Sutliff Tobacco Company Erin Go Bragh Irish Whiskey

It... didn't suck. I'm not a huge fan of flavored aromatics but I do love whiskey so I thought I'd give it a go and... it didn't suck. It still had a bit of an unpleasant, chemical taste and tends to tongue bite if you don't pay attention.

I've honestly yet to find a really great whiskey-topped toby and this is no exception.

I got this in a group purchase of several tobaccos for a discounted price. It scorched my tongue on the first try but either I got use to it or it eased up as it dried out.

As it burned less I liked it more. I guess that goes without saying but I already said it. The whiskey flavor mellowed out and by the end of the pouch I was sorry it was gone.

It is sweet but not sickeningly so. I've read that it has gunked up at the end of the smoke for others but I didn't seem to have much of a problem with that.

Over al I enjoyed the smoke but I don't think it will become a regular on my rotation. My rotation consists of Carter Hall followed by Carter Hall.

My first whiskey flavored tobacco was Borkum Riff about 40 years ago. I did not like it and avoided that type all this time. Erin Go Bragh is different. A milder flavor where I can actually taste tobacco. Lit easily, burned well. I suggest a slow to moderate puffing cadence because some tongue bite is definitely lurking there. This is not a bad blend, but I probably won't buy any more. It's a decent OTC type blend, I'm just not a fan of whiskey flavored blends.

I just recently had the pleasure of discovering Eileen's Dream an Irish Cream aromatic that had been sweet and delicious. Now while Erin Go Bragh is supposed to taste like Irish Whiskey, I thought heck, at least it is a another Irish liqueur, so my comparative hopes were high.

Inside the pouch was a nice compressed wad of some decent smelling tobacco. It had a fairly cheap cherry-ish smell, but I could use my imagination to see where a sweet whiskey could be lurking. Everything lit and performed well mechanically. The flavor was akin to the initial aroma with a bit more bite, and yeah it had a sort of whiskey flavor, though it was more of the bottom shelf variety.

This is likely not a high quality product, relying more on a syrupy topping to mask a good smoke, yet it was still OK.

"One dimensional", that is the best description I read of someone's review of this aro. It stands as a solid whiskey flavored tobacco, better than others I've tried. The vanilla/molasses notes hang in the background and disappear if your rhythm quickens. I was hoping it would keep its spot in my rotation, as I desired an additional aro in it, but alas. If you're simply wanting an easy smoke with a mild whiskey flavor, this is a great candidate.