BigSwede

Real NameClarence Carlson
Joined2005-02
Last Visited2023-05
LocationUSA

Retired, smoking a pipe since college. I've tried everything from the drugstore blends to English. After years of looking have settled into Havana Daydream as my daily smoke. Occasional bowl full of something else such as Key Largo or a nice Englilsh. This website has helped and enhanced my pipe smoking experience.

Badges

Savant Has voted at least 100 times.
Neutralist Has rated between 50% to 80% of their reviews with 2 or 3 stars.
Veteran Has posted reviews in at least 5 different years.
Connoisseur Has reviewed at least 50 tobaccos from at least 10 brands.
Motivator Has upvoted at least 80% of the time.

Favorites

Date Blend Reviews Avg Rating
2017-10-03 Cornell & Diehl - Habana Daydream 64 ★★★★ 3.3
2021-08-23 Peterson - The Royal Yacht 433 ★★★★ 3.0

Reviews

93 reviews
156 helpful votes
4 star:
27 Strongly Recommended
3 star:
56 Recommended
2 star:
8 Somewhat Recommended
1 star:
2 Not Recommended

Preferences: Perique 3.5, Latakia 3.4, Oriental/Turkish 3.3, Black Cavendish 3.3, Burley 3.3, Virginia 3.3, Cavendish 3.3, Kentucky 3.3

