Sir Walter Raleigh Puns

Happy New Year everyone! I'd posted some reviews up until last summer on a now-defunct account , until I'd fell out of using Reddit. I've been away from tech for a while, and no longer carry a smartphone, but I missed you fine lot, and I thought I'd make a new account and re-join the discourse.

Manufacturer: Scandinavian Tobacco Group/Lane Ltd.

Blend Name: Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic

Leaf: A mix of golden, tan, and deeper brown ribbons. Uniform ribbon cut - very fine, almost shag. Moist but not wet.

Tin Note: Heavenly. Rum-raisin ice cream. This syrup-like sweetness. Almost vanilla, almost maple. Fig Newtons - exactly. This is a jar of fig Newtons.

Tasting: First light is like black tea with too much milk. A breadiness rounds it out. Sweet bread - like those rolls you pull apart. Woody. Not like bourbon barrel, but like straw and wood chips. Sour cream. There is this acidic thing going on in the aftertaste. The body of it’s definitely that sweet-straw-nothing and it stays there for most of the bowl, but the aftertaste is like that feeling you get from really hot, really black coffee where it seems to find every crevice in your mouth. Smoke too fast and it gets sour faster. Like it’s gone to spoil.

Smoke: Thick, and hot. Surprised at how hot, since burley makes up the body of this stuff, but it bites if you don’t mind it. It doesn’t have much for fangs, but can give your tongue that hot-soup burnt numbness.

Nicotine: About a 3 out of 10. More than you’d get from the goopier true-blue aromatics, for sure, but even consecutive bowls while fasting are hardly “challenging.”

Room Note: Very pleasant. That toasted-marshmallow, natural-tobacco smell that most nonsmokers think of when you mention “pipe tobacco”. Faintly nutty and creamy, but mostly just that toasty-sweet. Reminds me a fair bit of Lane 1-Q’s room note, but a tad more natural and with some fruitiness.

Conclusion: A deliciously-scented but unwieldy OTC aromatic. It smells good, it tastes pretty solid, but there’s a sour funk ready to jump out at you, and this acrid quality to the mouthfeel, not to mention that it’s a wild brute when it comes to keeping it cool and flavorful. I intend to finish the tin, smoking slowly and probably pairing it with coffee. I’d recommend it if you like aros like 1-Q but are looking for something a bit fuller-bodied. If you don’t like aros, or burley, or want a very cool smoke, there’s plenty of fish in the sea, but this ain’t i

No respect for his "friends". Sells any of them out when it's most convenient. Tony Soprano once said that they are soldiers and they kill other soldiers who accept the stakes. Tony kills people who deserve it. Paulie kills a working man and an elderly lady. Paulie has no respect for waitstaff who he snaps his fingers at. Avoids responsibility for the busted ride that took out some kid's teeth. Turns coat to John out of jealousy and spite. Steals Pussy's jewelry even though he :doesn't want to be reminded of him".

Also, he turned coat to Phil and got Bobby killed and Silvio harvested into a cantaloupe. To save his ass once again before Tony found out, he contracted The Man in the Members Only Jacket to kill Tony in front of his family.

Those who doubt me suck cock by choice.

If all the world and love were young,
And truth in every shepherd's tongue,
These pretty pleasures might me move
To live with thee and be thy love.

Time drives the flocks from field to fold,
When rivers rage and rocks grow cold;
And Philomel becometh dumb;
The rest complain of cares to come.

The flowers do fade, and wanton fields
To wayward winter reckoning yields;
A honey tongue, a heart of gall,
Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall.

Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy bed of roses,
Thy cap, thy kirtle, and thy posies,
Soon break, soon wither, soon forgotten,
In folly ripe, in reason rotten.

Thy belt of straw and ivy buds,
Thy coral clasps and amber studs,
All these in me no means can move
To come to thee and be thy love.

But could youth last and love still breed,
Had joys no date nor age no need,
Then these delights my mind might move
To live with thee and be thy love.

