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 - 2 of 2 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2014 | Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Tolerable |
Blend Name:Breckinridge
Description on Tin: A non Aromatic mixture of Kentucky plug cut burley
Leaf: Burley
Tin Aroma: sweetness, leather, paper bag, undertones of coco
Taste: Mild in the flavoring but the taste lead with soft cream, burning grass with light hints of coco in the finish. Decent body
Smokability: the blend was dry and needed no extra drying time. Did smoke a little hot in all the pipes I tried.
Room Note: Had the sent of dry smoke, and old paper bags (not bad smells)
Thoughts: This wasn't an unpleasant smoke for me, but it seemed flat and slightly uninteresting. There was not a huge hit of nicotine that gets associated with burleys. With that said it was not a bad tobacco blend, but it was not in my preference range.
Recommend to: Mild Non aromatic and Burley smokers
Summary: After smoking half a tin I found that the tobacco flavors stayed consistent through the entire bowl. It burned clean and smooth from top to bottom leaving soft white ash.
My Background: I am a Chef and rely on scents and flavors and how they interact with each other. I mix liquors and brew beer in my free time. I have been smoking pipes since 2009.
Description on Tin: A non Aromatic mixture of Kentucky plug cut burley
Leaf: Burley
Tin Aroma: sweetness, leather, paper bag, undertones of coco
Taste: Mild in the flavoring but the taste lead with soft cream, burning grass with light hints of coco in the finish. Decent body
Smokability: the blend was dry and needed no extra drying time. Did smoke a little hot in all the pipes I tried.
Room Note: Had the sent of dry smoke, and old paper bags (not bad smells)
Thoughts: This wasn't an unpleasant smoke for me, but it seemed flat and slightly uninteresting. There was not a huge hit of nicotine that gets associated with burleys. With that said it was not a bad tobacco blend, but it was not in my preference range.
Recommend to: Mild Non aromatic and Burley smokers
Summary: After smoking half a tin I found that the tobacco flavors stayed consistent through the entire bowl. It burned clean and smooth from top to bottom leaving soft white ash.
My Background: I am a Chef and rely on scents and flavors and how they interact with each other. I mix liquors and brew beer in my free time. I have been smoking pipes since 2009.
Pipe Used:
a variety of shapes and sizes
PurchasedFrom:
Sample
Age When Smoked:
new
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Oct 28, 2016 | Mild | Extremely Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Most Sutliff blends I've smoked were given to me but this one I bought, so I was hopeful for some hidden gem. Interesting cut and color, the former being sort of a ready-rubbed thing and the color being shades of gray, from darker to a sort of cigarette ash color. Looked almost like plume on a Virginia. Definite cocoa notes that went beyond an uncased burley, making me think this may have a mild casing. No real issue there - most of the tobaccos I smoke have a casing or topping of some kind. I smoked this at tin moisture and dried it out a bit.
The pos' and negs... Well, it smoked cool. I could never get it to bite or get harsh, although it got kind of cigarette-ish if pushed. But puffed gently, it never lost that cool. It also wasn't laden with nicotine but was most gentle on both palate and bloodstream. As a blender (once I got the cut of this to match what I was blending it to!) it added a bit of body and some light burley flavor, although it's far from my favorite burley blender. Finally, it had no signature Sutliff chemical flavor. A blessing, that.
Unfortunately, it didn't have a lot of any real flavor. Some slight nuttiness. The cocoa notes settled down quickly. None of the usual spice or deep flavor from the Kentucky. Definitely more than a hint of cardboard taste. A bit too gentle for my palate but would probably work well for someone that wanted something extremely mild that didn't offend. No complexity, which I expected, but also no depth to this one, although I don't think that will be an issue to its intended audience. Finally, I had some troubles keeping this one lit. Not horrible but noticeable. This occurred no matter how much it dried out... and too dry, this one collapsed. Somewhere just south of tin moisture was best for me. Just not much use for this one, as there are much tastier examples of this style out there. Not quite two stars but better than one star blends, plus this one has its fans, so curious readers may want to start with those reviews rather than mine.
The pos' and negs... Well, it smoked cool. I could never get it to bite or get harsh, although it got kind of cigarette-ish if pushed. But puffed gently, it never lost that cool. It also wasn't laden with nicotine but was most gentle on both palate and bloodstream. As a blender (once I got the cut of this to match what I was blending it to!) it added a bit of body and some light burley flavor, although it's far from my favorite burley blender. Finally, it had no signature Sutliff chemical flavor. A blessing, that.
Unfortunately, it didn't have a lot of any real flavor. Some slight nuttiness. The cocoa notes settled down quickly. None of the usual spice or deep flavor from the Kentucky. Definitely more than a hint of cardboard taste. A bit too gentle for my palate but would probably work well for someone that wanted something extremely mild that didn't offend. No complexity, which I expected, but also no depth to this one, although I don't think that will be an issue to its intended audience. Finally, I had some troubles keeping this one lit. Not horrible but noticeable. This occurred no matter how much it dried out... and too dry, this one collapsed. Somewhere just south of tin moisture was best for me. Just not much use for this one, as there are much tastier examples of this style out there. Not quite two stars but better than one star blends, plus this one has its fans, so curious readers may want to start with those reviews rather than mine.
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