I have steered away from this tobacco as in general, I don’t like toppings. Finally ordered a tin as I do like SG in general. Received the tin today. Upon opening the tin, It was quite moist, I tore a couple of flakes in half length wise and let them dry for an hour and a half. I think a little more drying time would even be better.
Rubbed the flake out slightly into somewhat smaller pieces. Loaded easily and lit rather easily. The Tonquin bean topping was mildly evident early but wasn’t unpleasant in the least and faded well into the background rather quickly. The Virginia and Turkish leaf really compliments each other well and results in a rather spiced sweet flavor profile I found to be quite unique. Burned quite cool with no bite with just a few relights required. I consider the strength a bit less than medium with a mild to medium nicotine hit. I’m still not great at determining the nicotine level, I just know I found this satisfying but didn’t feel any effect at all from the nicotine.
I’ll smoke more of the tin before doing anything rash but I suspect I’ll be ordering more of this. I would think a couple of years of aging would make this even better.
Rubbed the flake out slightly into somewhat smaller pieces. Loaded easily and lit rather easily. The Tonquin bean topping was mildly evident early but wasn’t unpleasant in the least and faded well into the background rather quickly. The Virginia and Turkish leaf really compliments each other well and results in a rather spiced sweet flavor profile I found to be quite unique. Burned quite cool with no bite with just a few relights required. I consider the strength a bit less than medium with a mild to medium nicotine hit. I’m still not great at determining the nicotine level, I just know I found this satisfying but didn’t feel any effect at all from the nicotine.
I’ll smoke more of the tin before doing anything rash but I suspect I’ll be ordering more of this. I would think a couple of years of aging would make this even better.
