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I put some effort into rubbing it out and got small crumbled pieces. crystals that may have taken awhile to form. I paid way too much for an 8 ounce bag of this because of the insane hype surrounding it. Suffice it to say, I like it. I love the style of the tin, and I love how the tobacco looks when you open it up. Ill try not to be repetitive. I started to "get" it around the last two bowlfuls of that tinand I missed it. In few words, good perhaps very good but definitely overrated. Then lightly fill your pipe with just a slight amount of tamping, but not too much! I was given a beautiful Cavicchi pipe from my wife for Christmas and this is one of the first tobaccos I have purchased for use. The troubles arise from the cut. Unlike many lat. All the components of this blend merry together so well that you would think another bowl is called for, surprisingly you may not need a second bowl since this really satisfies your smoky, spicy, sweet tooth. If you like it enough to pay 10 dollars per ounce, go ahead. Overall, this is one of the few English blends I would call truly outstanding. THE BEST. And this is not the first time I have thought what I finally decided to share with TR readers, that the way to get the best from Penzance is to smoke it straight from a well-aged, sealed tin that's just just been popped. The initial light and the first draw was freaking incredible! What was it??? This tobacco is not worth the fuss. Pease has some amazing stuff, Dunhill (Peterson), the folks from the Lakeland region, C&D, PSlots of great English and Balkan blends on the market. The tobacco lighted easily with what seemed to me to be a great lot of smoke and without significant drawing on the pipe. However, if you do not like the taste of a latakia, you probably will not appreciate this wonderful tobacco. I know some love it. It might just be the fermentation process. I typically smoke Squadron Leader as an all- day smoke and keep my Penzance for special occasions and moments when I feel that I deserve a special treat. The good stuff takes too long to kick in, it's almost insipid. Add to Wish List SKU: 100-8955 UPC: 781755017634 Availability: *Limit* Only 2 per order / person per day. I like this blend. If given a choice by those stingy tobacco Gods, I'd much have a pound of Full Virginia Flake than this stuff--another blend which I discounted over the years until it became more valuable than gold. If ever there was an overrated tobacco in the market, the grand old Penzance is one. Get it. Update 10/14/16 I Have continued to look for something similarly satisfying and failed. There is a SUBTLE spiciness noticible from time to time. Try it- if you hate it, I'll buy it. College kids will ask us what was it like to smoke, what compares to it now, was it really THAT good? That opened up a bit. Penzance works best in a dedicated briar pipe of medium or smaller size. I think most of the reviews capture the essence of this superb blend. It has been a hard time obtaining a tin of this well reviewed and highly sort after blend and I was ready for a treat. Since then I have taken the time to relax and enjoy what is certainly one of the best pipe tobaccos "available". The hopes that these two bags were an anomaly keeps this one out of the 1 star group. Kingsbridge is a mixture of dark and gold Virginias that are hot-pressed, sliced, and ready-rubbed for a mellow and slightly sweet smoking experience and pleasant room note. it always reminds me of BBQ when i smell the tin note. It truly is the holy grail of pipe tobaccos. That would be like putting chocolate syrup on chocolate ice cream. I find the room note extremely pleasant. A blissful, near spiritual experience. It is a perfect English in terms of balance. This is a great tobacco and I think it fitting of its demand. The va present are beautiful and age well. Good old school smoke. the place by me is almost always out of it because i just cant seem to get enough. It's too rich to be an all day smoke, instead it better serves as a celebration smoke or treat at the end of a hard day. I find myself in a bit of a pickle. Penzance is red meat and hearty burgandy. There is some spice from the Turkish component, but the strength and body come from Latakia- soft, lilting, round, creamy, smoky, woodsy Latakia. I dislike the results always from overheating any tobacco with my meer, but Penzance even more so. Now if you are one of those people that chases unicorns. While Margate may have more variation and complexity, Penzance takes the kake in terms of "true" English blends I've tried (not only in terms of ingredients, but in terms of geography) in overall flavor quality. I find it appealing that this is such a well rounded tobacco, but at the same time, none of these elements shines in a way that compels me to want it the way some of my blends do. As I used to be