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PAUL SUFFRIDGE
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Just an old chunk of coal.
Reviews
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Dark Flake Unscented
Lakeland Stench
There is a distinct Lakeland casing on this tobacco. I can't get past it. Sometimes it lessens as a bowl burns down but I find it to be foul, astringent and insurmountable. I'll hang on to what I have left in the event that I can give it away to someone who likes perfumy tobacco but it is not for me. I've tried to like G&H tobaccos but I'm not a fan and will not bother buying another of their products.
Cornell & Diehl - Opening Night 8oz
Top Quality
This is a superb Virginia flake. It is mildly cased and has no toppings. I find it to be equally good to Union Square but somewhat different in character. It is earthier and more vegetal than Union Square. A month of jar time brought out the sweetness significantly and calmed the earthiness a bit. It smokes fairly dry leaving minimal moisture at the bottom of the bowl. I've found that it works best for me fully rubbed in a nice wide mouthed bowl or a conical Dublin bowl. Nicotine is on the low side of medium but in a conical bowl works its way to a solid medium about half way through the bowl. There is a small rough edge in the freshly opened flake but after a month of jar time that rough edge disappeared. Zero bite to my Virginia sensitive mouth. I highly recommend Opening Night.
Daughters & Ryan - Three Sails 16oz
Pleasant
I like shag cut tobacco. I pack it tight and smoke at a slow to moderate pace. The slower one goes, the more rewarding the smoke with this tobacco. I smoke it daily. When my palate becomes labored this stuff is a good cleanser. It is a basic no frills solid smoke and over time I have come to appreciate what it has to offer. Works great in a conical bore bowl.
Sutliff - 245 ZBC
MyFavorite
Of all the black Cavendish tobaccos I have smoked this is the one that I prefer. The room note is divine and the flavor is smooth and sweet without any goopy or cloying flavor. It is a perfectly balanced well burning high quality tobacco that does me right every time. The depth of flavor goes beyond any other I've smoked.