I hadn't noticed longer smokes with aromatics, but I'll take note now. I have noticed longer smokes with flake/coin/plug/rope cuts, when I have loaded the smallest pipes and found it didn't make for the short smoke I expected. This has happened a number of times, but I especially remember smoking outside the gate during intermission at a bluegrass festival when the flake would have lasted several intermissions. I started years ago with tobacco forward aromatic blends from Tinder Box, the usual re-named standards from Lanes and other major blenders. Later I went to almost entirely non-aros, which still predominate with me. But I do enjoy milder blends than before, and selected tobacco forward aromatics, which by my definition include blends like Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic, Iwan Riess Three Star Blue, and others. sparrowhawk, thanks for the astute observation. It's intriguing what all we can overlook, and how random observations can enlighten us.