I think it tastes fine(just opened my first tin), but not if you like pure Virginias. I like Royal Yacht like I like Tilbury. It's not what I am used to, it's kinda one-note, but that one-note is nice from time to time.
Started out with a bowl of De Luxe Navy Roll in a Rhodesian, then tried Peterson Flake for the first time smoking it out of a Rossi Bent Apple and it was rather tasty, I can imagine it would only get better. Drying a bowl of Crinkle Flake as a type this. Probably smoke out of a Savenilli 614...
I bought some Cult tins to start. One of them was good. The others were meh. Then I smoked plum pudding, oh yea, that was amazing. I was gifted a 5 yr old tin of John Aylesbury Luxury Flake, which made me fall in love with aging VA's.
I opened my first tin this year. It was 2014 and was also my first ever McClelland product. The ketchup thing is no joke! I find it levels off a bit after it has had a chance to breathe. Interesting spice notes. I was not really impressed with the first bowl, but it keeps getting better each...
We both worked late tonight, so we ordered some Qdoba via GrubHub while I am drying out a bowl of a Cringle Flake. The bowl this morning was amazing! It smoked nicely out of a Savenelli 614. We might repeat that same combo.
SPC Plum Pudding Special Reserve in a Savenelli DeLux Milano. I've been on the bourbon barrel train for too long. Time to revisit the first SPC blend I fell in love with. Served with some black coffee.
I cracked open a tin of this Wed as soon as it came in. I let it open up a bit before jarring it. Today, I took a whiff and the smell instantly transported me back in time. A young'in sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of Raisin Bran, one of the preferred cereals of my childhood. After...