Sutliff Tobacco Company Court of St. James

This! This is delicious! A gift from the Chicago show and a wonderful surprise.

I was told it was a Virginia with some perique, but when I was smoking it something was different. Finally, I realized that there was a touch of latakia in there. Not a LATAKIA blend (get some penzance for that). Just a latakia-touched blend. The latakia isn't really tasted as such. rather it complements the other components. It just blends in.

Wonderful!

Sutliff hit a grand slam with this one! I'd give it five stars if I could! I'm mostly a Va/per smoker with at least eight in my rotation. I ordered two tins from pipes and cigars just to give it a try and glad I did! Upon opening the tin I was flooded with a latakia smell that overpowers the other tobacco. Strangely enough I didn't even see the addition of the latakia in the ingredients while researching the bled. Upon lighting I detected absolutely no latakia!! Anyway, tons of taste and smoke! No harshness, sweetness from the Virginia's and just enough parique to tickle your tongue and not overbearing at all! And all this from a fresh tin with no ageing on it!!!! Love this stuff! I'm ordering a sleeve of tins to cellar! Give it a try my friends!

My tin says "Spicy Perique with Tangy Virginia Flake" and that's exactly what I got. No Latakia in this iteration of the blend, and loving Latakia like I do; I'd notice it if it was present. (see EDIT below.) It is very much like St. James Woods as I was hoping- almost to the point of being indistinguishable from it. I do detect more perique though, and it seems a little stringier and less chunky. I like it just as much though.

While one reviewer did complain about the small quantity, the price I paid for this was totally right. Formerly I've avoided Sutliff blends, being under the impression they were all aromatics. I am however looking forward to dipping into this throughout the coming autumn.

EDIT: There is indeed a bit of Latakia in this after all. I happened to smoke a bowl through a clay pipe which I'd never used for a Latakia blend (all my pipes are ghosted with it) and there it was. I do think it'd be better off without it. 9/22

Awesome. Tangy and deep VA's with peppery perqie, and just the mildest hint of Lat for some smokiness.

I didn't know what to expect, was expecting something like Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend, but this is pretty much a VaPer with just the mildest hint of Lat which you can smell in the tin note more than you can in the taste when you light it.

Very easy to load and smoke, different elements come out as you go through, the Perique is very present and noticeable, although more in the early stages.

This is one of their best, a good idea, perfectly implemented, highly recommend.

This tobacco surprised me in so many ways after all of the lack luster aromatics I had been sampling from Sutliff. Sutliff hits a home run 15% of the time with their offerings (in my opinion) and boy did they get this one right.

My recommendation would be to pair this with your morning coffee. It was amazing and made for a largely pleasurable experience. I have an open tin of this in my master closet by the door where I keep all of my tobacco and can't help but open the tin and get a whiff each morning and evening.

The cut is a broken flake and only needs a small rub form me to smoke. As previously stated, the tin aroma is wonderful . There is a perfect balance of latakia and perique against the Virginia that truly bursts with flavor and has a zest to get you going.

Wowee Zowee! You don't run into a blend like this very often, so I had to review it and pass along this gem. Just a terrific, soothing tobacco mix. They really did it right with this one.