Tsuge vs Dunhill

cosmicbobo · Jul 28, 2017

It's been a few weeks since I have opened the tin. My first Toby purchase was a small variety that included Dunhill Nightcap.

I did a short review of it here.

My second order was about twice the size and had a tin of Tsuge's Winter's Embrace.

I have only smoked one bowl of each, so I am no expert. I prove that daily.

The tin note of both Tobys is very similar. Tsuge may be more similar to another Dunhill, but my point is that it seems in the ballpark. Time to give it a try?

unkleyoda · Jul 28, 2017

I've smoked a lot of Dunhill Nightcap, and enjoy it immensely. That said, I've never tried or seen Tsuge Winter's Embrace. But since Nightcap has Lat/perique/Va/Orientals and Winter's Embrace is listed as just Virgina, I find it odd that they would have a similar tin note. I would think Winter's Embrace would be closer to Royal Yacht, Ready Rubbed, Ye Olde Signe or something like that, being that those are Va based.

mso489 · Jul 28, 2017

I haven't tried any Tsuge blends, but I have smoked some Dunhill blends and have some on hand, and I've smoked many other brands. Dunhill blends seem to fill their own niche. I'm not saying that there is nothing comparable, only that Dunhill seems to make its own statement with each of its blends that isn't mirrored even in blends made to match them. As with some of the old codger blends, there is good reason Dunhill blends have been so popular.

cosmicfolklore · Jul 28, 2017

Tsuge... I like to open the tins, sniff the tobacco, dump into garbage, and fill the beautiful tins with something more palatable.

pipesmokingtom · Jul 28, 2017

Tsuge is getting out of tobacco all together very soon, yes? I forget where I heard that.

mso489 · Jul 29, 2017

According to Cosmic, Tsuge should get out of the tobacco business. Most blends have their fans, but nothing in the Tsuge blend descriptions drew me in.

phantomwolf · Jul 30, 2017

Had a tin of Raigin gifted to me and I managed three bowls before trashing it. I feel that was two and a half bowls more of an attempt than it merited.

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