Sutliff 507-S Stoved Virginia Pipe Tobacco

One of the few straight virginias I smoke. Not overly sweet/citrus, I get more dark fruit (raisin/plum) and bread rather than the hay common with bright virginia leafs.

I am a HUGE fan of all McClelland blends and was devastated when they closed their doors. Since, I have been on the hunt to find any blends that can either replicate or at least come close to some of these blends. I haven't found any direct replacements. However, I have yet to find any the directly correlate, though I will share on this forum if I find any for those interested. With all that being said, this blend doesn't directly correlate to a single McClelland blend, but it DOES provide the sweet, toasty, slightly bready, experience I have enjoyed within McClelland Virginia blends as well as their Virginias in any of their blends. If this was mixed with some more lighter and fruitier Virginias, I could see this being a great replacement for McClellands Virginia #25. I was so happy to find the sweet and toasty, almost toasted marshmallow, flavors in this blend. I'm going to experiment with adding this tobacco to a few others to see how close I can get to some McClelland blends. It's a rough cut, not quite shag as there are some larger chunks, of dark black and dark brown tobacco. It smells of raisins and plums from the bag with a bit of earth and a slight tang. Loads easy and is a bit difficult to keep lit. Stays lit with firm tamping and slow but steady sipping. It produces a small amount of smoke that is not quite creamy, but soft. It tastes slightly sweet (more of the smell), toasty, bready, marshmallow hints, a bit of earth, balanced by slightly sour notes, but just a hair. It has some deeper notes as well, but are not overpowering. It's fairly simple and straight forward and some would probably call it 'one-noted', but I think this is what the 'blend' was intended for, 'blending'. Good stuff!

Trying some Sutliff 507, a non-aromatic blend. While I prefer aromatics, was looking for a change of pace. Smoking in the Tomas Spanu signature Italian briar, with a Jim Beam Orange chaser. The 507 has a pleasant aroma and an earthy tobacco taste, with only a mild bite. The tobacco is dry, I assume because it is stoved, but mild and quite pleasing. I may try the next bowl in a filtered pipe. Wasn't sure if I would enjoy this, but it was surprisingly fresh and relaxing.

a very nice tobacco--- enjoyable to smoke, very little bite, sort of like the tobacco I used to smoke and is no longer available (too bed)

One of my favorites Virginia.

This is a decent bulk stoved virginia, I'm giving it 3 stars because it arrived very dried out in the bag. I've had great experiences with TobaccoPipes in the past so I don't hold it against them but just be aware you may need to rehydrate this.

Sutliff's 507 stoved is very good, and maybe one of the best blenders in its class, so I'm rating it 5. I can't detect any casing/toping, and usually, if it's there, I can taste it, but not with this one. It's dark stewed fruit from a good Virginia, and I get a dark roast coffee & roasted nuts along with a tasty sweetness. I'm not calling it complex at all, but it's very satisfying for a stoved Virginia.

Good, reliable smoke. Not dramatic, but satisfying.

Good flavor. A simple everyday smoke.