mostly an aromatic smoker, I was a bit afraid this blend would be too much for me to handle. The interesting thing about Penzance is that it is not a Latakia bomb. The orientals have also become less sharp and intriguing. How about the flavor profile? I can't delete this copy. It burned to a fine white ash and left no burnt aftertaste in my mouth. I rub as needed, and load the pipe without looking. What a delight. It was truly awful. You never know what you might get. Not a blend for the hot and humid dog days of summer, but once the weather cools off a bit, out comes the half gallon jar of Penzance. This is the best all-around tobacco I've found. Meers work well with it, conforming to these rough dimensions. There's a little local shop I know of that often has bags and tins of this, because nobody actually smokes it - they're all too busy cellaring it to realize that it's become something far less than it once was. Its not one of the wife's favorites. Sour notes, leather, smoke. The smoke was very mild, and easily inhalable with no noticable nicotine. I liked it so much that I went back and bought a 2-oz tin. It?s a shame I can?t give more than just the four stars here. Esoterica Pipe Tobacco Penzance 2oz Tin - SmokersHaven.com Highly recommended! Very easy to light,leaving a nice white grey ash. It is tough to keep lit thereby revealing its potential for tongue bite. We speculated anise or fennel. I was taken aback somewhat by the texture as I was expecting more of a traditional flake as opposed to a crumbly cake-type mixture. bags. Esoterica is a name owned by Butera but made by Germain. Mostly I guess because I am a Latakia lover and this one fits my needs beter than most other Latakia blends. So I went back to the tin to see if I could detect any mold. Original Review: I decided to try this one out because of the almost universal praise in the reviews here. It tops my list. Great blend that loads well, lights easily, burns cool and dry to the bottom of the bowl. We both agreed it was an incredible smoke. Seasoned pipe smokers who can not smoke in the vicinity of their girlfriend / wife, you simply have to smell it to get a kick out of it. (Good call.) Two days later, on a Sunday, I get a phone call. A nice latakia-dark pressed and sliced typical English tobacco. It would seem that purchasing Penzance is, "Like eating a box of chocolates." It smokes velvet smooth with a sweetness and taste that makes one believe this is really high-grade leaf. The orientals dont strike me as so forward as some others seem to taste, to me it's pretty consistent with most english mixtures in oriental to lat ratio. none. Maybe Smoking Pipes should order a real big amount that would stay in stock for at least a month, kn owing it sells like hot Cornish pasties. There is reason why this is the 322nd review of this classic blend. It is too moist when first opened. Esoterica | Chicago's Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store - Iwan Ries Greetings, I must say that for me unquestionably this is the best Latakia infused English I have ever put a match to. Penzance adds a full bottom note to that, balancing it and making it complete. I have now consumed 6oz of it and just received a bulk order of 8oz. I guess there is no accounting for tastes right. It's a Latakia orgy. Is this just the bulk that's gone bad or is it the little guys too? Frog Morton OTT is better in that department. When others share your passions it doubles your pleasure. Jeepers! While I do not think non-smokers would share my enthusiasm for the aroma, I recommend it highly to lovers of english blends. Still, this is a solid (be it uniform) mild tobacco with a good Latakia influence. The Cyprian latatkia in this tobacco must be very high quality because it's flavor is very smooth. OH NO NOT ANOTHER REVIEW FOR PENZANCE !!! I REALLY REALLY expect more after watching a lot of review of it and a lot of recommendation. IMHO, Penzance is very much overrated. I love this tobac. It arrived just the other day, along with my new Bjarne, so I put them both to the test. The taste was so pleasing, that I forgot to blow out and inhaled it by accident. It burns well and leaves no after taste for me. This superior blend is pure excellency! The tin presentation is nice. Fold-and-stuff does not, in my experience, work so well with Penzance. I may stumble across a Virginia or English blend that I like as well or better, but for now, this is my favorite. Smoking the two back to back (the 2 oz special reserve flat tin with 6 months of age), PP is a Balkan and Penzance a medium English, even so it still has a stronger tin note of smoke. One de-caffeinated disappointment at a time, s'il vu plais; I haven't bothered with Stonehaven. A marriage of air-cured leaf and Burley with selected dark Virginia is hard pressed and aged to produce brown flakes with rich, dark undertones. Esoterica's Tilbury is a