Hello all, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I am somewhat new to pipe smoking and while I have previously smoked various "drugstore" blends, I am just starting my foray into the world of premium tobaccos. Though I am new to the world of pipe smoking, I have done a fair amount of research..I recently bought three more pipes and purchased Sutliff Voodoo Queen (I highly recommend this) a couple Dunhill blends and a McCellands Grand Orientals Classic Samsun (very impressed by the quality of this). Though I am new to this hobby, I do enjoy the taste of robust, smoky English-style blends such as Dunhill's nightcap..I love rich tobacco and am not afraid of flavor (I have been drinking and selling Islay single malts and wine for years so I consider myself to have a rather developed palate in this regard ). I have also reviewed Grand Samsun on tobaccoreviews.com under the same username. Thank you for reading thus far...
And so here is my question/request: I desire a blend similar in taste profile to Dunhill's Royal Yacht. In addition to having smoky Latakia-heavy blends on hand for regular smoking, I like to have something sweet occasionally (preferably non aro or light on the topping). I do very much enjoy the dried fruit, fig, raisin-like quality of this blend. However, even with very slow sipping (I've found that this is necessary in order to get the full spectrum of flavor this blend has to offer...it does burn quite hot).. this blend seems rather "thin" in flavor. I desire something with a richer flavor but of comparative sweetness and flavor profile. I am going to assume that a lot of the sweetness comes from the Virginia tobaccos used in this blend, in addition to the light topping. So I've been researching Virginia-based blends such as McCelland's Beacon. When I do encounter the full bodied tobacco, combined with subtle raisin like flavor Royal Yacht features, it's delightful but sadly these moments are few and far between..the smoke is lacking in richness. I was considering flue-cured virginia based blends, such asMcCellands "Beacon" as a potential contender.
TL;DR : I'm in need of a tobacco similar to Royal Yacht but richer....sweet and mouth filling.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.
And so here is my question/request: I desire a blend similar in taste profile to Dunhill's Royal Yacht. In addition to having smoky Latakia-heavy blends on hand for regular smoking, I like to have something sweet occasionally (preferably non aro or light on the topping). I do very much enjoy the dried fruit, fig, raisin-like quality of this blend. However, even with very slow sipping (I've found that this is necessary in order to get the full spectrum of flavor this blend has to offer...it does burn quite hot).. this blend seems rather "thin" in flavor. I desire something with a richer flavor but of comparative sweetness and flavor profile. I am going to assume that a lot of the sweetness comes from the Virginia tobaccos used in this blend, in addition to the light topping. So I've been researching Virginia-based blends such as McCelland's Beacon. When I do encounter the full bodied tobacco, combined with subtle raisin like flavor Royal Yacht features, it's delightful but sadly these moments are few and far between..the smoke is lacking in richness. I was considering flue-cured virginia based blends, such asMcCellands "Beacon" as a potential contender.
TL;DR : I'm in need of a tobacco similar to Royal Yacht but richer....sweet and mouth filling.
Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.
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