The rumored demise of Prince Albert and perhaps Carter Hall has me nostalgic. I own one tub of each as a salute to Middleton. But I also have one full tub of Sugerbarrel which, in true Middleton fashion, is as fresh as the day I removed it’s cellophane and peered inside.
So today, I’m enjoying a bowl of Middleton Sugerbarrel and will share my honest thoughts.
Comparing one American OTC to another it is much like comparing Coke to Pepsi to Dr Pepper to RC to TAB etc. One flavor profile might just become one’s lifelong companion.
Each OTC puts a different, subtle spin on the American Burley-forward style we’ve come to know as Codger blends.
This is pure Middleton. So there is no need for me to address the characteristics. It’s Middleton and it’s ready to smoke.
It’s a one note wonder. Every sip baths the tongue in a dry, sweetness. Sugerbarrel is pleasant and it tastes good. It gets the job done. Unlike SWR, which adds a spice note, Sugerbarrel is simply “sweet”.
Seagrams 7 American Whiskey is smooth and sweet; but by design it sacrifices complexity for smooth and sweet. It’s boring. It’s pleasant. It gets the job done.
This is my take on Sugerbarrel.
Sugerbarrel could become anyone’s all-day. I’m of the opinion that for a Burley lover, “any” of the old time OTC’s are capable of becoming “someone’s” personal favorite, just as Granger has become mine.
I’m of the opinion that taking the time to “get to know” any blend can endear it to you, provided that it’s within your genre of tobacco.
I believe the mind associates a particular flavor profile as “pleasant” and then amplifies one’s enjoyment of that blend whenever repeated—explaining a Codger’s lifelong preference for PA, or Carter Hall or SWR or Velvet or Granger or even Sugerbarrel.
The loss of a lifelong companion tobacco really sucks and I feel badly for loyal Prince Albert and Carter Hall fans.
If Granger “disappeared” I know that SWR, a distant second, would likely... over time, satisfy. But I would dearly miss my Granger.
There are many reading who cannot fathom a true single favorite blend and enjoy the endless variety. There’s nothing at all wrong about that; I think that describes the majority on this forum.
But the Codgers are nodding to what I’ve written.
So today, I’m enjoying a bowl of Middleton Sugerbarrel and will share my honest thoughts.
Comparing one American OTC to another it is much like comparing Coke to Pepsi to Dr Pepper to RC to TAB etc. One flavor profile might just become one’s lifelong companion.
Each OTC puts a different, subtle spin on the American Burley-forward style we’ve come to know as Codger blends.
This is pure Middleton. So there is no need for me to address the characteristics. It’s Middleton and it’s ready to smoke.
It’s a one note wonder. Every sip baths the tongue in a dry, sweetness. Sugerbarrel is pleasant and it tastes good. It gets the job done. Unlike SWR, which adds a spice note, Sugerbarrel is simply “sweet”.
Seagrams 7 American Whiskey is smooth and sweet; but by design it sacrifices complexity for smooth and sweet. It’s boring. It’s pleasant. It gets the job done.
This is my take on Sugerbarrel.
Sugerbarrel could become anyone’s all-day. I’m of the opinion that for a Burley lover, “any” of the old time OTC’s are capable of becoming “someone’s” personal favorite, just as Granger has become mine.
I’m of the opinion that taking the time to “get to know” any blend can endear it to you, provided that it’s within your genre of tobacco.
I believe the mind associates a particular flavor profile as “pleasant” and then amplifies one’s enjoyment of that blend whenever repeated—explaining a Codger’s lifelong preference for PA, or Carter Hall or SWR or Velvet or Granger or even Sugerbarrel.
The loss of a lifelong companion tobacco really sucks and I feel badly for loyal Prince Albert and Carter Hall fans.
If Granger “disappeared” I know that SWR, a distant second, would likely... over time, satisfy. But I would dearly miss my Granger.
There are many reading who cannot fathom a true single favorite blend and enjoy the endless variety. There’s nothing at all wrong about that; I think that describes the majority on this forum.
But the Codgers are nodding to what I’ve written.
