Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 1855
(3.03)
1855 is a ready-rubbed blend of exceptional golden, mature Virginia tobaccos that demonstrates the natural sweet Virginia taste and its pleasant aroma.
Notes: Erik Stokkebye's great-grandfather Erik Peter founded the family's tobacco business in Denmark. Erik Peter was known for his deep passion for natural tobacco flavors, so Erik selected the 1855 blend in his honor.
Details
| Brand | Erik Stokkebye |
| Blended By | Erik Stokkebye |
| Manufactured By | Scandinavian Tobacco Group |
| Blend Type | Straight Virginia |
| Contents | Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 100 grams tin |
| Country | Denmark |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.03 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 31 - 36 of 36 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 18, 2013 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I am sorry, I have tried this blend in several different pipes and in different kinds of pipes such as meers, briars, corn cobs, etc and I just can't get excited about it. There are a lot of VA blends out there that just have a better taste than this one and I enjoy more. It is not a bad blend, just average at best. To me it tastes more like a Va cigarette tobacco more than a good pipe tobacco. It does have a nice sweet pouch aroma and made my mouth water smelling it. It is all a long cut ribbon and is all golden in color. It is a little on the dry side and it does pack and light very easily. It has pretty much the standard fresh hay like flavor and room note common in a lot of straight Va's, but that is just it. It is like a lot of other run of the mill Va's out there with a much higher price. Nothing about it made me stop and take notice. I did not dislike it and I have smoked all the bowls I have smoked all the way down to a nice dry grey ash with little dottle, so I do have that to say about it, it does smoke nice and dry to the end. Would I smoke a pound of this blend if given it, yes. Would I buy a pound of this to smoke, absolutely not! So I can only rate this one as two stars out of four.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2023 | Very Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Very Pleasant |
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**TIN NOTE**
**grass, hay, lemon, bread, and all-spice notes** pretty much what you’d expect from a straight Virginia. I do detect a topping. It’s not strong but it’s got sweetness it in.
**SMOKING NOTES**
Decently and surprisingly complex for a straight VA. When smoked you get **grassiness, grapefruit, yeast, a little bit of orange peel, honey, and some delicate white pepper**.
**MECHANICS**
Fine ribbon cut. Drying time is not needed. Packs easy. Takes to flame without hassle. **Show restrain when smoking**,as it will **turn on you** if you push it. **Sip it**. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Burned to white ash. 
**SUMMARY** 

**Consistent** & **easy smoking** . Smoking this is like having ice tee on a summer evening. Great for beginners, but only if guided by someone on how to actually smoke it. 

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THREE STARS
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**TIN NOTE**
**grass, hay, lemon, bread, and all-spice notes** pretty much what you’d expect from a straight Virginia. I do detect a topping. It’s not strong but it’s got sweetness it in.
**SMOKING NOTES**
Decently and surprisingly complex for a straight VA. When smoked you get **grassiness, grapefruit, yeast, a little bit of orange peel, honey, and some delicate white pepper**.
**MECHANICS**
Fine ribbon cut. Drying time is not needed. Packs easy. Takes to flame without hassle. **Show restrain when smoking**,as it will **turn on you** if you push it. **Sip it**. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. Burned to white ash. 
**SUMMARY** 

**Consistent** & **easy smoking** . Smoking this is like having ice tee on a summer evening. Great for beginners, but only if guided by someone on how to actually smoke it. 

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THREE STARS
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Pipe Used:
MM devil cutty
PurchasedFrom:
The Danish Pipe Shop
Age When Smoked:
1 year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2023 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Tin note of sugar, spices and hay. Tobacco is a ready rub of yellowish tan and brown. Moisture content is great. Burns slow with few relights. The strength is mild to medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium and mostly consistent, with notes of spices, floral, bread, wood, fermented vegetation, earth, sweet grassy, tart and tangy citrus, moderately savory, sugar, orange peel/zest, mildly spicy, a mildly sweet hay background note, and a peppery retro. Room note is pleasant to tolerable, and aftertaste is great.
Pipe Used:
Castello Old Antiquari G84
PurchasedFrom:
TobaccoPipes.com
Age When Smoked:
1 year
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 15, 2021 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I opened the tin and rubbed the tobacco a bit then let it air dry. At first the taste and smoker flavor was going well. After a while, I found that the smoke was somewhat bitter? I also found that I was getting a wet pipe and a sour taste in my mouth. I have not given up on this just yet, but its not in my top picks.
Pipe Used:
Brigham 036S
PurchasedFrom:
Cigar Land
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 13, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
1855 is not recommended. The tin note is very honey forward for me, followed by grass and a note of figs? and some mild citrus. The taste has a honey forward note that remains throughout the bowl under this is the grassy notes of the VA followed by a note here and there of citrus. I don't get anything else the flavor's do not develop further so the overall body of the smoke is mild to medium the nic is at the bottom end of that as well. It did nip at the tongue a little but not bad as long as I kept it to a bowl or 2 a day. It did smoke a little wet (something that I don't typically note but I smoke pretty dry as a rule so it is worth mentioning). The room note smelled more of cigarette than pipe tobacco and the ash and dottle smell horrific. They had to be removed while the pipe was still warm before bringing the pipe into the house. There are way better mild VA's out there. If you are looking for a milder VA I would suggest looking at Sutiff's VA Slices 507-C; G, H & Co. Bright CR Flake, or their Broken Scotch Cake all are mild to mild to med in strength with ample flavor don't bite and smell great.
Age When Smoked:
1 yr
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 28, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Sweet smelling in the tin, easy smoking in the pipe. I'd put it on par with McClelland 2010, except it costs twice as much. 4 stars if it ever gets sold as bulk.
Age When Smoked:
7 months
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