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Real NameJohn Steppling
Joined2016-06
Last Visited2023-02
LocationRISSA Norway

65 year old writer, professor, and theatre artist.

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Savant Has voted at least 100 times.
Venerator Has rated at least half of their reviews with 4 stars.
Connoisseur Has reviewed at least 50 tobaccos from at least 10 brands.
Celebrant Has reviewed at least 15 tobaccos from a single brand with a rating of 3 or 4.
Purist Has reviewed at least 10 tobaccos from a single brand with a rating of 1 or 2.
Virtuoso Has received upvotes on 80% of their reviews.
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Reviews

186 reviews
588 helpful votes 		4 star:
99 Strongly Recommended
3 star:
54 Recommended
2 star:
23 Somewhat Recommended
1 star:
10 Not Recommended

Preferences: Cavendish 3.8, Burley 3.6, Virginia 3.6, Perique 3.6, Oriental/Turkish 3.6, Black Cavendish 3.5, Kentucky 3.5

Date Blend Reviews Helpful Rating Avg Rating
2023-02-19 Peretti - No.8 Slice 21 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2022-10-19 Peretti - Ampersand Flake (Flake) 3 1 ★★★★ 3.7
2022-03-23 Peretti - Burlington Blend (Cavendish Blends) 4 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2022-01-24 Peretti - Blend No.33 (Burley Blends) 4 1 ★★★★ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2021-11-05 Peretti - Blend B-94 (Burley Blends) 8 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2021-11-03 Peretti - Blend No.100 (Burley Blends) 4 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.3
2021-11-02 Peretti - Blend DD (Burley Blends) 11 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2021-11-02 Peretti - London Flake (Flake) 22 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2021-09-25 John Aylesbury - Sir John's Flake Virginia 24 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2021-07-22 Peretti - No Name (Burley Blends) 16 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.4
2021-07-05 Peretti - Original Mixture (Burley Blends) 7 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2021-06-15 Esoterica Tobacciana - Tilbury 103 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2021-03-15 Wessex - Sovereign Curly Cut (Brigade) 39 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2021-02-23 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Crumble Kake Limited Edition No. 1 (Barrel Aged) 9 0 ★★★★ 3.6
2020-12-08 Wessex - Brown Virginia Flake 23 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2020-12-08 Dan Tobacco - Limerick (Treasures of Ireland) 53 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2020-10-20 Former - Private Blend 4 3 ★★★★ ★☆☆☆ 2.5
2020-08-28 Esoterica Tobacciana - Blackpool 34 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2020-08-27 Esoterica Tobacciana - Cardiff 21 0 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2020-07-29 Esoterica Tobacciana - Peacehaven 27 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2020-01-22 Astley's - No.109 Medium Flake 74 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2020-01-22 Robert McConnell - Black Flake (Heritage) 11 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2019-09-15 Savinelli - Brunello Flake 32 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2019-07-25 John Cotton - John Cotton's Double Pressed Virginia 14 7 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2019-06-16 Wessex - Gold Slice 11 4 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.7
2019-06-16 Wessex - Gold Virginia Flake 26 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2019-02-08 Former - Bird's Eye Flake 17 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 2.9
2019-02-08 Former - Private Flake 16 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.8
2018-09-16 Davidoff - Blue Mixture 29 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2018-09-16 Dan Tobacco - Tordenskjold Virginia Slices 54 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2018-09-16 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Erinmore Flake 390 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2018-08-20 Samuel Gawith - English Summer Flake (Four Seasons) 26 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2018-08-13 Sillem's - Mayor 1814 Flake 12 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2018-07-20 Former - Straight Grain Flake 20 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2018-05-29 Former - Cross Grain Flake 22 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2018-05-29 John Aylesbury - Luxury Flake/Classic Flake 25 6 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2018-05-18 Fribourg & Treyer - Cut Virginia Plug 75 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2018-05-18 Dan Tobacco - Hamborger Veermaster 119 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2018-05-14 Benjamin Hartwell - Signature Blend 30 1 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2018-04-11 Fribourg & Treyer - Vintage 39 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.3
2018-03-17 Dunhill - My Mixture 221B Baker Street 21 6 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2018-02-23 Peterson - Flake 226 7 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2018-02-23 Cornell & Diehl - Bailey's Front Porch 32 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2018-02-14 Cornell & Diehl - Founding Fathers 33 2 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.7
2018-02-14 Samuel Gawith - Irish Spring Flake (Four Seasons) 17 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2018-02-14 Samuel Gawith - Scottish Autumn Flake (Four Seasons) 38 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2018-01-15 Astley's - No.2 Virginia Mixture 38 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2018-01-09 Cornell & Diehl - Billy Budd (Melville At Sea) 139 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-12-13 Mac Baren - Mixture Flake 53 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2017-12-06 Mac Baren - Golden Ambrosia 21 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2017-12-06 Mac Baren - Modern Virginia Flake 20 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-11-15 Rattray - Dark Fragrant 70 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-10-21 McClelland - Smyrna No.1 (Grand Orientals) 53 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-10-21 McClelland - Brindle Flake (Ashton Revival) 24 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2017-10-18 McClelland - St. James Woods (Personal Reserve) 127 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-10-01 Seattle Pipe Club - Deception Pass 40 4 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2017-09-13 Dan Tobacco - Roper's Roundels 15 8 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-08-22 Mac Baren - Capstan Original Navy Cut 208 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-08-22 McClelland - No. 5100 Red Cake 192 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-08-22 Cornell & Diehl - Elegant Emu (Simply Elegant Series) 19 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2017-08-22 Cornell & Diehl - Briar Fox 177 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2017-08-20 McClelland - Yenidje Supreme (Grand Orientals) 62 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-08-19 McClelland - Black Sea Sokhoum (Grand Orientals) 29 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-08-15 Sutliff Tobacco Company - 507C Virginia Slices (Blending) 53 6 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-08-01 Mac Baren - Gold Block 86 3 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.1
