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| Dr.sadik (120) |   |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Tolerable |
Two friends english chocolate would be the easiest way to describe this blend, i wish there was more to it. This however comes in more former brittle flakes (typical of C&D) in a sense the latakia is standing out more in the blend appearance so you can pick the leaf accordingly with less or more latakia in each bowl which i liked. The taste is identical to the compared blend, slightly sweet and smokey. The room note is more smokey but not very unpleasant. Burns good with minimal drying time. Good for what it is but not superb.
Pipe Used: Briars
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
Similar Blends: Two Friends - English Chocolate, Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Bob's Chocolate Flake, Samuel Gawith - Chocolate Flake (Kendal Mayor's Collection).
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| StevieB (1982) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Pleasant |
Cornell & Diehl - Hearthside (Wintertime Reserve).
Just like Nutcracker from the Wintertime Reserve range this is more of a broken flake. So, same as that, I can just pinch some and load my bowl. The tin smells chocolatey sweet, and the moisture's perfect. Oh, I opened this as I'm waiting for my Sam G' Chocolate Flake to arrive and it placated my sweet tooth!
The chocolate easily wins out of the toppings. Because the softer Virginias also win against the Latakia this makes for a very relaxing, decadent, smoke. That said, yes the chocolate is forefront where the toppings go, but it isn't a sticky, sickly, flavour; think of rich, slightly bitter cocoa, not gloopy Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate!! The lesser amount of vanilla counteracts the sharpness from the chocolate and tames any alacrity. The vanilla gets more notification, from me, after halfway through. Now, practically speaking it goes perfectly: consistent, cool, and reliable. All without a bite; to me.
Nicotine: maybe medium. Room-note: nice.
Hearthside? A definite four star blend:
Highly recommended.
Pipe Used: Altinok Lee Van Cleef. My Friday pipe!
Age When Smoked: 12/03/19
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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| JimInks (2647) | |
Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Very Pleasant |
The Virginias offer some tart and tangy citrus and grass, along with a few splinters of wood, earth, and a touch of tangy darker fruit as the lead component. The earthy, woody, smoky, musty sweet Cyprian Latakia is a condiment. The dark chocolate is more obvious than the vanilla, and both sport a little richness. They moderately sublimate the tobaccos. The strength is in the center of mild to medium. The taste is a couple of steps closer to medium. The nic-hit is just past the mild mark. Won’t bite or get harsh. Burns cool, clean and a tad slow with a very consistent sweet and lightly savory flavor that translates to the lightly lingering, pleasant after taste and room note. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Can be an all day smoke.
-JimInks
4 people found this review helpful.
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| Leon (26) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Came free with 2019 Peterson Christmas pipe. And I'm so happy that it did.
Beautiful rich broken flake. Easy to pack and smoke. Excellent tin note which, if I didn't know the content, I would've said high quality creamy chocolate-cherry with a hint of alcohol, but not the chemical type. Blend is very balanced, with the Latakia playing a secondary role, with just the right amount of smokiness and a bit of spice.
Since it's so well balance, I wouldn't be able to label this as either straightforward aromatic nor Latakia blend, although in the end of the day it is an aromatic. Very delicious and can be a everyday, all-day smoke, if there was only enough of it out there. Instead, I'm going to save this for special occasions. Until this disappears from stock, I'll buy a few more tins.
Can't give it 4 stars yet only because it's not as exceptional as some other similar blends, but it's almost there. Maybe just a bit more of chocolate-vanilla would've done it.
Wanna taste Christmas? I'd go for Cornel & Diehl's Hearthside.
Pipe Used: Peterson Christmas 2019 408; WDC Royal Demuth
Age When Smoked: 3 months
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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| snow901 (8) | |
Mild to Medium | Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
Nice smoky aromatic. Tempted to call it an English aromatic but that's not really the case. The tin note is predominately chocolate and latakia. The taste is smoky chocolate with vanilla playing a supporting role. This will be a nice occasional smoke but I could not smoke it everyday.
Pipe Used: briars
Age When Smoked: Fresh
Purchased From: Smokingpipes.com
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