VA/Per is a good transition as the perique will increase the PH of the Virginias thus lessening the bite(or so I have found). On the flip side it will also unlock the nic in them as well as give you a peppery sensation in the back of your mouth. Mild English is good too, but Latakia is a taste...
2 double home roasted espresso with heavy cream ( I call em a Fat White) before noon. Tea in the afternoon. Either Earl Grey, Bohea or Oolong. I buy my tea from Oliver Pluff in Charleston SC
It’s a full bent, I’m a clencher and don’t care for the way the p-lip sits in the mouth relative to clenching. It’s a hold in the hand jobby for me when smoking it. It’s not unpleasant it’s just sort of meh, not worth the trouble.