Sutliff Tobacco Company Match Flying Dutchman
(2.76)
Notes: Sutliff's match for the discontinued Flying Dutchman blend.
Details
| Brand | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blended By | Carl McCallister |
| Manufactured By | Sutliff Tobacco Company |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Other / Misc |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.76 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 21, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
In the Match, there’s a mellow vanilla topping that compliments the mild licorice essence. They are the star flavors, though they don’t totally drown out the varietals. The Virginia cavendish offers some hay/grass, and slight tart and tangy citrus as the lead component. The burley is slightly nutty, woody and earthy with a touch of molasses as a supporting player. The sugary black cavendish is barely a condiment. Because this is a Dutch-style blend, there’s a lightly persistent herbal spice note from start to finish. A sipping blend that may need a little dry time, but provides a very consistent taste. The strength is just past the center of mild to medium. The taste is a slot past that mark. Has little nicotine. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Has an lightly lingering after taste, and room note. Can be an all day smoke.
In comparing this to the 1970s version of the original, I find the Match to be superior. The original was shag cut and packaged dry, so it tended to burn hot and bite worse than virtually any blend I have ever tried. Not even hydration could stave off the bite, though it did enhance the herbalness from the grassy, tart citrusy Virginia. The nutty, woody, earthy burley was a supporting player, but more obvious in the original as was the Virginia. Barely had any sugary black cavendish. The Match is ribbon cut and not dry, does not bite, has more depth of similar flavors with a sweeter topping, is less spicy and herbal, and a vastly smoother, richer smoke. I gave the original one star.
-JimInks
In comparing this to the 1970s version of the original, I find the Match to be superior. The original was shag cut and packaged dry, so it tended to burn hot and bite worse than virtually any blend I have ever tried. Not even hydration could stave off the bite, though it did enhance the herbalness from the grassy, tart citrusy Virginia. The nutty, woody, earthy burley was a supporting player, but more obvious in the original as was the Virginia. Barely had any sugary black cavendish. The Match is ribbon cut and not dry, does not bite, has more depth of similar flavors with a sweeter topping, is less spicy and herbal, and a vastly smoother, richer smoke. I gave the original one star.
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 08, 2018 | Very Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant |
The original Flying Dutchman was very disappointing. I was in college in the 1960s and used to buy it at the drugstore. I remember that the flavor, tin note, and smoke aroma was terrific, but it also really scorched my mouth. The flavor wasn't worth the pain and I gave up on it. Gave it 1 star.
This match blend, on the other hand, is mild and does not burn the mouth at all. The nic hit is vey mild. I can't remember what the original tasted like so I can't really make a comparison. The bag note is faintly herbal. The flavor is faintly vanilla but does not mask the tobacco. The tobacco seems to be pretty good quality.
I dry it for a while and this helps to make it a very tasty smoke. The funny thing is - and maybe this is just me - but when sipped (and fairly dry) this stuff can be very sublime (nearly a four star tobacco). Makes me want to know what the topping is. Three solid stars. It's going into my rotation.
This match blend, on the other hand, is mild and does not burn the mouth at all. The nic hit is vey mild. I can't remember what the original tasted like so I can't really make a comparison. The bag note is faintly herbal. The flavor is faintly vanilla but does not mask the tobacco. The tobacco seems to be pretty good quality.
I dry it for a while and this helps to make it a very tasty smoke. The funny thing is - and maybe this is just me - but when sipped (and fairly dry) this stuff can be very sublime (nearly a four star tobacco). Makes me want to know what the topping is. Three solid stars. It's going into my rotation.
Pipe Used:
corn cob
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com, in bulk
Age When Smoked:
after drying for 2 days, right out of the bag
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 21, 2015 | Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I used to smoke the original Flying Dutchman 45 years ago in college. Back then you could smoke in the classroom. It had a great aroma and the girls loved it. ( I needed all the help I could get.). And, with a pipe in hand, you looked like an intellectual. So, you could go around pontificating about stuff you really knew nothing about. (An added plus.) Mostly, existentialism and Jean-Paul Sarte. I never read anything by him, and could really care less. But everyone seemed to get off on it. Then, the hippies came along, and here we are today, aged hippies, smoking a pipe, just like dad did. This match really isn't a match. It's a very nice smoking tobacco. I give it 3 stars.
Pipe Used:
Kent Rasmussen
PurchasedFrom:
Cup O' Joes
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 28, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Other reviewers have covered the blend components well. Flying Dutchman was one of my favorites in the 60’s and early 70’s. Then Niemeyer seemed to have changed something and turned it into tasteless napalm. The Sutliff recipe is very good; and does not bite like the old Dutchman blend even in it’s good days. This is a very good smoking blend.
