Drew Estate Meat Pie
(3.33)
We made a blend and called it "Meat Pie!" Daring to be just a little different, imagine we just re-wrote some classic turn-of-the century novel. A pungent, smoky, medium bodied smoke that is the epitome of the word classic.
Details
| Brand | Drew Estate |
| Blended By | Nicholas Mellilo |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to 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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3.33 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 11 - 16 of 16 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 07, 2014 | Mild | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Funny thing about Drew Estates: once their name is mentioned, everyone snaps to attention.
Like many people, Drew Estate Meat Pie helped bring me to the world of pipe smoking. I had a couple pipes, and I'd enjoy them from time to time, but not nearly to the extent I do now.
I was excited as soon as the Drew Estate tobaccos made it to my B&M. I was looking forward to the Meat Pie (the only non-aro that is reasonably easy to find) and snatched up the first can. Opening the tin I was immediately greeted by the "last night's campfire" aroma of the Latakia, much as I suspected. I thought the tobacco was a bit damp, but nothing that couldn't be remedied easy enough.
The first bowl (in a fresh MM) was a bit of a let down. While it presented a solid mild English blend, I had hoped for something a bit bolder. I left the tin in my truck and relegated it to light duty. Some time later, I loaded up a bowl into my VA Stanwell and things changed. The Latakia became a bit more pronounced and there was a bit more sweetness. Meat Pie produces a healthy amount of smoke as well. I found the second, and subsequent bowls, to lean to a bit more medium bodied than the first. Thank goodness for that.
In the end, Drew Estate Meat Pie is not an amazing smoking. It is, however, a very solid English Blend. I'd go so far as to call it a good benchmark English Blend to judge other English Blends. There are many that are better (and cheaper) and many others that are worse. DE Meat Pie is just a good textbook English.
Like many people, Drew Estate Meat Pie helped bring me to the world of pipe smoking. I had a couple pipes, and I'd enjoy them from time to time, but not nearly to the extent I do now.
I was excited as soon as the Drew Estate tobaccos made it to my B&M. I was looking forward to the Meat Pie (the only non-aro that is reasonably easy to find) and snatched up the first can. Opening the tin I was immediately greeted by the "last night's campfire" aroma of the Latakia, much as I suspected. I thought the tobacco was a bit damp, but nothing that couldn't be remedied easy enough.
The first bowl (in a fresh MM) was a bit of a let down. While it presented a solid mild English blend, I had hoped for something a bit bolder. I left the tin in my truck and relegated it to light duty. Some time later, I loaded up a bowl into my VA Stanwell and things changed. The Latakia became a bit more pronounced and there was a bit more sweetness. Meat Pie produces a healthy amount of smoke as well. I found the second, and subsequent bowls, to lean to a bit more medium bodied than the first. Thank goodness for that.
In the end, Drew Estate Meat Pie is not an amazing smoking. It is, however, a very solid English Blend. I'd go so far as to call it a good benchmark English Blend to judge other English Blends. There are many that are better (and cheaper) and many others that are worse. DE Meat Pie is just a good textbook English.
Pipe Used:
many
PurchasedFrom:
The Stash Smoke Shop, Portland, OR
Age When Smoked:
0-6mo
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2014 | Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant |
I've said this before in my reviews and so have other reviewers. The medium/heavy english blend field is a very crowded one and you never know quite what you are going to get when you open a new tin. No problem here; Meat Pie was a pleasant surprise and I enjoyed smoking it and blending with it. I had just finished a tin of the new era Crown Achievement by Lane Ltd. and Meat Pie appeared very similar in the tin. It had a similar aroma and, upon lighting up, smoked at the same strength level as CA. The one big difference is the presence of perique in CA - otherwise they smoked about the same. I have no problem smoking it straight out of the tin and every microblend I made using it as my heavier english component was good.
Meat Pie perfomed like many mid-range englishes I have smoked - smokey, but not too heavy; pungent to a degree, but not prickly on the tongue. I enjoyed it but felt it needed to be a little more mellow in the non-latakia portion of its formulation to be classed as a four star blend. So, as I ranked Crown Achievement as a three star blend; I am ranking Meat Pie the same. Neither is my absolute favorite english blend, but they are both really good and recommendable to english smokers.
Meat Pie perfomed like many mid-range englishes I have smoked - smokey, but not too heavy; pungent to a degree, but not prickly on the tongue. I enjoyed it but felt it needed to be a little more mellow in the non-latakia portion of its formulation to be classed as a four star blend. So, as I ranked Crown Achievement as a three star blend; I am ranking Meat Pie the same. Neither is my absolute favorite english blend, but they are both really good and recommendable to english smokers.
Pipe Used:
Charatan Selected 44
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Feb 10, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Campfire-like tin scent, on the robust side of mild. Classic English room note. hard to find Meat Pie in stock around Connecticut (or at least at the shops I frequent). My favorite of the Drew Estate tins. It's a shame that Drew Estate's approach to pipe tobacco is much like their infused Acid line of cigars.
Pipe Used:
corn cob
PurchasedFrom:
Butthead's Tobacco Emporium, Danbury CT
Age When Smoked:
3 days
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 07, 2014 | Mild | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
this is a very good english blend! i smoke it often on cold nights. it burns great, no bite. i love their cigars and they make a mighty fine pipe tobaccco!
Pipe Used:
peterson, aldo
PurchasedFrom:
my local tobacco shop
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 03, 2022 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Strong |
Top shelf Latakia blend! A rib eye steak! Plenty of beefy flavor yet creamy. What I really like about this blend is the balence between sweet and tart. For example Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium is dominated by a non stop almost sourness. That's why I gave it only 2 stars. Meat pie deserves no less than 3 and maybe 4 stars. The orientals are carefully thought out though I am not discerning enough to call them out. I'm an old timer who just enjoys good tobacco! A superbly balanced blend with, if compared to a steak, has great marbling.
Pipe Used:
Charatan Special
PurchasedFrom:
Allegheny Smoke Works
Age When Smoked:
6years
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 21, 2017 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The component tobaccos are in fine cut ribbons, dark brown and black, and are well aged and married together. The Latakia component is moderate. Light to medium in body. Orientals provide a variety of nice spice and sour notes, supported by darker grades of Virginia. If you like a traditional burley-less medium English, this is a good one.
PurchasedFrom:
Local tobacconist
Age When Smoked:
2 years
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