Royal Yuck

[Kyle Weiss]

Well, what MORE could one want? :twisted: :twisted: 

A friend of mine welded together a metal coffee table for me a long time ago, and put a glass top on it.  It was pretty basic. Unique.  Heavy as hell.  Cold.  Awkward.  But--very functional.   Eventually I found a perfectly-sized, relatively inexpensive hand-made wood piece here in town that will probably be the last piece of furniture I ever abandon.  It's carefully put together, slightly rustic (but sophisticated) and turns into a lap table if needed.  The metal coffee table was hastily bought by the local scrapper for $8 (scrap weight) and I think he still uses it in his office.   <img class="emojione" alt="?" title=":shrug:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/emojione/assets/png/1f937.png?v=2.2.7"/>   Everyone wins, everyone's happy.  

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[Hermit]

Royal Yacht was one I never got around to trying,
prolly because I heard "Royal Yuck" so often.
Back in 2008, when all the Dunhill blends
disappeared from American shelves, I
decided I oughtta put some away before
it was too late.  I bought eight tins.  
They'll be five years old in December.  
Still haven't tried it yet.  :suspect:

 

[Aristokles]

RY is a blend that seems very difficult to pin down. The first time I tried it I thought it tasted like 1792. I have not tasted tonkin in it since. Now I get a strong, smooth Virginia with very little sweetness. The more I smoke it the more I like it. I have never tasted anything even remotely fruity!?

Does anyone have any idea what it is actually flavored with?

Todd

Other than a barely detectable amount of tonquin, no. Something fruity.

 

[monbla256]

Can anyone tell me where I can get this "Royal Yuk" blend? Is it a special bulk blend made here in the US? or over in the EU? All I can find is the "Dunhill" Royal Yacht which is one truly ROYAL blend  :twisted: :twisted:
BTW Kyle, I smoked Dunhill Red's for around ten years when I reduced my pipe smoking and Royal Yacht DOES NOT TASTE like them! They had a much lighter, hay/grass Bright Va taste rather than the darker/fuller taste of the Va's in Royal Yacht. Just my experience for whatever that's worth :twisted: :twisted: 

 

[Brewdude]

RY is one of those Duinhill blends I never tried back before they went out of circulation.

Now have a couple tins I need to "get a round tuit" when the time is right.


Cheers,

RR

 

[Kyle Weiss]

BTW Kyle, I smoked Dunhill Red's for around ten years when I reduced my pipe smoking and Royal Yacht DOES NOT TASTE like them! They had a much lighter, hay/grass Bright Va taste rather than the darker/fuller taste of the Va's in Royal Yacht. Just my experience for whatever that's worth  :twisted: :twisted: 

Maybe the Dunnie Reds don't taste like Royal Yacht, but one of their cigarette offerings does. Black box? White box? Silver box? Pink and yellow polka-dot box? No matter. The intense flood of memories I got was unmistakable. It's not exactly the same, but similar enough to instantly and intensely recall some crazy times from about 15 - 20 years ago. I'm not about to go out and do a direct, personal comparison with RY and whatever Dunhill cigarette I think are a close match, either...no thank you.

I also remember back in my early not-so-serious piping days being out of Carter Hall for the Grabow I always had on me, and crumpled up a Nat Sherman cigarette (back when they were all circus colors and had gold filters) and stuffed it inside...it wasn't bad. I don't think I'd appreciate it as much today, but back then, I wasn't too fussy.


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[MisterE]

I'll say from my personal experience that RY grows on you over time. When I first tried it in the early '90s it was a no go. When I tried it again after the reindroduction of Dunhill I was still meh. Finally last year after Bla's review I gave it another go and I got it. I love the stuff now.

I wonder is it's a blend that's more pleasant to older, deadened senses? Scary thought but possible. :scratch:

 

[Kyle Weiss]

I had a Borkum Riff smoker tell me the same thing. :lol:

I'd take RY over BR in a heartbeat. Not a huge hurdle to clear. :tongue:

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[somedumbjerk]

totally a love or hate blend. i got none of the cig taste you got though. had a few more bowls when i was camping, in a cob, in briar, in a meer. i liked it in all three with the meer being the best. haven't found the perfect pipe for it yet though. i think the right briar could really open up that flavor that is on the outside, that you can barely reach consistently but is there. i have that issue with silver flake as well. i only actually like silver flake in a meer, but that could be because i haven't dedicated a pipe to it. meh. more RY for me and more SF for you! thanks for the added review, it's always interesting to see two different tastes. if only i was actually articulate and could describe it better :lol: 

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

i have that issue with silver flake as well. 

