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Real NameWilly Drinkwater
Joined2002-04
Last Visited2023-02
LocationBoston MA

I am a 66 year old married father of two grown sons. I am an adjunct professor at the UMASS-Boston where I teach in their counseling programs. I also have a private practice in Beverly Massachusetts.

Website: http://willydrinkwater.com/

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Badges

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.
Celebrant Has reviewed at least 15 tobaccos from a single brand with a rating of 3 or 4.

Favorites

Date Blend Reviews Avg Rating
2004-03-27 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Flake 69 ★★★★ 3.2

Reviews

84 reviews
187 helpful votes
4 star:
18 Strongly Recommended
3 star:
53 Recommended
2 star:
11 Somewhat Recommended
1 star:
2 Not Recommended

Preferences: Oriental/Turkish 3.4, Latakia 3.3, Black Cavendish 3.3, Virginia 3.3, Perique 3.3, Kentucky 3.2, Burley 3.2, Cavendish 3.0

Date Blend Reviews Helpful Rating Avg Rating
2020-09-30 Peretti - London Flake (Flake) 22 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2012-06-15 McClelland - Orient 996, vintage 2007 10 4 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.8
2009-10-29 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Scotch Flake 36 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2009-10-28 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Coniston Cut Plug 79 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2007-07-25 McClelland - British Woods (Personal Reserve) 88 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2007-03-27 Peretti - Blend 500 (English Blends) 16 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.8
2006-03-15 House of Windsor - Revelation 81 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2006-02-25 Peretti - Crown (English Blends) 8 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.6
2006-02-24 Peretti - Blend D-9507 (English Blends) 14 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2006-02-24 Peretti - Blend DD (Burley Blends) 11 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2006-01-21 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Glengarry Flake 64 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2006-01-21 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Flake 103 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.3
2006-01-21 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Louisiana Perique Flake 92 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2005-11-16 Peretti - British Blend (English Blends) 24 8 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2005-09-24 McClelland - Rose of Latakia (Syrian Latakia) 39 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2005-09-24 John Middleton, Inc - Walnut 91 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2005-05-19 Peretti - Pride of Loch Lomond (English Blends) 15 10 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2005-03-12 Rattray - Black Mallory (British Collection) 151 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2005-03-12 Peterson - My Mixture 965 614 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2005-03-12 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Skandinavik Mixture 34 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.0
2004-10-18 Astley's - No.88 Matured Dark Virginia 22 1 ★★☆☆ ★★☆☆ 2.5
2004-10-18 Peretti - Blend No.333 (Burley Blends) 44 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2004-10-12 McClelland - Christmas Cheer 2003 14 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.3
2004-08-26 House of Windsor - Barking Dog 56 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2004-08-20 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Mixture No. 79 190 1 ★☆☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 1.9
2004-08-19 Samuel Gawith - Brown No. 4 141 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2004-08-19 Peterson - The Royal Yacht 433 1 ★☆☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2004-08-05 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Black Cherry 21 1 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2004-07-31 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Ennerdale Flake 224 8 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-07-20 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - American Blend Delite 38 2 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.7
2004-07-19 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Best Brown #2 82 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 2.9
2004-07-13 Sutliff Tobacco Company - Heine's Blend 14 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2004-07-12 McClelland - Honeydew (221b Series) 68 5 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2004-07-02 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Brown Flake Aromatic 27 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-07-01 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Bird's Eye 146 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2004-07-01 Samuel Gawith - Black Cherry 43 2 ★★★☆ ★★☆☆ 2.7
2004-06-26 Astley's - No.109 Medium Flake 74 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.2
2004-06-04 Cornell & Diehl - Da Vinci 60 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-05-05 Peretti - Scottish Flake (Flake) 14 4 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-03-30 Astley's - No.99 Royal Tudor Full Latakia Mixture 31 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 2.8
2004-03-30 Esoterica Tobacciana - Penzance 463 3 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2004-03-30 McClelland - Oriental Mixture No. 14 44 9 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-03-28 McClelland - Oriental Mixture No. 1 22 2 ★★☆☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2004-03-28 McClelland - Oriental Mixture No. 12 24 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.4
2004-03-28 McClelland - Oriental Mixture No. 8 28 8 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2004-03-27 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Flake 69 3 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2004-02-06 Dunhill - White Spot 8 0 ★★☆☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2004-02-06 Peretti - BPC (Burley Plug Cut) (Burley Blends) 19 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.2
2004-02-06 Peretti - English No.110 (English Blends) 8 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2004-01-15 Peretti - Royal Blend (English Blends) 40 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.6
2004-01-04 John Middleton, Inc - Carter Hall 443 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2003-12-25 Peretti - Omega (English Blends) 38 6 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.7
2003-09-08 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Kendal Dark 55 5 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2003-07-23 Peretti - Oriental No. 40 (English Blends) 21 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2003-06-22 Peterson - Irish Cask 252 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.9
2003-06-22 McClelland - Bombay Court (Personal Reserve) 52 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2003-06-17 Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake 603 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2003-06-10 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Regular 59 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.6
2003-06-10 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Bob's Chocolate Flake 256 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.0
2003-06-10 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Curly Cut 29 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2003-04-01 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Half & Half 359 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.2
2003-03-08 Butera - Latakia No.2 (Royal Vintage) 27 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2003-03-07 Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. - Brown Flake U/S 70 5 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2003-03-02 Peterson - University Flake 430 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 3.0
2003-02-07 McClelland - Oriental Mixture No. 6 23 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2003-01-20 Peretti - Blend D-7485 (English Blends) 19 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.6
2003-01-20 Dunhill - Durbar 120 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.2
2003-01-11 Peterson - Old Dublin 290 1 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.3
2003-01-11 Peretti - Oxford Flake (Flake) 14 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.4
2002-12-27 McClelland - Bombay Extra (Personal Reserve) 45 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2002-12-19 Peter Heinrichs - No. 169 7 3 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.1
2002-12-18 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Escudo Navy De Luxe 443 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2002-12-02 McClelland - Arcadia (221b Series) 118 2 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 3.0
2002-11-01 Orlik Tobacco Company A/S - Scotch Type 6 0 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2002-11-01 Rattray - Highland Targe 63 2 ★★★★ ★★★☆ 2.9
2002-10-13 Peterson - Early Morning Pipe 596 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.1
2002-07-11 Samuel Gawith - Perfection 139 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2002-06-20 Rattray - Red Rapparee (British Collection) 204 1 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2002-06-20 Mac Baren - Three Nuns 232 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.1
2002-06-20 Peterson - Nightcap 671 2 ★★★☆ ★★★★ 3.5
2002-04-11 Cornell & Diehl - Strathspey 19 1 ★★☆☆ ★☆☆☆ 2.0
2002-04-11 Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) - Sail Cavendish (Sail Aromatic) 82 1 ★★★☆ ★★★☆ 2.7
2002-04-11 Samuel Gawith - Squadron Leader 542 4 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4
2002-04-11 Peretti - Blend D-9575 (English Blends) 15 2 ★★★★ ★★★★ 3.4