I'm familiar with most of the Lakelands at this point. Traditionally a Balkan and burley smoker, I discovered the Lakelands about three years and have fallen in love with the style, especially G&H's awesome line of products. I could never again smoke an SG blend and be totally happy, but I don't know what I'd do if GH closed their doors!
Anyhow...
1792 is an extremely intense smoke, both in terms of flavor and nicotine. It's one of only three tobaccos that are too strong for me to smoke regularly (Dark Flake and Coniston Cut Plug being the other two). It makes other heavy hitters like Irish Flake, Nightcap and Old Joe Krantz seem like wimps (and I LOVE high octane blends, normally). The main flavor note is tonquin, which I would describe as a kind of dirty vanilla. I don't like 1792 all that much, but don't let that deter you. A lot of guys swear by it, so it's definitely one you need to try.
Ennerdale. Ah, Ennerdale.... now this is one of my very favorite blends, a "desert island" smoke for sure. It's a mid/medium VA flake that is heavily sauced by Lakeland flavorings. A lot of guys describe it as being soapy or like perfume, which is fair if I think misleading. What GH has done is apply traditional British floral essences to the tobacco, which means lots of stuff like rose, lavender, etc. in addition to almond, which is also one of the primary flavors here. It's not as weird as it sounds, and the end result is delicious. It will, however, ghost your briars like nothing you've ever seen before. Fair warning!
I would recommend a few others to you, as well.
Bosun Cut Plug: This one isn't as strongly flavored, and the Virginias are a bit darker and deeper than in Ennerdale. In addition to the floral components, there is some clove in here, too. It's not as powerful as, say, 1792 but is nonetheless a very full blend, so show it respect or you'll end up sick from the nicotine.
Kendal Flake: This is another one of my favorites (as you can tell, I have a lot of Lakeland "favorites" LOL). This is probably the most floral of all of GH's offerings. The main flavor, I think, is rose and it reminds me of nothing so much as Indian rice pudding. The underlying VA leaf is beautiful, as well, with more complexity than you'd expect.
Believe it or not, you CAN actually taste the VAs in these blends after they've burned down a bit.
As an aside: A lot of guys are weirded out by the range of flavors used in the Lakelands, but think of it this way: We Americans tend to associate floral tastes and aromas with soap and fruit flavors with candies and desserts. That's why our aromatics are flavored with vanilla, chocolate, berry, etc. But in Britain (and other European nations) for a very long time most of your desserts and candies were flavored with things like rose hips and geranium. So, naturally, traditional British aromatics contain these types of flavors. I think that's why so many smokers describe them as tasting like perfume or soap -- that's the only place they've encountered these flavors before, so it kind of turns them off. But I think if you're willing to keep an open mind and give them a fair chance, there's a good chance you'll end up with some new favorites.
