TOM December: GL Pease Haddo's Delight

[CigarGal]

I had a half bowl of this in a Stanwell tonight. Right out of the bag since it had a week in the mail to dry out a bit. Seemed to light well. I noticed the smell as soon as I opened the envelope-same smell as Firedance. It reminds me of fruitcake so it is the same raisen apple thingy going on here.

I liked the flavor-more like a sipping smoke. There is a hint of something lingering in the taste as well as in the air but I can't place it. I will try some more tomorrow when it isn't so cold outside.

[CigarGal]

I was curious about the name and found this on google.

HADDO derives from the word "Davoch" which was a unit of land that could be ploughed by an OX in a day. A "half davoch" was not surprisingly, half the size and this became abbreviated to HADDO.

Haddo Estate is in Scotland and was home to the Earl of Gordon for centuries.

[DubintheDam]

Originally Posted by CigarGal

I was curious about the name and found this on google.

HADDO derives from the word "Davoch" which was a unit of land that could be ploughed by an OX in a day. A "half davoch" was not surprisingly, half the size and this became abbreviated to HADDO.

Haddo Estate is in Scotland and was home to the Earl of Gordon for centuries.

10 outta 10 for the research. Nice. I can see this baccy going very well while ploughing a field, I'm serious!

[IHT]

Originally Posted by DubintheDam

10 outta 10 for the research. Nice. I can see this baccy going very well while ploughing a field, I'm serious!

i'd only hope some of the bull shite would cover the aroma of this blend (but that's just me).

[Mad Hatter]

I just got my sample today, but hell with it. I'm doing a review after one bowl. First impression of look and smell - traditional burley/cavendish blend. VA/Per, eh? It smells kinda figgy sweet with lotsa burley. The taste, as with a lot of tabaks IMO says "Hi! Nice to meet ya!" in the first quarter of the bowl and then becomes confused, blurred and mixed up in the last three quarters of the bowl. Puffed a couple out my nose to check the flavor and that definitely gave my only real hint of perique. Only two exhales and I felt like I'd blown a whole bowl of Irish Flake out my nose. As for the fruity sweetness, it comes off to me as a topping, but I'm just a dumbass so how would I know? Its not bad and would be worth trying in a broader more shallow bowl (a popular opinion of mine). I might finish smoking the sample baggy, but I might not. IMO, this one is for lovers of dark cavendish/burley blends, like Captain Black fans or something. I hate to go with the flow but I give this one an inverted

[CigarGal]

I had my second bowl and nothing more to add. It is an okay smoke, but it didn't knock my socks off. I am anxious to try Escudo to compare. I opened my tin and it had a bad seal so I hope the baccy is still good. I have had the tin a year and it had a dent on the side that must have broken the seal.

[kheffelf]

Had my first bowl and I was very unimpressed. I really want to like this stuff for some reason. I tried it in a latakia pipe-someone mentioned it, the Haddo's was so bland that all I could taste was the latakia. My first impression very bland, with just a little perique flavor. I will have to try it in a vaper pipe next time.

[EvanS]

Originally Posted by kheffelf

...all I could taste was the latakia....

this is what made it decent

really make sure that you mix up your tin/sample very well. Mine was all over the place and I realized it was like the various leaf seperated in transit or something

[Mad Hatter]

After a few more bowls, I kinda like this, but it is a pretty delicate smoke. Right now I'm smoking it in a brand new pipe and the flavor is completely different. Anyway, it reminds me mostly of an aromatic (McClelland's Georgian Cream particularly, except the base tobacco quality is way better) with a definite burley character and a very subtle perique accent. I'm starting to LIKE that perique. This might need a dedicated pipe to be fully appreciated but I'll bet after that pipe became infused with the flavor it would be an awesome smoke.

[IHT]

i think we've had a great turnout for this blend.
i still have to smoke more of it to find out if it's worth a poo to me.

[ultramag]

I just had another bowl of this and figured I'd give my feeble attempt at a review since I'm about out of month. I really like the tin aroma of this. It is a dried fruit type of aroma that I find pleasureable. Upon lighting though it just doesn't really excite me a bunch like some other blends. It isn't a reach out there and grab you right off the bat tobbaco by any means. That being said it is kinda growing on me. Greg sent me a real nice sample (5 bowls) and I have one bowl left. I think I will be buying a tin or two and revisiting it down the road.

I got busy and inadvertantly DGT'ed about 2/3 of a bowl this last time. When I got back to it about 12 hours later the flavor seemed more like the tin aroma than it ever had to me. Not sure if this would be the norm, but I think I'll try it with the remaining bowl.

In short, I guess somehow I did strangely enough, kinda sort of enjoy this while not being truly captivated. It at least requires more tasting than a sample though IMO.

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

After a few more bowls, I kinda like this, but it is a pretty delicate smoke. Right now I'm smoking it in a brand new pipe and the flavor is completely different. Anyway, it reminds me mostly of an aromatic (McClelland's Georgian Cream particularly, except the base tobacco quality is way better) with a definite burley character and a very subtle perique accent. I'm starting to LIKE that perique. This might need a dedicated pipe to be fully appreciated but I'll bet after that pipe became infused with the flavor it would be an awesome smoke.

I've got one bowl of this left. BTW, thanks for the generous sample. I definitely plan to buy some tins.

[JPH]

Excited to to do my first tobacco review in January....

[CigarGal]

What are we smokin' in January??

[ultramag]

Originally Posted by CigarGal

What are we smokin' in January??

Esoterica Dorchester. If anyone needs a sample, shoot me a PM. I'm actually prepared for the next couple of months.