Let me preface this by saying that I am a nicotine fiend. I regularly smoke Kendal Kentucky, Dark Birdseye, and Old Joe Krantz without batting an eye.
That being said, this stuff is potent. Like, seriously strong. Smells great in the tin, very chocolatey with some raisin overtones. Very coarse ribbon cut, needs a little dry time and packs and burns effortlessly.
Flavor is incredibly perique forward (Perique-y? Perique-ish?) Very peppery, and it almost has that cured meat quality that good vaperburs have, almost a sort of fermented quality.
The last half of the bowl mellows out some, leaving a darker, more caramel type sweetness from the Virginia's, but the perique still makes its presence known.
All in all, this is the first of Tsuge's God blends I have tried, and I'm anxious to try the others. It's very stout, very flavorful, but it packs a wallop, so beware.
That being said, this stuff is potent. Like, seriously strong. Smells great in the tin, very chocolatey with some raisin overtones. Very coarse ribbon cut, needs a little dry time and packs and burns effortlessly.
Flavor is incredibly perique forward (Perique-y? Perique-ish?) Very peppery, and it almost has that cured meat quality that good vaperburs have, almost a sort of fermented quality.
The last half of the bowl mellows out some, leaving a darker, more caramel type sweetness from the Virginia's, but the perique still makes its presence known.
All in all, this is the first of Tsuge's God blends I have tried, and I'm anxious to try the others. It's very stout, very flavorful, but it packs a wallop, so beware.
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