Reviews
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Date Added: Thursday 09 July, 2015
Had one of these just last night, and to be honest it wasn't the best, wasn't the worst. To me the quality reflects the price, as it was a rather quick smoke, maybe around 15/20 minutes at a push. If you're looking for a cigar that'll impress you, look elsewhere, but I'd recommend this as a first cigar. Draw to me was effortless, not too much smoke.
Date Added: Wednesday 01 July, 2015
Chinchalero Perla Cigar - 1 Single
by Jennifer
A bit tricky to get going at the start, but once established it evened out nicely and made for a surprisingly long consistent smoke. Similar in many ways to the smaller Chicos cigar, I'd buy these again, for more longer, more contemplative moments. Really good value.
Date Added: Tuesday 30 June, 2015
This is a good average cigar. Decent size at around an hours smoke. Unlike its younger brothers I would say this definitely has a more medium body - it starts off quite mild but a reasonably strong pepper taste soon kicks in. Worth a try for sure.
Date Added: Monday 29 June, 2015
As you open the tin, both excited and nervous for this flake you are greeted by the whiff of whiskey, and a good whiff at that. It took a while to light but when lit it's worth the effort that got you there. At first it is smokey, peaty and has a slight pepper taste but it passes quickly as it smooths out into the virginia flake it is, accompanied by the single malt whiskey flavouring you desire. It is amazingly unique and unlike anything else. A definite recommendation.
Date Added: Monday 29 June, 2015
Appearance; A close cut flake, very easy to break down in the hand resulting in a nice flake, easy to place in the pipe.
Aroma; [before smoking] = pleasantly nutty. Smoking is as follows;
A very deep and extremely pleasant taste from the mature Burley tobacco, with a hint of nuts, sweet after tastes and a hint of faint background spice. Cool and slow burning, if correctly packed into a briar pipe. [Note; if packed too tight, it will not burn smoothly, resulting in clinkers, however, if packed correctly, will burn to a white ash]
Strength; Medium to strong [dependent on the experience of the smoker]
Overall impression; An excellent Pipe Tobacco showing the best of the tobacco blenders art. Recommended for experienced Pipe Smokers only.
Alfie - Turmeaus Liverpool
Date Added: Monday 29 June, 2015
Solani Festival Pipe Tobacco 50g Tin
by Staff
On opening the sample, your senses are immediately inundated by the aromatic aroma of plums, which gives you a good guide of treats to come. The tobacco is in coarse cut form, and the mix of the different tobacco leaf of black Cavendish---burley & Virginia looks very attractive, and in my sample had just the right moisture content. I found that it helps if you choose the correct size pipe, for using a small bowl makes the blend smoking experience slightly sharp on first lighting, so use a larger bowl to allow the blend to burn better, giving a smoother smoking experience. Try also moving between a briar pipe and a meerschaum, as the meerschaum adds a little extra to the overall experience, as a briar burns hotter with this blend. A cooler smoke allows the tobacco blenders art to come to its true fruition. Using a meerschaum for my sampling, I found the following;
Strength; Mild to Medium.
Burning; Slow and cool.
Taste; A very pleasant plum like taste, with overtones hints from the mix of black Cavendish and Burley, of spicy nuts.
