Rattray Terry Red
(2.31)
A pleasant blend of light Carolina, Virginia and black cavendish. Rum, ginger and cherry gives a mild flavor for everyone will enjoy. This mixture burns very well and dry in the pipe.
Details
| Brand | Rattray |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Blend Type | Aromatic |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Alcohol / Liquor, Cherry, Rum |
| Cut | Broken Flake |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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2.31 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 20, 2010 | Medium to Strong | Mild | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
My first tin of a Rattrays blend. Rather dull looking tin, too. Ah well I guess it doesn't matter much.
I agree with most of the reviewers here ; the tin aroma is simply amazing. Good enough to eat I think someone said. And quite right too.
However, the tin aroma does not follow through in the smoke, much to my disappointment. It took a few bowls of this stuff before I could detect a character/taste.
It's not like any other blend I've tried, and it has a tendancy towards the harsh if pulled too hard. The taste is odd, a kind of peppery ginger mix. No rum and no cherry. I reckon they made those up.
It goes out a lot, probably due to the moisture level and the fact I'm too lazy to dry it out. It certainly gives off a lovely aroma but no-one has said anything one way or another. Therefore it's allowed in the house.
Even though it's not vile (although I can see why some smokers would find it so) I couldn't smoke this day in day out. Shan't buy it again.
I agree with most of the reviewers here ; the tin aroma is simply amazing. Good enough to eat I think someone said. And quite right too.
However, the tin aroma does not follow through in the smoke, much to my disappointment. It took a few bowls of this stuff before I could detect a character/taste.
It's not like any other blend I've tried, and it has a tendancy towards the harsh if pulled too hard. The taste is odd, a kind of peppery ginger mix. No rum and no cherry. I reckon they made those up.
It goes out a lot, probably due to the moisture level and the fact I'm too lazy to dry it out. It certainly gives off a lovely aroma but no-one has said anything one way or another. Therefore it's allowed in the house.
Even though it's not vile (although I can see why some smokers would find it so) I couldn't smoke this day in day out. Shan't buy it again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 13, 2010 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Very Pleasant |
I tried Terry Red at the recommendation of a friend. I opened the tin and it smelled good enough to eat. I smoked three bowls over three days to give it a chance.
I liked it fair, but don't know if I would buy it again or not. The room note is nice; my wife liked it a lot. The sweetness was a little intense for me. It also left a lot of syrupy gunk in the bottom of the bowl. I ran a pipe cleaner through the stem during each of the smokes because of the gurgle.
Might be a decent smoke in the evening after dinner as a dessert, but there are other aromatics I like better. It wasn't bad enough that I'll give it away, but probably won't buy again.
I liked it fair, but don't know if I would buy it again or not. The room note is nice; my wife liked it a lot. The sweetness was a little intense for me. It also left a lot of syrupy gunk in the bottom of the bowl. I ran a pipe cleaner through the stem during each of the smokes because of the gurgle.
Might be a decent smoke in the evening after dinner as a dessert, but there are other aromatics I like better. It wasn't bad enough that I'll give it away, but probably won't buy again.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 26, 2007 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
Say whatever you will about aromatics, or cherry flavored types of tobacco, but they have their place in society - when there are those around who deplore all types of smoke. Among the genre of this kind of an aromatic, this one is pretty good. Not great, certainly not bad. Just...pretty good. Like many aromatics, it burns hot and damp. It can bite you some if you oversmoke it, and will also get bitter. I compare this with Peterson's Sunset Breeze, another aromatic of good quality leaf. The aroma of this isn't quite as sweet, to me, but it's still extremely pleasant. This serves a role to me - and while it will rarely be enjoyed, during those times when people around you will need to be pacified, this blend will do it. Above all else that could be written about it, the room note is awesome.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 21, 2006 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Terry Red - The can I cracked I think was dried out a bit...which catered to a little different smoking experience with this one that perhaps some of the others. I found that the Rum, Ginger and Cherry flavors were only found in the tin aroma but hardly detected by me in the smoke. It packs and smokes very well but is bland to me. A bowl of Terry Red is just a so so smoke from my sampling. First of the Rattray's to try, for me, I will continue to find something better in this family of tobacco...eventually...for now I have Terry Red and Charles Mixture here to sample...looking forward to Old Growrie and some others.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 17, 2002 | Mild | Medium | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Although I nomally don't smoke aromatics, I gave this a try based on the Rattray name. I also favor flakes so this ribbon cut burned fast and hotter than I'd chose for any regular smoke. The mixture of black cavendish and VAs in this form lacked a natural tobacco flavor and the flavor from the casings that orginally attracted me to this blend either burned off or were hiding from my taste. I don't need an imported German tobacco to duplicate what I could purchase @ the local drugstore. Overall, a disappoinment.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Jan 13, 2002 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
This tobacco is, as far as I know, Rattray's first excursion into the world of heavily cased aromatics. They probably should have stayed with their strong suit, latakia blends and matured virginias. Terry Red is not a bad tobacco, it just doesn't live up to its billing as something special from a respected blender. The casings, cherry and ginger, are almost undetectable, and the shag ribbon cut burns too hot for my taste. It can be a formidable tongue biter if smoked too fast, and while my wife is unoffended by the room aroma, she prefers many other aromatics such as Blue Note over Terry Red. I bought a 100 gram tin and it is likely to take me a long time to smoke it all since everytime I'm tempted to try it again, I wind up reaching for a more pleasing aromatic. Note to Rattray: Stay with what you do best--this isn't it.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| May 19, 2001 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant to Tolerable |
Kind of liked it at first, but now compared to some of the Dan Tobacco blends and others that I have been smoking, it is nothing special. Just an aromatic blend similar to any one of a number of German blends and with a slight unpleasantness to it as the tobacco burns down.
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