Date Blend Reviews Helpful Rating Avg Rating
2023-04-16 Iwan Ries - International 15 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2023-04-13 Mac Baren - Mixture: Scottish Blend 399 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2023-04-13 Iwan Ries - Three Star Royale 29 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2023-04-05 Hearth & Home - Fusilier's Ration (Marquee Series) 50 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.2
2023-03-27 Samuel Gawith - Squadron Leader 541 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2022-04-02 Cornell & Diehl - Purple Cow 55 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2021-12-07 G. L. Pease - Westminster (Heirloom Collection) 280 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2021-08-18 Dunhill - London Mixture 277 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2021-05-23 G. L. Pease - Robusto (Original Mixtures) 80 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2021-01-05 Cornell & Diehl - Mad Fiddler Flake (The Old Ones) 25 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2019-02-21 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Great Outdoors (Sutliff Private Stock) 53 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2018-08-05 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Sugar Barrel 16 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2018-08-05 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Barking Dog 10 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2018-04-23 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Regular 59 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2018-01-29 Spectre - Spectre 11 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2017-11-18 P. Lorillard - Burgundy 3 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2017-10-02 Mac Baren - Amphora Original Blend 121 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-08-12 Drew Estate - Harvest on Hudson 19 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2017-05-04 Iwan Ries - Dr. Bradley 32 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-04-20 Cornell & Diehl - Epiphany 145 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2016-07-16 John Middleton, Inc - Apple Pipe Tobacco 63 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2016-06-22 McClelland - Dominican Glory Maduro 43 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-04-28 Lane Limited - Paladin Black Cherry 132 2 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2016-04-28 P. Lorillard - Briggs Mixture 6 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2015-07-24 Hearth & Home - Derby Club Aromatic (Mid-Town Series) 20 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2015-07-12 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend 70 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2015-07-07 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Dutch Masters Whiskey Cavendish 34 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2015-06-12 Samuel Gawith - 1792 Flake 445 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2015-06-08 Hearth & Home - Sweet Cask (Mid-Town Series) 17 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2015-05-26 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Country Doctor 9 5 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 2.7
2015-05-24 Mac Baren - Amphora Full Aroma 218 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2014-11-11 Erik Stokkebye - 4th Generation 1931 40 4 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2013-06-05 G. L. Pease - Key Largo (Heirloom Collection) 101 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2012-04-18 Cornell & Diehl - Pennington Gap 79 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2011-01-11 E. Hoffman Company - Spilman Mixture 70 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2010-12-17 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Authentic (Sail Natural) 36 6 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2010-11-07 Peterson - My Mixture 965 614 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2010-09-30 McClelland - Blackwoods Flake (Personal Reserve) 232 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2010-07-30 Cornell & Diehl - Habana Daydream 64 9 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2010-07-01 Sutliff Tobacco Company - BRG Mixture (Sutliff Private Stock) 14 0 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.4
2010-07-01 Sutliff Tobacco Company - R-Blend (Sutliff Private Stock) 17 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2010-05-26 Hearth & Home - Distinguished Penguin (Signature Series) 30 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2010-04-20 John Middleton, Inc - Sugar Barrel 60 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2009-10-21 John Middleton, Inc - Walnut 91 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2009-08-29 Uhle's - Old Shoe Blend 15 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2009-08-29 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Tobacco Galleria - Blue Note 68 1 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.3
2009-08-10 Hearth & Home - Beverwyck (Signature Series) 25 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2009-06-10 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Granger 128 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2009-06-07 Hearth & Home - Classic Burley Kake (Signature Series) 99 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2009-04-24 Uhle's - Par Shooter Blend 7 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2009-04-24 Uhle's - Perfection Plug Burley 25 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2009-02-19 John Middleton, Inc - Prince Albert 501 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2009-01-14 Mac Baren - Rum & Maple 52 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.5
2009-01-14 Borkum Riff - Mixture with Bourbon Whiskey (Bronze) 308 2 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.6
2008-12-10 Uhle's - Golden Shag Blend 13 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2008-12-10 Uhle's - Marquette Blend 9 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2008-12-02 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sir Walter Raleigh 258 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2008-12-02 Mac Baren - Presbyterian Mixture 300 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2008-09-15 John Middleton, Inc - Carter Hall 444 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2008-09-14 House of Windsor - Bourbon Street 32 0 ★☆☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2008-06-22 Peterson - Sunset Breeze 197 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2008-06-11 Uhle's - Blend 71 21 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2008-02-01 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Mixture No. 79 190 2 ★★★☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2007-10-04 Mac Baren - HH Vintage Syrian 232 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2007-01-02 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Cavendish (Sail Aromatic) 81 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2007-01-02 Cornell & Diehl - Black Frigate 55 6 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2006-11-25 Lane Limited - Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed 76 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2006-11-25 House of Windsor - Union Leader 42 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2006-10-27 Peterson - The Royal Yacht 433 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2006-10-27 Lane Limited - 1-Q 396 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2006-10-08 Samuel Gawith - Best Brown Flake 291 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2006-05-08 Cornell & Diehl - Autumn Evening 305 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2006-05-08 Cornell & Diehl - Junkyard Dawg 40 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2006-03-24 House of Windsor - Briggs 42 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2006-01-03 Uhle's - Bishop's Move 33 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2005-12-24 Samuel Gawith - Kendal Cream Deluxe Flake 167 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2005-12-24 Mac Baren - Harmony 61 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2005-12-19 Uhle's - Blend 255 16 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2005-07-28 Mac Baren - Burley London Blend 156 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2005-07-12 House of Windsor - Field & Stream 57 1 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.2
2005-07-08 Peterson - Old Dublin 290 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2005-06-16 Tinder Box - Blend No. 2 8 0 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2005-06-12 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic 180 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2005-06-09 John Middleton, Inc - Cherry Blend 112 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2005-05-19 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Half & Half 361 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.2
2005-05-19 House of Windsor - Country Doctor 45 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2005-04-29 Mac Baren - Navy Flake 334 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2005-04-25 Peterson - Sherlock Holmes 260 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2005-03-19 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Velvet 128 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.3
2005-03-02 House of Windsor - Mapleton 19 0 ★★★☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2005-03-01 House of Windsor - Barking Dog 56 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.6
2005-02-10 House of Windsor - Revelation 81 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2005-02-02 John Middleton, Inc - Kentucky Club 42 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9