I tried this blend for the first time today. I let it dry under my tobacco lamp for about an hour and then lit it up in my new Sasquatch black blasted billiard. After the char light, and a gentle tamp, it lit right up and remained lit to the bottom of the bowl.
As a former cigar smoker, I have to say that I really enjoyed this one - the blend consists of mostly red virginia flakes with a small amount of latakia, orientals and cigar leaf. The latakia here is used purely as a condiment, but it does help I think give a nice creamy smoke. The cigar leaf was omnipresent, but certainly not overpowering, at least in my view. The taste had a lovely bitterness to it, just like the cuban cigars I used to smoke. I enjoyed this with dark cuban coffee (black only), and the coffee and the tobacco really complimented each other nicely.
Now be forewarned, this blend is surely not for everyone - as I said, there is nothing sweet or light about it, so if you swing in that direction, this one is probably not for you. It certainly delivered the goods for me though. I wouldn't smoke it every day, but it provided a really nice change of pace. I plan to buy 5 or 7 for the cellar.
As a former cigar smoker, I have to say that I really enjoyed this one - the blend consists of mostly red virginia flakes with a small amount of latakia, orientals and cigar leaf. The latakia here is used purely as a condiment, but it does help I think give a nice creamy smoke. The cigar leaf was omnipresent, but certainly not overpowering, at least in my view. The taste had a lovely bitterness to it, just like the cuban cigars I used to smoke. I enjoyed this with dark cuban coffee (black only), and the coffee and the tobacco really complimented each other nicely.
Now be forewarned, this blend is surely not for everyone - as I said, there is nothing sweet or light about it, so if you swing in that direction, this one is probably not for you. It certainly delivered the goods for me though. I wouldn't smoke it every day, but it provided a really nice change of pace. I plan to buy 5 or 7 for the cellar.