2017-08-01 McClelland - Classic Samsun (Grand Orientals) 76 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2017-07-28 Dan Tobacco - Devil's Holiday 96 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-07-27 McClelland - Red and Black (Club Blends) 21 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2017-07-26 Davidoff - Flake Medallions 156 9 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-07-25 G. L. Pease - Stonehenge Flake 78 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-07-20 Paul Olsen - Vintage Flake (My Own Blend) 4 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.8
2017-07-20 Paul Olsen - Old School (My Own Blend) 3 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 4.0
2017-07-10 Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake 603 7 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-07-10 Robert McConnell - Scottish Flake 105 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2017-07-06 Paul Olsen - Big Coin (My Own Blend) 5 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 4.0
2017-07-06 Paul Olsen - No. 111 21 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-07-04 Rattray - Old Gowrie (British Collection) 295 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-07-02 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Navy Flake 263 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2017-07-01 Samuel Gawith - Golden Glow 109 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-06-30 McClelland - No. 22 (Matured Virginias) 48 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-06-30 Paul Olsen - No. 43 (My Own Blend) 4 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.5
2017-06-28 Dan Tobacco - Patriot Flake (American History Mixtures) 50 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2017-06-26 Dunhill - Ye Olde Signe (Re-release) 57 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-06-26 Paul Olsen - No. 333 (My Own Blend) 12 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-06-26 Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake (No. 403) 300 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-06-25 Paul Olsen - Dark Pearl (My Own Blend) 3 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2017-06-22 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe 443 4 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-06-22 Mac Baren - Three Nuns 232 7 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-06-21 Mac Baren - Amphora Original Blend 121 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2017-06-18 Borkum Riff - Original 77 2 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.0
2017-06-17 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Bird's Eye 146 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-06-17 Dunhill - My Mixture 221B Baker Street 6 0 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-06-06 Cornell & Diehl - Bijou (Cellar Series) 47 7 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2017-05-29 Butera - Golden Cake (Royal Vintage) 30 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-05-28 McClelland - Bayou Slice (Blakeney's Best) 31 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-05-26 G. L. Pease - Regents Flake (Old London Series) 36 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2017-05-26 G. L. Pease - Embarcadero (Fog City Selection) 96 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-05-22 Mac Baren - HH Pure Virginia 78 7 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-05-20 McClelland - No. 2025 English Cavendish 40 1 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.6
2017-04-19 G. L. Pease - Barbary Coast (Original Mixtures) 209 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2017-04-19 Samuel Gawith - Best Brown Flake 292 9 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-04-11 Cornell & Diehl - Speakeasy (Cellar Series) 25 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2017-04-11 Solani - 660: Silver Flake 122 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2017-04-11 McClelland - No. 2035 Dark Navy Flake 87 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2017-03-30 McClelland - No. 2015 Virginia Perique Flake 171 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-03-30 Samuel Gawith - Sam's Flake (Kendal Mayor's Collection) 88 4 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2017-03-27 Mac Baren - Symphony 76 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2017-03-16 McClelland - Tudor Castle (Collector Series) 60 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2017-03-16 Astley's - No.44 Dark Virginia Flake 56 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-03-11 McClelland - No. 27 (Matured Virginias) 67 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-02-28 Fribourg & Treyer - Special Brown Flake 36 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-02-24 Erik Stokkebye - 4th Generation 1931 38 4 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2017-02-07 Butera - Dark Stoved (Royal Vintage) 43 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 2.9
2017-02-02 J. F. Germain & Son - Royal Jersey Cavendish and Virginia 17 12 ★★★★ ★★☆☆ 2.6
