A few months ago I was browsing through the selection at my local B&M store when I came across a tin of C&D purple cow. I saw that it was a blend of Latakia, Virginias, Burley, and Maduro cigar leaf. I only ever smoked a few cigars in my life and I honestly couldn't even tell you what they were, but I do enjoy Briar Works Country Lawyer which is also a cigar leaf blend, So I decided to go ahead and pick some up. Tonight I decided it was time to go ahead and pop the tin open. The tin note was pleasant in my opinion. Kind of a fruity, sweet, pungent aroma. I loaded a bowl into my Savinelli and lit up. Right from the get go I was hit with the strong nutty flavor from the burley, which mixed with a slightly peppery smoky flavor from the the latakia. The Virginia was faint, but I think that it mellowed out the burley. The Maduro leaf would come on in waves of cool oily sweetness that covered my entire tongue. The longer the bowl went on the more the Cigar leaf made itself known. All of the flavors worked in concert to provide an extremely smooth and satisfying smoke. The tobacco itself burned evenly, and just a tad hot. For me personally, Purple Cow is a 9/10. I found it absolutely amazing and If I hadn't just had a baby (greatly limiting my tobacco funds) I would probably order 4 or 5 more tins right now. I could see how this blend is probably a love or hate it kinda blend. If you don't like English blends, and If you don't like the cigar leaf, you probably aren't going to like Purple Cow. However, if you do enjoy those two things I would highly recommend giving it a try.
