Tobaccos Peter Stokkebye - Burley (No.702)

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	JimInks (3025)	2015-03-14		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

The burley is toasty, earthy and nutty with a hint of oats, and just a little sweetness. Has a very light nic-hit. The strength and taste levels are mild. Won't bite, but has a small rough edge at times. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a consistent flavor. Needs few relights, and leaves little moisture in the bowl. An all day, one dimensional work and play smoke with a decent after taste. Can work as a mixer, too. Three stars no matter which way you intend to smoke it.

-JimInks

16 people found this review helpful.

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	fr_tom (393)	2014-05-23		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

This is a very good, and the smoking experience is like Uhle's Blend 00 without the topping. It is mild and smooth with subtle sweet/nutty/toasty flavors. It is an easy smoke and came at a great moisture level. It smoked cool for me and was easy to keep lit. I realize the stuff is intended for blending, but it is a great smoke by itself.

If you are a fan of burley and don't mind mild/untopped, get some of this and you won't regret the purchase. As a bonus, it is a bargain.

Edit 1/26/15 I realized I was on my second pound of this, and it is time to update this review to a 3.5. It is simple and unassuming. It satisfies.

14 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-04-12		Extremely Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

I bought this for blending but there's no way anyone can tell what a component does for a blend without getting to know each component. I intended to smoke a couple bowls of this straight but ended up smoking 8. It was probably more of a nostalgia thing than for the flavor, which can only be described as mild. There certainly is flavor but the smoker should go into this with a clean palate or they'll miss the subtleties. It has the usual burley nuttiness/toastiness and it burns very clean, if a little fast. As another poster mentioned, I found that the cut forced me to pack this easily. The aroma reminded me of my father's Carter Hall from years ago but the flavor lacked CH's top note that I find mildly offensive.

As a blender, this does just what it's supposed to do - it tones down a heavy blend and increases its body without adding its own commentary. I mixed this with a heavy latakia blend (50% latakia, 40% virginia, 10% oriental) which yielded a blend that didn't make my mouth feel like Normandy Beach during WWII - a great improvement! I also added this to that same latakia blend, added some blending orientals and a dash of perique and got something that, while not suitable for sale, was interesting enough for me to finish.

This is a nice, unassuming mix of mostly straight burley. It won't knock your socks off but it's very gentlemanly indeed for those times you just want to relax and not notice your tobacco... if you ever have those times.

7 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2076)	2017-09-20		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

Peter Stokkebye - Burley (No.702).

Even if this is intended for blending, it's a cracking smoke on its own!

It's coarse cut, a mixture of different shades of brown, and only a touch too moist.

The smoke's a very high quality Burley one. The nutty/toasty/rustic side outweighs any sweetness from the Cavendish process. Because the Burley's causticity leads, the sweet flavour comes through very mildly. It burns well, needing very little attention.

Nicotine: mild. Room-note: pleasant.

I find No.702 a four star Burley.

Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Cob

Age When Smoked: One month

Purchased From: 4noggins

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2013-11-05		Very Mild	Extremely Mild	Very Mild	Pleasant

Bought this for blending. Lacks the strength I was seeking. Should have read these reviews first. Oops!

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Eulenburg (193)	2002-12-21		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

Burley lovers ought to try this extra-smooth, steamed, Tennessee-type leaf. It is of very good quality even if, to my decadent tongue, it tastes a bit like a Communion wafer.

Might it also blend well with some sharp-toothed Virginia out there begging to be tamed?

5 people found this review helpful.

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	BurleyBhuddist860 (6)	2019-11-24		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I find myself reaching for this blend whenever I want a mild yet flavorful burley. The quality of the leaf is exceptional and is good to go right out of the bag. It is most likely uncased and if there is anything it would be the slightest sugar to round it all out. I am a burley lover and this definitely does it for me.

Pipe Used: Various cobs

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: pipesandcigars.com

Similar Blends: Carter hall, prince albert, SWR ,etc.....

