Tobaccos 4noggins - Chipman Hill

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	SteelCowboy (685)	2013-02-19		Medium	Extremely Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

When I first came upon 4 Noggins house blends several years ago, Chipman Hill was at the time of the first blends I purchased. I am a bit surprised that there are not more reviews of this blend. CH is comprised of very thin ribbons that with a bit of dry time pack with ease. It is a medium blend, that isn't very complex, but far from boring. It is a solid, all day, cool burning English blend. Most English blend smokers will not find the Latakia to be overpowering, but enough to satisfy a Latakia craving while still allowing the other blend components to balance things out. One of the things I like a lot about Chipman Hill is how the flavor really blooms when aged for two or even better, three years. The fact that it is only sold in bulk makes cellaring some well worth it. 4 Noggins has created a nice stable of blends and Chipman Hill is certainly one of them.

15 people found this review helpful.

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	Gentleman Zombie (729)	2014-04-13		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Pleasant to Tolerable

There's a nice interplay between the Latakia and the Orientals, each vying for the lead position. What I love most about this blend is the combined flavor of the Virginias and the Perique. That combo creates a rich, sweet, spicy, raisin/fig flavor that I find delightfully delicious. It really makes this a four star blend for me. This is a high quality smoke all-around. Medium in body, medium to full in flavor.

Pipe Used: MM General, MM Country Gentleman

Age When Smoked: fresh bulk

Purchased From: 4noggins

11 people found this review helpful.

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	albfneto (184)	2012-05-25		Strong	Medium to Strong	Full	Tolerable to Strong

A slighly modified English mixture, since in adiction to the classic Virginia, Turkisk and/or Orientals and Latakia, it haves also Perique and contains Light Golden Virginia tobacco.

The result is very good, wonderfull!. In the Pouch, the smell is very good, evidence of a quality English blend.

Burning, flavour and taste show an well combined, amalgamed, complex, but with each tobacco type may be detectable: Taste of Latakia, of Perique,of Orientals etc...

Even better than Presbyterian (a known benchmark standard) and much less expensive. Is nearly to perfection.

Although the comparison is not rigorous (since some are Balkan Mixtures and other are English mixtures) between the 4 Stars revised by me this is the first favorite: 1. Chipman Hill 2) Penzance 2) Britt's Balkan 3) Bald Headed Teacher Even better than Balkan Supreme,Stoneheaven, Altadis similar 965 and Three Blind Moose. If you enjoy Latakia and English or Balkan Mixtures, try this tobacco!

7 people found this review helpful.

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	porshcigar (44)	2011-11-07		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I recently got a sample of this blend with an order from 4Noggins. I smoked 2 bowls from the sample and immediately ordered a pound of this bulk blend. The flavor is outstanding, but not overwhelming. It is perfect for an all day tobacco. Since I got my pound, I have been starting the day with this blend, and smoking a few bowls throughout the day. It lights very well, and burns cool and dry to the bottom of the bowl without relighting. This would be a great blend for a slow smoking contest. I find it to be an excellent all day blend and I recommend it to those who love Latakia blends.

6 people found this review helpful.

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	StevieB (2075)	2017-02-20		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild to Medium	Tolerable

4noggins - Chipman Hill.

This is a well made blend, but it's not something I'd smoke regularly.

I'll get this out of the way first: as ever, the Virginia's lost on me! If I'm honest, the Latakia isn't as sharp as I like, it's a little too laid back. The Lat' may not be fully responsible for this, actually, I'm thinking that it's partly due to the Perique and Orientals rounding and softening the flavour: there's a plummy sweetness that detracts from the usual astringent English style. The temperature from Chipman Hall is cool, and it's very tame where tongue bite's concerned: none. After about a quarter of a bowl I begin to detect a very slight/subtle vanilla like quality; nothing cased, or suggestive of a topping, but a delicate creaminess; a little synonymous to black Cavendish.

The room-note's only tolerable and I find the nicotine just below medium.

This is a well made blend, sort of like a dichotomy between a beginners blend and an experienced smokers one!

Not one for me though:

Two stars.

Pipe Used: Peterson Golden Supreme Meer'

Age When Smoked: One month

Purchased From: 4noggins

5 people found this review helpful.

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	Pipe Newb (49)	2014-08-05		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Strong

Two bowls down in a smallish-bowl Sach's Canadian. Same prep as before, one thing I've noticed thusfar with the 4Nog blends is that the cut is really good for codger scoop or sprinkle+tamp.