harmonious blend of golden and dark Virginias with small portions of Burley and air-cured leaf. This stuff stinkscresote fence post. Room Note: Wife actually said she didnt think it was an overpowering room note, which means anyone else may not mind it. Originally a private label for Smokers' Haven, when the new owners parted ways with Germain, the blends lay dormant. I'm no reviewer like JimInks, but just wanted to add another thumbs up to the 276 other people who gave it a 4 star rating and echo all the lush descriptions. Sorry to anyone who loves this blend and read this review, Please tell me I'm wrong. Produces a great volume of smoke. Still am. At first, I was worried it was no longer vacuum sealed, but when I got home I opened it and it hissed, so it was all safe. Very rich taste of latakia and not a bite at all. Peretti Co., we have smoked scores of imported blends to bring you, our customer, the premium selections. It seems that tinned Penzance smokes and tastes better than the larger bags. Huge creaminess, hints of peppermint, Promite on dark-bread. Incidentally, this also means that the taste is a little off since the pipe was new. The only drawback to this tobacco is perhaps that it is a little wet, and smokes a little hot as a result. Theres ample earthy Virginia to add flesh while the Turkish tobaccos add to the complexity of the blend and are surely discernible. I wouldn't try this indoors in company of other than pipe smokers. As wonderful as Penzance was two years ago, I believe that this sample contains one of the best tobaccos I've ever enjoyed. Care must be taken not to rub this tobacco out too finely, and to load the pipe with a light touch. You may appreciate that if you are a gardener, it is like the smell of fresh loamy garden soil, perhaps with a bit of mulch. I have to agree that this is not a Lat-bomb, as the other orientals form a nice background, but the Latakia is (for me) the primary player and I prefer mixtures where it's more in the background as well. That isn't a bad thing at all, and if you love latakia, you definitely need to try this stuff. Further down the bowl, a mild smoky Latakia aroma evolves. bag are even more wet / oily. Amazing stuff! The flakes do not so much rub out into ribbons as crumble. The flavor the texture the incredible odor right out of the can. It is a thoroughly well crafted, incense like, pungent english mixture. If you can get your hands on Penzance, it is good, perhaps excellent. It starts out super weak and lacking flavor. The first thing I noticed when I opened the tin was the musty latakia smell. This brand has been reviewed to death here, so I am going to keep this short. I originally tried Penzance based on the reviews that I read here. The burn is very good and rarely needs relights. Am I the only one who gets a chemical sensation from the taste and aroma of Penzance? The tin is very small and since it is a broken flake tobacco, if you are using a bigger sized pipe, you will need several flakes to fill the bowl. UPDATE Nov. 2021. Upon first smoke I believed the blend to be hype, but a number of bowls later came to understand why this blend has become so popular with so many pipe smokers. In the first third of the bowl, the taste is that of strong, rich, and very full Latakia. Esoterica Pipe Tobacco Blends - TobaccoPipes.com Although I normally smoke straight VA flakes, I found this an enjoyable change especially after meals or when outdoors. Even the presentation is superior! A true Reformer Blend. No doubt you can taste the Latakia & Orientals. This is the real deal! It is not the most complex blend out there; however it is not flat by any means. It's not so far in a different galaxy that I would pay double MSRP to get some on eBay or anything, but it's absolutely a top-tier English choice and you should try it if you find any available. However, Penzance is likely to be my travel companion because of how easily it packs and stays lit. Very rich, thick tasting. It is complex and reveals different subtleties with every bowl you smoke. I like smoking flakes, and these fall apart before they can be pushed into the pipe. After a brief search for some, however, I reconsidered my position. Trust me , it's not worth it. This blend sometimes requires more relights than others due to its cut and crumbly nature. A load needs to dry out for 30 minutes or so before smoking. Packs perfectly and burns cool. However this on the other hand really is something else. That said, I can?t agree with those who say that Penzance is a latakia bomb. The Latakia is quite nicely appliedoffering an assertive cedar smokiness that melds well with the sweetness from the Virginias. It has it's complexities, and sweetness, and there's definitely an exotic tobacco in there that I haven't quite gotten the hang of identifying, but it's very nice. So I will attempt to keep my tin well preserved and update the