My wife, however, complained bitterly about its room note. And there it stopped...

I belive it is a great English blend. I will have to revisit at the right time. But not until K &K proves to have respected the original SG's recipe.

As soon as I put a light to it the first thing that hit me was a smell of cigars. The room note is quite strong and I havent found anybody who actually likes the smell.

Flavour wise, strong tobacco taste, nothing much more. There is the mild flavour of liqourice in the aftertaste which is not unpleasant. I will give this another try in a few months as I did enjoy it but not for my everyday use.

It is rich, savory, creamy, sweet, and smoky, and yields moments of pure tobacco Nirvana, as well as fragrant clouds of white smoke. from three and a half to four stars.

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Flame: Lights easily with medium body creamy smooth smoke. No harshness, moderate nose tingle. No tongue bite. Sweetness of the turkish is immediate upon lighting with a citrus note.

Side stream: Smooth, lighter bodied smoke. Slight nose tingle. The smell is sweet virginia enhanced with turkish, with a thinner smoke than the burly based blends. Natural tobacco flavor with no casing or flavoring. Sweet and musty at same time.

Down Bowl: Stays dry, no bitterness. Sweet taste of virginia, no rough edges, perfectly balanced blend. Latakia is present but compliments the other flavors, and is not overpowering. Few relights necessary. Medium N content that comes on gently. Does not get strong or dramatically change flavor.

Aftertaste: Tingle of Latakia, slightly peppery with tasty tobacco flavor. Flavor in nose is light tobacco.

Conclusion: Great virginia based medium english with turkish sweetness. Smoke with iced black coffee. This is medium, an afternoon relaxation smoke. ****

This may be heresy but I also enjoy this mixed 50/50 with Skiff, when more smokiness is appreciated.

The quality of tobacco was not bad, but there just was not a whole lot going on in this blend. One of the joys of smoking a pipe for me is to pick apart the tobacco in each blend as it makes a brief appearance throughout the smoke. Unfortunately in Squadron Leader I got mediocre flat Virginia leaf with even less exciting Latakia. All the way through the bowl this continued.

When I read the tin description I was expecting something similar to Early Morning Pipe. Not even close. EMP was complex, interesting, and kept me thinking. This mixture was boring, bland, and unfulfilling.

There was no nicotine kick to speak of. I understand this was supposed to be a mild blend, but mild to me at least gives me a nice buzz when I am finished smoking it.

I would maybe recommend this to folks who are experimenting with pipe tobacco, or to someone who likes to inhale his pipe smoke. Other than that, I can easily find other blends which satisfy much more.

It's been first sight love with this wonderful all day EM. I like the oriental taste and the good note of latakia, definitely present, but not overwhelming.

A good tobacco for all day, but may be you want something stronger afterdinner, unless you want a tobacco you can smoke even doing something else.

Reccomended!

ps: a bit too much moisture. Better set apart the quantity of tobacco you want to smoke and leave this quantity outside the tin drying for about one hour before smoking. Unless you have no problem in re-lit every 5 minutes.

Me? I am going back to my stronger English Blends.

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Not complicated , good quality tobacco well balanced. The best way for me to review this blend is by saying it like Old Dublin from Peterson but milder and sweeter good if i will smoke more bowls than i'm used to . As a all-day smoke i prefer a bit more punch but this blend is really really good .

Happy to have tried this one , will buy more for sure.

This tobacco produces a medium, creamy, and robust taste which mingles with the Turkish tobacco's that add a citrus note and a great tin aroma. The Virgina's finish off this blend by adding to it a very sweet taste that plays in just right. Several smokers have mentioned the campfire/leathery note – I think that describes it accurately. This is a cool smoke that takes a lot to get bitten from so even heavy puffers have little to worry about. Meanwhile you will be able to enjoy the great flavors that make this such a notable tobacco. I am only ½ way through my first tin so need to smoke more before deciding if I will keep this in my normal rotation.