Cherry Blends: the ultimate hit and miss

[lordofthepiperings]

The tin description is as follows:
Cherry Ambrosia
To achieve the delightful taste in this blend we have selected some very special Virginia tobaccos and added Ready Rubbed Burley tobacco. The taste is adjusted with our modern Cavendish made from pure Virginia tobaccos. As a final touch, genuine Jamaica rum and a special cherry flavour have been added. This blend gives you a cool and pleasant smoke with a taste of delightful cherries.
As with most aromatics you have to be patient with it and gently sip on it. If you rub out the "ready rub Burley", which is more of a broken flake actually, then the flavour stays more pronounced throughout the bowl. Also, as with most blends, the cherry flavour is more pronounced as well when paired with a good drink. For me usually a nice glass of Baileys or Red Stag and ginger ale does the trick.

 

[bigvan]

Thanks lord,
MB must have changed some of their recipes in recent years, because this is the second time a tin description doesn't match the info I have, which is a Mac Baren mouse pad with a listing of all their blends and their components as of about 10 years ago.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

The tin I have is dated May 2009. So, maybe sometime in that gap they added in the rum.

 

[philobeddoe]

I used to like Anniversary by Tinder Box, I don't smoke aros. much anymore but when I did I enjoyed it, deep cherry flavor.