Sutliff Tobacco Company Chocolate Truffle J12

The various tobaccos are processed in the cavendish style, and offer some grass and citrus along with a light earthiness. The black cavendish provides a little sugar. The brandy topping is lightly evident, and I barely notice the almond. The coconut is a tad more noticeable, but chocolate is the main topping. The toppings sublimate the tobaccos quite a bit, and mostly hold their own to the finish. The taste level is just past the center of mild to medium. Has very little nicotine. Won’t bite or get harsh. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a mostly consistent flavor. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and needs an average number of relights. Has a very pleasant after and room note. An all day smoke.

-JimInks

Chocolate Truffle is another Sutliff tobacco that was recommended to me when I first starting piping. I'm glad I waited to try this until I got better at smoking slower, so I could enjoy it.

When the tobacco 1st arrived, it was fairly moist & sticky to the touch out of the ziploc bag. It has gotten a little better with a few months in a mason jar, still a little moist, but not as sticky. The aroma from the jar is a light & creamy chocolate, that is pure bliss to the nose. The taste is mellow, a really nice chocolate, not intense just the right amount of flavor. I get a hint of other flavors, but they don't jump out at you. The flavor stays consistent throughout the bowl. It's like smoking a cup of hot chocolate or a chocolate eclair.

The pipe needs to be packed a bit on the loose side, it seems to stay lit & smoke better that way. It can get bitey if you smoke a little fast, but at a slow pace it's just fine. If it's a little moist, drying it a bit helps, but I still have a couple relights. I usually end up with some moisture & dottle at the bottom of the bowl.

Overall, it's a real good chocolate aromatic, that tastes like it smells. It is a whole lot better than the couple others I have tried. I don't think it's an every day smoke for me, but it's a nice treat when I'm in the mood!

Sutliff Tobacco Co. - Chocolate Truffle J12.

It's a coarse ribbon, smells mostly of chocolate, and needs airing when fresh.

Although J12 contains a few flavour additions the chocolate outweighs the others. Not that they're unnoticeable, it's just that the chocolate's far more formidable! The coconut outshines the almond, it has that slightly fragrant note that hails from coconut, making the almond seem insipid and characterless in comparison. At the beginning of a smoke the brandy gives more of a sweetness than a definite alcohol note, but after halfway some alcoholic sharpness joins in. It burns well enough but can become a bit warm if my technique's too zealous.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: pleasant.

Chocolate Truffle? A good aromatic but it doesn't have the X-Factor to have four stars:

Recommended:

Three stars.

I have been trying to find a solid chocolate tobacco to add to the rotation. After about 5 attempts, Chocolate Truffle wins the prize! Plesant pouch and room note, no bite and no bitter taste at the bottom of the bowl that seems to be prevalent with chocolate blends. No at the top of my list overall, but well worth keeping around for a change of pace.

Very nice!!! Great chocolate flavor that never quits or gets too strong! Not my everyday blend but will find a spot in my rotation! I find this a great start to my morning when hot choco and sticky buns are for breakfast!

Sutliff Chocolate Truffle is a delectable pleasure comprised of mixed Cavendish niftily smothered with chocolate, cocoa, brandy, and almond extract, imagine that.

The pouch note on this dark confection is, by my definition, scrumptious. Imagine sticking your face in a fresh container of instant Hershey’s after taking a hearty shot of Chatelle Napoleon VSOP. Swirling candied notes of assorted rich chocolate laced with the honey-spiced liquor essence have your senses dancing with delight.

And to the taste, with Truffle one gets a buttery texture that is essentially dominated by the melded flavor of mellow chocolate and bittersweet dark cocoa. The sugary spice of brandy is present; however, it’s poses underneath fusing quite nicely. A faint earthy tartness coming from the Cavendish just barely hits the registration as the top coatings are the main feature of the blend. The mix is reasonably dry, cool burning-no bite and holds its savor consistently for the entire smoke, very nice for an aromatic.

The room note essence materializes as sugary chocolate splendor of course. The aroma is charming and a makes a welcome addition to the overall ambience. Very pleasant most likely to any non-smoker. Kind of makes you want a thick and gooey piece of sinful fudge.

This is a great tobacco. Would be excellent for a beginner. Pouch aroma is wonderful. Mmm.. chocolate. Has a nice, but suttle chocolate taste. Mild. I now keep a pouch in my Growley Jackson stash bag. Seems moist, but smokes dry. Light it once, burns to the end. No gurgle. NO tounge bite. I think you would be happy trying this one.

While delicious, the only way i can smoke J12 is in a mix: 1/2 C&D dark burley, 1/4 J12 & 1/4 X10 -McClelland Unflavored Burley Ribbon. In this mix it provides both the sweetness and aroma of a turn of the last century OTC, by itself it quickly overwhelms my senses. The dark Burley provides nicotine and flavor, the McClelland burley is nutty and mild providing some body. My bulk always arrives a tad moist but once mixed with the tinder dry C&D only needs two hours to be ready to go. I do not mix this blend up and let age, i prefer to have each component speak for themselves and not have everything meld so i usually only mix a weeks worth at the most. 4 stars as a mixer, 3 stand alone.

No nicotine or tongue bite. Pleasant room notes. Mild chocolate flavoring. Slight gurgle. Bystander approved. Ready to smoke out of the bag. Okay stuff, but I probably won't buy more. Pretty good about staying lit.