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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| JimInks (2647) |   |
Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Pleasant |
The flue cured Virginia is mildly grassy, mildly citrus sweet. The burley is toasty, lightly sharp and nutty with a very minor molasses note. Has a mild nic-hit. Burns very well and needs a little hydration to slow it down, and improve the flavor a little. Leaves no moisture in the bowl, makes lots of smoke. Hardly needs a relight. It doesn't bite. Unlike some other RYO tobaccos that double as pipe filler, this one lacks body, depth of flavor, and character to satisfy a pipe smoker. An unfulfilling all day smoke, it may work okay for cigarettes.
-JimInks
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| DeathMetal.org (166) | |
Medium | None Detected | Medium | Tolerable |
It may be the classic American blend: mostly Burley with some Virginia to sweeten it. Ohm "Natural" is a good smoke that is doubly good at the price. Its tin note smells much like that of the Semois tobaccos from Europe, a sweetness with a faint overtone of almonds or hazelnuts. The mixture is slightly moist, and seems to be a mixture of White Burley and Dark Burley with some Bright Virginia in a supporting role. It lights easily, and produces at first a nut-and-oats Burley flavor, but then the lighter wheat and honey flavor of the Virginia rises. The two form a chord that then smokes down to the bottom of the bowl easily, leaving the fine grey ash that implies complete and even burning. For those who like classic American Burley blends, this is an all-day smoke at a very reasonable price.
Similar Blends: John Middleton, Inc - Carter Hall, Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Burley and Bright.
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| fr_tom (379) | |
Very Mild | None Detected | Very Mild | Pleasant |
OK - I am just going to say it. This is not a very good smoke in a pipe. I smoked it dry and hydrated. There is not much taste and I can't really find much to recommend it besides cost and the fact that it burned well for me. What taste I got was toasted burley with a little sweet. It was mostly hot air. Maybe this would be a good blend to "pre-smoke" a pipe in a smoking machine.
I have had great success smoking some bulks intended for RYO in a pipe. This is not one of them.
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