Pipe Used:
Nording Freehand
PurchasedFrom:
Cup O Joe’s
Age When Smoked:
Newly Purchased
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 31, 2018 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I was feeling nostalgic and bought the Sutliff Match Flying Dutchman the other day and have been smoking it for the past few days and really like it. I have a 10 oz tin of the original that I bought between 1998-2000 but could only smoke a few ounces before giving it up because it burned my mouth like you would not believe. This tobacco has very little bite, nice aroma though I really have no clue what it is, maybe a little vanilla and other flavoring added. I smoked some of my original yesterday and this match really is pretty darn close, my hat is off to the blender on this one.
Pipe Used:
Meerschaum
Age When Smoked:
New
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 19, 2015 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
I never tried the original but If it was anything like the match version I think I would have enjoyed it. It came at a nice moisture level and the pouch note was sweet but subdued. The attractive mahogany course ribbon cut packed easily and stayed lit throughout. Nutty sweet without any bite. The burley is at the forefront with the Virginias adding a base of natural sweetness. Nic level was mild to moderate. Can be smoked all day like most all OTC style blends.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 02, 2020 | Mild to Medium | Mild | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
In the 60's-70's (before I was alive) my dad said he smoked Union leader mixed with a bit of Flying Dutchman. The original was a thin shag cut, and I remember him saying he would cut it into small bits and mix it in.
I tried the original FD before it disappeared. It was horrid. It was hot, airy, acrid and tasted like hot cardboard.
Pouch appearance is a nice, evenly distributed array of tobacco. Evenly cut, with terrific moisture on arrival. Notes of mild cocoa, vanilla, slight licorice and that signature OTC burley scent.
Packs and lights very well. Initial notes of slight cocoa and vanilla. Natural burley flavors really shine here, which has a touch of nuttiness. A little sweet nougat when sipped slowly. I'm not tasting any licorice here like some state, but there is a slight unknown herbal finish on the palate. This is an excellent all day blend that doesn't bite the tongue like the original and has so much more flavor. Solid 3.5 stars!!!!
I tried the original FD before it disappeared. It was horrid. It was hot, airy, acrid and tasted like hot cardboard.
Pouch appearance is a nice, evenly distributed array of tobacco. Evenly cut, with terrific moisture on arrival. Notes of mild cocoa, vanilla, slight licorice and that signature OTC burley scent.
Packs and lights very well. Initial notes of slight cocoa and vanilla. Natural burley flavors really shine here, which has a touch of nuttiness. A little sweet nougat when sipped slowly. I'm not tasting any licorice here like some state, but there is a slight unknown herbal finish on the palate. This is an excellent all day blend that doesn't bite the tongue like the original and has so much more flavor. Solid 3.5 stars!!!!
Pipe Used:
Dr Grabow Crown Duke (my dad's)
PurchasedFrom:
pipesandcigars.com
Age When Smoked:
1 month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 13, 2018 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium | Very Pleasant |
I have never had the pleasure of trying the original Flying Dutchman, but this version is something tasty with a great room note. I found my bulk purchase to be on the moist side, which makes it burn a little hot in the pipe. However I dried a bowl overnight, and this problem was mostly gone. Oddly enough it didn't bite either way. The flavor is fairly light, and I can taste the "herbal" quality that so many note. The aftertaste is of this, and it increases as you smoke. To me this herbal taste is increased due to the fermented taste of the cavendish and the overall moisture of the tobacco. The room note is amazing.. in some ways similar to Sir Walter Raleigh aromatic but much smoother and less smoky. It's really like nothing else. Produces a large amount of smoke. Overall I think this could be a 4 star tobacco for me if it would just come at a more reasonable moisture level. I have noticed this with Sutliff products, they almost have an oily quality that is hard to dry. It does tend to leave some dottle for me unless I'm careful (and I usually smoke to ash) but with careful packing and tamping this is not an issue.
Pipe Used:
Various briars
PurchasedFrom:
PipesandCigars.com
Age When Smoked:
right out of bag
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 03, 2021 | Mild | Medium to Strong | Medium to Full | Very Pleasant |
(3/5) Smooth consistent flavor throughout the smoke, with sweet hints of hay and flowers. Pleasant room notes that don’t linger too long. Pairs well with water, but coffee overpowers the tobacco. A mild smoke, best enjoyed in the morning or early evening before a meal.
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