Chonowitsch T 15
(3.00)
Matured Old Belt Virginia, Tennessee burley, latakia, Turkish and natural cavendish in a balanced medium strength mixture where no one element dominates.
Details
| Brand | Chonowitsch |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Burley, Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 1.75 ounce tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Extremely Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
Please login to post a review.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 02, 2017 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Chonowitsch - T 15.
Quite a coarse mixture, that's heavily stained the paper wrapping around it. Although the paper's stained, the blend has no problem with moistness. As I said, it's coarse, but not too coarse as to impair packing.
The flavour's milder than many of this genre which contain a whacking amount of Latakia. The Lat' doesn't smother the other flavour's, but allows them to all get a piece of the action; some more-so than the others. The Virginia has more life for the first quarter, but dies down. After this point the Burley's nutty trait turns up the volume, and gives a rough edge to the smoke. The flavour's quite well balanced and rounded, but what lowers my rating is the temperature: hot. And I get bitten. I can't pick up on an added flavouring, it seems like a straightforward natural blend.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: pleasant.
The positives aren't enough of a compensation for the negatives, I'm with SteelCowboy on the rating. Somewhat recommended:
Two stars.
Quite a coarse mixture, that's heavily stained the paper wrapping around it. Although the paper's stained, the blend has no problem with moistness. As I said, it's coarse, but not too coarse as to impair packing.
The flavour's milder than many of this genre which contain a whacking amount of Latakia. The Lat' doesn't smother the other flavour's, but allows them to all get a piece of the action; some more-so than the others. The Virginia has more life for the first quarter, but dies down. After this point the Burley's nutty trait turns up the volume, and gives a rough edge to the smoke. The flavour's quite well balanced and rounded, but what lowers my rating is the temperature: hot. And I get bitten. I can't pick up on an added flavouring, it seems like a straightforward natural blend.
Nicotine: medium. Room-note: pleasant.
The positives aren't enough of a compensation for the negatives, I'm with SteelCowboy on the rating. Somewhat recommended:
Two stars.
Pipe Used:
Mastro Cascia
PurchasedFrom:
Smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
??? When received
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
I have really gone back and forth with my feelings on Chonowitsh T-15. On the plus side, this is a well-made blend with what appears to be premium tobaccos. It burns with billows of smoke and each component tobacco seems to be in balance. There is an extremely light topping on this blend and that is where the problem is for me. I am not adverse to a light topping on an English blend and while a person taking more of a purist position than I do, would describe this as an aromatic. I don’t find myself in that camp. The tin note does offer a wisp of berry, but nothing like the amount found in a Dunhill Three Year Matured or a Schurch’s Lapis “modern English” blend. But it is in fact that topping that bites me and I am not one that is easily bitten. I have tried to smoke it good and dry to see if that helps, but for me, it doesn’t. I can’t say that others that feel positively about this blend are wrong because the quality is certainly there and tastes vary. But for me, I have struggled with the half tin I have smoked and doubt I will finish the remaining half tin. I do think that had the blender resisted the added topping, T-15 would be a fine blend.
Age When Smoked:
2 years
target="_blank"
