I didn't think CRF was bad, but it's definitely underwhelming. That's why I was so surprised when I tried the Crumble Kake, I liked it much more.
Jim's Sutliff Cringle Flake (Holiday Edition 2020) Review.
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some producers even their bottom least favorite are something I would smoke if it's all I could get. A few of theirs though if they were all that was left I'd take up cigars.
Enough so that he decided to go after me again. Watch City Cigar - Simply VOriental - Tobacco Reviews - https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/12424/watch-city-cigar-simply-voriental#review110819
Cringle Flake sounds like a great smoke.
SR is a good red Virginia. It’s not McClelland, not a mature red, but it’s perfectly fine on its own merit. 515 was developed as a 5100 blending replacement that can be smoked on its own, with a bit of that matured tang that SR lacks.
CRF is a pretty good matured red, but not at the level of McClelland Reds. No one is going to replicate what Mike McNeil did with processing Virginia’s.
As for Crybaby Driver, he’s just put out because his greatness isn’t appreciated enough for him to get advance samples to try. He’d be a legend in his mind if he had one.
It must be hell on earth to be him.
SR is a good red Virginia. It’s not McClelland, not a mature red, but it’s perfectly fine on its own merit. 515 was developed as a 5100 blending replacement that can be smoked on its own, with a bit of that matured tang that SR lacks.
CRF is a pretty good matured red, but not at the level of McClelland Reds. No one is going to replicate what Mike McNeil did with processing Virginia’s.
As for Crybaby Driver, he’s just put out because his greatness isn’t appreciated enough for him to get advance samples to try. He’d be a legend in his mind if he had one.
It must be hell on earth to be him.
Perhaps even more sad than the guy himself is the fact that he is giving deliberately low ratings to blends he admittedly has not tried. Whomever runs TR should probably address the situation and the sooner the better.
TR's contact info on their site goes to a dead address, so nobody will read any e-mails sent there. Kretek owns the site, so you'd have to go directly to them, I imagine.
Unfortunately Kretek doesn’t seem to care about the site. They’re doing nothing to maintain it.
A flurry of emails to them might wake them up.
A flurry of emails to them might wake them up.
If kretek is that unconcerned, someone needs to back the site up before they decide to deep six the whole thing. We will have lost a valuable resource and history if they decide to call it quits.
Wow you can't please some people. Though maybe cut the guy some slack his diaper is clearly not been changed in a while which can cause serious chaffing and discomfort. That said my favorite part is bitching about Jim reviewing a blend he's had a part in. Which does seem like something he should disclose like he has. And any somewhat intelligent person can make up their own mind if his taste match theirs enough for that to be good, bad, or whatever. Jim any really bad artists ever try to get one of your jobs and vow some type of ineffectual revenge? Think about it he's like one of those early Batman villians that nobodies heard about like the Stamp collector (not really, but I also wouldn't be shocked to find out there was a bad guy named that back then). You know one of those bitter morons that can't take that important step of looking in the mirror. You know like dude Jim isn't the reason no one cares about you like that, even if he never existed no one would care about your opinions.
If someone can't read the reviews and filter an obvious troll all on their own, the reviews are probably wasted on them anyway. Let's see, I'm somehow going to give this troll's review the same weight as Jim's. LOL
Agree. But that site should also not be a forum for someone to vent their jealousy or dislike of someone else. No way to defend against accusations and abusive comments.
I just reported him. He is compromising the integrity of the reviews.
Then they must have mods.. I have added tobaccos, modified incorrect info, and have received feedback from someone. There was one of my favorites listed as a ribbon that is actually a course cut that I changed and I almost immediately got a rejection stating it was indeed a ribbon.
Maybe babydriver is a mod?
Some people have nothing better to due during the quarantine..but I have full confidence that the WWC simply va/or will be AMAZING! Also going to have to pick up several tins of the cringle just to compare to last year's that I haven't had the chance to try yet!?
Thanks for the reviews, they are appreciated!
Mods, to the limited extent that there are any, do not have the authority to remove a post.Then they must have mods.. I have added tobaccos, modified incorrect info, and have received feedback from someone. There was one of my favorites listed as a ribbon that is actually a course cut that I changed and I almost immediately got a rejection stating it was indeed a ribbon.
Maybe babydriver is a mod?
I love how in his review he doesn't mention anything about the merits or demerits of the blend.
WIth great bias emotion he rants about how someone should not review a tobacco that they have invested bias and emotion in. Go figure.
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