This is one of the few straight up aromatics I can really dig. But… what is the flavor? I’ve read the reviews, but it still isn’t answering it for me. I get some chocolate and some… thing else? A lot of reviews talk about “fruit” in there and I get absolutely none of that.

Hazelnut? Coffee? Tonka bean? Snozzberry? Anyone have any thoughts?

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/16/1037400052/sir-walter-raleigh-lost-colony-archaeologists-search

For all the details, scroll down to ‘Trial & Imprisonment’ section. From all reports of the day, he was extremely brave during the minutes before his death, even joking with his executioner.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh

Hey there everyone. I'm trying to track down an old picture book from my childhood that I cannot remember the name of but do recall many details of. The story was that the Queen of England sent a pair of explorers to find a missing Sir Walter Raleigh in the uncharted Americas, and that they were being followed by a trio of criminals (?) the whole way. Eventually they find Raleigh imprisoned by what I think were the Aztec, and trade the criminals to them to secure his freedom. Also, everyone was anthropomorphic bears for some reason.

If anyone has any idea what this book was, I'd appreciate some info. I remember being really impressed by the illustrations and would like to try and see if my child memory holds up.

Another line that cracks me up every time I watch it. Such an arbitrary example of someone being holier-than-thou. Tony immediately flipping out only adds to the comedy.

https://youtu.be/_AuE3KnzvTc

Review # 154

Blend Name: Sir Walter Raleigh

Description on Tin: An aromatic Burley blend with hints of cocoa and oriental spice, the Sir Walter Raleigh regular mixture has been a popular favorite of countless smokers for generations. Leaf: Generic brown ribbon that looks like it comes from a pouch, which of course it does.

Tin Aroma: Cocoa, molasses, sour cream, cinnamon, raisins, chocolate syrup. Resist the urge to eat this.

Age when smoked: About 2 years since I bought this on a whim

Taste: Nutty, creamy, gently sweet. Molasses. Raisins, currants, and sour cream. Cinnamon and a light pepper. Appel peel, this is surprisingly fruity. Sugary at times. Now the expected cocoa and coffee comes in. Vinegar sneaks in, and the whole thing goes sweet and sharp for awhile. Bready. The smoke is very thick and creamy. Sour cream, apple, and fresh raspberry. Milk chocolate covered cherry chocolates. Grows oily. The pepper returns, and it’s sweet and vinegary again. Fades out on hazelnut, cocoa, molasses note with just a bit of sharpness.

Nicotine: 1, maybe 2.

1. Hot air – 1 Q, Larry’s Blend, Prince Albert
2. I think I feel something – Captain Black, McClelland 5100
3. Life isn’t so bad anymore – Orlik Golden Slice, Dunhill 965
4. Golidlocks – Court of St. James, McClleland 2015 VaPer Flake
5. Eyelid closer – Nightcap, Erinmore
6. Where’d my legs go – Old Joe Krantz, Big N Burley, Haunted Bookshop
7. Coma inducing – Black Irish X, Brown Bogie

Smokability: Lights and smokes easily, but if you push it, it will bite you.

Wife note: Tangy and bright. Almost like teriyaki, but not fruity enough. A sweetness is there, bready sweet roll with white icing.

Thoughts: I often hear the classic OTC burley triumvirate being Prince Albert, Carter Hall, and Sir Walter Raleigh. This is misleading. PA and CH are blends that focus on the natural burley flavors. SWR is more of an aromatic burley, along the lines of the now departed Edgeworth Ready Rubbed – so now Lane Ready Rubbed and the Sutliff Match. With that comparison, both of those Ready Rubbed clones I think are clearly superior. However, if you are in a spot in a store looking for something to grab, this is a tasty, dependable choice with a sweet, pleasing aroma.

Similar Tobaccos: Lane Ready Rubbed, Sutliff Ready Rubbed Match

Summary: A classic nutty, fruity, cocoa, and coffee burley aromatic.

My Background: I have been cigar smoker about 7 years, and entered