Father Dempsey - topping?

[Western Isles]

I have recently tried Kramer’s Father Dempsey and am puzzled by something. It sometimes has a pure tobacco taste, in the vein of MM965, and at other times, there is a definite sense of some added topping that I can’t place. Would any of the “super-tasters” here care to weigh in on what they think it might be?

 

[badbriar]

No topping or casing on that one. The tobaccos used in the blend seem to meld rather well to give a smooth, cool smoke with no lack of complexity. I usually prefer more stout Lat blends, however It's one of the few milder English I like. IMHO, Fr. D also seems to perform a little differently in various bowls. Good stuff!

 

[vosBghos]

It might just be the variety of Orientals used that gives it that "funk" of which I think you are speaking but I for one sense it too.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

Never remembered any type of casing or topping on this, so I smoked 2 bowls of it this morning, and I couldn't detect any.

 

[renfield]

I seem to recall that Irish Whisky was used in several of the Kramer’s blends.