Reviews
Date Added: Friday 17 July, 2015
One of the last few plug style tobaccos left on the market and one of my favourites. It is a solid, dark block of tobacco that gives off a rich, slightly fruity aroma. It takes a few firm slices to cut it down into slightly waxy flakes that break up easily for smoking, but it is well worth it. The flavour is about what the smell would imply: strong tobacco notes with a hint of fruit and a slightly spicy edge. As with all twists and plugs, the act of slowly preparing the tobacco for your pipe can almost be as satisfying as smoking it! - Calum
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.
Date Added: Saturday 02 May, 2015
I am just starting to smoke a pipe and this blend is the best one I have tried it is not to strong in taste it doesn't burn your mouth and it's got a lovely aroma would recommend it to any body that smokes a pipe.
.JPG "Rodgers Sheffield Steel Pipe Knife Tamper & Spike - Chrome")
Date Added: Thursday 30 October, 2014
A good tamper at a reasonable price. Fast delivery too.
Date Added: Thursday 30 October, 2014
A very nice pouch that holds 50 grams of pipe tobacco. I was very pleased with it.
Date Added: Friday 10 October, 2014
When I first smoked this I found it quite tame and the cherry and tobacco flavours were quite subtle. I tried it again a few weeks later and had quite a shock of how flavoured it had become, a new burst of cherry came through and the smoke was delightful. This is a really nice tobacco but I would recommend leaving it for a few weeks once opened to really get a full flavour.
