Hermit Tobacco Works Co. Captain Earle's - Nightwatch

An honest meat and potatoes blend which goes about it's business in a frank manner ideally suited for cold snowy nights after the world has retired.

Plenty of Latakia and Perique with the Virginias and Turkish in a minor supporting role with even combustion and fairly cool. Uncle Nic was rather well behaved too, a pleasant surprise actually. The best part for me was the oily mouthfeel, not drying whatsoever; lipsmackin'.

I'm glad to try it again since it's been many years. Recommended as being quite good but not praise worthy, I won't be buying tins for the cellar Stimulus Package being my preference.

A good straight forward Lat. blend. The lat. is definitely the leading player here. The VA's offer a subtle sweetness but it is far from a sweet tobacco to me. The Turkish plays less in this blend and I only occasionally can pick them up. This is another good blend for doing other things while smoking. It does not bite and while it does have some complex elements here and there it really does not require much attention. Yet something about it remains enjoyable and far from boring.

This blend is mainly focused on incensey Latakia. Its good. The Virginia gives it body and keeps it from being monochromatic. But the primary element here is Latakia. When you open a can it looks like a brownie. It is a crumble cake for sure, but you can easily pinch portions off of. Don't be put off. Anyone who loves Latakia knows that you can have 10 blends centered on Latakia and each one will taste different. It can taste and be perceived many different ways regardless of the concentration. When you light night watch that is what you taste immediately, but it also has another flavor. Almost floral. Not like Kendall flavoring, but cleaner and less deliberate. This blend is quite comforting. I noticed no nicotine. But this was a very friendly easy blend to smoke. It's quite smooth and shouldn't burn you if you smoke it the right way. It is kind of like Maltese falcon, but less mild.

In a moment of whimsy, I decided to switch my resupply order from an 8 oz tin of Ten Russians to an 8 of Nightwatch. A big gamble in a blind buy, but I don't feel like I lost anything. As has been stated, Nightwatch is very well-blended. It presents a fuller, more rounded profile than Ten Russians; what it lacks in intrigue and danger, it makes up for in comfort and amiability. If Ten Russians can be compared to a swashbuckling romp with the aforementioned Cossacks, Nightwatch is the pillowy embrace of a beloved (curvaceous) companion in the small hours of a cold night. Said companion may just happen to be the burly older sister of those Ten Russians, but she has a kind heart. Burns exceedingly politely; nary a relight, gurgle, or nipped tongue to be had. I think it may actually edge out TR in the Nicotine department; 6/10 to TR's 4/10. My wife remarks that the room note is startlingly similar to McClelland's Coyote Classic; time has dulled my memories of that once-beloved blend, but Nightwatch evokes the same feelings of contentment and ease. When you finally stagger home from sea, young sailor, Momma Mariska will take tender care of you.

Nightwatch is a great late-nite stormy weather tobacco. It is unique, pressed heavy latakia blend that is surprisingly tamer than appearance would dictate. Though tasty, it doesn`t stand out in a crowd as being memorable as others in the Hermit line. Ten Russians is more my style.

The entire Captain Earle’s series is spectacular and should not be overlooked especially if you enjoy latakia-blends. Ten Russians is in my top 5 favorite pipe tobaccos and Nightwatch has a similar taste. The smoke has a balance of sweet and savory notes with a unique meatiness. The smoky, leathery latakia is front and center but doesn’t entirely overshadow the floral oriental leaf or subtle peppery and dried fruit notes from the perique. The Virginia has some sweetness and bready notes. While Ten Russians has a substantial nicotine kick this is more medium in strength while still being full-bodied. As other reviewers have mentioned age treats this blend very well.

not an every day blend for me due to the cost factor ($12 at allegheny smoke works) and theres a bit too much in latakia for my taste i mainly smoke aromatics but it certainly goes well after a rough days of work. if you love latakia or want a stronger blend every so often this blend is perfect.

One of the gentlemen from my pipe club had a large jar of this Latakia Delight.I sampled a bowlful and enjoyed it.I would loosely compare it to the Frog Morton on the town blend by McClellands.Later that week I placed an order to Hermit for this blend and two others I wished to try.I'm going to try cellaring it for a couple of years.It should mellow nicely.If you're a fan of potent latakia mixtures order yours today from www.pipestyle.com Highly Recommended! prep

A nice , smokable latakia blend , but not very remarkable or unique . It's good , but does not find a place in my cellar becasue it is to much like so many others in my cellar . I'd happily smoke it though .