I expected more from Salty Dog... more flavor, bolder. I didn't expect it to be a so very mild, hardly any flavor type of thing that it is. I made a bold purchase of 12 plugs when it first came out. I keep giving it chances, smaller cubes, trying to rub it out, pulverizing it in coffee grinders. Drying it to crunchy, trying it wet. It just really doesn't have much of any flavor for me. Most Virginia based plugs or blends have at least an acidic flavor, but this one I can barely tell is lit in the pipe. I do get stewed fruits and earthy, but it's so subtle, like if it were a movie on TV, the picture is nice and bright, but the volume has to be turned up to 100% and it is still really quiet, making you strain to hear it. But, it looks nice. :
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For the price, I was really unimpressed. Wessex Gold Brick, now that one is a winner worth the price.