When I first began exploring new tobaccos, I was using reviews from Pipes and Tobaccos Magazine and Tobaccoreviews.com. When I was checking out Virginias, I came across Dunhills Royal Yacht, but the reviews made it out to be a heavily flavored aromatic. It seemed to be a very polarized blend, either people loved or hated it, so I avoided it like the plague. Royal Yuck was its nickname on this forum for a while even. But, as I became hungry to try more and more strong blends, I finally tried it. Aromatic? Really? I knew the flavor from somewhere, and now after three tins of it, I know it to be a very popular flavor. I can name a few popular blends that are considered non-aromatics that use this exact same flavor, whether in casing or topping.
Peterson's University Flake, Bringham's Hudson Bay, Rattray's Wallace Flake, and Warrior Plug, and maybe others. It's funny how Royal Yacht has been so polarizing, yet University Flake isn't.
Anyways, if you think you'd like a moderate to strong blend of Virginias with a plum like, slightly anise-y flavor that doesn't compete too strongly with the natural tobacco flavoring, avoid the reviews and do some thinking for yourself. Maybe it's technically an aromatic, but it is nothing like the pink blouse aromatics that we all detest. Pack a bowl and take the yacht out for a cruise.
Peterson's University Flake, Bringham's Hudson Bay, Rattray's Wallace Flake, and Warrior Plug, and maybe others. It's funny how Royal Yacht has been so polarizing, yet University Flake isn't.
Anyways, if you think you'd like a moderate to strong blend of Virginias with a plum like, slightly anise-y flavor that doesn't compete too strongly with the natural tobacco flavoring, avoid the reviews and do some thinking for yourself. Maybe it's technically an aromatic, but it is nothing like the pink blouse aromatics that we all detest. Pack a bowl and take the yacht out for a cruise.