Iwan Ries Three Star Green

(2.27)
Balanced using top quality, high grade luxury leaf for satisfying, and most smooth and gentle to the tongue.

Details

Brand Iwan Ries
Blended By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Manufactured By Sutliff Tobacco Company
Blend Type Aromatic
Contents Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring Other / Misc
Cut Ribbon
Packaging 1.5 ounce pouch
Country United States
Production Currently available

Profile

Strength
Mild
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming

Average Rating

2.27 / 4
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 23, 2013 Mild to Medium Very Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I don't know what the casing is, but it's not overly strong. This has a very light, toasty nutty. molasses taste from the burley, which is the stand out component. The mildly grassy, citrusy Virginia forms a base for the other tobaccos.There's a pinch of Cyprian latakia as well as the slightest, very slightest pinch of raisin and spice perique. Whatever the topping is, it's lightly sweet, and does tone down the tobaccos just a mite. The nic-hit is low. Needs a light hydration. It's an easy going, lightly sweet blend that wears easy on you during the course of the day. No bite, no harsh moments. Burns at a moderate rate with a fairly consistent flavor, and leaves very little moisture in the bowl. Needs few relights. This probably deserves more of a two and half star rating.

-JimInks
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Jul 10, 2013 Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I had a 6 year old pouch ,so maybe that made the difference . This was an amazing non aro American old school blend . I taste the components and it's simply fantastic ! I will have to order a new pouch and see how it compares . If the fresh isn't as good , like is shown here , then I'll stick it away for 6 years and it would have been worth it . The old pouch I had was fantastic . I saved what little I have left in a small mason jar ... 6 years aged might make the difference .. I'll find out soon enough
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 16, 2016 Mild Mild to Medium Very Mild Pleasant
Three Star Green was the second sample I received from my friend in Chicago and after Dr. Bradley, this was very bland. Mild to death, no Nicotine hit, I guess an ok blend for someone that's new to pipes but for me I had to check that my pipe was lit... The mildest Burley blend I have yet tried, perhaps a smidge of Cavendish and a light pleasant room note. Not bad but not great, a 2 star blend for me.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jan 24, 2011 Mild Very Mild Mild Tolerable
I smoked a small pouch of this years ago when I got a sampler package of all the 3-star blends. As I remember, this blend was very bland and it was comparable to PA
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Aug 20, 2009 Mild Extremely Mild Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I just couldn't get into Three Star Green. I even wanted to like it but it just doesn't work for my taste buds and the hotter than normal burn compared to my usual English blends, seems to lead one into the world of tongue bite. I tried only one or two bowls and tossed the sample pack out.

That said, I am a big fan of the Iwan Ries company. I just don't care too much for most of the "Three Star" tobaccos. I've smoked them all and find the aromatics have a soapy taste and the lighter non-aromatics have little taste. The exceptions are Three Star Royal, which is exceptional and Three Star Gray, for the smoker who enjoys light aromatics.

As always, take these reviews with a grain of salt and try them for yourself - who knows you may like Three Star Green.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Jun 12, 2006 Medium Mild Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable
i'm new to non-aromatics so to start out i'd have to say,so far i like them.i thought this blend was suppose to contain latakia,like i said i'm not familar with the taste of latakia or perique for that matter so for now all i have to say is i like this blend.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 24, 2006 Mild to Medium Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
I got introduced to Three star Green when I received a sample pack in the mail along with several Iwan Ries and Tobacco Galleria blends. TSG seems to be a mostly Burley blend. It was very moist in the pouch, but after some drying,it packed and burned well. A word of caution though, puff slowly, or you will experience tongue burn. While not as good as Three Star Royale, IMO, this is a nice change of pace tobacco, and mey well be a good introduction to non-aromatics for the aromatic smoker and for the beginner.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Mar 20, 2006 Mild to Medium Extremely Mild Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
Three Star Green is an unobtrusive, americanized, light 'english-like' blend. Little bite, but also consistently bland from top to bottom of the bowl.

There is a very light and not unpleasant casing here which lacks the lightly sweet charm of Three Star Royale, but thankfully avoids the topping elements that make Three Star Blue untouchable. And while this casing doesn't make the blend an 'aromatic' in the traditional sense, it's still "aromatic-ish" to me---at least in taste (does that make sense?), though the casing is light and applied with a conservative hand.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 20, 2006 Mild Mild to Medium Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable
Another old fahioned non-aromatic from this venerable tobacconist. Green is a Burley/Virginia, fortified with some black Cavendish. This is lightly cased with simple syrup, licorice, and I suspect, a hint of cocoa. Puffed slowly, I managed to avoid any tongue bite, but the threat is certainly there. For this reason, I would steer a beginner toward something else. The melange produces a pleasant mild toasty sweetness, with licorice. The cocoa flavor builds up slowly, and it is noticeable by mid bowl. This has a nice finish, and doesn't leave my mouth tasting like an ashtray. As mentioned the packaging is very nice. I would hope that with a nice airtight pouch, Altadis would forego having to add too much propylene glycol as a preservative. Although not exciting, this is a very pleasant and companionable blend, well suited to a cup of coffee and a newspaper, or chatting with an old friend. It is inexpensive as well. This is a welcome refuge from the Captain Black, Borkum Riff style blends commonly available, and certainly worth a try.
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Reviewed By Date Rating Strength Flavoring Taste Room Note
Feb 18, 2006 Mild None Detected Very Mild Pleasant to Tolerable
The foil pouch has a ziploc thingy on it to keep it sealed. Nice touch that you don't see on most pouch blends. A visual inspection reveals the presence of black and golden cavendish and burley. This is a very mild smoke that burns easily and doesn't heat up much or bite noteably. I would consider this a 'training wheels' smoke for people either new to the briar or looking to switch from aromatics to english and orientals. Personally I would likely use this as a base to cut some especially strong tabac. To my taste there isn't even enough burley in this to give the nicotine head rush that I correlate with heavy burley blends. It is a pleasant light smoke, more experienced smokers would likely want something with a bit more interesting flavor, although married folks whose significant others can't tolerate heavy english and balkan tabacs may find this a welcome refuge from the world of vanilla and cherry flavored candy-weed.
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