On my quest for Dunhill substitutes and encouraged by all the good reviews I tried SL again. Tried it for the first time last year. I remember it as a very light blend. Rather underwhelming. At opening the tin I already knew this would be a disappointment again. Confirming my last year impression. There are mostly very light colored ribbons and very few dark and black tobaccos. The smell? Almost nothing. Very faint. The aroma? Almost no flavor at all! A very light virginia taste. Orientals? Almost undetectable. Latakia? Nope. Frustrated I puffed a little too hard which did not improve the taste and resulted in a bad case of tongue bite. I do not smoke very strong stuff. I like my Nightcap and 965 from time to time. And sometimes they almost knock me over. My to go blends are London and EMP. Based on the reviews I was hoping that SL would be in the vicinity of EMP but no way. EMP is much more flavorful. Almost a full blend compared to this. This can't be I told myself. No way that this is the stuff that is so highly praised at tobaccoreviews.com (3.4 stars out of 4. Strength and flavor: medium????.) Did I get a bad batch? Two times in two years? Not very probable. Was it reformulated? Or do I prefer strong blends after all?