How prevalent are the Orientals? Sounds like it is worth trying.
Here's my reviews for the three Vengeur blends:
D&R Vengeur Platinum:
The grassy, very tart and tangy citrusy, slightly woody gold leaf Virginia forms the base of the blend. The nutty, toasty, earthy, woody, slightly cocoa-ish burleys are an important condiment. The dry and lightly sour, woody, vegetative, herbal, lightly floral, smoky Oriental also offers a pinch of spice in the background. The strength threshold is in the center of mild to medium, while the taste is a step closer to medium. The nic-hit is a rung below the strength level. Won’t bite and has no harsh moments, and barely has any rough edges. Gets a tad stronger in the last third of the experience. Burns cool, clean and a little fast with a very consistent, mildly complex flavor. Hardly leaves any dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste, and room note. An easy going all day smoke that’s smoother than expected with just enough character to hold your interest. Three and a half stars.
D&R Vengeur Regular:
The flue-cured Virginia is grassy and mildly tart and tangy citrus sweet as the lead component. The burley is nutty, earthy, woody, lightly toasty with an essence of cocoa, but has very little sweetness as a second lead. The Oriental is slightly floral and sour, earthy, herbal, vegetative, woody in a supporting role. Has no casing or topping. The strength is a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium, while the taste barely hits the medium mark. The nic-hit is a slot below the strength level. Won’t bite or get harsh, but does sport a few small rough edges. A thin ribbon cut that burns clean, moderately cool and fairly quickly, this needs to be sipped a mite for best effect. Virtually leaves no moisture in the bowl, and hardly needs a relight. Has a very consistent, well balanced, mildly complex flavor as it easily burns to ash. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste. The room note is a tad stronger. An all day smoke that wears well in repeat performances. Three and a half stars.
D&R Vengeur Silver:
The grassy, very tart and tangy citrusy, slightly woody gold leaf Virginia forms the base of the blend. The nutty, toasty, earthy, woody, mildly chocolatey burleys are an important condiment. The dry and lightly sour, woody, mildly floral, earthy, vegetative, herbal, smoky Oriental also offers a little spice, and is always noticeable as slightly more than a background player. The strength and nicotine levels are just past the center of mild to medium, and the taste almost reaches medium. The nic-hit is mild to medium. Won’t bite and has no harsh moments, but does sport a rough edge every so often if you puff fast. Gets a tad stronger in the last third of the experience. Burns cool, clean and a little fast with a very consistent, moderately complex, mildly savory flavor. Hardly leaves any dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. The pleasant after taste lightly lingers. The room note is a tad stronger. The description claims it’s lighter than Vengeur Regular, but I don’t find that to be the case here. Three and a half stars rounded up to four.