Picked up a tin a while back and finally got around to cracking it open. It's dated 12-27-17 so it's a bit over a year age on it.
After two bowls the overall consensus on it so far is... it's quite spicy. The red VAs are really nice rich dark fruit notes. The Perique is a nice figgy kind of note that it's known for. The Dark Fired is definitely that salted meats, woodsy, earthy, nutty profile it's known for, but I think the Dark Fired on top of the Perique is a bit too much spice for my palate. I'm curious to see if the spice calms down at all as I get through the tin and it's been open for a bit longer.
If you really enjoy spicy blends, then definitely pick up a tin and give it a try.
After two bowls the overall consensus on it so far is... it's quite spicy. The red VAs are really nice rich dark fruit notes. The Perique is a nice figgy kind of note that it's known for. The Dark Fired is definitely that salted meats, woodsy, earthy, nutty profile it's known for, but I think the Dark Fired on top of the Perique is a bit too much spice for my palate. I'm curious to see if the spice calms down at all as I get through the tin and it's been open for a bit longer.
If you really enjoy spicy blends, then definitely pick up a tin and give it a try.