Pipes - Blind Review #1

[IHT]

great work, btw.
wrong tobacco. Not a GLP blend.

[solafid3]

Place & Date = My Patio, and my B&M
Tobacco = Cornell & Diehl Three Friars?
Tobacco Cut = Ummm... Yellow Ribbon and Dark Broken Flake
Cut Width = Variable
Cut Length = Stringy
Ingredients = Yellow Virginia, Perique?

Evaluated Aspects scale of 0-6:
Appearance (tobacco): 6, It looks like tobacco so I give it the thumbs up
Condition (humidity level): 5, was a little moist when I started, but it dried up after sitting so twas ok
Smell: 5, very nice sweet smell, made me want to smoke it immediately
Packing (easy to difficult): 6, no problems
Lighting (easy to difficult): 4, had to false light a couple of times
Taste: 4, I did definitely catch the fig IHT talked about, plus nice spicyness; but I dunno doesn't really click with me.
Room Note/Aroma: 4 Well, my g/f told me it smelled very smokey.
Consistency of taste: 5 Did change towards the end of the bowl to a little more spicy and a little less fig.
Combustion: 6 When it was lit, it was lit
Humidity during smoke: 4, had to run cleaners through on my last bowl
Tongue irritations: 4, just a little bite, probably due to me smoking too fast.
Throat irritation: 6, none.
Satisfaction of smoke: 5, fairly satisfied, still a nice smoke.
After-taste/Finish: 4, nothing noticeable
quality-price rapport: 6, cause it was free

Impressionistic Evaluation (choose one):
__this is one of the best of this genre.... (10 pts)
_X_I wouldn't mind paying for it... (7 pts)
__only if someone gave me a tin, etc (5 pts)
__I don't like it, but can understand other may (3 pts)
__one of the worst tobaccos I've ever smoked (0 pts)

TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100: 80 (Hey just a little bit above average)

Freeform Thoughts/Impressions: Well, although it was nice tasting smoke, for some reason it wasn't a baccy that was like, wow this is totally awesome. I definitely would buy it to see how a tin would end up with some age on it.

[JAK]

Place & Date = Outside front door, covered area away from wind, 10/28/07
Tobacco = Maybe Cornell and Diehl Comfort
Tobacco Cut = Ribbon
Cut Width = Not wide
Cut Length = Not too long
Ingredients = ? Deffinitley has perique

Evaluated Aspects scale of 0-6:
Appearance (tobacco): 6
Condition (humidity level):5
Smell: 6
Packing (easy to difficult): 6
Lighting (easy to difficult):4
Taste:5
Room Note/Aroma:5
Consistency of taste:6
Combustion:4
Humidity during smoke:4
Tongue irritations:5
Throat irritation:.5
Satisfaction of smoke:5
After-taste/Finish:6
quality-price rapport: ? I will say 6, but I don't know how much it cost

Impressionistic Evaluation (choose one):
__this is one of the best of this genre.... (10 pts)
_X_I wouldn't mind paying for it... (7 pts)
__only if someone gave me a tin, etc (5 pts)
__I don't like it, but can understand other may (3 pts)
__one of the worst tobaccos I've ever smoked (0 pts)

TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100: 85

Freeform Thoughts/Impressions: The aroma was very figgy, and I love the smell of perique, so this was great. There was some bite just after lighting, but only for about 2 seconds. The flavor was good, but not overly complex. If I had been reading a book it wouldn't have been distracting. Overall, I really enjoyed it. I can't wait to find out what it is so I can buy more.

[solafid3]

I think we have established that fig is a required taste in all our blind reviews. I heart fig now.

[JAK]

I can't get enough of the aroma and taste of perique. The best tobacco, depsite what everyone says I must try smoking it straight just to see what its like

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by JAK

I can't get enough of the aroma and taste of perique. The best tobacco, depsite what everyone says I must try smoking it straight just to see what its like

hard core man, hard core....

[cquon]

Place & Date = The "Man Cave"
Tobacco = ???
Tobacco Cut = Ribbon
Cut Width = Thin
Cut Length = Long
Ingredients = Va/Per

Evaluated Aspects scale of 0-6:
Appearance (tobacco): 5
Condition (humidity level): 5
Smell: 6
Packing (easy to difficult): 6
Lighting (easy to difficult): 4
Taste: 6
Room Note/Aroma: 6
Consistency of taste: 6
Combustion: 5
Humidity during smoke: 4
Tongue irritations: 6
Throat irritation: 6
Satisfaction of smoke: 6
After-taste/Finish: 6
quality-price rapport: 6 (since it was free)

Impressionistic Evaluation (choose one):
_x_this is one of the best of this genre.... (10 pts)
__I wouldn't mind paying for it... (7 pts)
__only if someone gave me a tin, etc (5 pts)
__I don't like it, but can understand other may (3 pts)
__one of the worst tobaccos I've ever smoked (0 pts)

TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100: 87?

