Rattray High Society
(2.90)
This tobacco is made from the finest Virginia, blended with burley and black cavendish. The aromatic vanilla flavor makes this smoke unmistakable ans is known to have even spoiled even the most particular of connoisseurs.
Details
| Brand | Rattray |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Vanilla |
| Cut | Coarse Cut |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.90 / 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 |
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| Jul 07, 2005 | Mild | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Another good aromatic, very pleasant as far as room aroma and not too bad for the palate too. It isn't biting at all, burns cool but it becomes bitter towards the end of the bowl, when the vanilla flavour vanishes.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2007 | Mild | Strong | Mild | Very Pleasant |
An interesting aromatic, somewhat like Radfords "Sundays Fantasy" but with a more purely vanilla aroma, whereas SF has a little fruit in the casings. The cut is irregular, large pieces of leaf in places, little shreds mixed in, but not so purposefully unusual as SF.
I was hoping for a little more flavour with the Perique and the Kentucky, but the taste is like so many heavily cased aromatics- thin and steamy, sweet at first, but becoming bitter as the vanilla departs toward the end. It smokes quite fast considering the cut, and leaves a wad of soggy dottle.
Lovers of very mild cavendish aromatics may be able to get this to work, I just wish I could get Dunhill BlacK Aromatic again...
I was hoping for a little more flavour with the Perique and the Kentucky, but the taste is like so many heavily cased aromatics- thin and steamy, sweet at first, but becoming bitter as the vanilla departs toward the end. It smokes quite fast considering the cut, and leaves a wad of soggy dottle.
Lovers of very mild cavendish aromatics may be able to get this to work, I just wish I could get Dunhill BlacK Aromatic again...
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jul 24, 2004 | Medium | Medium to Strong | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
HS is, at least to me, in the same vein as Charles Mixture (see those reviews). I tried this when a friend of mine bought the last tin on the shelf at the tobak shoppe where we worked and I'm glad it was his money and not mine. I'm sure good quality leaf was used as with other Rattrays blends, but IMO, they should have left off the Vanilla casing and it may have been much better. It wasn't too bad for about the first 15-20 minutes but then things kinda went South. Though not excessively moist (goopy & sticky), even with relaxed puffing HS tended to smoke hot, bitey and sharp with a somewhat charcoal like aftertaste as you smoke down the bowl; drying some for a time helped a bit but not much. There was a tobacco taste mingled in the flavor, but it seemed to be clouded a bit. Maybe it's the way it was cased or the type of casing used, I don't know. Maybe just my taster. YMMV. My pipes have always been kept clean so I won't blame that factor. It seemed more flavorful than Chas Mix, and given the two to pick from I'll opt for HOTW, BC or OG anyday. ;o) Nuff said. HS doesn't work for me.
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