HU Tobacco Sunset
(3.45)
Rich and sweet Virginia grades from India are joined by a tangy and tartly sweet Virginia leaf from the Philippines, cold-pressed for 3 days and followed by 30 days of subsequent curing in a friction press, which provides the finishing touch to this wonderful Virginia flake. This makes Sunset a beautifully balanced and particularly full and creamy smoking treat. You will love it !
Details
| Brand | HU Tobacco |
| Series | United Passion |
| Blended By | Hans Wiedemann |
| Manufactured By | Dan Tobacco Manufacturing (DTM) |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | 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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3.45 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2014 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
A variety of light, dark, and red Virginias work together to create a creamy medium bodied flake with a little complexity and a very consistent flavor. Minor grass notes intermingled with earth, honey, tart and tangy citrus and tangy, sugary dark fruit sweetness with a slight tartness, a little bread and wood, and bare hint of spice. The strength and taste levels border on medium. The nic-hit is just past being mild. No chance of bite or harshness here. Imbued with its own natural flavors, there are no toppings. It burns slow, cool, clean, very smooth and even with no dottle, and virtually no moisture in the bowl, which seems to be a trademark of HU products. The flavor is very consistent from top to bottom. A little moist fresh out of the tin, it does need a little more than your average number of relights. Has a pleasant, lightly lingering after taste and room note. Can easily be an all day smoke.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 04, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
I was really looking forward to trying another HU tobacco when I opened this Sunset . I found a relatively dry folded flake with a very mild tin note . The smoke was sort of hot and basically tasteless . I stored it in a ball jar for a few days and it really took off delivering a sweet , honey taste, albeit one that we might not be used to . HU tobaccos use Indian and Philipino Virginias , much different to our domestic variety . It takes a while to get used to them and enjoy . The Sunset burns a little fast but delivers an almost fruity taste further down the bowl . Much like the HU Haymaker but a little more tart and less spicy . It must be remembered that the HU folded flakes should not be smoked direct from the tin but stored it a ball jar for a while to allow them breath . Clearly worth the trouble to order them .
Pipe Used:
Dunhill pat# lumberman
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Sunset is very smooth and mild with no chance of bite, it burns evenly and completely to a white ash but it’s not very flavorful. It’s an easygoing tobacco with nothing to not like, but if the point is to smoke something flavorful Sunset is not it. While the tin note smells of something added, the tobacco tastes natural. Mostly tangy and dark flavors, on the bready/yeasty side of the Virginia spectrum. There is some honey-like sweetness but everything in Sunset is on the mild side. This is how I judged Sunset initially after smoking a few bowls.
After reading Big Train’s review I decided to follow his instruction and jar the tobacco. So I rubbed out all the flakes and left them in a jar for a few days. My first impression after that was that the tobacco had indeed become more flavorful. And actually I finished Sunset quite quickly which is a sign that I liked it. I smoked it straight and I used it for blending as well. I would gladly buy Sunset again especially for blending. I am not going to give it four stars but it deserves three stars at least.
After reading Big Train’s review I decided to follow his instruction and jar the tobacco. So I rubbed out all the flakes and left them in a jar for a few days. My first impression after that was that the tobacco had indeed become more flavorful. And actually I finished Sunset quite quickly which is a sign that I liked it. I smoked it straight and I used it for blending as well. I would gladly buy Sunset again especially for blending. I am not going to give it four stars but it deserves three stars at least.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Apr 26, 2013 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
Although I have a general preference for aros, I am a devotee of Tillerman and Dockworker and found a sample of Sunset included by Hans in a recent order.
Packing my Butz-Choquin churchwarden at sunset and strolling through the garden yielded a rewarding experience, although likely under-appreciated on my end due to my general tilt toward cased blends.
There was neither bite nor gurgle, and the bowl burned steadily throughout the duration of my walk. This tobacco is one which will surely help mature my tastes, and move me beyond my current palate over time.
"10 points for Gryffindor" (and Hans), as one of my children might say.
Packing my Butz-Choquin churchwarden at sunset and strolling through the garden yielded a rewarding experience, although likely under-appreciated on my end due to my general tilt toward cased blends.
There was neither bite nor gurgle, and the bowl burned steadily throughout the duration of my walk. This tobacco is one which will surely help mature my tastes, and move me beyond my current palate over time.
"10 points for Gryffindor" (and Hans), as one of my children might say.
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