Rattray Hal O' the Wynd
(3.38)
"A pure Virginian tobacco of a most unusual share of strength". This is a strong, sharp aged red Virginia blend that will perk you up quickly.
New tin description: "Hal O' The Wynd" is an unusually strong Virginia-based mixture. Fire-cured Kentucky is added to a base of a variety of Virginias and Perique completes this mixture. It is then pressed and finally rubbed by hand.
Notes: The booklet inside the tin says "A full-bodied Virginia tobacco with a slight sweetness and extremely pleasant smoking characteristics. The name comes from that of the armourer in the novel "The Fair Maid of Perth" - a man who had "a most unusual share of strength". In the German decription is written: "und einem Hauch wurzigem Perique" that means: "and a touch of spicy Perique".
Details
| Brand | Rattray |
| Series | British Collection |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Blend Type | Virginia Based |
| Contents | Kentucky, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin, 100 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Medium to Strong
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium to Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.38 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 21 - 28 of 28 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 22, 2010 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
Good and strong by itself, if you like virginas. I smoke it once every few months by itself and chop and add it to other stuff to perk them up.
Its a virginia, smoke it slow and by the way:
Taking more of this medication than recommended may cause serious breathing problems.
Do not take alcoholic beverages while taking this medication.
May cause drowsiness. Alcohol may intensify this effect. Use care when operating a car or dangerous machinery.
Its a virginia, smoke it slow and by the way:
Taking more of this medication than recommended may cause serious breathing problems.
Do not take alcoholic beverages while taking this medication.
May cause drowsiness. Alcohol may intensify this effect. Use care when operating a car or dangerous machinery.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 15, 2009 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
I had a box kept aside for more than one year. I opened it and the first impression, from its natural perfume but also from the perfume of dry fruits, was very positive. A humid enough smoke, with monotonous, but also mild flavor for me. It has enough Nicotine.
PIPESTUD writes that it burned dry up to the end. I will not agree with him because to me, on the contrary, it was so humid till the end of bowl, that it felt a bit tiring.
A good tobacco, but for me it is worse than GOLDEN SLICED of ORLIK and SILVER FLAKE of SOLANI.I emptied the tin by mixing it with AUTUMN EVENING.
It needs a lot of attention when filling the bowl, it does not need pressure. A tobacco good as a time-out, after Oriental or aromatic.
PIPESTUD writes that it burned dry up to the end. I will not agree with him because to me, on the contrary, it was so humid till the end of bowl, that it felt a bit tiring.
A good tobacco, but for me it is worse than GOLDEN SLICED of ORLIK and SILVER FLAKE of SOLANI.I emptied the tin by mixing it with AUTUMN EVENING.
It needs a lot of attention when filling the bowl, it does not need pressure. A tobacco good as a time-out, after Oriental or aromatic.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jun 16, 2009 | Medium to Strong | None Detected | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
This was the first pipe tobacco that I bought, October 2008. I bought it two tins, one to smoke and one to cellar. Being an ex cigarette smoker HOW perked my curiosity because it is a Virginia/ Per blend and I thought this would be a good place to start, cased tobacco does not appeal to me. The smell is pure unadulterated tobacco strong and harsh, I smelt no magical grassy or woodsy overtures; I guess that my nose needs more time in this new found hobby of ours to develop a keen smell , this isn't a bad thing but since this was my first pipe tobacco that I tried I believe that I was overly excited. I wanted HOW to be the end all tobacco, I guess I need to pay my dues and put in more time; which isnt a bad thing, to develop my palate to appreciate this supposedly fine blend. I blame myself for not enjoying HOW and look forward to the day that I develop my nose and palate. Happy smoking.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Mar 05, 2009 | Medium | None Detected | Medium to Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Got a tin of this. Straight out of the tin, the tobacco is extremely moist, but I had to try it anyway. The tastes I get are the typical coffee taste of aged flakes, such as Full Virginia Flake, but also a spicy taste of red virginias. It's sweet, but not overly so. I've had a couple of bowls so far. Both were steamy from the high moisture content, but unlike Esoterica Tobacciana's Stonehaven, there was a lot of flavor even when very wet. I set some aside to dry; perhaps I will find this a four star blend then. Surprisingly no tongue bite, but I think I've either grown immune or it's a delayed reaction; every night when I brush my tongue it stings like a terrible case of tongue bite times the amount of bowls I've smoked that day. More to come.
UPDATE: Dried it out and had a much more pleasant smoke. It's not better than Full Virginia Flake, but different. It tastes like an aged McClelland 5100.
