By golly, it does. I am now smoking 4 Aces Red, Perhaps the Great Guru of Frugal Piping will further explain the difference between Red & Gold 4 Aces. I may mix Red with some Super Value Black Cavendish or mix Red & Gold together about half and half. Or both at the price point. Briar Lee, you have edified and yet simplified my pipe experience.
My g/f is jumping in my stuff about smoking all the time, so I'll just smoke two or three bowls of this a day & shazam on through my life.
Blessings, Briar.
I’ve not tried Four Aces Gold, but it sits on the same racks beside a dozen other Gold plastic pillow sack tobaccos.
I’ve tried about four other Golds, and favor Buoy Gold
but they all are excellent.
Gold seems to stand for all natural Virginia flue cured, no flavorings or casings, a mellow smoke with plenty of nicotine.
Which is an excellent description of Capstan Gold, by the way, only it’s flaked.
The pillow sack Golds might have burley added, but not much.
The Blues are milder, a mix of burley and Virginias.
The Silvers are ultra mild.
Turkish has Orientals added, and is strong
Green is menthol, and strong
But each one is made of FDA graded leaf and aged until it smokes well,
or it would not sell any at all.
Many of the larger stores offer the customer at least fifty choices of tobacco.
Competition is the smoker’s friend.