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7 January 2024
Cornell & Diehl 3 Small Batches arrived: Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2023, From Beyond, Corn Cob Pipe

25 November 2023
Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop MIXTURE available in limited quantities

22 August 2023
Cornell & Diehl Bayou Morning Mixture very limited availability

7 August 2023
Cornell & Diehl 6 New Small Batches available

4 August 2023
Gregory Pease NEW Géometrie: the Zeitgeist-Collection grows...

30 April 2023
Seattle Pipe Club NEW: 9 Tinned Tobaccos Available

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Synjeco SA
Pipes and Tobaccos
Via Leoncavallo 14
P.O.Box 742
6614 Brissago, Switzerland

Email: info@synjeco.ch
Phone: +41 (0)91 793 1365

Tarek's Tobacco Test Form ©

Foreword

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Test Form ©

Name of Tobacco:   ______________

Date & Place of Test:  ______________

Made By:   ______________

Made In:  ______________

TYPE:

(  )  Mixture

(  )  RR

(  )  N. Cut

(  )  Flakes

(  )  Slices

(  )  Curlies

(  )  Plugs

(  )  Twists

(  )  _______

Ingredients: ______________________________________________________________________

(  )  Known      (  )  Guessed

Evaluation

Evaluated Aspect                              

 ++ 

  +  

  ±  

  -  

 - - 

Comments                              

 

 4 

 3 

 2 

 1 

 0 

 

Appearance (of package)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance (of tobacco blend)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condition (humidity level)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smell (of "raw" tobacco)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packing (easy to difficult)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lighting (easy to difficult)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taste (at the beginning)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aroma (at the beginning)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taste (halfway)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aroma (halfway)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taste (towards the end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aroma (towards the end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consistency of Taste

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consistency of Aroma

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combustion (regular to irregular)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humidity of Smoke (dry to too moist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tongue Irritation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Throat Irritation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stomach Irritation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Satisfaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

After-Taste (pleasant to unpleasant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smell to Others ( pleasant to unpleasant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality-Price Rapport

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impressionistic Evaluation (Choose ONE item only):

  • {   }   This is one of the best tobacco of this kind that I have ever smoked. (8)

  • {   }   I wouldn't mind paying for it and smoking it but only occasionally. (6)

  • {   }   Only if someone gave me some of it, would I not mind smoking it again. (4)

  • {   }   I don't like it, but I can understand that others might like it. (2)

  • {   }   This is one of the worst tobaccos of this kind that I have ever smoked. (0)

Total Score out of 100: __________

Strength:

(  )  Too Strong

(  )  V. Strong

(  )  Strong

(  )  Medium

(  )  Mild

(  )  V. Mild

(  )  Too Mild

Ideal Pipe Size:

(  )  Giant

(  )  Extra Large

(  )  Large

(  )  Medium

(  )  Small

(  )  Extra Small

  

Ideal for:

(  )  Indoors

(  )  Outdoors

(  )  Both

  

(  )  Warm W.

(  )  Cold W.

(  )   Both

Ideal for:

(  )  Morning

(  )  Evening

(  )  All Day

  

(  )  After Meals

(  )  Betw. Meals

(  )  All Day

General Remarks:

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