Hi there gang,
As with my other snapshot reviews, this is intended as a "moment in time" analysis and not an exhaustive, longitudinal research study done in double blind. YMMV
Tobacco: Virginia & Burley
Cut/Style: Coins
Age: Current Production
Aroma: Stewed prune, fig, nutty, earthy
Drying: Dry, rubbed out easily into ribbons, but compressed well
Pipe: Post family era Barling Canadian, group 3 equivalent
Prep: Rubbed out, 3 stage stuff method to 1/8" from bowl rim to allow for expansion, even draw pre-light; like drinking chocolate milk through a straw.
Charring light: This tobacco wants to burn!
True light through first third: Nutty and earthy sweets predominate. My overall impression is that this is a mild, easy smoking, tobacco. Few fruit notes to speak of, but there are some underlying resinous (burnt/burning sugar) tastes developing.
Second third: Fruit sweets are coming forward, a little, but the bowl is being dominated by burnt nut and earthy aromatic elements. Definitely getting fruit notes on the retrohale.
Bottom third: This tobacco gets better for me the farther into the bowl I go. Maturing sweetness and good body prevail in the bottom third. The smoke becomes creamier and more luxurious, the tastes stay firmly in the sweet family, and the fruit notes come to stay in the linger.
I enjoyed this tobacco, and I would like to see how it ages. I think I'll throw ten tins in the cellar and open one tin, every year, for ten.
$0.05 in the bucket.
-- Pat
As with my other snapshot reviews, this is intended as a "moment in time" analysis and not an exhaustive, longitudinal research study done in double blind. YMMV
Tobacco: Virginia & Burley
Cut/Style: Coins
Age: Current Production
Aroma: Stewed prune, fig, nutty, earthy
Drying: Dry, rubbed out easily into ribbons, but compressed well
Pipe: Post family era Barling Canadian, group 3 equivalent
Prep: Rubbed out, 3 stage stuff method to 1/8" from bowl rim to allow for expansion, even draw pre-light; like drinking chocolate milk through a straw.
Charring light: This tobacco wants to burn!
True light through first third: Nutty and earthy sweets predominate. My overall impression is that this is a mild, easy smoking, tobacco. Few fruit notes to speak of, but there are some underlying resinous (burnt/burning sugar) tastes developing.
Second third: Fruit sweets are coming forward, a little, but the bowl is being dominated by burnt nut and earthy aromatic elements. Definitely getting fruit notes on the retrohale.
Bottom third: This tobacco gets better for me the farther into the bowl I go. Maturing sweetness and good body prevail in the bottom third. The smoke becomes creamier and more luxurious, the tastes stay firmly in the sweet family, and the fruit notes come to stay in the linger.
I enjoyed this tobacco, and I would like to see how it ages. I think I'll throw ten tins in the cellar and open one tin, every year, for ten.
$0.05 in the bucket.
-- Pat
