Sutliff Tobacco Company Sutliff 1849

A very solid VaPer. The tin note has a very strong scent of vinegar and tobacco. One of the best things about it is that this stuff comes ready to smoke right out of the tin. That's in regard to flavor and moisture.

The bright and red VAs make for a wonderful swirl of tangy and sweet. As if there were a mixture Granny Smith and Fuji apples. The perique comes in and out but it is always pleasant. I would imagine the different cuts are the reason for this. The retrohalte on this is nice and smooth with hints of spice and cedar.

I've smoked this in a variety of different sized pipes from a Custombilt Pot to a Savinelli Mark Twain (very small tapered dublin around a group 2 size). When smoking this in a large chambered pipe the VAs really stand out and the smoke is sweeter. In a smaller bowled pipe the sweetness is toned down and the Perique really shines.

I enjoyed this immensly fresh out of the tin, but I can only imagine what 3-5 years of age would do to this #drool. Well done Carl!

Just like Sam Colt's 1849 pocket revolver, you might not use it every day, but you always want to have it on hand. It may not be the spiciest or even the anything-est Vaper, but to me it is the most well rounded one. Just an overall good virgina and perique taste, always a pleasure, never too much or too little for the tongue. And if the tin is 1+ years old, superb. I don't always have a tin of this open, but I always have some on the shelf.

This is the fifth Sutliff tobacco I have smoked. The other four left me wanting very much more from a pipe tobacco, so I had a negative bias towards this blend from the get go. I purchased it because P&C had a VaPer promotion and this was reasonably priced so I thought what the heck, give it a try. With this mind set going in, I was very surprised with the outcome. I like this tobacco! The Virginias offer a sweetness and the Perique some spicy notes. It smokes cool without bite and tasted best from a larger bowled briar. It is mild with little nic. I'll consider this for future purchases. (9/4/17) I have bought more of this tobacco and it has become my favorite VaPer. I have already packed a tin to accompany me on a trip later this month to Alaska.

This is a review of an almost 2 years old tin.

Sniffing the tin, I get mostly citrus, floral. No spice or anything harsh. It actually smells very smooth and calm.

Things pick up in the smoke itself. The red and bright Virginias seem to be very balanced. You get both good amount of citrus and grass, as well as the bolder wine, dark fruit, and good amount of tang. It is sometimes hard to distinguish between the red Virginia and the Perique - both provide some body and pepper spice. But the Perique is definitely noticeable, especially in the spice that comes in with the retro-hale, although I wouldn't have thought that it's 25% of the blend, as claimed in another review.

The floral notes that I got from the tin don't come from any added topping, but most likely from Sutliff's wine-like red Virginia, minus the strong vinegar that I get in Cringle Flake and 515 RC-1. Similar notes can be found in other Sutliff blends, as well as some of the tobaccos blended by Russ Ouellette, such as Anniversary Kake, Louisiana Red, and Fire Storm. All and all, while some of the ingredients are different, Sutliff's 1849 are in the same family as those too in terms of body, strength, and notes.

The citrus, wine, and spice all come out a bit more around halfway, but they do it in unison, without impacting the overall strength, but rather as a combined flavor.

Moisture level is decent, but I enjoy it with some drying time, maybe about 30 minutes. Packs and smokes easy, minimal relights, no tongue bite, an all-day smoke.

Medium in body, mild-medium in strength.

There are plenty of Virginia-Perique blends out there and many in the same "family" as 1849. Therefore, it has a tough competition. It is an excellent blend, but it doesn't stand out. Therefore, I will probably opt for a similar bulk blend, such as Hearth & Home Anniversary Kake over this, simply for the price and convenience of deciding the size. But if we go by the flavor, this one gets four stars.

This is a perique bomb and I love that about it. This is loaded with figgy and peppery flavour. It leans towards medium on the nic hit, and is a smooth all day smoke. It's an uncomplicated blend that showcases the taste of perique without being too harsh or unforgiving on the tongue. I keep a few tins in my cellar of this guilty pleasure.

EDIT: This tobacco has grown on me so much I rated it 3/4 originally because it's uncomplicated compared to other Va/Pers, but that's exactly what is amazing about it. You can just smell the reek of fermented perique when you open the tin. It stinks like aged cheese. There is something really satisfying about this smoke that most other Va/Pers don't offer and that's due to the heavy dose of perique that overpowers nearly everything else in the blend. It's packed chocked-full with flavour.

4/4 - delicious.