Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Series | Sutliff Private Stock |
| Blended By | Carl McCallister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Burley Based |
| Contents | Burley, Kentucky |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 1.5 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.84 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2015 | Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
Out of the tin this was moist, but not enough to make me think it needed drying. Wouldn't burn for squat. Dried it for 1 hour. Wouldn't burn for squat. Dried it until it was bone dry. Burned a little better, but still had issues. Also, I rubbed some out the first time and even though it was moist a good portion of it turned to dust. This stuff is just plain freaky. When I did get a taste of it I found it burned hot and was nothing special flavor-wise. I can't recommend this crap.
Pipe Used:
MM Country Gentleman, MM Mark Twain, MM Patriot
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 02, 2014 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Mild to Medium | Strong |
Sutliff is a winning company who offer an incredible range of products to us pipe smokers, and I will be reviewing several of their blends over time. They seem dedicated to making a lot of interesting takes of what we love, as well as giving us their take on original mixtures, and I have to say they have hit some real KO's along the way with such great ones like Bosphorus Cruise, Balkan Luxury 957, Court of Saint James and many others.
However, this is not one of their finest. I thought I would like their take on a straight burley, but this to me was just mediocre mixing tobacco with a harsh and very cigarette-like aftertaste.
I was sitting by waiting for the nutty goodness to come through, and expected it to be smooth and soft, but it was hot, hard on the palate, with a very mono/linear flavor which didn't get any better at all, and at the end I just felt I had been drawing on a dirty old cigarette for 30 mins.
Pass.
However, this is not one of their finest. I thought I would like their take on a straight burley, but this to me was just mediocre mixing tobacco with a harsh and very cigarette-like aftertaste.
I was sitting by waiting for the nutty goodness to come through, and expected it to be smooth and soft, but it was hot, hard on the palate, with a very mono/linear flavor which didn't get any better at all, and at the end I just felt I had been drawing on a dirty old cigarette for 30 mins.
Pass.
Pipe Used:
Corn cob
PurchasedFrom:
Can't remember
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2015 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Very Strong |
This tobacco was definitely NOT for me!
I originally ordered this blend for two reasons:
1.) I have been on a huge burley kick recently and have really enjoyed trying several primarily burley mixtures (H&H Classic Burley Kake is a great example...LOVE that stuff!) so I am constantly on the lookout for another burley blend to try. I have ordered a few sutliff blends before with mixed success, but this was my first SPS to try.
2.) My mother's maiden name is "Breckenridge" so when I came across this blend it seemed that fate would necessitate that I at least TRY it! The last time I reasoned this way I discovered the exquisite taste of the Stokkebye 4th Generation 1982 blend (which happens to be the year I was born).
Despite all my high hopes this blend was absolutely unbearable to smoke. Not too many years ago when all I knew was gas station pouch blends heavily cased in PG and who knows what other chemicals I might have thought this was an "ok" tobacco, but thanks to PipesandCigars.com giving me access to HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of premium pipe tobaccos to try the bar has been raised and this blend simply doesn't make the cut.
My major complaints are that it tastes horrible and has a very heavy chemical aftertaste. Thus it fails the two most important criteria upon which I judge all tobacco that I smoke. Save your money.
I originally ordered this blend for two reasons:
1.) I have been on a huge burley kick recently and have really enjoyed trying several primarily burley mixtures (H&H Classic Burley Kake is a great example...LOVE that stuff!) so I am constantly on the lookout for another burley blend to try. I have ordered a few sutliff blends before with mixed success, but this was my first SPS to try.
2.) My mother's maiden name is "Breckenridge" so when I came across this blend it seemed that fate would necessitate that I at least TRY it! The last time I reasoned this way I discovered the exquisite taste of the Stokkebye 4th Generation 1982 blend (which happens to be the year I was born).
Despite all my high hopes this blend was absolutely unbearable to smoke. Not too many years ago when all I knew was gas station pouch blends heavily cased in PG and who knows what other chemicals I might have thought this was an "ok" tobacco, but thanks to PipesandCigars.com giving me access to HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of premium pipe tobaccos to try the bar has been raised and this blend simply doesn't make the cut.
My major complaints are that it tastes horrible and has a very heavy chemical aftertaste. Thus it fails the two most important criteria upon which I judge all tobacco that I smoke. Save your money.
PurchasedFrom:
PipesandCigars.com
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