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Just tried my second bowl of ABF. It arrived yesterday and I tried it in a pipe that wasn't cleaned or rested, so not a fair assessment.
Trying it again now in a fresh pipe that's been cleaned with spirit and properly rested.
My views are much the same as yours. It is extremely smooth and creamy. The flake is lovely. Thin, just the right moisture content and rubs out very easily. It's a lovely mellow, warm smoke with a nutty, woody tone and perhaps a tiny hint of spice in the background, rather like perique. In fact it reminds me of Peterson's Elizabethan Blend.
A very fine burley. I'll definitely be adding it to my list of regulars.
Got one bowl left in the tin I ordered a week ago and just ordered five more on the strength of it. I've read that it ages incredibly well, so going to cellar three tins and make sure I've got the others untapped ready for Christmas. Been smoking it in a Savinelli Tigre. Lovely smooth, soft, creamy and biscuity all-day smoke.
 
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wiredforsound

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Burley blends have grown to be my favorite blends over the years. My journey into burley's started with Haunted Bookshop which I love. A unique burley I recently discovered after watching a Jeremy Reeves video on what he thought was some of Cornell & Diehl's most underrated blends was Shandygaff (only available in bulk) which is a blend consisting of burley, turkish & perique.
 
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Gimlet

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Burley blends have grown to be my favorite blends over the years. My journey into burley's started with Haunted Bookshop which I love. A unique burley I recently discovered after watching a Jeremy Reeves video on what he thought was some of Cornell & Diehl's most underrated blends was Shandygaff (only available in bulk) which is a blend consisting of burley, turkish & perique.
That would work for me.
 
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Singularis

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C&D Pennington Gap has oomph and a nice subtle topping, with KY cube cut, black cavendish, & perique. That said, it’s too strong for me. But maybe that’s what you are going for?
 
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