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-08-27		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant

I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that this unassuming bulk blend is actually a superb Burley contender. I find plenty of flavor in the smoke - so it's much more than just a blender, and assuming that you enjoy Burley blends, this could easily be an all day smoke.

I have smoked most of the boutique Burley blends out there (flake, cube cut and otherwise) and this blend more than holds its own on several points: flavor, price, burning characteristics, etc.

Full of typical Burley flavors, this delightful, slightly sweet blend burns great (after drying, like most PS blends) while yielding a nice, pleasant room note.

If you like Burley blends - even for just a change of pace like I do - this is a "must try" due to its more than reasonable bulk price and nice gentle Burley flavors. Like many of the PS blends, this is a genuine bargain.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	george3847 (1)	2016-09-20		Mild to Medium	Mild	Mild	Unnoticeable

I'm a burley piper. Don't like aromatics at all. Hate the smell and goop. Could give a hoot less about the analysis of room note, etc. (if you don't like what I'm smoking - leave the area). This is now my official go to tobacco. Mixes with anything, especially good with Prince Albert or just a really good, satisfying smoke all by itself. After 50 years of trying everything under the sun, this hits it out of the park (or pipe).

Pipe Used: cobs

Age When Smoked: 70

Purchased From: Pipes and Tobacco

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Haebar (52)	2015-12-01		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Pleasant

I like Burley and blends that contain Burley, so I bought some of this blend from a friend who was thinning his cellar. This is a ribbon cut that is easy to light and stays lit comparatively well. It is very mild and does not bite; it will be good for blending with a nippy Virginia or other blend that needs to be tamed down. For nicotine strength, it is mild as well. For smoking by itself, it is rather tasty though somewhat plain. If plain, mild, unadorned Burley is what you are after, this is a good tobacco to buy. This was smoked in a Sunrise Canadian and a Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman.

Pipe Used: Sunrise Canadian, Missouri Meerschaum

Age When Smoked: 2 years

Purchased From: a friend

3 people found this review helpful.

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	scottyspipesebay (25)	2012-08-04		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I bought an oz. of this on a whim from a flyby-night tobacco joint in Bend, OR. a few years ago in 1999. At the time I smoked a few bowls and it left me wondering why I just didn't wait until they got my favorite Cav in at the Specialty Cigar store. I decided it's only hope was to cellar it. Well I just got around to opening it up today and give it a second try. Well, 3 years later and it tastes the same, and yes, I DO know how to age tobacco. If I'd thrown in some good pungent cutter grade with it, there may have been a chance to salvage this, but as it is, it is the most bland, unimaginative WEED I have wasted my money on. Not worth dirtying my pipe with. There is an old adage that goes like this: you get what you pay for.

This is the same review I gave for Virginia Q, bought at the same store, at the same time. It's base tobacco, and a bad one at that.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Max1a (38)	2008-07-19		Mild	Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

A top notch burley! If thats what you are looking for, here it is! Nothing fancy, nothing added just nice looking pressed and chopped burly. A great blender if your not inclined to smoke it alone.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2007-06-17		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I would agree with other reviewers that this blend should only be used for blending. Smoking it straight is a bland prospect. Burley and cavendish are traditionally blending tobaccos, and although some wonderful tobaccos feature a burley base, this blend is almost straight burley. Trying to describe the taste of this tobacco is like trying to describe the taste of pure water - there's just nothing there. It is neither pleasant nor offensive, just flat.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	Darth 69 (117)	2019-05-12		Mild	Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

Different than it was some years ago, where it was a rather dry, hard pressed and rubbed out tobacco with a more or less neutral and straight forward tobacco flavor. Since then reformulated into something more akin to Stokkebye's Dutch Cavendish with a slight smoky edge from presumingly a bit of dark fired leaf; I certainly hope it's not added smoke flavor but one never knows for sure these days. It's bolder than the Dutch Cavendish, actually a bit of a rough and I dare say slightly harsh edge to it that tickles the nostrils. The larger character is mild sweet grain with a light taste. It doesn't seem like there is much if any cocoa in this. Cased and somewhat moist but not overly so which I thinks helps in making it a milder smoke. It does have a bit of cloying sweetness probably from glycerin and perhaps glycol which may bother some. Overall, a burley that I would prefer over many others. Reminiscent of Mac Baren's Symphony but more moist and sweeter.