2017-02-02 James Fox - Provost Mixture 49 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-01-22 McClelland - Beacon Extra (Club Blends) 33 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2017-01-20 Mac Baren - Navy Flake 334 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-01-20 Mac Baren - Golden Extra 88 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2017-01-20 Wessex - Campaign Dark Flake (Brigade) 64 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2017-01-15 McClelland - Pebblecut (Ashton Revival) 25 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2017-01-11 Rattray - Marlin Flake (British Collection) 275 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-01-10 G. L. Pease - Sixpence (Old London Series) 69 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2017-01-09 War Horse - War Horse Bar 47 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2017-01-09 War Horse - War Horse Green 23 13 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2017-01-02 Cornell & Diehl - Bayou Morning Flake 92 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2016-12-28 McClelland - Navy Cavendish (Matured Virginias) 74 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2016-12-27 Cornell & Diehl - Exhausted Rooster 101 7 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-12-23 Cornell & Diehl - Pegasus 92 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-12-21 G. L. Pease - Montgomery (Fog City Selection) 79 7 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2016-12-11 McClelland - Blackwoods Flake (Personal Reserve) 232 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2016-12-05 Peterson - De Luxe Navy Rolls 206 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2016-11-26 Cornell & Diehl - Sansepolcro (Small Batch) 38 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-11-15 G. L. Pease - Cumberland (Original Mixtures) 144 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2016-11-10 Cornell & Diehl - After Hours Flake (Simply Elegant Series) 30 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2016-11-05 McClelland - No. 24 (Matured Virginias) 84 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2016-11-04 Mac Baren - HH Acadian Perique 106 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-10-24 Mac Baren - Halberg Green 17 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2016-10-24 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Top Black Cherry 60 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2016-10-21 G. L. Pease - Navigator (Old London Series) 46 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 2.9
2016-10-17 Peterson - The Royal Yacht 433 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2016-10-09 G. L. Pease - Haddo's Delight (Original Mixtures) 303 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2016-09-25 Cornell & Diehl - Gentleman Caller 38 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-09-24 Mac Baren - Dark Twist Roll Cake 213 18 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2016-09-16 Cornell & Diehl - Crooner 118 5 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2016-09-13 Cornell & Diehl - Kajun Kake 115 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2016-09-12 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Ennerdale Flake 224 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2016-09-06 Peterson - University Flake 430 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2016-09-06 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Louisiana Perique Flake 92 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2016-09-06 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Coniston Cut Plug 79 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-09-06 McClelland - GKCPC Boston 1776 (Club Blends) 25 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2016-09-05 Samuel Gawith - Cabbie's Mixture 94 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2016-09-02 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Flake 69 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-08-26 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Rum Flake 135 9 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2016-08-26 Peter Heinrichs - Dark Strong Flake (Special Selection) 39 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2016-08-21 War Horse - War Horse Ready Cut 25 3 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2016-08-19 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Flake Scented 53 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.1
2016-08-18 Solani - 633: Virginia Flake with Perique 162 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-08-16 John Patton - Storm Front 46 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2016-08-16 Cornell & Diehl - Old Joe Krantz 203 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-08-09 Peterson - Hyde Park 97 0 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2016-08-08 Peterson - 3P's Peterson Perfect Plug 176 9 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2016-08-05 Dan Tobacco - Milonga 38 3 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2016-08-05 Torben Dansk - Blue Note 218 2 ★☆☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2016-08-05 Fribourg & Treyer - Cut Blended Plug 44 4 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-08-02 Mac Baren - HH Old Dark Fired 241 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2016-07-31 Samuel Gawith - St. James Flake (Kendal Mayor's Collection) 202 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-07-28 Cornell & Diehl - Blockade Runner 71 4 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2016-07-25 Rattray - Hal O' the Wynd (British Collection) 269 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-07-23 McClelland - Black Parrot (Ashton Revival) 20 3 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2016-07-19 G. L. Pease - Triple Play (New World Collection) 73 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-07-15 Fribourg & Treyer - Golden Mixture 34 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-07-13 Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake (Aged Limited Edition) 5 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-07-13 Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night (Simply Elegant Series) 108 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.5
2016-07-12 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Bob's Chocolate Flake 256 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.0
2016-07-10 Samuel Gawith - B.S. Flake 32 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2016-07-07 Dan Tobacco - The Mellow Mallard 34 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2016-07-07 Wilke Pipe Tobacco - Wilke No. 515 16 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2016-07-04 Solani - 656: Aged Burley Flake 262 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-07-01 Reiner - Blend 71: Long Golden Flake 150 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2016-06-23 Seattle Pipe Club - Potlatch 39 11 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-06-12 W.O. Larsen - Classic 25 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.4
2016-06-11 G. L. Pease - Union Square (Fog City Selection) 148 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2016-06-11 J. F. Germain & Son - Uncle Tom's Mixture 28 7 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.7
2016-06-10 Tabac Manil - La Brumeuse (Pure Semois) 77 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2016-06-06 J. F. Germain & Son - Plum Cake Mixture 60 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 2.8
2016-06-05 Rattray - Malcolm Flake (Flake Collection) 12 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4