After being raised on the room notes of royal and original Captain Black tobacco's and even smoking them myself now, I saw Captain Black Cherry blend and thought "why not try it?"...Well, let me give you a few reasons. After packing my semi-bent briar and getting it lit, I was overcome with the sensation of sucking on the exhaust of a semi truck...its taste was acrid and harsh with notes of sulfur and burning flesh (namely from my tongue). After a few days, not wanting to make a hasty judgement I decided to give it another shot, this time in my favorite meerschaum, (which can practically turn boiling tar into a pleasant smoke), and once again was greeted with a raucous assault on my senses, combined with the searing sensation of the removing of what was left of my taste buds from my mouth! In short, if you are into self mutilation, or have the hankering for a big ol' mouth full of diesel exhaust, by all means, you now know where to find it in ample supply! For me, I shall steer well clear of what can best be described as "Hell in a bag". (If this does happen to be your favorite, I truly mean no insult what-so-ever...just not my thing!)