Smell in the pouch? Earthy, stinky latakia - leather, boot polish (but in a good way), and campfires. Char and inital light is a flood of smokey, rich, and savory. Where my previous sample's subtlety put it in the range of a very mild English, this one is definitely more on the "Lat Bomb" side of the spectrum. Dark and brooding smokey, with an almost curry like spice on the tail end of the exhale, and this doesn't change throughout the bowl. As I've mentioned with other lat-forward tobaccos in the past, I compare this to sumatran coffee vs. columbian, cello vs. violin, or Grieg vs. Beethoven... it may be one note, but that note is incredibly rich, deep, dark, and enjoyable. I did get the "burning tires" comment from the wife so the room note is, well, latakia.

Nicotine was mild on this one, nowhere near what Button Bay put me through.

Pipe Used: Sach's Canadian

Age When Smoked: Unknown

Purchased From: 4Noggins

Similar Blends: Pirate Kake.

4 people found this review helpful.

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	Steve Robinett (4)	2015-05-24		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I've been searching for an all-day English blend and this is it! An ideal balance of Lat and Orientals. Nice shag cut packs easily and burns with few relights. As an added bonus, Rich and 4Noggins are wonderful to deal with!

Pipe Used: Radice Poker

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: 4 Noggins

3 people found this review helpful.

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	point9 (114)	2014-12-22		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Full	Tolerable

One of Rich Gottlieb's masterpieces, Chipman Hill is an outstanding English blend with big smoky woody flavors. Not overpower in latakia, rather balanced and no harshness. Best English blend in 4 noggins in my opinion. 3 and half star but wait to see how it ages.

3 people found this review helpful.

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	cheapsk8 (6)	2014-01-28		Medium to Strong	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

What can be said of this tobacco? Wow. What a pleasent suprise!

I found a perfect bulk all day english!

It stays lit. The whole bowl. I can put it down, and pick it up and puff away. It is the perfect moisture out of the pack(Most 4noggins blends need some drying time IMHO). It tastes like a good english blend should, at least to my mind. Much nicer than MCC's 5110. All my pipes smoke it well so far. It doesn't dry my mouth out like the FrogMorton blends.(I know, strange, but they give me the pasties, and yes....thats all I smoked.) It isn't creamy(soapy?) like Ashton's Artisans Blend, but very neutral. It has a great price. I like spending my money at a place that provides excellent service, timely shipping, and the OWNER takes his time to answer any questions and provides free insight into his knowledge. 4noggins is that place. I am a really happy and loyal customer, and get no kick backs. It is an english blend, and my wife crumples her nose at it....but it is an english blend. Nothing competes in the blend, all the supporting cast play well together. Also burns down to clean ash, no gurgle.

Just go and buy some. If you really are scared to try it, ask for a sample with your next order from 4Noggins. I plunged in and ordered 2oz with my last order based on the reviews. Next order will be a pound.

Pipe Used: Bulldog and Stanwell 03

Age When Smoked: As shipped

Purchased From: 4Noggins of Course

3 people found this review helpful.

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	WillBrown (137)	2013-12-01		Medium	Mild	Medium to Full	Tolerable

I have a penchant for English blends, I've tasted many, but this time I did something I don't do everyday—I put three tobaccos head-to-head in a blind taste test. Yep. On the level. Chipman Hill went up against Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme and Beck's Ol' Limey Bastard—and Chipman Hill won. That's not to say the other two aren't any good, they are, I've enjoyed them both, but Chipman Hill seems to suit my palate the best. What more can be said?

Cheers!

Pipe Used: Favorit straight billiard

Age When Smoked: ?

Purchased From: 4noggins

2 people found this review helpful.

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	CPT/VSG (72)	2011-10-30		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant

I, too, received a 1 oz. sample with a purchase from 4noggins. I was pleasantly surprised with Chipman Hill--a tobacco of which I had not previously been aware. An English blend, it emphasizes balance between the components as none predominate. As such, CH is perfect for an all-day English if you are so inclined. It won't knock your socks off but will act as a rich companion through your hours. Next order to 4noggins will include some. Recommended.

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2011-03-16		Medium to Strong	Medium	Medium to Full	Tolerable

This is an excellent blend with a good hit of Latakia. This will not be an everyday smoke for me but it will make it into my rotation of tobaccos. Well done Rich ! ( no affiliation, just a customer)

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-11-24		Mild to Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

This is a well behaved English blend, fairly simple and classic in the flavors. The Virginias in it aren't overwhelming, neither is the latakia. The orientals add structure. It's got a bit of spice without being too much. Not sweet, burns clean and relatively dry. Somewhat stringy cut, almost shag. If left out will quickly shed moisture to the desired level.