Freeform Thoughts/Impressions:

I let it dry out for an hour before smoking, shoulda went another 1/2 hr. I told Greg earlier it tasted like I should know what it was, but couldn't put my finger on it. Then I thought, would my Escudo taste like this in 10, 15, or even 20 yrs? So, on that note, I'm gonna take a guess and say this was Cope's Escudo.

[IHT]

Sweet reviews, guys. thanks for doing it. i think we're waiting on the Parisian Pimp...

It's NOT:
Copes Escudo
C&D Three Friars
C&D Comfort
GLP Cumberland


it's an Esoterica blend... lets see if James gets it right. he does't win jack sh*t anyway.

[croatan]

Originally Posted by IHT

Sweet reviews, guys. thanks for doing it. i think we're waiting on the Parisian Pimp...

Yep. Sorry. Had a little flu or something the last few days. Feeling a little better tonight so I'm hoping to smoke tomorrow.

[IHT]

no rush. i just got home from a "pumpkin carving" party with my wife's co-workers.

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by IHT

no rush. i just got home from a "pumpkin carving" party with my wife's co-workers.

oh for cripes sakes - you mean there's no "disgustedly shaking my head" smiley here on CS?

[JAK]

Originally Posted by IHT

it's an Esoterica blend... lets see if James gets it right. he does't win jack sh*t anyway.

Well, then it must be Dunbar, as thats the only Esoterica Va/Per that I have heard of.

[croatan]

Originally Posted by JAK

Well, then it must be Dunbar, as thats the only Esoterica Va/Per that I have heard of.

Could be Dorchester, too. Based on the look and smell of the sample, though, Dunbar would probably be a better guess.

[croatan]

Place & Date = My living room. Halloween. All the lights off, watching the Sopranos Season Five.
Tobacco = Guessing Dunbar, just 'cause Greg said it was Esoterica
Tobacco Cut = Ribbon
Cut Width = Fairly thin
Cut Length = Variable
Ingredients = Virginias, Perique

Evaluated Aspects scale of 0-2-4-6:
Appearance (tobacco): 4. Looking at the tobacco, I'm thinking it's going to be a pain to pack.
Condition (humidity level): 4. It was too wet to smoke when first opened, and I still probably didn't let it sit out long enough before I smoked it.
Smell: 6. Ok, this stuff smells great! Sour apple, agree on the figs, a little ketchup. Good enough to eat.
Packing (easy to difficult): 4. I don't smoke a lot of thin ribbon cut, and haven't in a long time, so I probably packed it a little tight (so I write down the tobacco for my shortcomings ) Also, there were some thicker and longer pieces that complicated things.
Lighting (easy to difficult): 6. Lit easily enough.
Taste: 4. Sweetness hitting the top of the palate. Pleasant through the nose. Got increasingly "smoky". Not smoky like just normal smoking smoky, but smoky like when you smoke a brisket all day, which is a good thing.
Room Note/Aroma: 6. It's a pipe tobacco and not "aromatic", so I give it full marks.
Consistency of taste: 4. I give it good marks because it wasn't consistent. If you want consistent flavors, smoke some cherry crap from the drugstore.
Combustion: 4. It burned. Took a few relights-- any issues were probably my fault in packing and not letting it dry enough.
Humidity during smoke: 4. I smoked it a little too moist.
Tongue irritations: 4. It got a little hot and harsh smoking it at my usual "English" pace.
Throat irritation: 6. I had a bit of a sore throat going in, but it doesn't feel much worse.
Satisfaction of smoke: 4. I liked it, but I didn't put it down thinking "wow".
After-taste/Finish: 4. Good enough.
Quality-price rapport: 6. Greg paid. I liked it.

Impressionistic Evaluation (choose one):
___this is one of the best of this genre.... (10 pts)
___I wouldn't mind paying for it... (7 pts)
_X_only if someone gave me a tin, etc (5 pts)
___I don't like it, but can understand other may (3 pts)
___one of the worst tobaccos I've ever smoked (0 pts)

TOTAL SCORE OUT OF 100: 75.

Freeform Thoughts/Impressions:
I loved the way this smelled in the baggie. If I could recreate that and eat it, I know what I'd have for dinner tomorrow night. However, to me at least, the taste didn't quite live up to the first smell. It had a little more sweetness than I like in most of my tobaccos, but I certainly enjoyed the smoky flavors that developed later.

Thanks a ton, Greg! This was fun. Sorry it took me so long to smoke it.

[IHT]

great reviews guys, i appreciate them all.

[SIZE="5"]Esoterica Dorchester[/SIZE] was the blend.

my 2nd and 3rd bowls, while good, i found myself being a little bored with it. i love the aroma, love it. if it tasted like that all the time, i'd walk around with Dorchester shag hanging out my nose like super long untrimmed nosehairs.

i guess my total points is probably right on par with how i feel about it after 3-4 bowls.