Sutliff Tobacco Company Match Sugar Barrel

Never smoked the original, but this is a perfectly servicable blend. It has the nutty, creamy, soft notes i look for in an old timey blend. The first light tastes of burnt sugar, and slow gentle puffing will yield a light, laid back flavor of tobacco and white sugar. It actually tastes of sugar. I'd certainly consider it an aromatic, but one done with restraint. I think if one enjoys half and half, one would enjoy this. Nothing spectacular, but its tasty when smoked slowly and doesnt bite. Somewhat recommended. If i was offered it id gladly smoke it, but wouldn't seek it out.

Edit: after smoking my 6 oz package, im adding a star and buying some more. I think it an ideal smoke for those times when i want a simple sweet smoke. Its really tasty and creamy and sweet when sipped in a cob. There are often times when i want a simple smoke like carter hall, but with more va sweetness present. This was edging out half and half for those occasions while i had the pouch. Very tasty, no brainer pipefodder, with great cut and burn and flavor and a hair more complexity than most burley otcs

I smoked a who tub of the original right before they dropped it from the market and never really thought anybody would produce a decent match. Now that I've smoked several pipes of this stuff I have to say, they got it right.

Funny thing is, this is about as simple a blend as you could ever ask for. Decent nutty burley, a bit of VA to fill out the flavor profile and just enough topping to give it a bit of sweetness. To describe it you wouldn't think it'd be worth the time. But it offers a simple burley foward smoke with just enough sweetness to be interesting without getting in the way. I'm finding that there are times when I want a rich, complex and flavorful smoke. And there's times when only something simple, like this one, will do. If you liked Sugar Barrel you'll want to at least try this.

At first this seemed a little dry and brittle but it really does have the right amount of moisture. Sort of a granola like texture. True burley taste with a very mild top note. Overall the tobacco is medium strength. Not too sweet but smooth and nutty. I don't detect much cinnamon spice. Fairly straight forward flavor. Decent burley blend. Somewhere between aromatic and non aromatic.

In the spirit of the original John Middleton Sugar Barrell, a triple X blend of rare excellence, Sutliff Tobacco enters with a comparable replica offering fashioned as the befitting Sugar Bucket, not to be misconstrued as of lesser significance given the smaller volumetrics of its branded moniker. Speaking in simplistic terms, Sugar Bucket to all intents and purposes, is an especially peaceful and mellowing Codger-like venture collectedly. Sweet yes, but overbearingly so at that? Why, not at all madams and sirs.

So, in crossing off one from my literal bucket list of trial blends to experience before sadly croaking from mortal existence, we come now to the recasting of the famed Sugar Barrel. In peeking over the rim of this ordinary pail of unassuming tobacco, my eyes came to fix upon an interesting looking menagerie of dense grainy rough-cut earthy-toned slivers, ribbons, and secondary cut fragments. Showing a visage colorized in hues ranging from light sand to grayed umber and reddish/olive browns, this graveling of tobaccos harbors a pouched texture that is exceptionally dry and parched. Largely Sugar Bucket’s display perfectly captures the stressed signs of selective aging and extended processing, if not merely a creative venture in ambitious no-holds barred cutting.

Surprisingly, in sampling the pouched nose of this bulk offering, I found that Sugar Bucket prefers to be understood as a congenial natured concoction as opposed to brandishing a staunchly muscled spirit. Mostly, a relaxed essence of docile tobaccos greets the senses, projecting a lighter pass of standard nuttiness and supportive wood. Graciously sweet with in its reserve, a weaker note of diluted cocoa chases this kinder character. Full on, the Virginian leaf is almost imperceivable, only projecting an extremely buried level of tartness on the whole.

