Finally found a tobacco blend I don't care for.

downinit · Dec 24, 2016

Sutliff Molto Dolce is so wet that because it's sold by weight that the tin is only half full. Silly me I thought an hour of drying SHOULD be enough but it was so wet that I couldn't keep it lit. It had a great taste for about the first 3rd of the bowl and then it disappeared, after that it was like smoking warm air. I'll try letting it dry for several days to see if it smokes better, otherwise it will make a great potpourri!
I much prefer Sutliff's Black Cordial, it is kinda wet also but smokes great after 30-60 minutes of drying and still has taste to the end of the bowl.
Bob

hawky454 · Dec 24, 2016

Molto Dolce is a blend for people who don't like the taste of tobacco.

downinit · Dec 24, 2016

Molto Dolce is a blend for people who don't like the taste of tobacco.

I wouldn't go that far, I liked the taste while it lasted and I like aromatics for a change of pace.

pagan · Dec 24, 2016

Sutliff is a maker I will not buy, I have not found any of their offerings that I like

mso489 · Dec 24, 2016

Heavily flavored aromatics are definite genre of pipe tobacco, and a fairly popular one, it would seem. I prefer tobacco-forward aromatics, and non-aromatics above those. I find heavily flavored aromatics prone to bite, too wet, tending to fade in flavor, and just not that tasty. You do have to realize that aromatics are a majority of the market that carries the rest of blends. Some of Sutliff's aromatics are more tobacco-forward and, to me, pretty good. The Great Outdoors and a number of others. Their non-aromatics are quite good; their Balkan 957 was a pretty good example of a Balkan blend.

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sablebrush52 · Dec 24, 2016

What I find funny about the Sutliff bashing that goes on around here is that Sutliff makes blends for so many labels that the bashers love to love. Sutliff bashing is cluelessness.
Not liking specific blends is another matter altogether.

Chasing Embers · Dec 25, 2016

Sutliff actually makes a few blends that I enjoy, but I've yet to try Molto Dolce. The birthday cake description I've heard about it makes it sound interesting, but being that damp I would likely have to smoke it in a cob.

wyfbane · Dec 25, 2016

Oh you need to dry it out for like 8 hours before smoking, but it is truly fun to smoke. My wife and kid LOVE the room note.
Happy wife, happy life.

newbroom · Dec 25, 2016

I've only ever tried their April Dawn, which arrived along with a pipe I bought on Ebay, and it wasn't bad at all.

It smoked better than Captain Black.

I don't smoke aros any more, except when the moon is blue.

Chasing Embers · Dec 25, 2016

Here ya go Mike!

Sorry, too much bourbon in the eggnog. :mrgreen:

newbroom · Dec 25, 2016

I might still have a bowl of that stuff hanging around in one of these little jars of last remains I've kept, Duane, but, although I appreciate the pic, I am not sure that it's motivation enough to become an aro deviate.

I'm glad you're feeling better!

Arodeviate....hmmn...sounds like a category of pipe smoker.

jacks6 · Dec 25, 2016

Arodeviate:
definition;

An aromatic smoker who deviates from the norm. One who smokes Captain Bob's Blend and Briarworks Bacon Old Fasioned

cosmicfolklore · Dec 25, 2016

I think the main difference between Sutliff Blend bashing and the stuff they make for other companies is that Sutliff may do a great job for other companies, but for the stuff they stick in those paper cans lacks any nicotine and (to me) tastes like crap... except Molto Dolce, which is my favorite by them, ha ha. Funny how that works. It's best IMO smoked sopping wet in a dedicated pipe, because it will ghost like a Lakeland. But, in my experience, when I smoke it, it draws a crowd. No, I don't smoke it for my own tobacco enjoyment, but to draw in a crowd, usually beautiful women, and then hold court. : puffy

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For myself, the only thing Sutliff puts their name on worth smoking for my own enjoyment is 1849, a nice little VaPer. All of their other blends, including their attempts at Balkans and Virginias are just swill, IMO. They must just use better formulas and stuff for the work they do for other companies. But, my guess is that they use tobaccos selected by other companies in those blends.

sablebrush52 · Dec 25, 2016

They must just use better formulas and stuff for the work they do for other companies. But, my guess is that they use tobaccos selected by other companies in those blends.

Nope. But I'm not allowed to share more.

cosmicfolklore · Dec 25, 2016

Well, then they just have better tastes in the work they out source, because I have never had a Sutliff tin, other than the two I mentioned that I would ever recommend to someone. But, surely everyone is entitled to their opinion. And, may the Sutliff bashing continue till they make more stuff like 1849. : puffy

: ...because it's fun and brings us together with love, peace, and harmony.

sablebrush52 · Dec 25, 2016

And, may the Sutliff bashing continue till they make more stuff like 1849. :: ...because it's fun and brings us together with love, peace, and harmony.

And I'll happily bash the bashers. Works.

cosmicfolklore · Dec 25, 2016

Touché! I hope you are having a great Christmas out there on the West coast, Sable. It's rather hot here. The mercury is hitting 80F.

downinit · Dec 26, 2016

DBE to the rescue...

After adding a healthy dose of Dark Birds Eye to Molto Dolce dried for 12 hours it smoked like a dream and it actually had some tobacco flavor.

pagan · Dec 26, 2016

And I'll happily bash the bashers.

Well played :clap: but as I've stated many times, I have tried a dozen or so Sutliff blends all to disappointment, Im at the point that I will pass on anything under that label

jmagen · Dec 26, 2016

Glad I found this thread! I just ordered a tin of Molto recently, motivated by hearsay, FB and forum posts. We'll call this due diligence.

Finally found a tobacco blend I don't care for.

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