I like it, but prefer other English blends from other blenders. From the same blender, I like Britt's Balkan more. (Balkan with vanilla overtones, yum...)

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-01-08		Medium	None Detected	Mild to Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

I received a sample in an order from 4 Noggins. Unfortunately, the gentleman that sent me the sample didn't realize Perique has an adverse affect on me. That said, it was a kind act indeed! Anyway, I can only smoke Perique in small quantities. The tobacco does pack and smoke very well. I gave this blend four stars because it is a superior blend, well balanced, and none of the flavors compete with each other. In fact, they work together in perfect harmony. I won't be smoking this one on a regular basis due to the Perique. But if you like Perique in a well balanced English blend, then this just might be the tobacco for you. A terrific blend from 4 Noggins! Well done!

2 people found this review helpful.

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	Capt (339)	2022-08-10		Medium	None Detected	Medium to Full	Tolerable

The cut of Chipman Hill is pretty thin. Somewhere just over cigarette tobacco width. This also has to be the driest bulk I've received from 4 Noggins. Thats not a bad thing at all; I prefer my English and Balkans on the dry side.

The blend is a mix of mostly medium to dark brown and black tobaccos, with some light blonde leaf. This has a pouch note of fresh cut red oak and smoke, if you're a woodworker/carpenter like I am, you will understand!

Chipman Hill packs nicely and with little spring due to the uniform cut and moisture. Lights with ease and burns clean and cool down to just dark gray ash.

This Orientals in here are wonderful and stand up to the Latakia. Incense like, slightly floral but little spice. The Perique comes in as a small dose later on in the bowl. It mostly is detected on the palate with the clean and cool aftertaste.

Chipman Hill as a whole is woody (cedar and oak), earthy and barely a touch of sweetness. Void of the salty/savory/leathery notes I enjoy in an English, but I thoroughly enjoy this just as well. I don't think the room note is as off-putting as the description has made this seem, it's toasty and smoky like most English/Balkans.

I give Rich 2 thumbs up and a solid 4 stars.

Purchased From: smokingpipes.com

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Mr. Big (321)	2017-03-02		Mild to Medium	None Detected	Mild	Tolerable

A fairly bland smoke, doesn't bite, nice easy to use ribbon cut, no one component dominates, but,,, "where's the beef ?". I just don't find myself craving a benign blend. No real interest here.

I would put this in the "Davidoff Royalty" category, yes, it's tobacco, but for the English beginner.

PS , I suspect some 4 Noggins blending inconsistency as many respected reviewers have had a totally different experience

Pipe Used: cob

Age When Smoked: new bulk

Similar Blends: Davidoff Royalty.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Raines (52)	2015-09-11		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Tolerable

I won't say that this tobacco is bad, but I've found it rather tasteless. Of course you can taste the latakia, but not so marked. I like it (of course, I like all english blends), but it's surely not my favourite. It's good for whom wants to try english blends because it's not strong. For those like me who like marked latakia taste, it's not for you. Or just to try a new blend...

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Blue Bayou (60)	2013-02-18		Mild to Medium	Extremely Mild	Mild	Tolerable

Just OK--too many starfish on the beach to buy again.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Darth Vader (110)	2011-11-22		Medium	None Detected	Medium	Pleasant

A nice well rounded English. I've noticed with my samples from 4Noggins that free tobacco tastes just a little bit sweeter than paid for tobacco.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2009-12-25		Mild	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Tolerable

Is it English, or is it Balkan? Enquiring minds want to know.

Finally found the right pipe for this blend: two of them; a Kirsten and an old Savinelli Roma that I usually keep for English and Balkan blends.

Chipman Hill starts out solidly, with a good blast of Latakia. The orientals come through later on and even out the taste. Too much Latakia on its own can be monotonous, but Chipman Hill has enough other ingredients to balance it out, and you can taste the Turkish / oriental periodically.

You could compare this to Nightcap or Standard Mixture Medium, and I will keep it on hand as a replacement for those two. Not quite enough oriental to be a replacement for Squadron Leader, but definitely a winner in its own way.

1 person found this review helpful.

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	Emeritus Account (30125)	2008-09-06		Medium	Mild	Medium	Pleasant to Tolerable

Free sample with my order. Smokes great. I give it 3 stars.

1 person found this review helpful.