I found No 2 weak on perique. Not necessarily in amount used but on how it translates into flavor. I suspect the orientals, which are of good quality, have something to do with it. It's a decent blend, nonetheless.
Welcome to the forum. I had a Deluxe pipe myself, before giving it to a friend, who eventually got into pipe smoking. It was a solid smoker made of olive wood.
Enjoy the ride, especially these early, tricky days in your journey into pipedom.
I can only speak for blends available in Europe. Although not pure burleys, these have more pronounced burley flavor than ABF: Mac Baren Golden Extra, Mac Baren HH Burley Flake, Amphora Burley Flake.
No, they got it wrong. After smelling the tobacco in the tin, i suspected the topping. My though became stronger after a couple of smokes. So i did some research. Here is the link to the german administration for tobacco product ingredients. You will find some interesting things in here...
121ks. The stummel is machined as good as any other Savinelli, this one has a fill as you can see. The stem is a little beefy but very solid overall. It is an excellent smoker and the fact that it only costed like 30 euros makes it even better. They colour pretty nicelly and you might get some...