spice that they say has been added. Not in aroma from the pouch or in the room. The room note is ok. If you smoke this blend slow you will get a sweet taste mid bowl. Smoke it fast and it becomes harsh. Overall it is a ok smoke not sure if I will buy it again, probably not
Pipe Used: various
Age When Smoked: unknown
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
May 13, 2016 Mild Mild Mild Pleasant
Not a bad blend and typical of most black cavendish of its sort. For me, more a mild vanilla than nutmeg or cinnamon. Similar to Capt Black Dark and Tinder Box Capt Spice. What I don't enjoy is the chemical taste (most likely PG) which really comes into play by mid bowl. Leaves an after taste of such as well, but milder than most PG laden black cavendish blends. No bite and smoked relatively cool, so not a bad choice for this type of offering; and one that would be good for beginners and for those who want a nice smelling room note.
Pipe Used: Stanwell Vario Billiard
PurchasedFrom: P&C
Age When Smoked: Several months of age
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Sep 28, 2014 Mild Medium Very Mild Very Pleasant
I bought several one ounce aromatic samples from pipes and cigars to try and see what had good flavor and room note out of the thousands of aromatics out there. I thought this would be the same as Tinder Box's Black Russian which has nutmeg etc, Well this was not like that blend and was not great, it did smoke cool, didn't gurgle and had decent flavor I guess for what it is but like my fellow reviewers I did not taste spices whatsoever. Therefore two stars since in my book a blend called "Black Spice" should at least give the smoker at least a suggestion of spices.... A Ho Hum blend if there ever was one...
Pipe Used: cobs
PurchasedFrom: Pipes and Cigars
Age When Smoked: Fresh from Bulk
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 06, 2022 Mild Extremely Mild Extremely Mild (Flat) Pleasant
As I was reorganizing the filing cabinet I keep my jarred tobacco in, I found a 2 oz. jar of Sutliff Black Spice I received as a Christmas present in December 2017. When I opened the jar, it was still moist and/or goopy. I let it sit open for two days to dry out before trying it. I now know why I forgot about it. After four years, the flavors have become more muted and indistinguishable from one another. The room note is pleasant but overall, the smoke is very mild. It may have been better fresh but there is probably a reason why it got lost in my drawer.
Pipe Used: Briar, clay
PurchasedFrom: gift
Age When Smoked: 4 years
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jul 03, 2020 Mild Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant
I was hoping this might be the mysterious and fearsomely strong spicy black Cavendish sold by a local tobacconist as "Zulu" (likely renamed; not HU Tobacco's Latakia Zulu). Alas, my search goes on.

In the ziplock bag it smelt quite spicy. Smoking, the topnote is not so much spice as floral—too floral for me. Artificial cinnamon flavour, maybe? I didn't taste the nutmeg. After a relight or two, it smokes smoothly, without bite.

Overall a good tobacco with a bit more interest than an unflavoured black Cavendish; but not quite my preference. I'll probably use it for blending. Hmm...I wonder what 30% Périque would do to it....
Pipe Used: Carey Magic Inch, briar churchwarden
PurchasedFrom: smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked: Fresh in bulk
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 10, 2018 Extremely Mild Extremely Mild Extremely Mild (Flat) Unnoticeable
Description touts Green River black cavendish with flavors of nutmeg and cinnamon... None of those detected. It was more black licorice. To be honest, this is one of the lightest smoking blends I have ever had. Ordinary toasted black cavendish is better than this. This could be used to 'tone down' a blend that is too strong - but not enjoyed for anything else.
Pipe Used: Peterson 2016 St. Patrick's Day
PurchasedFrom: Pipes & Cigars
Age When Smoked: fresh
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 09, 2017 Mild Medium Medium Very Pleasant
I really enjoyed this atypical aromatic. I bought this from a franchise tobacco store who makes their money off vaping/RYO so Lord only knows how long this had been sitting around. It came a little dry in the jar/bag. smells great and is easy to load and light. I got a pretty fair amount of spice in the flavor but after a few bowls got bored with it. I decided to mix it in with some butternut burley at 50% and that combination really just was amazing. As I type I realize I need to stock up on both, I may never smoke either by itself again.
Pipe Used: crusty old cobs
PurchasedFrom: Wild Bills Battle Creek.
Age When Smoked: ????????
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