Many brands have not pleased me at first, and then I found my way to products I really like. The first two "Bayou" blends I tried from C&D just seemed all bite and little flavor, but then I discovered their non-aro burleys and it was a whole new day. Likewise, Mac Baren's Navy Mixture I tried and tried to like, and I finally gave it away to another Forums member who found it far better. Then I discovered Mac Baren's dark fired blends and am crazy about them. GLP's Triple Play was an immediate hit with me, and I have other unopened tins from them. Semois has some kind of magic that was fabulous right way, though I realize that some find it ... disgusting. I love Nat Sherman's 536, but I doubt I'd like their aromatics as well -- 536 is a refined, complex but mild English. From several sample packages Forums members have sent me, I'd say there is a world of exquisite tobacco out there. Some I find delight right away, some I may enjoy in later bowls, and some just doesn't seem to please me. There are so many good blends out there, it is hard to comprehend and process the experiences. I've just taken delivery of a tub of P&C Hearth and Home's Chestnut blend, by Russ O., which sounds impossibly intriguing. I'll review that if I have things to say about it. I have a pretty wide range of appreciation, so I find more blends a pleasure than not.