A Newbie Reviews: C&D Black Cavendish

[hmhaines]

First puff reminds me of a line from an old William S. Burroughs recording; "Nutty, nutty, nutty."
Smooth and creamy, mild. Such a soft tobacco without even a hint of bite or spiceness. Surprising amount of smoke.
Flavor is nutty, a little vanilla shows up despite a lack of casing. This is a pleasant smoke, burns well. something I'll likely keep on hand for lighting up in my workshop.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Is this their unflavored black cavendish for blending?

 

[skraps]

Good stuff. I keep some of this around at all times. It's a great way to smooth out the rough edges of a blend. It's not bad on its own either, as you experienced, but it really shines mixed together with the right stuff.

 

[hmhaines]

Anthony, it is the virgin blending tobacco.
Skraps, I'm looking forward to my own blending! Just jarred my first a few days ago, I'll be testing it out on Wednesday to see how it is at the mo. Then, more aging for it!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Anthony, it is the virgin blending tobacco.

I have a tiny bit left of this. But I recently purchased some from elsewhere. I'll have to do a side to side comparison at some point.

 

[mso489]

Yup, adds smoke volume mixed with any blend or other single leaf, a nice condiment or mild smoke by itself.

 

[pagan]

I keep some Cavendish around to mix in with my work blend