G. L. Pease Haddo's Delight Pipe Tobacco

Tin note is something of vinegar but smokes like a fine pipe tobacco of the days gone by. Strong but pleasant, burns cool and flavor gets better at half bowl. Could smoke this all day.

Quality Virginias with a very noticeable tang from the perique, and a little cavendish to smooth it all over without adding any real sweetness to it. This is my all day every day go to smoke.

Great for a beginner.

In pursuing my continued interest and expansion with Virginias, in all their possible combinations, I find Haddo's very satisfying. The flavoring, whether or not one exists, lends interest and a diverse dimension of aromas. There may be no flavoring as the tin indicates, but the tobacco combinations give that sort of enhancement. Maybe it's the Perique or the Cavendish or both; who knows. Many times I"ll smoke SG FVF wanting just a little more aroma than strength. This one delivers. Medium strength, no bite, light on the palate, and with a sublime delivery to the olfactory senses. I generally gravitate to flakes, not ribbon cut tobaccos. But while this is a medium cut ribbon, it lasts a good while and smokes just right. Pipe Used: Tonino Jacono Lovat

Excelente mistura com um aroma maravilhoso! Burley traz um sabor encantador! Nota 10000000000.

This doesn't do much for me. I had hoped it would be a welcome contrast to the full English mixture's I normally enjoy: Pease's Odyssey and Peretti's Midnight. But....it doesn't impress me. As Voltaire said: once, a philosopher; twice, a pervert.

Lovely aroma! Very happy with this purchase.

But I know what he is delighted with. This is such a great blend. Superior complexity and ultra-satisfying when you want a natural sweetness and journey of a plethora of flavors and palate feels. It's great out of the tin, but be patient as years on this blend make it a completely different animal. I was able to obtain some aged tins on eBay and the quality shines through. I would compare it to perhaps Esoterica Ramsgate.

This is my personal favorite blend, it's dark, fruity, a little sweet and has a lot of perique spice. Full flavored with some potent nicotine. The Virginias give it a nice fruity sweetness that cooperates with the brandy/rum topping and the perique cuts through with a sharp pepperiness that intensifies as you smoke it down. I assume the black cavendish is there to round out the sweetness, but I can't pick out the burley. I'd let this blend dry for 10-15 minutes before you pack, otherwise it will gurgle a little. It lights and stays lit well, but it, like most Virginias, will get hot if you smoke it too quickly, so take it easy. Beware the nicotine on this one, it can catch you off guard. I can't wait to try this with some age on it, I bet it would only get better.