this stuff is a rare bird. I almost want to call it aromatic but that would not be true, it would also be really dishonest for me to say it's natural tobacco forward. See for me it's like both sides of the flavor are pretty equal. I can taste what kind of leafs it uses. I can taste mostly virginian and a good smatter of burly, but also I can taste that weird topping they use. It's sorta fruity but to my senses it's more herbally, reminds me of certain tisanes that have sweetness. The flake burns surprisingly easily and well for a dense floppy flake that I don't bother to dry out. Not sure how that works but any other flake I've smoked not dried out needs several relights not this one. If you held a gun to my head and forced me to give a short description to sum it up (Don't worry I swear no one is using threats to get me to write this review), I'd say it's a lightly perfumed typical va burly blend and that the only thing it really tastes like is itself because there really is nothing else quite like it (in my limited experiences). So buy a tin and if you don't like it just find me and try to bean me with the tin which I'll put in my cellar.