Welcome out of the black hole! :clap: Missed your posts.
Anni Kake is sweeter and spicier than Escudo, darker tasting, and not as grassy -- not that I want to imply that Escudo is sharp in any way. Solani 633 features a bright Virginia, and is closer to Escudo than is Anni Kake.
I'm sure someone here will mention Dunhill Navy Rolls, a very good VaPer in the style of Escudo. Fine, but it is sooo similar to Escudo that you may find it an expensive duplication of effort in your VaPer quest.
One of my favorites is SG's
St. James Flake: dark, steam pressed (I think), creamy and rich tasting.
There are many, many worthy VaPer's out there -- not the least of which is H&H's
Louisiana Red which, as the name implies, is based on red Virginia.
A very popular Vaper, which features Perique's plummy side is 4noggins'
Prairie Wind -- hands down, one of my top favorites.
You may want to check out a post by a guy named Slow Triathlete who did a
VaPer Showdown, in which he compared and reviewed a couple dozen Vaper's. I think his posts are very informative, and well worth the effort (altho he skipped Esoterica
Dunbar and McClelland
St. James Woods, which should be at the top of anybody's list
).
Samcoffeeman lists the outcome of those reviews in
his thread summary.
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