Sutliff Voodoo Queen

Becoming my favorite everyday smoke. Latakia on the light side, not too heavy. Perique always welcomed with Virginia.

TLDR: voodoo queen is an excellent bridge between traditional aromatics and medium to full body English blends. It is what I give to my friends when they are looking to try something a little stronger. I think that it is worth noting that I think tobacco reviews are a little bit silly. Because everybody’s cased and perspectives are different. So I think it is probably better for me to say what other tobacco I have liked and then perhaps if it is similar to you, you will like this as well. Firstly, I am an amateur, I have been smoking for around 15 years but I only ever smoked Lane BCA with my friends. Which, I did not particularly like and I would now say I do not like at all. Secondly, I am currently engaged in broadening my tobacco horizons. About six months ago finally realized that there were a lot more pipe tobacco blends in the world and after a fair amount of tobacco reviews read online, I purchased my first classy tobacco, Mississippi river by Seattle pipe club. Which I really like. But it is on the very sweet side and I wanted something a little less sweet. I tried several other tobacco’s one worth noting was Boswells Northwoods. Which I would put as a robust Latakia blend. Not at all sweet. I was looking to get some thing with less sweetness Dan Mississippi river but more than Northwoods. Voodoo queen was the ticket. This tobacco is fantastic! I bought enough to share with my friends. (also, if you are a cheapskate like I am it is worth noting how much less money this blend costs than the aforementioned lens in this review.) In summary, if you feel like aromatics lack flavor but you feel like English blends have way too much oriental leaf, then you will most likely love this blend as much as I do.

I bought this to try as a cheaper alternative to Gurkha "Urban Legend", as that is my favorite English blend to date, and the descriptions are almost exactly the same. This is a VERY close alternative and much cheaper, with the only real differences being that this is a bit more Perique forward, and the mocha flavor is a bit more up front. Sweet, smokey, and spicy. It does smoke a little more wet than Urban Legend, but that could just be because of the difference in moisture content between the two. Buy some and try it, you won't regret it!

I give it for star today. There is a chance it could be a five when I get through the bag.

I have smoked this exclusively for the past year. Without a doubt it is a consistent smoke. Very smooth without bite or harshness. The aroma is somewhat off putting, but other than that I highly recommend it.

In my very limited experience, this is the most complex smoke I've tried so far and I mean that in the best way. I was really looking forward to trying Perique in a blend and this one advertised a lot of it, so I bought an ounce to try. What a find! I will definitely be getting much more of this one. As I'm getting into pipe smoking, I find myself enjoying more English blends and, of the few I've tried, this one has much less of the smokey Latakia note in the taste and aroma. The first half of the bowl (in a cheap Wessex basket pipe) mostly gave the sweetness, tang and grassy/hay notes of Virginia that I'm really coming to enjoy. There was that slight note of smokey Latakia through the first half, but it was not as forward and "footy" as in a more traditional medium English blend I've tried. I didn't detect the Burley at all at first. Halfway through the bowl, this stuff really opened up. It was as if each puff was different than the last for the the remainder of the bowl. The Latakia faded away and broad, heavy, nutty flavors of Burley came through and danced around. The Virginia tang faded in and out. The much-anticipated Perique tingle came on throughout and by the end my tongue was tingling! It was very different from regular tongue bite, though, and not at all unpleasant. In the latter stages of the bowl, I did detect a sweet, warm, dark scent and flavor that could have been the mocha coming through. It was really nice. I'm a loyal subject of the Voodoo Queen for sure!

First time I smoked this, I was a little disappointed. I get no "mocha" (coffee/chocolate) in this blend. However, having smoked the blend a good bit since, my impression is positive. Rather than coffee, this blend evokes unsweetened black tea. The mouth feel is unique, rather thick and creamy, which gives the added impression of some cream in the tea. The various components work very well together. Nicotine level is medium-low, making this an all day smoke.

Delicious and smooth

Strong enjoyable smoke. Worth getting again.

One of my favorite in the rotation and also to cellar. Try 2 oz today and jar up another 2 for 6-12 months...you won't be disappointed! It's like and English but with perlique...not an aromatic...but there is a slight note of something there. The cut is broken flake, big pieces that smoke well in small or large pipes....hands down best tobacco for price point.

One of my favorite ones! Goes great with a morning coffee or an evening Bourbon! Glad to see it in 16 oz size!