Sutliff Tobacco Company Sutliff 1849

The tangy dark fruity, woody, earthy, slightly bready red Virginia short ribbon is complemented by the tart and tangy citrusy, midly grassy, slightly floral bright flue cured Virginia thin flake. The red Va. is the more obvious of the two Virginias The earthy, woody perique is both granulated and ribbon cut, offering some plum, fig and raisins with a burst of pepper, and is 25% of the blend. Has no topping. The strength is just past the center of mild to medium. The taste is a step past that mark. The nic-hit is a slot behind the strength level. Won't bite, and has no harsh spots. Has a few small rough edges. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable pace with a mostly consistent, mildly sweet and spicy flavor from top to bottom. Has a mildly lingering, pleasant after taste and room note. Requires an average number of relights. Barely leaves any dampness in the bowl. Can be an all day smoke. Three and a half stars out of four.

-JimInks

...a bit different kind of VaPer...really quite a fine tobacco I think...

There are only a few Sutliff tobaccos that I enjoy and this one certainly got my attention. This is not "dark & brooding" like other VaPers, yet maintains its character from first light to finish.

The taste is light and "airy" providing a pure tobacco taste along with the two cuts of Perique playing back and forth nicely.

3 stars for the time being, but will update my assessment as I smoke a few more tins.

...a pipe is to be savored...

Wow. This company is coming on strong.

Very good VaPer, embarrasses some competition who charge a much higher price point in terms of both the presentation, the price, and most of all, the quality.

Tangy, sour and grassy VA's with spicy and strong perique, this lit and burned very well to a fine ash.

Very impressed, this goes into the summer short term rotation right away.

Come on Sutliff, keep powering, there is a huge community cheering you on.

Blind test #2 and based on about 1.25 ounces. Mixed cuts reminded me of C&D but this didn't taste like one of theirs. Kind of a grass-like sour oaty and peaty bag aroma that was interesting. I never came close to guessing this blend or its blender.

In the pipe this showed itself to be a tasty if kind of shallow VaPer and my notes wondered if there were any OTC VaPers in the market. The Virginias were kind of non-descript and the perique was spicy, while on various occasions would provide this burst of pepper that I enjoyed. It seemed to have a pretty good dose of perique and it wasn't until I found out what it was that I learned that it had "two cuts". I'm not quite sure what that does, but ok. I would never have guessed this as Sutliff because their signature chemical synthetic flavors that I and many other smokers object to were completely absent. And that's a good thing! This tasted thin of body but rich of flavor and if you just like a good tasting VaPer, add a star to my rating. 2 stars often doesn't mean "good" but this one was - I'd actually go 2.5 on this. In fact, I should probably upgrade to 3 stars. I'm no expert on Sutliff blends but I have smoked a good number of them and this strikes me as the best thing they've ever done as far as their own recipes go. Eventually my sense of that accomplishment will outweigh my own tastes and I'll probably award a 3rd star. 🙂 Great for a beginning VaPer smoker or someone who wants a good tasting smoke that won't intrude on his thoughts. I won't buy any but I enjoyed my time with it.

This one just didn't do much for me. I found it very light all around. Light on the perique and very mild Virginias that brought a little sweetness, but this one left that kind of cardboard taste that is a turn off for me. There are some of my forum friends that like this blend a lot. Several of which have given their opinions above and below. In a world filled with several notable vapers, I think this one fails to leave a mark.

Not for me, but out of respect for those who like it and the fact that there is nothing repulsive about it, two stars.

All I can say it's a pleasant but spicy light virginia with a nice dose of perique. Lighter virginia than Pease but better quality than DR. Much better than I thought this blender could produce. Not bad at all for its type. You must like perique though to favor this one.

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.

I was comped a tin at the final CORPS show in Richmond, now opened with some age on it. The tin note is a very mild natural fruity one. The cuts are perfectly described in the review by JimInks and make this a pleasantly slow smoke. This blend has a good amount of perique and it provides more a dominant than a condimental note. The Virginias, mainly red, do not have much sugar, are somewhat bland, and stay in the background for flavor. A fairly interesting smoke for those who really like perique. Two and a half stars.