Solani Blend 127 I opened the tin and knew immediately that I liked Solani Green Blend 127 – Green. Its an appetizing blend of black cavendish and light and dark brown tobaccos. It contains some finely chopped, some ribbon and some more like shredded leaf. Then I looked it up on tobaccoreviews.com and saw that it’s actually made by Kohlhase …
It is apparent that some people read too much into pipe tobacco names. In fact, they actually expect and demand to taste a specific flavor based on the name printed on the tin or bag. It is also apparent that sometimes people who name a pipe tobacco often sit down and start drinking until they either pass out or a …
Tin note: If you open this tin and expect the usual ketchup or grassy notes of Virginias, you will be disappointed. The Virginia is a yellow Canadian leaf that has been processed using the Perique method. This smells like sour cherry or homemade red wine just before it turns to vinegar. I really like this tin note and after one …
By Cornell & Diehl I smelled the hay. I smelled something reminiscent of a vinegary BBQ sauce. (This was the Perique component) I fell in love with the smell when I opened the half ounce sample pack and stuck my nose into it. I broke off one corner and rubbed it out, looked at what I had, and decided it …
How many times have you tried a blend that didn’t deliver on the promise of the name? With that in mind, I was not expecting much from BriarWorks Peach Cobbler. I was wrong on this one, and surprised. While not exactly a baking peach cobbler aroma, I smelled peaches. I also get a little vanilla and some light whiskey/rum flavor …
In my younger years, I wouldn’t smoke anything considered a Lakeland Blend. I hate the soapy floral aftertaste and the “Old Lady Perfume” smell I get from those tobaccos. If I would have tried Rum Flake back then, it would have been tossed over the side and float tested (militarize version of thrown in the trash). Ah…but time changes all …
Pike Place has gone away and I hardly knew it… (or, Why did I take so long to discover Balkan Blends?) Though I smoked my first pipe in 1972, I will readily admit that my tobacco choices were rather plebian for my first 16 years of smoking. I started with Capt. Black and Borkum Riff, smoked some Carter Hall and …