review if I notice significant changes. Oh, and thank you reviewer "Kokinhenik" for your homework on the other reviews calling out Iodine, I did not know that. There?s just so much great stuff out there, I might bum a slice from time to time, but I won?t make this one of my regulars. And of course I wasn't disappointed. So far, though, no luck. For it cannot stand up to its own hype. Pipe Used: Tsuge tankard, MM Country Gentleman, MF #9. Nice! It burns down to a fine ash at the end of the bowl. In fact it initially gave me some problems. The flakes are all in tack but, the crumble cake however is a bit too crumbly for me. It finishes soapy where it used to finish clean. can anyone tell me more about this aspect of climate & tobacco taste? This is good stuff of great quality! Room note and taste are unique and strong, but in a good way, though I'm not sure how this would fare with a significant other. Just a fantastic smoke I can't get enough of. Near the bottom, the pipe goes out. Hours of Operation: Our website is always open and you can place an order at any time. 2. Is there any way to improve it? My solution was to get a quart size Ziplock freezer bag that I could slip the boat into and then turn the bag and boat over. Always seems too moist in the tin but I guess that's easily remidied. Latakia blends in flake form are a rarity, and welcome. after reading many of the reviews i think i may have gotten lucky with the tin. For the most part, my stock of Penzance (and Stonehaven) have been resting quietly in mason jars, in the darkness of my hall closet for the past couple of years. Not the case. Inc. All Rights Reserved. The aroma is intriguing but enjoyable. The Latakia is minimal and squarely in a support role. Pure Nirvana. The slower that I smoked it in a large bowled pipe, the better, sweeter and more intense the taste. As you smoke the pipe down though, you get into an oriental nirvana that I haven't quite found in any other blend I've tried. At first, the taste reminiscent of corn flakes, I was put off. I had heard latakia was smoky, and it indeed smelled like hickory or beef jerkey, but there was an added element I was not prepared for something that smelled chemical-like (i still cannot pinpoint it). I find this blend very hyped up. It surely won?t impress non-smokers and I only recommend this if you are by yourself?..almost the feeling of eating garlic?..tastes great but be prepared for the strong aftermath! A disappointing sequel after a few weeks. I've been waiting for a LONG time to try this blend. Add to Wish List. But thats me. Whatever is said, all the praise can only be pale reflection of its mighty greatness and glory. Pointed by many as the heir of Bengal Slices, it's something I had to come across sooner or later. Though plume was visible, It did not improve with age. Personally, I like Balkan Sobranie much better. I realize I will be upsetting alot of passionate followers of this prized leaf. The tin smells smoky with a strong hint of BBQ sauce. I thuroughly expected him to enjoy the aromatic to start but he ended up loving the Penzance!! Moisture content is perfect and, depending on your pipe-loading preference for this flake, it folds and/or rubs out very easily. Upon opening the tin the smell is of a moist latakia and virginia blend. A great tasting english (latakia, oriental, virginia) in an odd flake form, but due to its cut, it is difficult to pack, keep burning, and smoke the whole bowl through. This good sirs is a spot-on analogy to the unique flavor that you will not soon forget. Simply briliant! It is the benchmark I use to insure that my tastebuds are up to par. Hyped tobacco, with all the youtube and tobacco reviews I read and seen, thinking this tobacco is the holy grail of tobaccos have 8oz of this stuff and would trade off in a heart beat. Full of character and smokey latakia. Or maybe I'm just burned out on it. I smell a strong note that I keep ident ifying as olive. For all of its popularity, I have never liked this blend and I've tried it at different times in different pipes. Penzance is pressed Margate, just as ET's Stonehaven is pressed Tilbury. Over the next three weeks I managed to get a hold of three ounces of this Holiest of Holy Grails pipe tobacco and get to include my name in this revered club of those who have got to try the Penzance Legendary Pipe Tobacco. I was Hooked. And if you don't like it,please post it to me! The tobacco was and still is very, very moist, even after all this time. I tried Penzance on a recommendation looking for a fuller English than what I usually smoke. This has become an everyday smoke for me still dedicated to my brigham pipe. I don't know if this is a complex smoke, however it is full and satisfying. The tin-note is quite pleasant with sort of a fruity background, which is something that shows in your smoke.

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