Robert McConnell Red Virginia
(3.01)
One of the original blends from 1848. Rich chestnut coloured leaf from Carolina combine with Virginia brights tobaccos to produce a mild but satisfying blend. A touch of perique gives a taste of elegance and quality. No latakia is added.
Notes: Flavoring according to K&K Website: Chocolate.
Details
| Brand | Robert McConnell |
| Blended By | Kohlhase, Kopp und Co. KG |
| Manufactured By | Kohlhase & Kopp |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Cocoa / Chocolate |
| Cut | Ready Rubbed |
| Packaging | 50 grams tin |
| Country | Germany |
| Production | Currently available |
Profile
Strength
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.01 / 4
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Reviews
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Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 Reviews
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 07, 2014 | Mild | Mild to Medium | Mild | Pleasant |
I bought it blindly from a random tobacconist during one of my tobacco hunts. I was in a "virginia phase", so it caught my interest. When I opened the tin, the smell was fruity, but in an artificial and chemical way, so I got immediately turned off.
Quite moist, but ready to be smoked. The first third is sweet and fruity, but you can recognize the same chemical taste you smelled. It lacks complexity, and you are never sure if you are tasting tobacco or whatever flavoring they use. Perique? Maybe, but the same applies. From the second third on it becomes boring, and that's the opposite of what I would expect from a VA blend.
I smoked three bowls, then I gave it to my father who likes aromatics. Would not buy again. It's not bad, I just found it boring and I didn't like the taste too much.
Quite moist, but ready to be smoked. The first third is sweet and fruity, but you can recognize the same chemical taste you smelled. It lacks complexity, and you are never sure if you are tasting tobacco or whatever flavoring they use. Perique? Maybe, but the same applies. From the second third on it becomes boring, and that's the opposite of what I would expect from a VA blend.
I smoked three bowls, then I gave it to my father who likes aromatics. Would not buy again. It's not bad, I just found it boring and I didn't like the taste too much.
Pipe Used:
Savinelli, Stanwell, Peterson
Age When Smoked:
From the shelf
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Feb 10, 2014 | Mild to Medium | Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Really disappointed by this I thought it was a tobacco VA/PER instead it is an ARO.It smells of cake like danish tobaccos.Buy it if you like ARO not if you like VA/PER
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Nov 06, 2012 | Mild | Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The tin here is red and says "The Original RED VIRGINIA". I cannot find even a dash of perique. The scent is alcoolic, and it burns like hell. I tried smoking this blend in bigger and smaller pipes, to try to avoid overburning, but no chance. My impression is that what is making the tobacco burn like this is the flavoring! Among over 200 blends, this is probably one of the worst I have tried, and I will not keep up trying to find a pipe for this blend which will end up entirely in the garden , or to feed the chickens.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Sep 05, 2009 | Medium | Very Mild | Medium | Tolerable to Strong |
I love Red Virginias but this stuff is nasty. Seems like a horrible attempt at copying Blackwoods Flake. I had some hope at first light but the terrible flavor quickly put a kibosh on that. Veteran Virginia smokers please spend your hard-earned money elsewhere. I'm doing you a favor, don't ignore. Luckily I was given this to try and didn't blow my own cash.
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Aug 03, 2009 | Very Mild | Mild | Very Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
The very well packing and easy to lit tobacco. Leaving a clean soft ash.
Too much fruity and very mild for my taste. After finishing every bowl, I looked to smoke something else with a rich tobacco taste.
And where is the perique in this blend? I didn't detect it. Sorry, I can not recommend for real tobacco taste seekers. Maybe would be a pace for aromatic fans.
Too much fruity and very mild for my taste. After finishing every bowl, I looked to smoke something else with a rich tobacco taste.
And where is the perique in this blend? I didn't detect it. Sorry, I can not recommend for real tobacco taste seekers. Maybe would be a pace for aromatic fans.
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