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Relax and enjoy this classic natural tobacco, cool , rich and full of fruity character. A special process carefully teases apart the flakes of dark, ripe Virginia tobaccos to produce a blend that lights readily and smokes easily.
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| StevieB (2071) |   |
Medium | Extremely Mild | Medium | Pleasant |
Carey's Old - English Ready Rubbed.
The mixture is mainly smaller pieces of tobacco, most of which are less than half a C.M in length. It is quite consistent in colour, all a medium brown with only a tiny amount of lighter pieces. It has a typical Virginia aroma with a slight musky note to it.
Lighting this? Fabulous! Not long at all is a requisite with the lighter and once lit the taste is a good one. The smoke could deceive me into thinking this isn't a straight Virginia blend, there is a gentle caramel-esc flavour that imminently conjures up the thought of Burley. The burn is steady, it doesn't need many re-lights, all along giving a mid' temperature smoke. The flavour remains the same throughout, no fluctuations but a steady Virginia with a slight caramel touch. Nicotine, a medium amount that doesn't blast your head off! The room note is a straight forward Virginia one, gaining merit as it isn't too heavy. I think this would make a fantastic 'go to' smoke, it's not too flash, not too boring and packs an adequate amount of "N".
Three stars.
Pipe Used: Mr Brog Scoot
Age When Smoked: New
Purchased From: Carey's
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Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
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| Little Steven (76) | |
Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
Nothing wrong with the quality of the leaf. Nothing wrong with the cut albeit a tad fine.
But it ends up boring.
I have to confess, I don't really get this one. But it has just occurred to me that this, and others from Careys, might be designed for filters.
So I'll get some and give it a go.
In the meantime, it ain't for me.
Update 30/8/2016. I gave it a go with filtre. Now I don't get filtre. Gave it a go without. This time it was like smoking brambles peppered with, well, cheap pepper. Binned it.
Pipe Used: Stanwell billard.
Age When Smoked: Fresh from the shop.
Purchased From: The good folks at Careys
1 person found this review helpful.
600 Perdue Ave
Richmond, VA 23224