Quite honestly, this tobacco proposes no-nonsense but rather a straightforward presentation of an uncomplicated sugared Burley, and you know sometimes that can be quite enough given the proper mood. Ever hear that old time expression,” put that in your pipe and smoke it”? Well, if I were to give you a true similitude of the ensuing smoking experience that evolved, I would have to say, “it” in this case, was along the lines of a healthy slice of tasty pecan pie just like Mom used to make. With quality crafting, Sutliff has created an ordinary man’s smoking alternative that is a well-rounded blend best stylizing the general character attributes of both the White and Dark strains. In fact, for the entire duration of the bowl, these companion leaves seemed to interplay quite flavorfully. And although I found at times that the two varietals engaged in an exchange of registerable prominence, clearly the nuttiness of the White prevailed over the occasion for the most part. By fair definition, Sugar Bucket is not a complexly nuanced mixture but nothing short of a lively and true achievement in a fully plumed Burley-centric attraction.

Categorically, one could argue that there is a semi-aromatic flair to Sugar Bucket’s inherent nature. In truth, yes, the blend does follow the standard conventions of the wide grouping of comparable topped Burley blends that flood the current market. Specifically, the absolute presence of a lighter showcasing of an enduring seasoned darker brown sugar resonates consistently for the course of its smoking. This note is coupled with a lower placed tracing of faint vanilla and a finishing accent of spicy cinnamon pushing on the top tiered highlighting. Notable in their influence, nevertheless, yet smartly controlled in apparent intensity and impact, do keep that in mind.

In reference to my previously qualified comments, the healthy nuttiness of this blend is one of its key distinguishing features. Namely, the profile is largely patterned with a succulent sweeter pecan notation sitting full-bodied in the front middle of the taste band. Its remarking is tailored with an exceptional toastiness and when combined with the darker bready/crust like ambience that seems to be circulating within the melding of flavor streams, the rendered interpretation was every bit of sugary pecan pie. Further expansion of this savory taste was assisted with a decent level of fresh cocoa flagging on the edged perimeter of the profile.

Aiding this culinary impression, within immediate vicinity, the Dark leaf found its place at the table in projecting a softer earthiness and zingy herbal seasoning, which I can only describe as kind of green or brightly mossy. In addition, the darker registration further revealed some nice fermented or composted wood surrounded by wholesome butter-like overtones. There is also a tinge of finishing funky sulfur and classic Burley sourness that alternates between being poignantly sharp on the top edge accenting and/or more subdued as a passive embellishing undernote. And finally, high level italicizing of the Burley strains took on the expression of credible dark molasses and more regulated anise if anything.

On its own behalf, the residing Virginia meagerly propagated the contained bottom level taste sphere. Strictly functioning as a veritable condimental addition, this leaf engendered a recording of especially modest tang, baked bread, and lemony citrus grass. I did sense some degree of darker fruitiness and an inkling of woody floral affluence which served to embellish the depth and the sweetness of the native presence in general. Yet even with all that, the worth of the Virginian contribution is characteristically decorative in effect at best.

Producing a very smoky disposition, Sugar Bucket feels relatively thicker upon the qualifying palate, which is a nice property especially if one enjoys figuratively chewing on the smoke to extend the realizable savor. This tobacco emits a concentrated haze of substantial white-gray vapors in a trademarked expenditure. Carrying a tolerable nosed impression, the produced effect declares a meaty room aroma that is somewhat buttery, centering upon a rather confluent nutty-earthy quality that is trimmed with a softened fragrant of coy sugar.

Respective to the base mechanical performance, Sugar Bucket does promote a nice relatively cool temperature with its consuming, yet it does seem to counter as a bit persnickety in terms of steadied burn compliance, but nothing along the lines of a high maintenance rodeo of annoying relights. The quality of the standard smoking experience is decidedly tight and perfectly consistent on most concerns. However, there is a parceling of limited roughness around the edges in relation to optimum and harmonious flow in the smooth packaging of the assorted strains involved. And happily, there is virtually no incurrence of undesirable palate bite to speak on the positive.

In summary, Sugar Bucket is a simple satisfying production that brings the best of the common codger-like cross functionalities. Enjoyed as an all-day smoking excursion, this one lends itself nicely to being a carefree piping alternative, assuming you do favor the representative experience of a straight-up modestly sweetened Burley. 3.0 Pipes