Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight 10th Anniversary

[Ora Pro Nobis]

Tobacco	Latakia, Oriental, Virginia
Style	English
Room Note	4 - Distinct

Pipes and Cigars has this to say in their description:

Hearth & Home Marquee WhiteKnight 10th Anniversary​

"The Hearth & Home Marquee series began in 2010 with the release of Magnum Opus, a Balkan-style blend that won instant acclaim. A year later, it was followed by BlackHouse, which won the 2011 Balkan Sobranie 759 Throwdown at the Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Expo.

WhiteKnight fans will find themselves with a familiar blend, but with a slightly deeper flavor and a bit more sweetness. Folks who just enjoy rich Balkan blends will also enjoy this unique, limited-edition tobacco as well. If you fall into either group, you'll want to get your hands on a few tins of this special blend because we expect this to sell out quickly."


I must say, and I think I'm going to get a lot of flak here, but this is by far the best tasting English blend I have had yet. It beats Nightcap by a mile. The tin note smells like rich, smokey, pit-smoked BBQ! The taste is not too far off, but it has just a hint of sweetness to it that keeps you guessing what the next puff will taste like.

I absolutely LOVE this blend. As far as the room note goes...who cares? If they don't like it they can leave the room.

Did I mention I love this blend?

This is by far going to be a staple in my rotation, and I can't wait to try Peterson's My Mixture 965 and compare the two.

 

[renfield]

An excellent blend. I still have some 9 year old tins that need to get into the rotation.

As much as I like White Knight I like Magnum Opus a bit better as it’s more Oriental forward. Both are excellent IMO.

 

[Servant King]

Got a QP of bulk Sutliff Balkan Sobranie Orig. Mix Match. It's a cellar staple, as available as it is affordable, and I believe ostensibly identical to WK (if @Chasing Embers would be so kind as to confirm this for me, one way or the other).

We generally* don't give anyone flack here, so don't worry about such a thing.

*Not unless they really deserve it...

 

[Ahi Ka]

I tried some white knight this year which had been cellaring since it’s release. It changed my entire perspective of English blends. I very nearly almost accidentally in purpose purchased two pounds of it - well the stokkebye bulk.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Got a QP of bulk Sutliff Balkan Sobranie Orig. Mix Match. It's a cellar staple, as available as it is affordable, and I believe ostensibly identical to WK (if @Chasing Embers would be so kind as to confirm this for me, one way or the other).

We generally* don't give anyone flack here, so don't worry about such a thing.

*Not unless they really deserve it...

White Knight- Balkan Sobranie Original Match

Black House - Balkan Sobranie 759 Match

 

[Chasing Embers]

I very nearly almost accidentally in purpose purchased two pounds of it - well the stokkebye bulk.

I bought four of these in 2019.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A year later, it was followed by BlackHouse, which won the 2011 Balkan Sobranie 759 Throwdown at the Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Expo.

In point of fact, it only won the judge's vote. The people's vote went to McClelland's Blue Mountain, later renamed Balkan Blue.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Got a QP of...

Found the stoner!

 

[rmpeeps]

Sounds great!! I’m still sitting on 13 tins from about 4 years back, but I may put out for a couple of the Anniversary tins.
Thanks for the heads up.

 

[mortonbriar]

I tried some white knight this year which had been cellaring since it’s release. It changed my entire perspective of English blends. I very nearly almost accidentally in purpose purchased two pounds of it - well the stokkebye bulk.

Yeah, that was a stand out blend with some age on it...

 

[Ora Pro Nobis]

I tried some white knight this year which had been cellaring since it’s release. It changed my entire perspective of English blends. I very nearly almost accidentally in purpose purchased two pounds of it - well the stokkebye bulk.

What's it called in the Stokkebye Bulk?

 

[kcghost]

I was in Chicago when they did comparison of the blends, Yes, Russ won the contest, but Mike McNiel won the fan vote. But, I would not say that the contest was in any way a scientific comparison of the two blends. Many of the voters only tasted one of the blends.

 

[Ahi Ka]

What's it called in the Stokkebye Bulk?

White Knight- Balkan Sobranie Original Match

Black House - Balkan Sobranie 759 Match

 

[Chasing Embers]

What's it called in the Stokkebye Bulk?

Sutliff not Stokkebye.

 

[FurCoat]

Found the stoner!

I caught that too. Now what does that say about us.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Sutliff not Stokkebye.

Yes my bad. Get confused.