Tom Eltang Mixture
(2.84)
A delicious broken flake featuring the classic pairing of red and bright Virginias, with the addition of a mellow flavored, cool smoking dark burley, and flavor-brightening perique.
Notes: This blend is being released on September 17, 2014 at Tom Eltang's house in Denmark. Per Mr. Eltang: For some time now (about the past 15 years or so…) I have been playing with the idea of blending my own tobacco as a natural extension of my craft. Finally this happens - through the help and guidance of Sykes Wilford, Smokingpipes.com and the American Pipe Tobacco Manufacture, Cornell & Diehl tobaccos.
Details
| Brand | Tom Eltang |
| Blended By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Manufactured By | Cornell & Diehl |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Burley |
| Contents | Burley, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 2 ounce tin |
| Country | United States |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2015 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Typically, I don't go for tobaccos made by Pipe Makers (Peterson being an exception). But this stuff was refreshingly enjoyable (Not too surprising given my C&D preferences).
Hard to tell that there is anything other than Burley in here upon the initial view. Mostly a cardboard brown color in a cut that's very similar to the Burley Flake series.
In my experience this bowl starts a lot like Old Joe Krantz; piquant, rich, even spicy. I got mostly straight unflavored burley with sharp notes of perique. But it subsides after the first several puffs and evens out. From the first 1/4 to the last 1/4 of the bowl are very burley forward while Mr. Perique pops in and out. The VAs build steadily and there are hints of raisins, honey, molasses and sweet sweet red VA. The last 1/4 of the bowl is simply amazing. Sweet, spicy and nutty. I appreciate these changes int he smoke as I don't believe it is pure luck, but rather designed by the blender.
This stuff burns very cool, with little moisture and leaves a nice white ash at the bottom of your pipe. For any fans of Burley/BurVaPers, I highly recommend this.
I felt this was much sweeter than Burley Flake #3 and less intense than Old Joe Krantz. To me it's the smallest brother in that family. Well done C&D!
Hard to tell that there is anything other than Burley in here upon the initial view. Mostly a cardboard brown color in a cut that's very similar to the Burley Flake series.
In my experience this bowl starts a lot like Old Joe Krantz; piquant, rich, even spicy. I got mostly straight unflavored burley with sharp notes of perique. But it subsides after the first several puffs and evens out. From the first 1/4 to the last 1/4 of the bowl are very burley forward while Mr. Perique pops in and out. The VAs build steadily and there are hints of raisins, honey, molasses and sweet sweet red VA. The last 1/4 of the bowl is simply amazing. Sweet, spicy and nutty. I appreciate these changes int he smoke as I don't believe it is pure luck, but rather designed by the blender.
This stuff burns very cool, with little moisture and leaves a nice white ash at the bottom of your pipe. For any fans of Burley/BurVaPers, I highly recommend this.
I felt this was much sweeter than Burley Flake #3 and less intense than Old Joe Krantz. To me it's the smallest brother in that family. Well done C&D!
Pipe Used:
Briars, Mortas and Meers
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2015 | Medium to Strong | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Free sample and first vabur blend . Pouch aroma hay. Charring was easy and I got a fat whiff of spice from the. Perique for the first tokes of smoke. Soon after a nutty smoke from burley and tang from the Virginia s play ball through out the bowl as the spice from the perique falls in the background. Nice broken flakes and ribbon burn to ash . My sinus is pretty much clear. I did get a little sour note but not much. The burley is real nice All I have to say to this blend is wow. Need to get more and cellar it
Pipe Used:
grabow duke
PurchasedFrom:
free sample from smokingpipes.com
Age When Smoked:
month
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Oct 25, 2014 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable |
I too received a free sample from SmokingPipes. I usually smoke aromatics and milder mixtures. However I enjoyed this slightly stronger mixture from Tom Eltang. Nice earthy tobacco tastes without the campfire smell of Latakia. Smooth smoke and left a sweet taste in my mouth. No tongue bite, throat burn - just a nice tobaccoey smoke. Clean white ash, no dottle or wetness. A little too strong for me although I did enjoy it and might order some some more. I also tried Eltang's English, which I enjoyed even more.
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