UPDATE #2: Even more dried out, it tastes exactly like Prince Albert. I love the tin design, but for $15 I honestly expected a lot more from this highly rated blend. If it was cheap, I'd go ahead and give it three stars, but because it's so expensive, I have to give it two.
UPDATE: Dried it out and had a much more pleasant smoke. It's not better than Full Virginia Flake, but different. It tastes like an aged McClelland 5100.
UPDATE #2: Even more dried out, it tastes exactly like Prince Albert. I love the tin design, but for $15 I honestly expected a lot more from this highly rated blend. If it was cheap, I'd go ahead and give it three stars, but because it's so expensive, I have to give it two.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Apr 14, 2008 | Strong | Very Mild | Full | Tolerable to Strong |
Surprsingly, I didn't enjoy Hal O' the Wynd at all!!!!
I found the tobacco annoying in smell and in taste, it was irritating my eyes and my nostrils...and my wife didn't approve at all the room aroma, she disliked it - she said the smell was irritating.
The flake is not that dark, I bought it first in bulk, it was a totally different tobacco, very dark with almost a strong coffee aroma, that was about 10 years ago, and it was very enjoyable, so when I saw it on Smokingpipes.com, I said Atta boy, let's order it! But here is a good proof of how a bulk and the original are so different...I preferred the bulk version a lot better, which had a cappucino aroma and tasted pure matured VA tobacco.
The tobacco in the tin is definitely red VA, but it's not dark at all, and the taste is irritating to my senses...I don't know what is was, maybe a bad batch...it happens, but I am not ready to retry it for a good while, I was truly disappointed, especially after all the praises I read about this Bakkie....
Such is life. Somewhat recommended.
I found the tobacco annoying in smell and in taste, it was irritating my eyes and my nostrils...and my wife didn't approve at all the room aroma, she disliked it - she said the smell was irritating.
The flake is not that dark, I bought it first in bulk, it was a totally different tobacco, very dark with almost a strong coffee aroma, that was about 10 years ago, and it was very enjoyable, so when I saw it on Smokingpipes.com, I said Atta boy, let's order it! But here is a good proof of how a bulk and the original are so different...I preferred the bulk version a lot better, which had a cappucino aroma and tasted pure matured VA tobacco.
The tobacco in the tin is definitely red VA, but it's not dark at all, and the taste is irritating to my senses...I don't know what is was, maybe a bad batch...it happens, but I am not ready to retry it for a good while, I was truly disappointed, especially after all the praises I read about this Bakkie....
Such is life. Somewhat recommended.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 24, 2007 | Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
The reports of strength are overrated. Its just another quality, stronger that most VA. If you like it natural, and fairly strong, this is for you. i found no real suprises here and for the price there are better.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Oct 26, 2006 | Medium to Strong | Extremely Mild | Medium | Tolerable |
STRAIGHTFORWARD UNILATERAL VA TOBACCO FLAVOR
What a great VA. With strength, but no foulness. I would almost say mild on the palate yet full and flavorfull. It remains consistant, I find that unique. (some might find this lack of development boring). I like it, it stays in the toolbox- I really recommend Brown Clunee over it as it is more interesting in that it develops from mild to spicy keeping interest.
BETTER PICK: MCCLELLAND CHRISTMAS CHEER 05' OR 06
What a great VA. With strength, but no foulness. I would almost say mild on the palate yet full and flavorfull. It remains consistant, I find that unique. (some might find this lack of development boring). I like it, it stays in the toolbox- I really recommend Brown Clunee over it as it is more interesting in that it develops from mild to spicy keeping interest.
BETTER PICK: MCCLELLAND CHRISTMAS CHEER 05' OR 06
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Dec 04, 2004 | Medium to Strong | Very Mild | Medium to Full | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is a zesty full-bodied medium brown VA that comes in a broken flake. Excellent tin aroma. Nice moisture. No need to rub out although you can for a quicker burn.
I believe this tobacco is loved by die-hard VA folks. For me, an occasional VA smoker, it was too strongly flavored and a bit too bitey. I much prefer the lighter Old Gowrie. When I want a fuller VA flake, I tend to go for McClelland's Blackwoods or Dark Star, which I find easier on the palate.
Top quality for sure . . . just not my style.
I believe this tobacco is loved by die-hard VA folks. For me, an occasional VA smoker, it was too strongly flavored and a bit too bitey. I much prefer the lighter Old Gowrie. When I want a fuller VA flake, I tend to go for McClelland's Blackwoods or Dark Star, which I find easier on the palate.
Top quality for sure . . . just not my style.
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