Try Silver Flake in a true conical style bowl (ala Dublin). It sings. If you don't like it after that, we've got a trade to make.

 

[somedumbjerk]

i have that issue with silver flake as well. 

Try Silver Flake in a true conical style bowl (ala Dublin). It sings. If you don't like it after that, we've got a trade to make.

I'll try it in my castello.

 

[monbla256]

i have that issue with silver flake as well. 

Try Silver Flake in a true conical style bowl (ala Dublin). It sings. If you don't like it after that, we've got a trade to make.

Since we are changing the subject of this thread (Royal yacht) I'll offer that you should try McC's FM2000 in a nice big wide pot :twisted:  :twisted: :twisted: 

 

[Kyle Weiss]

I didn't hate Royal Yacht, and I didn't love it.  I did smoke the whole bowl, top to bottom...stuff I hated got ejected post-haste 1/4 - 1/2 the way through.   This might be a huge assumption, but for any of us, from fussy to easier to please, there comes a time when we figure out what we're into.   When I try things these days, I can even take it a step further and determine, "Ah, this would be better with more humidity...in colder seasons...in a smaller/larger pipe..." and fix the fuzz in the picture with a bit of fine tuning.  This one tuned in fine, but just spoke in Spanish.   :lol:  Which is funny, considering where E lives and the fact I speak alright es-pan-yol, but...I'm sure you fellas get me.  

In my youth, I smoked whatever tobacco I could get.  I couldn't afford to be choosy.  Believe me when I say I've smoked the worst of the worst.   Kite.  Drum.  Tops.  Bali Shag.   Nothing will scorch the nasal passages and cook the tongue when stuffed and smoked in a pipe quite like 'em.   Especially when dryer than cornflakes.  

RY is far from the worst tobacco.

 

[Dutch]

I didn't hate Royal Yacht, and I didn't love it.  I did smoke the whole bowl, top to bottom...stuff I hated got ejected post-haste 1/4 - 1/2 the way through.   This might be a huge assumption, but for any of us, from fussy to easier to please, there comes a time when we figure out what we're into.   When I try things these days, I can even take it a step further and determine, "Ah, this would be better with more humidity...in colder seasons...in a smaller/larger pipe..." and fix the fuzz in the picture with a bit of fine tuning.  This one tuned in fine, but just spoke in Spanish.   :lol:  Which is funny, considering where E lives and the fact I speak alright es-pan-yol, but...I'm sure you fellas get me.  

In my youth, I smoked whatever tobacco I could get.  I couldn't afford to be choosy.  Believe me when I say I've smoked the worst of the worst.   Kite.  Drum.  Tops.  Bali Shag.   Nothing will scorch the nasal passages and cook the tongue when stuffed and smoked in a pipe quite like 'em.   Especially when dryer than cornflakes.  

RY is far from the worst tobacco.

Kyle, have you test drove Royal Yacht in a cob? I enjoy RY in a cob moreso than any other blend I have smoked in cobs. I'm not exactly why they seem to compliment each other so well, but I have 2 MM Country Gentleman cobs with Walker Briar Works Forever Stems that I exclusively smoke RY in. They seem to be just the right size for the nicotine content this blend delivers. Maybe the moisture absorption of the cob, affects the flavor in a positive way, especially during the last third of the bowl.

I suppose the fact that RY has a somewhat heavier casing, most likely is the primary reason it doesn't agree with some folks.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Geez, Dutch...call me out why don't ya? :lol: Do I really HAVE to try it in a cob? :tongue:

I put the RY I tried in one of my best smoking pipes. It performed beautifully. The humidity of the smoke was ace, the temperature was as cool as could be...and I know the briar on this particular pipe is delightfully sweet.

There's a 'tude of RY that ain't gonna pass muster with the Weiss Palate.

 

[Dutch]

Lol, the reason I mentioned it, is because for me they compliment each other so well. I have tried Samuel Gawith BBF in one of my cobs, and could tell no difference whatsoever compared to briar. Like I said, I suppose it's the casing that makes the difference, and most likely what is not agreeing with the "Weiss Palate." :lol: