I've had this tin since Christmas but never dared to open it because I have an OCD with finishing what I open so usually run with 3 open tins at a time, any more tends to make me nervous. The downside is that if I have something open I *need* to finish it (like it or not), especially blends I can't readily get.
So opened the tin and got a musty smell. The Latakia is clearly there but thankfully lower than other recent offerings. The Perique is also there but hidden from me, and there was a third note that must be the Cavendish. My bloodhound-nosed wife actually came into my room and asked if I smell cat poop, then I realised she was referring to the tin! There is a off smell that could be perceived as dung I'm afraid. The tobacco was at perfect moisture, a tad on the wet side, but that's never a bad thing. Overall I like the C&D tins.
I smoked a bowl, and then I smoked another after about an hour, overall I'd say this blend is fairly mild for me.
The predominant taste is of Latakia, but that might just be me, I'm going through a period of sensitivity to Latakia and feel that it overpowers everything. There's some sweetness here and there, and the Perique shows up only once every couple of puffs for my unrefined palate. The pity is that the stars didn't align many times in these two bowls - because when the sweetness came up, along with the Perique the taste was wonderful, so overall my impression is that it's a mildish Latakia blend. It does coat the mouth though, and thankfully the...other smell does not translate a lot into the smoke. I won't be buying it again. Please feel free to shred me if you don't agree, I won't mind to be schooled, but I wrote what I got from this blend.
P.S. As I was writing this post I opened the tin a few more times to get a couple of good sniffs, my wife passed behind me, sniffed the air and said "It's that smell again?!". I actually showed her the line above
So opened the tin and got a musty smell. The Latakia is clearly there but thankfully lower than other recent offerings. The Perique is also there but hidden from me, and there was a third note that must be the Cavendish. My bloodhound-nosed wife actually came into my room and asked if I smell cat poop, then I realised she was referring to the tin! There is a off smell that could be perceived as dung I'm afraid. The tobacco was at perfect moisture, a tad on the wet side, but that's never a bad thing. Overall I like the C&D tins.
I smoked a bowl, and then I smoked another after about an hour, overall I'd say this blend is fairly mild for me.
The predominant taste is of Latakia, but that might just be me, I'm going through a period of sensitivity to Latakia and feel that it overpowers everything. There's some sweetness here and there, and the Perique shows up only once every couple of puffs for my unrefined palate. The pity is that the stars didn't align many times in these two bowls - because when the sweetness came up, along with the Perique the taste was wonderful, so overall my impression is that it's a mildish Latakia blend. It does coat the mouth though, and thankfully the...other smell does not translate a lot into the smoke. I won't be buying it again. Please feel free to shred me if you don't agree, I won't mind to be schooled, but I wrote what I got from this blend.
P.S. As I was writing this post I opened the tin a few more times to get a couple of good sniffs, my wife passed behind me, sniffed the air and said "It's that smell again?!". I actually showed her the line above
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