In a word, refined. This a bit milder than I thought it might be based on the descriptions I've read, but for my palate that's a plus. For me the first quarter of the bowl is a little flat, but that's the way most Virginias are for me. But after that it really rounded out. The reds in this blend are muted down, not so tangy, but that bready sweetness is always there. The orientals fill in with a fantastic dry herbal mustiness. I don't get too much nuttiness. I don't taste the perique so much as feel it as a tingle in the snork and in the back of my throat, but I think it really adds some body. It's very cool smoking and never came close to biting.
Overall, a great medium blend whose components complement each other very well with no rough edges. I will be getting a few tins for the cellar.
Overall, a great medium blend whose components complement each other very well with no rough edges. I will be getting a few tins for the cellar.