Virginia /Perique Tobacco » Hearth & Home Sweet & Savory Tobacco Reviews
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Brand: Hearth & Home
SPONSOR WEBSITEBlender: Russ Ouellette Tin Description: This new blend is hard to describe, but its name comes close- Sweet & Savory. We use a variety of yellow and red Virginias for sweetness, Yenidje and Basma for a naturally floral note, Perique for its “plum and pepper” character, and smoky, spicy dark fired Kentucky for complexity and “kick”. This is a blend with a “whole mouth feel”, meaning that all of your taste buds are involved while smoking this unique combination What we found most surprising is the cross-section of pipe smokers who enjoyed this tobacco. People who prefer straight Virginias, Virginia/Perique, Burley and even Latakia and aromatic smokers said they enjoyed it. Even better, many wanted to know how soon they could buy some of their own. Whether you’re looking for a flavorful treat to add to your rotation, or an all-day, everyday type of blend, see what Hearth & home Marquee Series Sweet & Savory has to offer. Country of Origin: USA Curing Group: Flue Cured Contents: Kentucky, Virginia, Perique, Oriental Cut: Ribbon Packaging: 2oz tin |
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| # 9/4/2011 | |
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| Review by cortezattic |
Sweet & Savory -- aptly named
Opening a tin of Sweet & Savory releases the gently sweet and oaty aroma emanating from an mix of bright golden, brown tone, and black ribbons of delectable tobacco. The initial visual and olfactory impression is that of a high quality and sophisticated blend. The moisture level is textbook correct for immediate smoking: dry, yet supple and springy. Care must be given to pack this tobacco a bit lower in the bowl, and tighter than normal, because it will expand a lot during the light, and burn rather fast if packed too loosely. Sweet & Savory produces a good volume of thick, luscious smoke -- the kind you can almost chew. The slight pepperiness of Perique appears on lighting-up, but fades rather quickly. As the bowl settles-in, the flavor profile becomes Oriental forward; the vegetable root sweetness of the Va's serve as a foil; and the brut, currant-like Perique -- just barely perceptible -- fills-out the required bottom notes. I can't really pick up on the supposed dark fired Kentucky in this blend; but whatever it does, it must be doing it well because all the flavors seem to complement each other and be in good balance. This is a blend with great clarity, and the Orientals are outstanding and easy to isolate, if not to describe too definitively. While the taste of a thing is a quintessential property -- something unique that you just have to experience -- I can tell you that in this blend the Orientals deliver a flavor in the family of the aromatic herbs similar to, though different from, basil, parsley, bay leaf, etc., with ephemeral hints of something musty, yeasty, and perhaps even pungent (like the meat of a raw green olive). Sweet & Savory delivers a cool, dry smoke; and I doubt it would bite even frenetic puffers. My only knock on the blend is its very low nicotine content. But then again, that gives me a second reason to come back for another helping -- the first reason being its amazing, full Oriental taste. For comparison purposes, I've tried most of McClelland's Grand Oriental Series blends, and Sweet & Savory is better than any of them -- by far. |
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