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By Bob Tate
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The pouch aroma of this blend is a nice smoky, sweet Latakia. The moisture level is perfect for smoking right out of the bag. This blend is a coarse cut and is quite chunky. I left it in its original state and did not rub it out into smaller pieces. I loaded the pipe using a two step method and proceeded to the charring light. Upon the charring light I was greeted by the taste and aroma of a nice smoky, sweet Latakia mixture. I finished lighting the pipe and settled in for the smoke.
There isn’t a whole lot to say about this blend except for it’s a straight up Latakia blend. From the start all I tasted was Latakia. The Latakia overpowered the Virginia, Burley, and Cigar Leaf for most of the smoke which disappointed me a little because I like to taste the other tobaccos in a blend. It has high quality tobacco, smoked cool and dry, and didn’t bite at all. Every once in awhile, I do like to smoke a heavy Latakia blend and this would fit the bill on those occasions. Don’t get me wrong, Billy Budd does have a good flavor and a nice finish to it.
I will definitely revisit this blend and maybe after a few more bowls; I will detect some of the other tastes. I probably wouldn’t smoke it too often, but if you are a Latakia junkie this will be right up your alley and I Recommend giving it a try.
Brand: Cornell & Diehl
Blend: #412A Billy Budd
Description: A heavy Latakia blend with rough cut Burley, bright Virginia flake and a good amount of rough cut cigar leaf. Created for our late friend Sailorman Jack.
Country: US
Cure: Air Cured
Cut: Coarse Cut
Tobaccos: Latakia, Virginia, Burley, Cigar Leaf
Strength: Medium-Full
Taste: Smoky, Slightly Sweet
Room Note: Tolerable to Unpleasant
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John` said:
Sounds like my cup of tea, or is that bottle of rum
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Kevin said:
Sounds like it’s another good one from C&D even though it didn’t have all the dimensions you expected. Latakia never really gets old.
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Kevin said:
Bob gifted me some of this at the Richmond show and I smoked it last night. I have found a new favorite tobacco in Billy Bud.
Bob gave this a “Recommend”. I give it a “Highly Recommend”.
I did not experience what you said Bob, “There isn’t a whole lot to say about this blend except for it’s a straight up Latakia blend. From the start all I tasted was Latakia. The Latakia overpowered the Virginia, Burley, and Cigar Leaf for most of the smoke which disappointed me a little because I like to taste the other tobaccos in a blend.”
I received a complex, rounded out taste. It was full-flavored, slighty sweet and the aroma was superb as well.
Perhaps getting a little bit of age on it does it good. It was only two weeks ago that you did this review though, from the time I smoked it.
It also goes to show how different people experience different things, and it also depends on many other variables.
I would definitely smoke Billy Budd again and would definitely buy it.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:22 AM
python said:
I will definitely be smoking this blend again. Maybe my taste buds were off when I did this review. Or it could just be that it is not my cup of tea.
Either way I will finish smoking what I have to see if I detect anything that I didn’t when I did the review.
That just goes to show how subjective taste is. It is a good, high quality blend; just didn’t hit my taste when I reviewed it. We’ll see if my taste is any different when I smoke more of it later.
I am glad that you liked it!
October 6th, 2009 at 9:37 AM
jkkaumanua said:
I ordered one ounce of #412A Billy Budd to sample and was not impressed at all. It was so dry that it actually sucked all the moisture out of my throat every time that I exhaled it through my nostrils. So far I have sampled 3 Balkan blends, and this is the only one that I did not enjoy.
The rest of the tobaccos that I ordered from this supplier were in fine shape, but I think this batch of Billy Budd may have been a very stale sample and therefore not a good representation of this tobacco at its best.
October 16th, 2010 at 3:28 AM