Similar Blends: Mac Baren Symphony.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Smoke_Ring (158)	2013-05-28		Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Mild	Very Pleasant

Peter Stokkebye - PS-702 Burley

Star Rating = 3

Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst

Pouch Note = 8

Room Note = 8

Flavor = 8

Bite = 8

Burn = 8

After Taste = 8

Raw Score = 48

Rated Percentage = 80%

Comment = Smooth, Mild, Mellow, nice burley Flavor without a Bite. This PS-702 Burley blend is just as good if not better than Lane's BLWB

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2010-04-10		Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

If this was the last pipe tobacco on earth, I can't say as I'd mind. I order it pounds at a time, smoke it in a cob while I work outdoors, puff in a favoured briar while reading in my chair, it's just a companionable, very inexpensive good quality burley tobacco.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	SopwithCamel (255)	2007-02-03		Mild	Extremely Mild	Mild	Pleasant to Tolerable

The only sin of this blend is how simple it is. It is a blend of almost unadorned Burley, just barely processed enough to take the rough edges off.

It has a mild, oat-like flavor, with a hint of toasted bread. As the bowl progresses, it takes on a flavor, much like black pepper, in the background.

This stuff showed up quite dry. The cut keeps me from over packing it. The trick to this stuff is to smoke it very slowly. If you power puff it, you will naturally bring out the worst in it.

If you've been smoking heavier blends, you might not taste much at all. But the flavor is there just the same.

If you usually hate Burley, this is no goodwill ambassador. But if you generally like the stuff, this isn't bad.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2006-10-26		Very Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Pleasant

AIR,HEAT,CREAMY

This Burley is so very mild- you taste the creamyness of the smoke only. I used it to blend.

BETTER PICK: ORLIK GOLDEN SLICE OR DARK KENTUCKY, OR GL PEASE BARBARY COAST

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipe4ever (204)	2009-05-02		Mild	None Detected	Mild	Unnoticeable

This is great burley in Cavendish cut, it has absolutely no bite, it is good for straight smoke as well for blending, it is creamy, the taste is extremely subtle and hard to notice, there is no topping or casing, you need to smoke few bowls to be able to detect its hidden flavors. It is NOT tasteless, I find it has a very distinctive toasty/creamy taste which is delicious, but you need some effort to find it.

For blending this is the best burley out there, it is truly unflavored, which is great to balance your heavily cased aromatic blends or for adjusting your edgy sweet Virginia.

The only thing that is missing in this blend is that it is not really "nutty" as I would expect from a good burley tobacco, otherwise it is really enjoyable smoke for the coming hot summer.

PSB are excellent blender, all their tobaccos are good, and I am never disappointed with any of them (never really).

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-06-23		Extremely Mild	None Detected	Extremely Mild (Flat)	Unnoticeable

I do not smoke this tobacco, but I do use it as a Blending Tobacco with a blend I have put together. It does take the rough edges off the Virginia I us in blending.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2003-05-27		Medium	Mild to Medium	Mild	Very Pleasant

Nothing for me here. I love PS's blends but this bit like the devil and I was expecting something along the lines of MB Burley from the name. There is no "pressed" tobacco (MB Burley looks like a partially rubbed out flake) and it was more cavendish cut than anything else. There is a topping here that I can't figure out because it's not as nice as the typical honey thing the Danes normally do. I won a pound of it in a contest and wound up giving/throwing it all away. Nowhere near as good as a Burley can be...

1 person found this review helpful.