Sutliff Tobacco Company Queen Anne's Revenge D64

Sutliff Tobacco Company - Queen Anne's Revenge.

It was too moist on arrival, not wet, but in need of an airing before being piped Just like it's tinned twin! The blend appears 50/50 black and brown, and is slightly coarse.

The leading taste of the smoke is a sweet, vanilla one: molasses from the rum, and an added vanilla flavour: heavier than that which would emanate from Black Cavendish alone. The Burley adds a coarseness which takes the edge off any sticky feeling which could arrive without it. The Virginia's the lesser of the three leaves, giving more of a condiment type flavour. Mine burns cool, even, without a bite at all.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: very pleasant.

Like it's counterpart Barbados Plantation this deserves four stars:

Highly recommended.

The perfect rum blend. The predominant taste is the rum with a little vanilla for sweetening. Pouch note is amazing and is consistent with the room note. Came a little moist, but still provided a pleasant smoking experience although I will let it dry out a little. An all day smoke that is consistent to the bottom of the bowl. I cannot think of one negative thing to say about this tobacco!

First, I am not a major aromatic smoker; at least now a days. Like most pipers who have been at this passion for an extended period of years, somehow the path always leads one to more luxurious and heavier blends such English, Burleys and Virginias. Although I found my piping legs on a literal spew of different aromatic blends, my palate has since matured to preferring blends offering true native tobacco flavoring; less the sugary/artificial toppings. Having stopped at one of our local wall of beer stores that happens to also sell cigars and a limited supply of pipe tobaccos, I noticed a canister of this particular Sutliff mix sitting adjacent to the Match 20 English blend that I was originally after. Reading the name printed on the canister, Queen Anne’s Revenge, set my internal cat on a path of curiosity.

Not knowing what this particular blend was, I proceeded to lift the jar lid just to get a hint of what the substance was inside. By appearance I spied a course mound of tobacco of the mostly dark brown and black in complexion; Burley-Virginia-Cavendish. As with most aromatics I could easily discern the excessive moistness brought on by whatever the applied toppings were in the recipe. Note this particular mixture requires extended drying time for optimized burning.

Bringing the canister to my nose I experienced a wonderfully enticing aroma to say the least. Judging from the blend’s rich sweet vanilla-rum perfume, I instantly registered that I was holding on to a quality aromatic. It was too provoking to ignore, so I thought what the heck and purchased an ounce to try.

Overall, Queen Anne’s Revenge flavor is a rich, pleasant fusion of sweet vanilla notes and a spray of zesty rum. Generally with aromatics I often find that the lovely pouch note rarely transfers through to the taste; not so with this one. The flavor is true and highly enjoyable. Underneath, I could just sense light traces of the woody Burley but not so much of the Virginia however. There is some added sweetness brought on by the complement of the Black Cavendish nonetheless. I’ve had several other rum topped mixtures and this one definitely stands out as one of the best that I have smoked to date. A very enjoyable experience in general.

The smoke produced is rather full and plumey with a room note that is extremely fragrant and inviting. A great all day smoker or dessert type blend. Nic hit is pretty much nothing. No bite or tongue lashing with this one. Just a very nice little tasty aromatic that I would recommend you give a try.

I bought it on a whim and discovered that there may be more to be said about instinct than one may realize.

Very moist, but burns well and cool. Delicious and smooth. As aromatic as they come. Scratches my rum itch. Yummy stuff. No bite. One of the few that tastes as good smoked as it smells in the pouch.