Butera Kingfisher
(2.92)
A distinctive combination of zesty lemon Virginia, burley, and perique. All whole leaf is layered together then pressed in cakes until the blend of whole leaf are perfectly matured. Cut and spun to ribbon form, the ribbon is then pressed into cakes for a second time (Double Cut). Then we cut the cake into flake form and packaged in 2 oz tins achieving an even more exquisite finish as time passes. A light, sweet, mellow smoke, subtle and complex, with a flavor curve ranging from lightly zesty through richly satisfying.
Details
| Brand | Butera |
| Blended By | |
| Manufactured By | J. F. Germain & Sons |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Burley, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Flake |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.92 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jul 28, 2004 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
A couple of notes - others here have done good jobs describing this blend.
1. I've determined that I do NOT like "krumble kake" as a cut of tobacco. The ashes end up everywhere, it's a mess.
2. This tobacco just tastes bad. The leaf quality is (as all Germain/Esoterica blends) excellent, this has nothing to do with quality. It's a personal thing and I just don't like this blend.
3. I've tried old Kingfisher, new Kingfisher.. big pipes, small pipes.. all with the same results. The tobacco tastes bad, it's not a blend that is for me.
I *may* be enticed to try this again ONE MORE TIME but I honestly think not. I wanted to like this blend. The quality is good! However, life is too precious short to smoke pipe tobacco that doesn't agree with your tastebuds. It's a preference thing.
I can't think of another blend with the same taste as Kingfisher so no need in attempting to compare it. Good luck!
1. I've determined that I do NOT like "krumble kake" as a cut of tobacco. The ashes end up everywhere, it's a mess.
2. This tobacco just tastes bad. The leaf quality is (as all Germain/Esoterica blends) excellent, this has nothing to do with quality. It's a personal thing and I just don't like this blend.
3. I've tried old Kingfisher, new Kingfisher.. big pipes, small pipes.. all with the same results. The tobacco tastes bad, it's not a blend that is for me.
I *may* be enticed to try this again ONE MORE TIME but I honestly think not. I wanted to like this blend. The quality is good! However, life is too precious short to smoke pipe tobacco that doesn't agree with your tastebuds. It's a preference thing.
I can't think of another blend with the same taste as Kingfisher so no need in attempting to compare it. Good luck!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Dec 12, 2003 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Full | Tolerable |
Kingfisher is the VA/Burley/Perique version of Penzance. In other words, the cross-cut crumble cake that you either love or hate. I personally like the cut as it stays nice in the tin for a long time, but is easily crumbled and packed into the bowl (try running a cleaner into the bowl after packing as it helps clear out the little bits that sometime clog things).
Wonderful musty, dried-fruit aroma from the Perique. I thought I was in for a treat.
Sadly, the flavor was marginal. It was just too one-dimensional and strong. Now I like strong tobaccos, so don't get me wrong. It is just that this stuff was too basic, so it was only strong with nothing else to hold my interest.
If you like strong flavored VA/Perique blends you might try it. It just didnt do anything for me.
Wonderful musty, dried-fruit aroma from the Perique. I thought I was in for a treat.
Sadly, the flavor was marginal. It was just too one-dimensional and strong. Now I like strong tobaccos, so don't get me wrong. It is just that this stuff was too basic, so it was only strong with nothing else to hold my interest.
If you like strong flavored VA/Perique blends you might try it. It just didnt do anything for me.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 30, 2009 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Extremely Mild (Flat) | Tolerable |
I don't taste anything. Nothing. Smokes like hot dirt.
Actually, to be more forthrightly honest, there were a few puffs where something reminiscent of flavor slipped to my tastebuds, and those hints of flavor were actually kind of nice, but it took some work and those phantasms of flavor were too ephemeral to bring into focus.
Too much work for so little return. Life's too short to continue smoking something in the hopes that I'll be lucky enough to chance upon some toothsome will-o'-the-wisp.
UPDATE 12/30/13: Tried it again a few years later. Nothing new to report.
Actually, to be more forthrightly honest, there were a few puffs where something reminiscent of flavor slipped to my tastebuds, and those hints of flavor were actually kind of nice, but it took some work and those phantasms of flavor were too ephemeral to bring into focus.
Too much work for so little return. Life's too short to continue smoking something in the hopes that I'll be lucky enough to chance upon some toothsome will-o'-the-wisp.
UPDATE 12/30/13: Tried it again a few years later. Nothing new to report.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 23, 2005 | Medium | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
Since Kingfisher is crumble cake, it smokes nice, cool and slow. However, akin to Petersons University Flake, it is for the most part tasteless, even though it contains perique.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 22, 2005 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild | Tolerable |
Wow, I thought, a Perique blend in cruble cake form. The excitement ends there folks. If you, like me, love Penzance for its flavor and cut, you'll be sorely dissapointed here. It burns well, stays lit and no bite, but the trade off is no flavor. Burley and Perique must keep this blend cool, but the VA just doesn't stand up. I'm glad I tied this blend, but before you drop the high dollars on this blend, see if you can sample some -- you coulda had better!
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 21, 2004 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
My first experience with a Krumble Kake type tobacco was "Krumble Kake" from Smoker's Haven, which was very good. I picked up a tin of Kingfisher at my local B&M in hopes that it would be as good. Unfortunately, I was extremely disappointed.
Basically, it crumbles upon even the slightest touch, which makes taking it out of the tin a real pain. It lights just about like any other caked tobacco. Slightly moist right out of the tin.
The taste is nothing extraordinary. It's like a weaker version of 1792 Flake. An acceptable amount of nicotine and not much else. A very bland taste that offers nothing to make me want more.
I'll chalk this up to experience and store the tin away in a drawer somewhere. I have no desire to smoke it again.
Basically, it crumbles upon even the slightest touch, which makes taking it out of the tin a real pain. It lights just about like any other caked tobacco. Slightly moist right out of the tin.
The taste is nothing extraordinary. It's like a weaker version of 1792 Flake. An acceptable amount of nicotine and not much else. A very bland taste that offers nothing to make me want more.
I'll chalk this up to experience and store the tin away in a drawer somewhere. I have no desire to smoke it again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 17, 2002 | Mild | None Detected | Medium | Pleasant |
Great smoking characteristics . Packs well , lights well , burns evenly . Other than that it didn't do much for me . It's a good tobacco for a light smoke , but not very memorable to this hard core latakia lover . It's on the list to return to in a few years . I may revise this in the future .
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 25, 2001 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Here's a nice dictionary entry for "krumble kake tobacco". It's good, it smokes evenly and burns well, and it has
virtually no interesting characteristics to me. This is a shame because it's named after a very entertaining bird and the tin art for both this
and Pelican make the tobacco interesting for appearance alone. This is not a tobacco that would be gracefully skimming the ocean waves,
though - it would more likely be plunked home in front of the TV watching sitcoms. It's not a bad tobacco at all, just not a very good or
notable one.
virtually no interesting characteristics to me. This is a shame because it's named after a very entertaining bird and the tin art for both this
and Pelican make the tobacco interesting for appearance alone. This is not a tobacco that would be gracefully skimming the ocean waves,
though - it would more likely be plunked home in front of the TV watching sitcoms. It's not a bad tobacco at all, just not a very good or
notable one.
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